LVM Law Chambers LLC

Firm Overview: 

LVM Law Chambers LLC is a leading boutique dispute resolution law firm which handles a wide range of complex commercial disputes that span various sectors such as insurance, construction, aviation and transport, insolvency and restructuring, crime and investigations, and private wealth and trust. The firm also handles a significant number of matters involving China parties which have interests in construction, technology and infrastructure, and private equity sectors. As an independent disputes-focused firm, LVM Law Chambers LLC is strategically placed to represent anyone against any party with reduced risks of conflicts of interest.

The firm's core values are Camaraderie, Ownership, and Growth. IT strives to uphold an inclusive culture and this is best manifested in the firm’s flat hierarchy and open-door policy. These policies foster a culture where key strategic decisions on both file and firm management are taken with the input of every member in the firm, regardless of seniority. LVM Law Chambers LLC also entrusts associates with the running of files, and this has promoted greater collective ownership over matters entrusted to the firm. The greater collective ownership has enabled it to collectively deliver commercially sensible solutions to its clients.

LVM Law Chambers LLC has been instructed on several high profile and international cases spanning jurisdictions such as China, Brazil, EU, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The fact that clients have continued entrusting their largest and most complex disputes to the firm speaks to their continued trust in the firm's ability to assist them with resolving these matters. In this regard, LVM Law Chambers LLC has been named as a leading firm on both Chambers and Legal 500. LVM Law Chambers LLC is also one of the most recommended Singapore law firms in the Straits Times Best Law Firms 2023 list.

For individual lawyers, Mr Lok Vi Ming SC has been ranked on Chambers for 11 consecutive years and is presently named as a Leading Individual in both Chambers and Legal 500. He is also named as a Thought Leader for Commercial Litigation and Aviation Disputes on Who’s Who Legal 2022. Mr Joseph Lee has likewise been ranked as a Next Generation Partner on Legal 500 and recognised for his sizable practice working with Chinese clients.

Besides Vi Ming and Joseph, other young lawyers are specialists in their field. For instance, Ms Pak Waltan and Mr Haireez have specialised disputes practices in the domains of insurance and shipping laws. Mr Justin Chan handles many insolvency and restructuring matters and Ms Ooi Huey Hien works with many Chinese clients on their arbitration-related files. Testament to their quality, Waltan was a finalist for the Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyer of the Year Award at the Women in Business Law Awards 2022, Justin was a finalist for the Young Lawyer of the Year Award at the Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards 2022, and Huey Hien was listed as a 40 under 40 Rising Star in 2022 by the Asian Legal Business.

LVM Law Chambers LLC is SmartLaw certified by the Singapore Law Society. The firm firmly believes technology enables it to work better and smarter and has been using increasingly integrated work platforms to assist it with workflow, client interface, and knowledge management. Embracing technology has proven to be an astute move as the team has continued to perform seamlessly despite the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The firm has been able to step up to the challenge of working remotely when required, even conducting virtual hearings including trials, arbitration hearings, and a hybrid international mediation with clients based overseas. Most recently, the firm recently developed an in-house online file management platform to manage billing cycles and track new clients and matters.

As a firm, LVM Law Chambers LLC continues its ethos of service to the profession and to society. Its lawyers serve on professional committees with the Law Society and with the Academy of Law in Singapore. LVM Law Chambers LLC also sits as adjudicators with institutions like FIDReC, as mediators with the Singapore International Mediation Centre and the Singapore Mediation Centre, on disciplinary committees with the Law Society, the SGX and the CEA, where the contributions are not remunerated or are effectively nominal.

As for the broader society, many of the firm's lawyers contribute through pro bono work, serving on boards of charities, or giving time to projects and pursuits which benefit the less fortunate in society. Eight of the firm's lawyers have been appointed by the Ministry of Law to the Panel of Assessors for COVID-19 Temporary Relief (PACT) to assist the general public with contractual obligation relief matters. A number of the firm's lawyers also teach and lecture at its law schools, train law students in the art of advocacy and coach moots teams, a few of which have achieved stellar results in international moots competitions. LVM Law Chambers LLC's lawyers take every opportunity to impart the time tested and celebrated values of ethics in legal practice to future generations.

Gender diversity has been a recurrent theme in the legal profession. LVM Law Chambers LLC is proud of its statistics which show its commitment to gender diversity and equal opportunity.