Housing a ‘very knowledgeable’ team, Ascendant Legal LLC leverages its Formal Law Alliance with Norton Rose Fulbright to excel in restructuring and insolvency. The Singapore office is also distinguished for its high-stakes litigation, including SICC cases, and has a strong reputation in arbitration-related court proceedings, such as enforcing arbitral awards. Kei-Jin Chew heads the disputes practice and regularly represents clients on multi-jurisdictional disputes across a range of industry sectors, with a focus on energy, banking and commodities. Meiyen Tan is noted for her restructuring and insolvency expertise.
Testimonials
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‘The Ascendant team is very knowledgeable in its field. The team is proactive in reaching out and communicating to best ensure that their services satisfy the needs and wants of their clients.’
‘Meiyen Tan excels in providing legal advice in a clear, easy to understand manner. Her ability to use simple language to explain otherwise complicated concepts was very helpful for foreign clients.’
Key clients
- Mirana Corp.
- The Singapore arm of British Petroleum, a Pte. Ltd.
Work highlights
- Successfully acted in the Singapore High Court in defending our client against claims of misrepresentation and negligence brought by it against a third party in relation to an engagement for our client’s production of pricing reports.
- Defending BP Singapore Pte. Limited in multiple suits arising from the insolvency of Hin Leong Trading (Pte.) Ltd, which has debts of over S$3.5 billion.