Scott Clements
Allen & Gledhill LLP
Allen & Gledhill LLP
Client SatisfactionThe ‘responsive’ competition group at Allen & Gledhill LLP is well-versed in the gamut of merger control filings and antitrust investigations, as well as cartel cases. With a strong pedigree in cross-border deals, the firm serves an impressive roster of high-profile domestic and international clients, managing their filings across the Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America. The practice is jointly steered by Daren Shiau and Elsa Chen. Shiau, described as ’talismanic and essential’, maintains a busy practice, advising clients on antitrust litigation, international cartels, monopolies and merger control, while Chen stands out for her focus on the antitrust aspects of ESG collaborations, sustainability-focused transactions and greenwashing. Scott Clements draws considerable praise from clients for his ‘prompt and succinct guidance’, and is recommended for his expertise in both contentious and non-contentious competition matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'A great team who are very responsive.'
- 'The Allen & Gledhill antitrust and competition team has been the market-leading competition team in Singapore from day one. The team is top-tier.'
- 'The standout competition lawyer in Singapore is Daren Shiau. He is both talismanic and essential.'
- 'Scott Clements is a great one-stop resource. He knows the competition law landscape in Singapore like the back of his hand, and is also sufficiently familiar with the regimes in other jurisdictions to be able to provide sound preliminary analyses.'
- 'The team at Allen & Gledhill provide an excellent one-stop shop option for merger control-related advice in the Asia Pacific region, working with their regional office and affiliated firms to provide consolidated, sophisticated and aligned advice across the region.'
- 'Scott Clements is extremely responsive, and can always be depended upon to provide prompt and succinct guidance.'
- 'We work most closely with Elsa Chen, Scott Clements and Daren Shiau. Each of these partners is great. They have their finger on the pulse with respect to developments in Singapore (and further afield), provide commercial actionable advice and without question are subject matter experts.'
Key clients
- SATS Ltd.
- Singapore Airlines Limited
- DBS Bank Ltd.
- Oki Electric Co., Ltd.
- Mercatus Co-operative Limited
- Sembcorp Marine Ltd
- Government of Singapore Investment Corporation
- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
- Mapletree Investments Pte. Ltd.
- Crawfurd Hospital group
Work highlights
- Advising Singapore Airlines Limited, as Singapore antitrust counsel, on the proposed merger between Air India Limited and TATA SIA Airlines Limited.
- Advised DBS Bank Ltd., as lead antitrust counsel, in the global and Singapore antitrust aspects of its acquisition of Citigroup’s consumer banking business in Taiwan.
- Advising Singapore Airlines Limited, as Singapore antitrust counsel, on the proposed expansion of the geographic scope of a joint venture between SIA and Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Daren Shiau
Allen & Gledhill LLPPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Daren Shiau, Elsa Chen