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We are instructed by China law firms acting for their clients in China or Singapore, on transactions and disputes.

We also act for China clients based in Singapore and in China seeking to do business in Singapore or have their disputes resolved here, and often also for Singaporean entities involved in disputes with China parties.

Our dedicated China desk helps provide streamlined and dedicated support to:

• China entities seeking advice on Singapore law and legal services in Singapore, and
• Singapore based and other ASEAN clients doing business with or investing in China entities.

Our Lawyers

The China Desk is managed by Gerard Quek, who is an China-educated and China-qualified lawyer with over twenty years’ practice experience in China, and by the firm’s managing partner, Peter Doraisamy, a Singapore-qualified lawyer who has significant experience working with China clients and China related matters. Clients benefit from our understanding of China business culture.

Over the years, the firm has built strong working relationships with reputable China law firms across various practice areas and industry sectors. This includes, but is not limited to, commercial litigation, international arbitration, M&A and corporate advisory work, shipping and international trade, and intellectual property.

Our China Desk is well supported by seasoned professionals practising across a wide range of legal fields in Singapore, providing the Desk a strong foundation and back-end support in complex disputes and cross-border transactions where both China and Singaporean jurisdictions apply. It enables us to offer our clients complete and comprehensive services, dovetailing across different practice areas.

Our Work

Our original core competence, commercial litigation and arbitration, now has the benefit of expertise in other practice areas. Our lawyers routinely handle both domestic and international arbitration, having been engaged on significant and complex disputes ever since the firm was established. Please refer to our page on our arbitration practice for details: link

We have worked on cross-border investments, mergers and acquisitions, business contracts and can be of immense help to clients wishing to establish business entities in Singapore. We are also well placed to offer regulatory advice and assistance.

Indicative Practice Areas

Our abilities arise from intensive work in different industry sectors: IT, telecom, healthcare, BPOs, solar power, renewable energy, shipping, banking, to name a few. We are well placed to render services in most practice areas, including:

• Dispute resolution – litigation and arbitration
• Company law
• Private Equity and M&A,
• Commercial contracts
• Foreign Investment into China, Singapore and other jurisdictions, particularly within ASEAN.

China business entities and private individuals searching for international business opportunities look at Singapore as an obvious choice. This gives Singaporean entities, whether investors, service providers or others, attractive business prospects. The SIAC has become the most preferred arbitral institution in Asia, giving rise to an increased need for Singapore-China legal services. We believe PDLegal can play an important role.