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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.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Shipping: Finance - Asia-Pacific Region

3
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.

Work Highlights

Provided by Allen & Gledhill LLP

  • Allen & Gledhill acted as lead counsel for DBS Bank and Natixis in the USD3.85 billion insolvency of Hin Leong Trading and Ocean Tankers, managing the court actions and recovery efforts.

  • Allen & Gledhill acted for Rigco Holding in connection with the restructuring of an approximately USD880 million in delivery obligations and debt owed by Borr Drilling.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The firm has a solid and large shipping team. It is always involved in the big matters.

Shipping: Finance respondent
Asia-Pacific

My experience with them has been very good. They are considered one of the best local firms in Singapore. They are very pragmatic.

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Asia-Pacific

Members

Provided by Allen & Gledhill LLP

Azman bin Othman Luk

Daniel Liang

Daphne Koo

Erik Widjaja

Gina Lee-Wan

Gina Lee-Wan

Head of Department

Jonathan Choo

Michelle Zheng

Moy Pui Yee

Syed Rashid bin Rahim Alsree

Weili Chan

Yin Chuin Soh

Yin Soon Yap

Head of Department

Industries

Provided by Allen & Gledhill LLP

Aerospace & Defence

Banks

Education

Energy

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Forestry & Paper

Government

Healthcare

Industrial Engineering

Media

Mining & Metals

Real Estate

Real Estate Finance

Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Telecommunications

Transportation

Travel & Leisure

Utilities