Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Singapore
Band 4
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Provided by Shook Lin & Bok LLP
Our Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice is amongst the select handful of practices in Singapore which can count on being briefed on one side or the other in any major dispute. The team, which is ranked for its expertise by various legal publications, helps clients resolve the full range of disputes that a modern business encounters.
The Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice has established a strong base for itself in, amongst others, the following fields:
- Banking & finance disputes (including international trade financing)
- Contractual and commercial disputes (including contentious employment matters)
- Company and shareholder disputes (including family company disputes)
- Local and cross-border insolvency restructuring and litigation
- Property disputes (including those arising from en bloc sales)
- Investigations and audits
- Fraud, asset-tracing and trusts litigation
- Infrastructure, construction and engineering disputes
Besides helping clients resolve their disputes through conventional litigation channels, we offer advice on mediation and negotiation. Our litigators have extensive experience and expertise in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and are familiar with all types of ADR and the specific processes.
In striving to meet our clients’ needs and to resolve disputes in the most efficient manner with minimal business impact, we actively seek all possible modes of dispute resolution and advise clients on selecting the mode that is most suitable for them and their matter.
Chambers Review
Shook Lin & Bok is a Singapore law firm with solid expertise in banking, funds, shareholder and insolvency disputes including involvement in multi-jurisdictional cases. The firm is also adept at handling white-collar crime matters and employment disputes. The practice has a strong track record of advising corporate clients, including corporations and investors into funds.
Work Highlights
- Shook Lin & Bok acted for Morgan James Wilbur IV, a co-defendant in a SGD56 million fraud and conspiracy claim brought by Discovery Key Investments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Shook Lin does not overcomplicate matters. It knows when to latch onto the right details and when to move things along efficiently."
"Shook Lin does not overcomplicate matters. It knows when to latch onto the right details and when to move things along efficiently."
Notable Practitioners
David Chan has a long-established practice as a dispute resolution lawyer with a focus on insolvency and white-collar criminal matters. He has experience representing municipalities as well as liquidators and individuals in complex mandates.
Sarjit Singh Gill SC is an active litigator in Singapore and has worked on disputes surrounding trading and insurance.
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