The Singapore office opened in 1995 and offers expertise on corporate, capital markets, finance, energy/projects transactions and dispute resolution. With six partners and twenty lawyers, the Singapore office is now the centre of Herbert Smith’s South East Asian practice.
The teams in Singapore have advised on some of the most high-profile transactions and disputes in the region.
The team acts for clients in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Korea, the Philippines, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and the Indian subcontinent and offers advice across the major commercial practice areas, including:
- corporate finance/M&A
- energy, projects and project finance
- dispute resolution
- capital markets
- banking and finance
- privatisations
- structured finance
In Indonesia, we have an association with leading Indonesian law firm, Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung (HBT) which enables us to work together to provide international level advice on the Indonesian market.
- For further information about our Singapore office, please contact Tim Wright - Head of Business Development, Asia.
Accolades
Asia Law Firm of the year award
Global Chamber Awards 2007
Ranked first tier for two consecutive years in Dispute Resolution, Singapore
Chambers Asia, 2007-2008
"The Singapore base services clients seamlessly across Southeast Asia and the Indian sub-continent"
Chambers Asia 2008
"Focusing on Southeast Asia and the Indian sub-continent, this corporate team [Singapore] specialises in cross-border, high-end matters… and is especially active in Malaysia, India and Indonesia"
Chambers Asia 2008
"This team [Singapore] is best known for its strength in Indonesian matters in which it 'has a formidable reputation built on its past experience'"
Chambers Asia 2008
"Clients have nothing but praise for the firm’s [Singapore] corporate outfit. Always available, diligent, detailed and good at explaining legal terminology, they believe Herbert Smith 'fields a strong team with the best graduates'"
Chambers Global 2007