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Allen & Gledhill is an award-winning, full-service South East Asian commercial law firm, which provides legal services to a wide range of premier clients, including local and multinational corporations and financial institutions.
Established in 1902, the firm is consistently ranked as one of the market leaders in Singapore and South East Asia, having been involved in a number of challenging, complex and significant deals, many of which are first of its kind.
The firm’s reputation for high-quality advice is regularly affirmed by the strong rankings in leading publications, and by the various awards and accolades it has received from independent commentators and clients.
With a growing network of associate firms and offices, Allen & Gledhill is well placed to advise clients on their business interests in Singapore and beyond, in particular, on matters involving South East Asia and the wider Asia region. With its offices in Singapore and Myanmar; its associate firm, Rahmat Lim & Partners in Malaysia; and its alliance firm, Soemadipradja & Taher in Indonesia, the Allen & Gledhill network has over 550 lawyers in the region, making it one of the largest law firms in South East Asia.
Our restructuring and insolvency practice
We are a top-tier restructuring and insolvency practice. We assist clients on complex domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters, including banking and financial markets, corporate and commercial, hospitality, manufacturing, maritime and aviation, real estate, structured finance, and tax and fraud.
Our unique offering is that our practice comprises lawyers from a range of areas including disputes; mergers and acquisitions; banking and corporate; and other practices. Our work seamlessly integrates the specialist expertise of other top-tier practices of our firm, including structured finance, banking, financial markets, real estate, tax, fraud investigations, shipping, and construction.
The depth and breadth of our capabilities, and our ability to draw on cross-discipline know-how, enable us to anticipate issues, think laterally and provide quick and coordinated responses arising from any insolvency issues. Our clients are therefore assured of seamless access to premium legal services in all practice areas which are relevant to a successful work out or restructuring.
Our extensive experience and fully integrated structure enable us to be at the forefront of landmark complex restructurings in Singapore and the region, such as those relating to Berau Group, Borders Group, China Fishery Group, Eastman Kodak Company, Ezra Holdings, Falcon Energy Group, Gibson Guitars, Jurong Aromatics Corporation, Marco Polo Group, Otto Marine, Parakou Shipping, PT Berlian Laju Tanker, Sembawang Engineers and Contractors Pte Ltd, Swiber, Swissco, To The New Ventures Pte Ltd and TT International Ltd.
Awards and industry recognition: firm-wide
- Chambers Asia-Pacific (2019):
- Highest number of band-one rankings (14 practice areas) among Singapore law firms
- Largest number of leading lawyers among Singapore law firms (54 ranked lawyers and 21 band-one individuals)
- IFLR1000 (2019):
- Tier-one rankings across all Singapore practice areas covered, namely, banking and finance; capital markets; corporate and M&A; project development; and restructuring and insolvency
- Highest number of leading individuals among Singapore law firms (23 partners)
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2019): Highest number of tier-one rankings (15 practices) among Singapore law firms
- Chambers Asia-Pacific (2018): Singapore National Law Firm of the Year
- IFLR Asia Awards (2018):
- Most Innovative National Firm of the Year: Singapore (Allen & Gledhill has won this award 17 times since 2000)
- Regional Law Firm of the Year (Allen & Gledhill has won this award for the third time)
- Most Innovative National Firm of the Year: Myanmar (the first time Allen & Gledhill has won the country law firm award for Myanmar)
- Who’s Who Legal Awards (2018): Singapore Firm of the Year for 12 times since 2006
Awards and industry recognition: restructuring and insolvency
- Chambers Asia-Pacific (2019): band one
- IFLR1000 (2019): tier one
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2019): tier one
- Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific (2018) tier one