Shook Lin & Bok works with an impressive roster of clients, including major banks, multinational corporations and private equity investors, on large transactions locally and across the region. The firm is highly active in banking and finance, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, and restructuring and insolvency. It is also skilled in advising on real estate finance, particularly on the lender side. This year the firm moves up a notch in the IP table for its growing practice, and debuts for shipping. Key lawyers include Kai Zee Liew for banking and finance, Marilyn See for capital markets, David Chong for corporate and M&A, and Sarjit Singh Gill, Probin Dass and David Chan for dispute resolution and insolvency.
Client feedback
“Easy to deal with and good professional legal advice given. Able to add value to the transaction and requests.” – Banking and finance
“High level of professionalism and always approachable to provide their advice to our financing structures, sometimes even on a pro bono basis.” – Banking and finance
“Timelines are met, advice is provided in a holistic manner, drafting languages are easy to understand and they are familiar with our company’s processes.” – Banking and finance
“Approachable and efficient turnaround with prompt follow-ups. Transactions are always completed on schedule and lawyers are pre-emptive.” – Banking and finance
“They are always responsive and provide sound and clear advice for execution of the transaction.” – Banking and finance
“Responsive and willing to commit resources.” – Capital markets
“Can be relied upon for quick, solid legal advice, which is sometimes surprisingly hard to come across when dealing with other jurisdictions. In particular, their legal analysis is technically excellent.” – Dispute resolution
“Open, clear, prompt and uses initiative.” – Restructuring and insolvency
“Strong insolvency and restructuring track record and team.” – Restructuring and insolvency
“Timely and quick responses with good advisory analysis.” – Shipping
Paul Goh
“Responsive, forward thinking and fast.”
Clement Khoo
“Professionalism and always keen to share and advise.”
“Extremely responsive, sound knowledge of the banking sector and structuring transactions, willing to go the extra mile to assist in completion under tight timelines.”
Stanley Lim
“Approachable and always available to give legal advice. Follows up closely on transaction and is always pre-emptive on any potential issues that may arise.”
Moses Lin
“Approachable and available with relevant knowledge.”
Daniel Tan
“Just an excellent all-round lawyer, he is responsive and technically very sound.”
“Quick to respond, understands all relevant issues and deals with them systematically and comprehensively.”
“Driven and provides legally feasible solutions in complex situations.”
Pearlyn Xie
“Responsive, and willing to provide advice and solutions.”
Work highlights
Assisted Insignia Ventures Partners on its subscription into smart access solutions company, Igloohome, for preference shares in its capital.
Advised Digital Collectibles on its investment into Rario led by Dream Sports.
Represented Medici on its Series A funding round.
Work highlights
Defending Inzign in a copyright infringement suit brought by Siemens Industry Software.
Acted for Singapore Aquaculture Technologies and Dirk Eichelberger in defending against claims by AME2 for patent infringement, breach of confidence, inducement of breach of contract and conspiracy.
Work highlights
Acting for HSBC against the ex-directors and ex-employee of Hin Leong Trading in claims of fraudulent misrepresentation, conspiracy by unlawful means, procurement of breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation.
Representing Standard Chartered Bank in resisting a claim by Winson Oil Trading.
Acting for a Hong Kong subsidiary of a listed Chinese company to reclaim a $10 million deposit placed with a Seychelles-incorporated company in relation to an infrastructure project in Indonesia.
Work highlights
Acted for a Singapore fund manager and trustee in the establishment of a $200 million Singapore standalone private investment unit trust fund.
Advised Lucerne Asset Management on the establishment of an umbrella variable capital company.
Work highlights
Acted for the liquidators of the Envy Companies to recover unauthorised/fraudulent transactions made out of investors' funds.
Advised HSBC as the single largest creditor of the Hin Leong Trading collapse.
Representing SuperPark Oy and the interim judicial managers of SuperPark Asia Group on its cross-border restructuring.
Key clients
Gulf Petrochem, Hoe Leong Corporation, HSBC, OCBC.
Work highlights
Advised Taylor Maritime Investments on its voluntary cash offer for Grindrod Shipping Holdings.
Assisted Atome Financial on its commercial partnership with Standard Chartered Bank and on a convertible debt investment by the bank into Atome.
Work highlights
Advised Alset International on its sale of HWH International to Nasdaq-listed Spac Alset Capital Acquisition Corp and HWH Merger Sub.
Engaged by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for the spin-off of its investment arm on the Singapore Exchange main board.
Work highlights
Acted for HSBC on fintech loans extended to Carro Leasing and its parent company.
Assisted Sabana Real Estate Investment Management on the sustainability-linked loans it was granted by HSBC and a syndicate of lenders.
Advised DBS Bank on its grant of a green loan for the acquisition and refurbishment of Robinson 112.
Work highlights
Acting for City Hotels in defending a claim brought by Tat Wai Enterprise, a building and construction company, for the alleged repudiatory breach of a contract for the refurbishment of several of Orchard Hotel Singapore's rooms.
Advising ESR Property Management relating to its construction contracts and utilities supply contracts in respect of the ESR-REIT properties.
Work highlights
Acted for Teekay Group of companies against IM Skaugen and its Singapore subsidiary, in respect of unpaid hire and damages for repudiation of charterparties of vessels.
Represented HSBC to enforce its loan facilities extended to Hin Leong Trading.
