WongPartnership is one of the largest law firms in Singapore with over 250 lawyers offering a full range of legal services. In keeping with the international nature of its clients' businesses and needs, the Firm has offices in Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Doha and Shanghai.

WongPartnership’s leading International Arbitration Practice has the capability to manage domestic and international arbitrations in any jurisdiction. The team has conducted arbitrations involving the SIAC, LCIA, ICC, HKIAC, CIETAC and UNCITRAL Rules, and is familiar with most of the leading arbitral regulatory regimes.

The Practice is well-positioned to handle cross-border arbitrations. Its extensive expertise in contentious work in Singapore is matched by the Firm's thriving China Practice with its Shanghai office meeting the demand for on-ground support from its clients. The Firm's regional experience spans the handling of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) arbitrations in China, to advising the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) on the establishment of a Dispute Resolution Centre in Delhi, India, with India's Construction Industry Development Council, to conducting arbitrations involving projects in China, Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia and Mauritius.

A number of the Firm’s Partners have been appointed as accredited arbitrators by the SIAC. The team has also been involved in many of the leading cases involving court challenges to arbitration agreements and arbitration awards, some of which have resulted in changes to the legislative framework in Singapore.

WongPartnership’s outstanding International Arbitration Practice is named in the GAR 100 for 2011, which features the Global Arbitration Review’s top 100 specialist arbitration firms in the world. The Practice is also consistently recognised by major publications such as Chambers Global, Chambers Asia, and The Legal 500: Asia Pacific.

WongPartnership has one of the largest local Litigation & Dispute Resolution practices. Acknowledged as a market leader, the Firm handles the full spectrum of contentious work and potentially contentious work and has teams focusing on Banking & Financial Disputes, Commercial & Corporate Disputes, General Disputes, Infrastructure, Construction & Engineering and International Arbitration. Led by four Senior Counsel, the Firm has extensive expertise in litigation and arbitration in Singapore and in all the principal arbitration venues in Asia, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

WongPartnership's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group comprises the following practices:

Banking & Financial Disputes: Advises many banks and financial institutions in a wide range of contentious matters, both in Singapore and in the Asia-Pacific region. The Practice has significant experience in all types of banking and financial litigation, ranging from security enforcement, private equity litigation, financial product claims, financial regulatory disputes and trade finance disputes to restitutionary claims. The Practice also works closely with members of the Financial Services Group and the Corporate Group and has the ability to offer seamless and comprehensive debt and equity restructuring solutions.

Commercial & Corporate Disputes: Encompasses the full range of civil and contractual litigation claims, with extensive experience in handling commercial disputes, corporate shareholder disputes and Companies Act applications. The Practice covers commercial arbitration, both domestic and international, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution and has the capability to handle international commercial arbitrations in any jurisdiction.

General Disputes: Combining market-leading capability with extensive experience, the Practice handles a broad range of matters, both advisory and contentious, including medical and professional negligence, defamation and other tortious claims, matrimonial and family-related matters, employment, personal injuries claims, fraud and other white collar crimes, property-related matters, wills, trusts, succession and estate planning. The Practice also offers comprehensive legal solutions on dispute avoidance and alternative and/or more appropriate means of dispute resolution.

Infrastructure, Construction & Engineering: Widely regarded as a market leader in Singapore, the Practice handles contentious and non-contentious work, acting as counsel in major arbitrations (international and domestic), Court of Appeal and High Court cases. The Practice also advises clients on all aspects of construction and projects work, from inception to delivery, including the drafting of various forms of construction and project documentation.

International Arbitration: WongPartnership has a leading international arbitration practice with extensive expertise and experience in managing and conducting arbitrations in jurisdictions around the world and involving all the major arbitral institutions. A number of the Firm’s partners are accredited arbitrators with leading international arbitral institutions, including the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the International Chamber of Commerce, the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration and the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group.