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About
Provided by Danny Ong
Practice Areas
Danny, Founder and Managing Director of Setia Law, brings a wealth of experience, commercial acumen and strategic wisdom to his specialist areas of complex international commercial and financial disputes and investigations, as well as cross-border restructuring and insolvency. He combines technical excellence with sharp commercial sensibility and creativity in tackling novel legal questions.
Danny has led multiple high-stakes cross-border disputes and investigations, across a multitude of industries over the last two decades. He is regularly called upon by financial institutions, private investment funds, and state-owned enterprises, to act in mandates involving complex investments, market misconduct, and distressed situations.
Danny is also known for his expertise in international enforcement, cross-border fraud, and financial crime, and securing freezing and receivership orders in aid of the same. He is the sole member for Singapore of ICC Fraudnet, a global network of leading fraud and asset recovery professionals.
With extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional headline restructurings and insolvencies, Danny is recognised as a “standout” in the market. His portfolio includes acting for debtors in the Eagle Hospitality REIT restructuring, and acting for the liquidators of 45 Lehman entities across Asia (ex-Japan), MF Global Singapore, Dynamic Oil Trading (of the OW Bunker Group), and BSI Bank.
More recently, Danny has been a pioneer in disputes and managing crises in the blockchain and digital assets space, having led the team that successfully prosecuted the first cryptocurrency claim before the Singapore International Commercial Court, and advising distressed cryptocurrency investment platforms following the onset of the crypto winter.
Danny is admitted to the Singapore Bar as well as the Rolls of Solicitors of the High Courts of Hong Kong and England and Wales.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Danny Ong of Setia Law has a robust practice in Singapore, with experience advising debtors and liquidators on contentious insolvency mandates.
Danny Ong has a successful practice spanning white-collar crime investigations, restructuring and insolvency and litigation, with a particular focus on matters involving fraud and asset tracing in the crypto space.
Danny Ong of Setia Law LLC is someone clients turn to for advice on fraud litigation and breach of contract. He has experience in the cryptocurrency and finance spaces.
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Provided by Chambers
"He is an exceptional lawyer on matters related to Singapore."
"He knows his jurisdiction and how it interacts with others. He understands the implications on cross-border aspects, so he doesn't just give you what will work in Singapore. He provides balanced advice that fits in with the wider strategy."
"Danny has the depth and foresight to do very well."
"He is an industry legend who has brought tremendous energy and expertise to each of the several matters we have had the pleasure of working on with him. He is knowledgeable and experienced, and has a wide range of connections throughout Asia which have been invaluable in pan-Asia asset recovery matters."
"He is an exceptional lawyer on matters related to Singapore."
"He knows his jurisdiction and how it interacts with others. He understands the implications on cross-border aspects, so he doesn't just give you what will work in Singapore. He provides balanced advice that fits in with the wider strategy."
"Danny has the depth and foresight to do very well."
"He is an industry legend who has brought tremendous energy and expertise to each of the several matters we have had the pleasure of working on with him. He is knowledgeable and experienced, and has a wide range of connections throughout Asia which have been invaluable in pan-Asia asset recovery matters."