Bird & Bird ATMD

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Singapore

Capital Markets

Bird & Bird ATMD’s “team is very experience[d] to the IPO preparation process and the regulatory environment in Singapore” comments a client. Marcus Chow, praised by a client for being “very committed and very pleasant to work”, advised Lantrovision on its $127 million privatisation by Mirait Singapore under a scheme of arrangement.

Corporate/M&A

Bird & Bird ATMD’s Marcus Chow, a leading lawyer, has advised THB Auto Electronics on its S$216 million acquisition of China Auto Electronics. Sandra Seah has assisted Poet Technologies in its $19.8 million acquisition of DenseLight Semiconductors.

Energy & Natural Resources

Sandra Seah leads Bird & Bird ATMD’s energy and utilities team. Ken Cheung assisted Asia Green Capital on acquiring project rights held by GE to develop the Jeneponto wind farm project, one of Indonesia’s first wind farms.

Intellectual Property

Bird & Bird ATMD’s practice offers “in-depth knowledge of trade mark practices across Southeast Asia and outstanding client support from the team”, says a client. Alban Kang, a market-leading lawyer, represented Allergan, a global pharmaceutical company, in an important trade mark infringement case using the comparative advertising defence. Market-leading lawyer Lorraine Tay, leader of the IP and technology team with “expert knowledge and exceptional client service”, assisted on IP commercialisation including structuring a development franchise agreement, for a Singaporean health and lifestyle manufacturer and retailer. Anan Sivananthan joined the team in February 2017.

IT, Telco & Media

A trusted advisor in technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), Bird & Bird ATMD is “very practical and commercially minded advice”, comments a client, adding “a pleasure to work with”. Jonathan Choo advised Microsoft on contract enforcement against customers in several markets. Choo also assisted a sports media agency with investigations by an Asian broadcasting regulator. Alexander Shepherd with “service excellence, efficient and commercially minded legal advice” joined from a rival, and acted for an Asian airline on buying in-flight communications platform including Wi-Fi. Koh Chia Ling has left the firm.

Labour & Employment

“Commercially savvy and very attuned to practices of other multinational corporations” is how an employment and labour client describes Bird & Bird ATMD’s team. The “methodical” Seow Hui Goh, a leading lawyer, “asked very pointed questions to clarify and drive to the heart of the issues we were facing, and the suggested changes were extremely insightful”, says a client. Susan de Silva, a consultant, is “always responsive to questions and consistently provided thoughtful, practical advice when reviewing complex employment matters”, adds another client.