Now jointly led by Singapore-based duo Smitha Menon and Koh Swee Yen, the ‘high-quality’ India group at WongPartnership LLP handles both advisory and contentious matters, including inbound and outbound investments, restructuring and insolvency issues, and arbitrations. Menon has extensive commercial arbitration experience and handles a broad range of restructuring and insolvency proceedings, while litigator Koh is highly recommended for her practice as counsel in international arbitrations. Also in the core team is Teck Wee Tiong, who has a growing commercial and corporate dispute practice.
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Testimonials
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- 'WongPartnerhip is one of the most sophisticated firms we have worked with. We have dealt with the disputes team for the most part. That vertical comprises extremely high-quality individuals.'
- 'Koh Swee Yen fights hard for the client in the most difficult of cases and has a knack for finding persuasive points that aren't apparent. Tiong Teck Wee is simply one of the brightest and most diligent lawyers at the firm and remains calm in the face of an otherwise heated dispute.'
- 'The sheer attention to detail and a wealth of experience that feeds well into the right strategy to adopt - that is one of the most valuable assets of the team at WongPartnership.'
Key clients
- Deutsche Telekom AG
- SBS Holdings, Inc.
- Raffles Education Corporation Limited
Work highlights
- Acting for Deutsche Telekom AG in proceedings to enforce an investment treaty arbitration award against the Republic of India, with a significant quantum in dispute in excess of US$140m.
- Acted for KKR on its US$400m investment into Serentica Renewables India Private Limited (a decarbonisation platform that provides clean energy solutions for energy-intensive industries) by way of subscription of securities issued by its parent company, Serentica Renewables (Singapore) Private Limited.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Smitha Menon, Swee Yen Koh