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Senior Statespeople

  1. Vivian Ang
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    Vivian Ang
    Allen & Gledhill LLP
    Allen & Gledhill LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Senior Statespeople | 17 Years Ranked
    Vivian Ang is a consultant at Allen & Gledhill and has forged a formidable reputation as one of Singapore’s leading shipping litigators. She has experience advising on a range of matters, including those in relation to collisions.
  2. Haridass Ajaib
    Haridass Ho & Partners | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Senior Statespeople
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Band 1

  1. Bazul Ashhab
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    Bazul Ashhab
    Oon & Bazul LLP
    Oon & Bazul LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years Ranked
    Bazul Ashhab acts on a range of shipping litigation and arbitration in Singapore, including bill of lading disputes, cargo claims and ship arrests. He advises both domestic and international banks, shipping companies and ship owners.
  2. Kah Wah Leong
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    Kah Wah Leong
    Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
    Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked
    Leong Kah Wah is widely viewed as a prominent shipping litigator in Singapore. He assists clients with a range of complex matters, including in relation to debt restructuring, collisions and ship arrests.
  3. Kian Sing Toh SC
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    Kian Sing Toh SC
    Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
    Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked
    Toh Kian Sing SC offers significant expertise in the full range of shipping disputes in Singapore, from cargo and fraud cases to claims arising out of ship casualties.
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Band 2

  1. Ian Teo
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    Ian Teo
    Helmsman LLC
    Helmsman LLC | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years Ranked
    Ian Teo is a popular choice of counsel in shipping litigation and arbitration in Singapore, regularly advising on bunker, shipbuilding and charter party disputes, among other matters.
  2. Kelly Yap
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    Kelly Yap
    Oon & Bazul LLP
    Oon & Bazul LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 2 | 12 Years Ranked
    Kelly Yap has extensive experience in shipping disputes in Singapore, regularly assisting clients with cargo claims and vessel arrests, as well as marine insurance matters.
  3. Kendall Tan
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    Kendall Tan
    Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
    Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years Ranked
    Kendall Tan has a wealth of experience in shipping disputes in Singapore, regularly advising clients on wet matters including cargo and damages claims.
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Band 3

  1. Corina Song
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    Corina Song
    Allen & Gledhill LLP
    Allen & Gledhill LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked
    Corina Song is an established name in Singapore's domestic legal market, regularly representing ship owners and banks in a range of shipping disputes, including cargo disputes.
  2. Danny Chua
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    Danny Chua
    Joseph Tan Jude Benny LLP
    Joseph Tan Jude Benny LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 3 | 9 Years Ranked
    Danny Chua is a well-respected lawyer in Singapore with substantial experience in various contentious shipping matters, advising clients on matters ranging from cargo claims and bill of lading disputes to contract and charter party cases.
    Key sectors
    Maritime / Shipping
  3. Jainil Bhandari
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    Jainil Bhandari
    Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
    Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
    Jainil Bhandari is a distinguished lawyer in Singapore and also has expertise in Malaysian shipping matters. He has substantial experience in shipping disputes, assisting clients with ship safety and cargo damage matters.
  4. John Sze
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    John Sze
    Joseph Tan Jude Benny LLP
    Joseph Tan Jude Benny LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years Ranked
    John Sze is well regarded in Singapore for his work on cargo disputes and related shipping arrests. His broad disputes and arbitration practice covers a range of work, including advising clients on trade finance-related and fraud disputes, among other matters.
    Key sectors
    Maritime / Shipping
  5. Kenny Yap
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    Kenny Yap
    Allen & Gledhill LLP
    Allen & Gledhill LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked
    Kenny Yap is an experienced lawyer with an impressive track record in litigation and arbitration cases in Singapore. He regularly assists a wide variety of shipping clients, including financiers and ship builders.
  6. Lawrence Teh
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    Lawrence Teh
    Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP
    Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 3 | 14 Years Ranked
    Lawrence Teh has long-standing experience in shipping disputes in Singapore, advising clients on a range of matters from shipbuilding and liability disputes to mortgage enforcement and ship arrests.
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    Wendy Tan
    Morgan Lewis Stamford
    Morgan Lewis Stamford | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 3 | 14 Years Ranked
    Wendy Tan is head of the shipping department at Morgan Lewis Stamford and is especially active on dry shipping disputes. She is well versed in restructuring and liquidation matters, as well as bill of lading and contractual disputes.
  8. Winston Kwek
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    Winston Kwek
    Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
    Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
    Winston Kwek offers clients a wealth of experience across a range of different matters in Singapore, including major restructuring-related litigation and fraud disputes. He regularly assists international banks and corporate clients in the shipping industry.
  9. Yin Soon Yap
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    Yin Soon Yap
    Allen & Gledhill LLP
    Allen & Gledhill LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked
    Yap Yin Soon is known in the Singapore domestic legal market as an experienced shipping litigator. He is well versed in handling disputes relating to restructuring processes in various shipping sectors, including offshore oil and gas and commodities and frequently represents major banks.
  10. Thomas Tan
    Haridass Ho & Partners | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 3
  11. Timothy Tan
    AsiaLegal LLC | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 3
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Band 4

  1. Bernard Yee
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    Bernard Yee
    Reed Smith
    Reed Smith | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 4 | 7 Years Ranked
    Bernard Yee has long-standing experience in shipping litigation and arbitration in Singapore, including charter party disputes and ship arrests. He regularly assists P&I clubs, ship owners and insurance companies.
  2. Daryll Ng
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    Daryll Ng
    Virtus Law LLP
    Virtus Law LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years Ranked
    Daryll Ng is known in Singapore for his adept handling of dry shipping matters, regularly assisting with cargo disputes, as well as restructuring-related matters. He works with a range of multinational corporates active in the sector, including international banks and shipping companies.
  3. Hui Tsing Tan
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    Hui Tsing Tan
    DennisMathiew
    DennisMathiew | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 4 | 9 Years Ranked
    Tan Hui Tsing is a highly rated lawyer in Singapore who regularly acts on contentious maritime matters. She often assists ship owners, P&I clubs and charterers with shipping claims.
  4. Maureen Poh
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    Maureen Poh
    Helmsman LLC
    Helmsman LLC | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Maureen Poh is well regarded in the Singaporean legal market for her active shipping litigation practice. She is experienced in representing shipping and commodity trading companies in charter party and ship arrest-related disputes.
  5. Peter Doraisamy
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    Peter Doraisamy
    PDLegal LLC
    PDLegal LLC | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years Ranked
    Peter Doraisamy of PDLegal in Singapore is a noted shipping lawyer in the market. He handles a wide range of disputes, including ship grounding, cargo and fraud-related cases.
  6. Prakaash Silvam
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    Prakaash Silvam
    Oon & Bazul LLP
    Oon & Bazul LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Prakaash Silvam is well known in the market for his emerging shipping litigation practice in Singapore. He is well versed in handling bills of lading and cargo disputes as well as recovery matters, including ship arrests.
  7. V Bala
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    V Bala
    Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
    Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Working with Bala is an absolute pleasure. The value he brings with his knowledge and understanding of the marine industry sets him apart from any other lawyer we have interacted with.
  8. Joseph Tan
    JLex LLC | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 4
  9. Magdalene Chew
    AsiaLegal LLC | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Band 4
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Up and Coming

  1. Mohammad Haireez
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    Mohammad Haireez
    LVM Law Chambers LLC
    LVM Law Chambers LLC | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Up and Coming | 1 Years Ranked
    Mohammad Haireez co-heads the shipping practice at LVM Law Chambers and maintains a busy practice advising on charterparty disputes, vessel arrests and matters relating to bills of lading.
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    Zhida Chen
    Helmsman LLC
    Helmsman LLC | Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
    2025 | Up and Coming | 1 Years Ranked
    Chen Zhida specialises in shipping and commodity trading matters in Singapore, with expertise in charter party and cargo disputes, among other areas.