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WongPartnership LLP

Arbitration (International)

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Asia-Pacific Region

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WongPartnership LLP

About

Provided by WongPartnership LLP

Our globally leading International Arbitration Practice handles commercial and investment arbitrations for a wide variety of clients, across a broad range of sectors including energy, infrastructure, finance, pharmaceuticals, gaming, hospitality, technology, transport, commodities, shipping, international trade, joint ventures, M&A and other commercial investments.

We lead the pack in Asia’s top arbitration hub. Our lawyers have acted in some of the most significant commercial and investment arbitrations in the region and globally, achieved the first-ever win for a Singapore law firm in an ICSID arbitration, and handled almost all investor-state arbitration disputes brought before the Singapore Courts. Our deep familiarity with institutional arbitrations conducted worldwide under all major arbitration rules such as AIAC, CIETAC, DIAC, HKIAC, ICC, ICDR, ICSID, LCIA, LMAA, SCMA, SIAC and UNCITRAL, is reflected in both counsel and tribunal appointments of our lawyers. Our practice is strengthened by a team of lawyers qualified in various jurisdictions other than Singapore including England and Wales, New York, China, India, Vietnam, and Philippines. We are also the go-to Singapore law firm for arbitration-related Court proceedings and the setting aside and enforcement of arbitral awards, as evident from our involvement in numerous landmark and ground-breaking arbitration decisions by the Singapore Courts. 

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Arbitration (International) - Asia-Pacific Region

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

WongPartnership has an impressive regional presence, led from Singapore, extended by offices in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and the Philippines, and enhanced where appropriate by collaboration with other regional and extra-regional international firms. The practice is regularly engaged by leading regional and global corporates in high-stakes disputes in the energy and resources, construction and general commercial spheres, and noted for regular appearances in India and Korea-related disputes and increasing prominence in investment treaty cases, where the firm's clientele has included both international companies and a number of national governments.

Notable practitioners

Chou Sean Yu is the deputy managing partner of the firm and head of the dispute resolution group.

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Work Highlights

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  • WongPartnership represented Nuance Pharma in an SIAC arbitration against a Canadian biotechnology company in establishing fraudulent misrepresentation and inducement relating to an in-licensing agreement worth over USD100 million.

Strengths

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  • We get very detailed insight into how law and procedure in Singapore works. The team not only provides solutions at each step of the dispute but also explains each step in detail.

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  • WongPartnership is able to handle matters in highly complex and technical areas, and are good with providing the overall strategy that takes into account related areas.

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  • Lawyers in the team were able to decipher and address complex issues which could have been fatal to us were it not for their ability to anticipate the direction the opposing party was taking.

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Members

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  • Alessa Pang

  • Hock Keng Chan

  • Sean Yu Chou

    Head of Department

  • Daniel Gaw

  • Ian de Vaz

  • Jill Ann Koh

  • Joel Quek

  • Swee Yen Koh

    Head of Department

  • Melanie Ho

  • Monica Chong Wan Yee

  • Cheng Han Tan

  • Teck Wee Tiong

  • Charles TIAN Xiaoming

  • Frank OH Sheng Loong

  • Lesley Tan

  • Chunlong Lin

  • Peng Cheng Tay

  • Smitha Menon

  • Wendy Lin

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