WongPartnership LLP acts for large-scale telecoms companies on a range of commercial and regulatory issues arising under the Telecommunications Act and Telecom Competition Code, in addition to the full gamut of telecoms services agreements. Other key areas of expertise include mission critical IT rollouts for software systems and digital initiatives, as well as media-related investment, creation, distribution, and exploitation projects. Practice leader Lam Chung Nian has a ‘wealth of knowledge’ in regulatory, transactional, enforcement, and advisory projects across the telecoms, media, IT, and data protection arenas. Kylie Peh, who advises on regulatory compliance and licensing mandates in the telecoms sector, is another key contact in the group.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The team has a good understanding of the business and global trends.’
‘Lam Chung Nian has a wealth of experience.’
‘The team stands out for its expertise and is making a further impression in digital, cryptocurrency and metaverse issues.’
‘Lam Chung Nian has broad experience advising on transactional, enforcement and advisory matters (both contentious and non-contentious) in his areas of specialisation.’
'Lam Chung Nian has not only the legal knowledge but also a wealth of knowledge of the trends and market in Singapore.'
'I highly recommend and will work with this law office again.'
'Excellent knowledge and very friendly.'
Key clients
- Singapore Airlines Ltd.
- DBS Bank Ltd.
- Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
- PropertyGuru Pte. Ltd.
- Government Technology Agency
- KrisShop Pte. Ltd.
- Singtel Telecommunications Ltd.
- Algorand Foundation
- Decathlon Singapore Pte Ltd
Work highlights
- Represented a client in its strategic partnerships with various buy-now-pay-later platforms, in particular, ShopBack and Pace, and Shopback on KrisShop’s participation in the cashback programme.
- Represented a client in its strategic partnerships with Atome, a buy-now-pay-later platform, to offer such payment option to its customers.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lam Chung Nian