Ameera Ashraf
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 1 : Competition/Antitrust
Band 1
About
Provided by Ameera Ashraf
Practice Areas
Ameera Ashraf heads the Antitrust & Competition Practice and is a Partner of the Corporate Regulatory & Licensing Practice. Ameera has led the WongPartnership antitrust practice in some of the most important antitrust decisions issued by the Competition Commission of Singapore ("CCCS") and the Competition Appeal Board. This includes the first appeal on a merger, as well as in decisions which have established the law and procedure in a number of areas of competition law in Singapore. She advises on a full range of competition issues, including merger control, restrictive practices, abuse of dominance, issues in licensing and other intellectual property agreements and compliance programmes. Ameera also offers guidance on sectoral competition laws including the codes of practice published under the Telecommunications Act and the Media Development Authority Act. In her Regulatory Practice, Ameera advises clients in regulated markets on the applicable regulatory framework, and supports them in their dealings with government departments in areas such as trade regulation, consumer protection and fair-trading laws and environment, health and safety regulations. She provides compliance advice, regulatory due diligence and strategic advice on the impact of government regulations on their businesses. Some of the regulatory matters she has been involved in include advising on the legislative framework in the transport, electricity and gas industries and in relation to the food industry. In the transportation industry she has guided clients across complex regulations in areas such as autonomous vehicles, regulation of ride-hailing, taxis, trains and airlines
Professional Memberships
Ameera is a board member of the Competition Appeal Board, which is an independent body hearing appeals against the decisions of the CCCS. She also sits on two statutory boards, Enterprise Singapore, which supports enterprise development, and the Building and Construction Authority, which oversees the development and transformation of the built environment sector. She also sits on the Main Committee of the Yellow Ribbon Fund, which is a charity focused on the development and implementation of rehabilitation and reintegration programmes for ex-offenders and their families. She is an active member of the International Bar Association where she serves as an officer of its Antitrust Committee. She is also a member of the American Bar Association's International Cartel Task Force.
Publications
- The Merger Control Review, Singapore Chapter – 2nd to 5th Editions
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Ameera Ashraf is a prominent lawyer in competition law, including cartel matters, as well as for more general civil litigation. She counts multinational corporations in the technology, insurance and manufacturing sectors among her clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I think that Ameera is by far the best competition lawyer in town. She is creative and willing to push the envelope or challenge the regulator."
"Ameera is a strong lady who is good at what she does."
"I think that Ameera is by far the best competition lawyer in town. She is creative and willing to push the envelope or challenge the regulator."
"Ameera is a strong lady who is good at what she does."