Competition/Antitrust
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Singapore
Band 1
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Our Competition & Antitrust 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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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 acted as antitrust counsel to Singapore Airlines regarding its proposed USD250 million merger with Air India and TATA SIA Airlines.
Strengths
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"The A&G team has the deepest bench in Singapore and ASEAN. They are unparalleled in this part of the world."
"They are the best for competition law, especially the difficult Singapore cases with cross-border issues."
"The A&G team has the deepest bench in Singapore and ASEAN. They are unparalleled in this part of the world."
"They are the best for competition law, especially the difficult Singapore cases with cross-border issues."
Notable 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 clearly a senior statesman of the Singapore and ASEAN competition law space."
"He is the top competition lawyer in Singapore."
Scott Clements is a Singapore-qualified competition law specialist whose practice focusses 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.
"He is a phenomenal out-and-out competition lawyer."
"Scott is dependable, sound legally and commercially and has helped build the team to its current position."
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