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Desiree Lim

Asia-Pacific 2026

Allen & Gledhill LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/Antitrust

Singapore

1 year ranked

About

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Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Competition & Foreign Investment Review

Career

Desiree is a Partner in the Allen & Gledhill Competition & Foreign Investment Review Practice.

She has close to a decade of experience advising clients on a broad range of antitrust issues, including merger control, cartels and abuse of dominance. Her experience extends across a wide range of sectors, such as financial, aviation, real estate, technology, and semiconductor sectors. Clients both in Singapore and outside of Singapore recognise her for her sophisticated analysis, commercial approach, and ability to anticipate clients’ needs.

From 2021 to 2023, she was involved in over 40 per cent. of the merger reviews conducted by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore, with combined transaction values exceeding S$100 billion. These included various complex mergers that moved, or proposed to move, into Phase 2 reviews.

Publications

Singapore chapters of Lexology In-Depth: Public Competition Enforcement 2025 and Cartels and Leniency 2025 by Law Business Research.

Languages Spoken

English

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Competition/Antitrust - Singapore

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Desiree Lim is an antitrust lawyer with experience advising clients on complex merger control matters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Desiree is a strong and reliable lawyer who is well versed in antitrust laws and practical and client-friendly in her approach.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Asia & Pacific
Desiree Lim is highly dedicated, responsive and demonstrates meticulous attention to detail. She is always one step ahead in anticipating and proactively addressing clients' needs.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Asia & Pacific

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