Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow has a deep bench of local dispute resolution lawyers that have extensive international experience and frequently engage and collaborate with colleagues in Asia Pacific and worldwide. Its rich local and global client base brings it a wealth of high-profile and complex engagements, including both litigation and arbitration. Within the team, there is strong specialisation mixed with versatility, notably a strong record in construction, employment and intellectual property cases, alongside a steady diet of commercial litigation, anti-corruption and fraud matters. Nandakumar Ponniya heads the Asia Pacific dispute resolution team and is widely known for his expertise in construction, technology and international arbitration cases, including the enforcement of arbitral awards. Celeste Ang is a strong litigator with a broad caseload, who also heads the Asia Pacific employment and compensation practice. Andy Leck specialises in intellectual property disputes, though is also active in wider commercial litigation. Local principal Pradeep Nair aids with litigation regarding injunctions and anti-corruption investigations.

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  • 'Very organised and a professional team.'

Key clients

  • Anupam Mittal
  • Gulf International Holdings Pte Ltd
  • iVenture Card Limited
  • JTrust Asia Pte Ltd
  • TES Sustainability Products Pte Ltd
  • Thai Airways International plc
  • Universal Terminals (S) Pte Ltd
  • UT Singapore Services Pte Ltd

Work highlights

  • Represented Anupam Mittal, the founder of www.shaadi.com, in Singapore Court proceedings to resist an anti-suit injunction obtained by the counterparty, for the purposes of restraining the client from inter alia continuing with his claim of oppression and mismanagement at the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai, India.
  • Acted for JTrust Asia its claim against Group Lease Holdings, Mitsuji Konoshita (a director of GLH), Cougar Pacific and four Cyprus companies for the tort of deceit and unlawful means conspiracy, in respect of JTrust's investments in Group Lease Public Company.
  • Acted for iVenture Card in multimillion-dollar High Court legal proceedings for breach of contract, inducement of breach of contract, conspiracy to injure and breach of confidence.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Nandakumar Ponniya (Kumar)

Other key lawyers

Celeste Ang, Andy Leck, Pradeep Nair