WongPartnership LLP offers ‘a compelling blend of rigour and innovation in their market leading services’ in its practice, which has impressive capabilities across commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, as well as litigation to enforce awards. The team is led by ‘incredibly strong and knowledgeable partners’, including Sean Yu Chou and Swee Yen Koh SC, whose practices centre on international commercial arbitrations. ’Masterful advocate and strategist’ Wendy Lin is integral to the team that continues to grow, with the arrival of Monisha Cheong from TSMP Law Corporation in February 2023.
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Testimonials
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- 'WongPartnership has a very strong bench, from the lead partner to the junior associates supporting the team.'
- 'Wendy Lin is tremendous. She is a masterful advocate and strategist, with outstanding judgement, technical skills and ability to command copious documents without losing sight of what is at the heart of the case. An absolute star on top of her game. It is clear she has the respect and ear of the arbitrators, the court and her opponents.'
- 'A compelling blend of rigour and innovation in their market leading services.'
- 'Wendy Lin is rightly at the forefront of market leading work; a compelling blend of innovation and rigour.'
- 'Swee Yen Koh SC is excellent all around. She excels at the law, is a keen tactician, knows and guides the clients, and is a brilliant advocate. What makes her special is that no matter how busy she is, she never lets one down - be it on matters or the simple organizing of a panel or a conference. She does it all, at highest quality and in good time.'
- 'Very strong firm in the Singapore market, led by incredibly strong and knowlegeable partners'
- 'Joel Quek led the matter effectively, being responsive and sophisticated in provision of advice. The matter related to a reported case that set new precedent, and which we won.'
- 'Sean Chou - I have sat with him as arbitrator and very impressed with his thorough and thoughtful approach. Swee Yen Koh is an excellent advocate, one of the best in Singapore. Wendy Lin is also a superb advocate and her no-nonsense approach is very appreciated by tribunals.'
Key clients
- Deutsche Telekom AG
- WeMade Co., Ltd
- Lao Holdings N.V.
- Sanum Investments Ltd
- KPN Energy Holding
- Fullerton Bay Investment Limited
- Thai-Lao Lignite
- Byrich Holdings Limited
- Keppel Pegasus Pte Ltd
- Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC
- Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Work highlights
- Acting for Deutsche Telekom AG 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 US$140 million. We were successful in resisting the Republic of India’s application to set aside the order granting leave to enforce the award.
- Acted as counsel for two Korean entities in a Singapore-seated ICC arbitration involving the licensing rights to a popular online game, and successfully obtained a USD 150 award against three Respondents incorporated in the People's Republic of China, the Cayman Islands and the Republic of Korea. We successfully resisted the setting aside applications brought by the respondents before the Singapore International Commercial Court.
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Sean Yu Chou, Swee Yen Koh SC