SINGAPORE Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Swee Yen Koh, Joel Quek, Daniel Gaw and Chunlong Lin WongPartnership LLP WongPartnership LLP has one of the largest litiga - tion and dispute resolution groups in the world, com - prising eight specialist subgroups staffed by more than 160 lawyers and four senior counsels. Head - quartered in Singapore, the firm has expertise across all aspects of enforcement work spanning the iden - tification, preservation and realisation of assets. It regularly obtains interim and emergency injunctions, freezing, disclosure and search orders, and other ancillary relief to advance clients’ enforcement aims and is equally successful in resisting the same for
clients. The firm leverages its specialised practices to provide seamless judgment-to-recovery represen - tation in all situations. As a full-service firm, Wong - Partnership is well positioned to manage complex asset recovery and enforcement challenges (such as blockchain technology and digital currencies) and has acted in numerous high-profile cryptocurrency disputes – as well as restructurings and insolvencies – through close collaboration with its regulatory and tax practices to craft holistic and multifaceted strate - gies tailored for clients.
Authors
Swee Yen Koh is a senior counsel and heads WongPartnership’s international arbitration practice, specialising in complex, high-value and multi-jurisdictional disputes involving asset recovery,
Joel Quek is a partner in WongPartnership’s commercial and corporate disputes, international arbitration, asset recovery and international enforcement and Vietnam practices. He has an active
commodities, energy, fraud, infrastructure, international trade, joint ventures, transport and technology. Admitted to practice in Singapore and England & Wales, she also has rights of audience before the DIFC Courts. She regularly appears before the Singapore courts and in commercial and investment arbitrations under all major rules. A globally recognised leader in dispute resolution, Swee Yen is ranked in Chambers Global and Chambers Asia-Pacific as a leading practitioner, and has been involved in numerous landmark cross- border asset recovery, commercial, enforcement, and setting-aside matters.
practice in court litigation before the Singapore courts and international arbitration, often in high- value disputes which are legally significant. He has particular experience in arbitration-related court proceedings, including the enforcement and setting aside of arbitral awards, and in cross-border asset recovery. Joel is co-chair of the IBA Arb40 Subcommittee and an officer of the IBA Arbitration Committee.
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