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Allen & Gledhill LLP

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Allen & Gledhill LLP

About

Provided by Allen & Gledhill LLP

Our dedicated Maritime Practice routinely acts in multi-jurisdictional, high-profile and complex matters relating to the maritime and aviation industries. We provide a fully integrated 24-hour service, accessing the collaborative expertise of leading lawyers from across our Firm.

Our team’s portfolio comprises contentious and non-contentious work, including the setting up of operations in Singapore, ship sale and purchase, fundraising in the equity and debt capital markets, secured and unsecured vessel lending and leasing, mergers and acquisitions, domestic and international litigation, arbitration and mediation relating to international trade and transport, offshore oil and gas, regulatory issues, insurance, casualties, enforcement and repossession, and restructuring and insolvency.

We serve both local and international clientele including leading international financial institutions, equity providers, commodity traders, Protection and Indemnity Clubs, insurers, shipowners, charterers, shipbuilders and repairers.

Industries (19)

  • Aerospace & Defence
  • Banks
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Food & Drink Producers
  • Forestry & Paper
  • Government
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Media
  • Mining & Metals
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Real Estate
  • Technology, Hardware & Electronics
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation
  • Travel & Leisure
  • Utilities
  • Healthcare

Chambers Review

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Shipping: Finance - Asia-Pacific Region

Band 3

What the Team is Known For
Allen & Gledhill has an outstanding domestic practice in Singapore with a deep bench of lawyers advising on the full range of shipping matters. The team is highly regarded for its transactional and finance work, with expertise in sales and purchases, restructurings, and lending and leasing agreements. The firm represents many domestic and international banks and non-banking creditors, as well as shipping companies and port operators. Allen & Gledhill also offers notable litigation and arbitration capabilities covering mortgage enforcements, ship arrests and charter party disputes.
Notable practitioners

Vivian Ang, Gina Lee-Wan and Soh Yin Chuin are key points of contact for the practice.

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Work Highlights

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  • Allen & Gledhill represented JSW in a Singapore High Court suit related to a dispute concerning the sale and shipment of a cargo of coal from South Africa to India which was allegedly wrongfully released at the discharge port.

Strengths

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  • The senior partners are knowledgeable and experienced in the shipping finance field.

    Shipping: Finance respondentAsia-Pacific

Members

Provided by Allen & Gledhill LLP

  • Kenny Yap

  • Corina Song

  • Gina Lee-Wan

    Head of Department

  • Vivian Ang

  • Michelle Zheng

  • Moy Pui Yee

  • Yin Chuin Soh

  • Jonathan Choo

  • Syed Rashid bin Rahim Alsree

  • Weili Chan

  • Yin Soon Yap

    Head of Department

  • Azman bin Othman Luk

  • Daphne Koo

  • Daniel Liang

  • Erik Widjaja

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