Singapore
Freshfields in Singapore
We were the first international law firm to operate in Singapore and have been working across Southeast Asia since 1980.
We support our clients on their most complex and strategically important matters in Singapore, ASEAN and India. Our focus is on corporate, M&A, dispute resolution and finance work across all sectors.
Our team is extremely familiar with the challenges that arise for investors on both inbound and outbound transactions, as well as cross-border disputes (including commercial and investment treaty arbitration) and investigations across Southeast and South Asian jurisdictions. We have made it a priority to develop strong relationships with leading local law firms, financial institutions, intermediaries and government agencies across the region, so that we can offer you the very best international legal advice based on deep local market knowledge.
Client successes
Advising KKR on its S$1.1 billion investment in Singapore Telecommunications Limited’s regional data centre business valued at S$5.5 billion
Advising Far East Medical HK Limited, an SPV beneficially owned by funds advised by Quadria Capital and the founders of the FV Hospital group, on its successful sale by auction of 100% of the share capital in the FV Hospital group companies to Singapore-listed Thomson Medical Group
Advising Warburg Pincus, through its maiden Asia real estate, on a significant investment into Evolution Data Centres, a founder-led platform for pan-South-East Asian hyperscale datacentre development
Advising a joint venture controlled by The Rise Fund (TPG’s global impact investing platform) and the Hong Leong Group on the acquisition from IHH Healthcare (IHH) of its medical education arm IMU based in Malaysia, for approx. US$306 million
Advising MedcoEnergi on its acquisition of a 20% interest in each of two upstream blocks in the Sultanate of Oman, the Block 60 and Block 48 fields, from OQ Exploration & Production LLC
Representing one of the world’s largest asset management companies in a SIAC arbitration commenced by a leading South Korean asset management company
Representing the Republic of Korea in the investor-State arbitration under the KORUS FTA brought by Elliott Associates, L.P.
Representing a Japanese energy investor in an Energy Charter Treaty arbitration under the ICSID Rules against Spain, relating to changes to Spain's regulatory regime on tariffs in the renewable energy sector
Offices
Our team
Georgia Dawson Senior Partner
London, Singapur
Nicholas Lingard Partner
Singapur, Tokio
Simon Weller Partner
Singapur, Hong Kong
Nigel Gleeson Partner
Singapur
Samantha Tan Partner
Singapur
Jon Bowden Partner
Singapur
Arun Balasubramanian Partner
Hong Kong, Singapur
Philip Morgan Partner
Singapur