Morgan Lewis Stamford – a Singapore law corporation affiliated with Morgan Lewis & Bockius – is highly regarded for its commercial disputes practice, with a strong track record of handling contentious insurance, construction and shipping matters. The firm remains highly active in international arbitration with significant experience appearing before major tribunals, including the SIAC, the HKIAC, the LCIA and the UN Commission on International Trade Law. As the city-state’s only fully integrated law firm, Morgan Lewis & Bockius has a litigation team in Singapore that can represent in the domestic courts. The past year has been a banner one for the team, with multiple wins and instructions in some of the market’s most high-profile insolvencies and shipping cases.
Wendy Tan and Pardeep Khosa are key names in the team focusing on commercial disputes. Tan is also a noted practitioner for shipping matters.
The team continues to represent PetroChina International on various issues arising out of the high-profile collapse of Hin Leong Trading. It is also defending an independent director of Eagle Hospitality Trust (EHT) in a Singapore High Court action that was launched by two investors in relation to the collapse of the EHT REIT.
Client feedback
“MLS was very astute in identifying the appropriate legal strategy and created an opening and a win for all defendants. It was successful in both the defence and subsequent mediation settlement.” – Commercial and transactions
“They identified the issues we needed to be mindful of and asked the right questions.” – Construction
Pardeep Khosa
“Pardeep is very calm, very smart and very practical in his advice. He is a fair and ethical counsel.”
“Very meticulous and always asking questions to make sure every angle is being considered.”
“He was very astute in assessing the situation and crafted an appropriate legal defence strategy against the baseless lawsuit. He was successful in our defence and obtained an appropriate settlement.”
