Koh Swee Yen SC
WongPartnership LLPWongPartnership LLP‘s domestic and global reputation brings it a wealth of cases, including disputes that have no direct connection to Singapore. The firm continues to expand its caseload, including additional crypto-related disputes, insolvency cases and arbitration-related court proceedings, especially challenges to arbitral awards. The Singapore team has close connections to government-linked businesses, local and international banks, and numerous multinationals. Koh Swee Yen SC wins many accolades in arbitration-related court proceedings and other headline Singapore cases, having been elevated to senior counsel status in 2022 and gaining a prolific record in major disputes. Tan Chee Meng SC is a notable figure in white-collar crime and regulatory matters. Chou Sean Yu leads the litigation and dispute resolution group, and has a fine record in banking and finance disputes. Wendy Lin is another senior figure with leading expertise in asset recovery, fraud and other headline cases, while Melanie Ho heads the professional and enterprise disputes team.
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‘Knowledgeable team with attention to detail.’
‘Clear and articulate strategy.’
‘It's a particularly creative team willing to run original and successful approaches based on factual nuances.’
‘Koh Swee Yen SC has a particularly strong blend of legal skills, intelligence and business acumen, and human perspective.’
‘Senior counsel with strong advocacy skills, well supported by a team (junior partner and associates) with sector expertise.’
‘Tan Chee Meng SC's skillful witness cross-examination and quick thinking on his feet drive favourable court decisions.’
‘Wong Partnership has a big team of professional lawyers – the team knows their jobs – give good legal solutions – billing fee is reasonable based on good advice given and time spent – they are transparent in their work – they give diverse solutions – they are able to handle a wide range of situations.’
‘Melanie Ho knows her job well and gives clear and straightforward solutions as well. She is tough but always makes us feel comfortable and safe. After talking to her, you always feel that there is always a solution to your problem in comparison to other lawyers whom I have worked with. Her team is very cooperative. They are very patient and explain everything in detail till you can understand. They work as a team; when one is busy the others will help.’
Key clients
- Sun Hung Kai Capital Limited
- Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Deutsche Telekom AG
- Mr Mustaq Ahmad @ Mushtaq Ahmad S/O Mustafa
- Raffles Education Corporation
- Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
- Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch
- Tritech Group Limited
- Mr David Sin
- Oxley Sanctuary Pte. Ltd.
Work highlights
- Acted for Deutsche Telekom in proceedings in the Singapore International Commercial Court to enforce an investment treaty arbitration award against the Republic of India, with a significant quantum in dispute in excess of $140m.
- Acted for Sun Hung Kai Capital (SHK) in its litigation in the High Court of Singapore, being a derivative action brought by SHK as a representative of the company CMIG International Holding against four former directors for their breaches of directors’ and fiduciary duties.
- Acted for Deloitte & Touche in its defence against a High Court suit brought by Hin Leong Trading for alleged negligence in tort and contract in respect of statutory audits conducted by Deloitte over six financial years.
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Chou Sean Yu, Koh Swee Yen SC