Bird & Bird ATMD is particularly renowned for its intellectual property, technology, and labour and employment disputes capabilities. The firm is also active in commercial litigation and international arbitration. Clients in the aviation, construction, energy, financial services, chemicals, hospitality, telecommunications and energy industries regularly seek the firm’s dispute resolution service. The team has seen significant growth with disputes and arbitration work relating to Korea, Indonesia and India. The team is stable and enjoying an increasing volume of complex contentious mandates in areas distinct from its traditional strengths. In recent years, the team’s footprint in the aviation, construction, energy and hospitality sectors has expanded.
Key leaders of the team include Jonathan Choo, who is skilled in commercial disputes and international arbitration, labour specialist Seow Hui Goh and consultant Alban Kang, who is a leading IP specialist in the market. Contentious regulatory partner Lijun Chui, commercial litigator Shaun Lee, IP partners Anan Sivananthan and Pin-Ping Oh and construction and international arbitration expert Akshay Kishore are other names to note.
In a seminal case that was the first GI dispute to be heard and decided upon by the Singapore High Court and Singapore Court of Appeal, the firm successfully represented the Prosecco wine consortium to defend an opposition to the registration of “prosecco” as a geographical indication filed by Australian Grape and Wine Incorporated, and for appeals from the Registry decision to the higher local courts. The final judgment was delivered in favour of the client.
Client feedback
“Diligent, timely and responsive.” – Commercial and transactions
“Good at identifying key issues.” – Commercial arbitration
“They consolidate the points of legal argument to a comprehensible and understandable format that those outside the legal domain can understand.” – Construction
“The team consisting of Jonathan Choo, Oh Pin-Ping and Shaun Lee are clever, responsive and flexible. It has been easy to communicate and work with them.” – Intellectual property
“Very helpful advice on a fixed-fee basis.” – Intellectual property
“Provision of clear, concise advice as to rights and risks.” – Technology and telecommunications
Shaun Lee
“Very good communicator and very good at distilling the points of an argument.”
Pin-Ping Oh
“Responsive, details-oriented and knowledgeable about intellectual property.”
Lijun Chui
“Good knowledge of the issues and able to see the broad picture as well as detailed issues.”
“Clear and concise advice, provided in a manner that is easy even for non-lawyers to understand.”
Brendan Loy
“Very responsive, clear communications.”
Sandra Seah
“Professional and competent.”
