About

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Our Competition & Foreign Investment Review Practice is one of the largest and most established in Singapore. A unique feature of our team is that our members practise antitrust law full-time. They include competition lawyers, competition economists and former officers of the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS), now known as the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS). Since its inception, our Practice has been at the forefront in terms of securing favourable decisions from CCCS.

 

A market leader in the field of merger control, we have advised on the majority of all public decisions issued by CCCS since the Competition Act was enacted, including overturning its first provisional decision to block a merger. Our team also specialises in regulated competition sectors. We were the commissioned draftsman for the Media Market Conduct Code review and the merger framework of the Singapore Airport Competition Code. Our track record includes landmark matters in the gas, electricity, postal and telecommunications sectors.


For contentious antitrust work, we have successfully represented clients in complex international cartel and monopoly investigations, including the first CCCS’ global cartel decision and the first dominance appeal to the Competition Appeal Board. Our Practice also has significant experience in cross-border antitrust advice, especially in the ASEAN region.

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Competition/Antitrust - Singapore

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What the Team is Known For

Allen & Gledhill has a leading team covering the full spectrum of competition matters, including merger filings and cartel cases with the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore. The practice is renowned for its integrated economics team headed by chief economist Elsa Chen. The firm is particularly adept at handling cross-border matters and represents domestic and international clients in a range of sectors, including TMT, finance, aviation and real estate.

Work Highlights

  • Allen & Gledhill advised Grab on the merger control aspects of its proposed acquisition of Trans-cab, which involved a merger notification to the CCCS.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Daren Shiau
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Daren Shiau
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Eminent Practitioners
Daren Shiau is a market-leading figure with many years of specialist experience in competition law matters. He is highly commended for his regulatory understanding.

He is an absolute rockstar as a lawyer. He thinks outside the box, is solution-oriented and has a very strong regulatory nose as one of the foremost competition and corporate lawyers in Singapore.

Daren Shiau is the leading competition lawyer of the Singaporean bar. He's able to think on his feet very well, highly intelligent, good at communication and very creative.

Scott Clements
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Scott Clements
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Scott Clements is a Singapore-qualified competition law specialist whose practice focuses on merger control filings, and he has extensive expertise in cross-border M&A. He is recognised as a regional market leader in this space.

Scott is a commercially savvy and experienced competition law practitioner. His ability to help clients navigate tricky regulatory matters helps him stand out as a trusted adviser.

Scott is an absolute gem to work with and will always be our go-to competition expert.

Desiree Lim
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Desiree Lim
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Up and Coming

Desiree Lim is an antitrust lawyer with experience advising clients on complex merger control matters.

Desiree is a strong and reliable lawyer who is well versed in antitrust laws and practical and client-friendly in her approach.

Desiree Lim is highly dedicated, responsive and demonstrates meticulous attention to detail. She is always one step ahead in anticipating and proactively addressing clients' needs.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Daren Shiau
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Daren Shiau
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Eminent Practitioners
Scott Clements
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Scott Clements
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Band 1
Desiree Lim
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Desiree Lim
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Up and Coming

Members

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Chuan Leong Lam

Daren Shiau

Daren Shiau

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Elsa Chen

Head of Department

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