Allen & Gledhill LLP is a preeminent firm when it comes to multi-jurisdictional merger control and foreign direct investment advice, servicing numerous high-profile domestic and international clients in their filings outside of Singapore, including jurisdictions throughout the Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Regional joint head Daren Shiau is a renowned competition law specialist, covering the gamut of antitrust litigation spanning international cartels, monopolies and dominance, and global merger control. Co-head Elsa Chen is also highly regarded in these areas and is the lead partner when advising clients on the antitrust aspects of ESG collaborations, sustainability-focused transactions and greenwashing. Scott Clements is another experienced contact in the team, having regularly assisted clients during dawn raids and on multiple leniency filings made to the CCCS.

A leading firm in the Singaporean antitrust and competition market, Drew & Napier LLC is consistently involved in significant CCCS investigations including acting for multinational companies facing allegations of cartel behaviour, as well as assisting clients during dawn raids and applying for leniency. The practice is also noted for its considerable regulatory expertise and is long-term counsel to key sectoral competition regulators, from telecoms and media to post and energy. The practice is headed up by the vastly experienced regulatory practitioners Lim Chong Kin and Corinne Chew, with the pair having advised a plethora of regulators on liberalisation, market access, competition regulation, merger reviews, and enforcement issues; while senior counsel Cavinder Bull SC leads the dispute resolution and litigation sub-group and represents various clients during investigations in Singapore and overseas.

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP command a strong reputation in the Singapore market for handling complex cross-border merger and investigation mandates. Practice head Kala Anandarajah is one of the most prominent competition and antitrust lawyers in the region, overseeing a practice with experience spanning multiple jurisdictions including Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. Tanya Tang is a trusted advisor to a number of major private clients and regulatory bodies in Singapore and the wider region, while Joshua Seet, having rejoined from Fangda Partners in August 2022, significantly bolsters the team’s expertise relating to merger control and corporate distribution and cooperation practices. Alvin Tan Yong Joon brings solid experience advising on anti-competitive arrangements across key sectors including automotives, shipping, pharmaceuticals, consultancy and defence.

Renowned for both its contentious and non-contentious competition expertise, WongPartnership LLP boasts an impressive client list spanning a number of key growth sectors including finance, insurance, energy, and shipping. Practice head Ameera Ashraf’s practice covers the full spectrum of competition issues from complex cartel matters to mergers and issues of dominance, particularly in the transport and food sectors. Another key contact is Chan Jia Hui, regarded as leading authority on the substantive probations under the Competition Act, including anti-competitive arrangements, abuse of dominance, and merger control issues. Clarissa Koh regularly handles the management of corporate dawn raid protocols across various industries including consumer products, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and real estate.

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow has a deep bench of dedicated competition and antitrust specialists, covering the gamut of issues including pursuing merger clearances, responding to competition authorities, customising compliance programs, and advising regional governmental agencies on competition policy. Practice head Harikumar Sukumar Pillay has extensive expertise across cartel investigations, mergers and acquisitions, and abuse of dominance, as well as regulatory related-advisory work throughout Singapore and Southeast Asia. IP and technology expert Ken Chia advises governments and multinational corporations on a broad array of competition matters.

Dentons Rodyk utilises a strong network of expertise throughout Singapore and the Asia Pacific, with practice head Gerald Singham overseeing a practice which assists clients with a diverse range of competition and antitrust issues, from M&A and JVs to anti-competitive agreements before the CCCS. Co-head Mohamad Rizuan Bin Pathie's expertise covers a number of key industries including the likes of energy, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, technology and transportation, while Ajinderpal Singh specialises in representing clients in cartel and price-fixing investigations.

Integrated within the broader Norton Rose Fulbright antitrust and competition team, Ascendant Legal LLC has considerable expertise in relation to M&A competition matters and advisory work throughout Singapore, as well as CCCS investigations. Having been promoted to director in April 2023, practice head Jeremiah Chew advises clients across the full spectrum of competition issues, encompassing authority information requests, leniency applications, dawn raids, merger compliance, and compliance training.