Shipping: Domestic - Singapore
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
Virtus Law's well-reputed team of lawyers in Singapore advises on both shipping finance and litigation. The group is active on enforcements, including ship arrests, advising a number of international and domestic shipping companies on maritime disputes. On the financing side, the team regularly represents leading banks and financial institutions on matters pertaining to ship registration, sale and leaseback, refinancing and shipbuilding contracts. The firm maintains a notable shipping-related restructuring and insolvency practice. Virtus Law is able to provide solid international advice through its association with Stephenson Harwood.
Strengths
They have excellent service levels and responsiveness with the ability to connect us to their other specialised lawyers.
Virtus Law has always been a reliable partner, and we depend on them for their industry expertise.
Work Highlights
Virtus Law advised Standard Chartered Bank and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation on the due diligence, project financing, and hedging aspects of the Agogo Integrated West Hub Development Project in Angola, involving the provision of a floating production, storage, and offloading asset known as FPSO Agogo.
Notable practitioners
Colin Jarraw is well versed in ship financing, including the sale and leaseback of vessels. He advises international banks and shipping companies on matters in Singapore.
Colin is commercially savvy. He has strong relationship management and the ability to triage and connect other related parties to us.
He is a knowledgeable, responsive attorney with a great sense of business.
Daryll Ng is known in Singapore for his adept handling of dry shipping matters, regularly assisting with cargo disputes as well as restructuring-related issues. He works with a range of multinational corporates active in the sector, including international banks and shipping companies.
He has ample knowledge of shipping matters with a great sense of responsiveness.
I have full confidence in Daryll Ng to deliver his best.
Jason Yang is an up-and-coming lawyer with expertise in a wide range of ship financing matters. He typically advises large banks on sustainability-linked loans and sale and leaseback transactions.
Jason is very professional and great at work. Whenever an issue comes up, he is able to provide a solution quickly and to get on a call with us to discuss it.
He is an incredibly well-rounded, interested and engaged lawyer.
