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GET TO KNOW SOO LING
Soo Ling’s main areas of practice are intellectual property and dispute resolution. She has experience in a diverse range of matters such as building construction, company law, commercial law, disciplinary proceedings, employment law, family law, intellectual property, property law, probate & administration and shareholder disputes.
As head of the intellectual property team, she manages a team that ensures that the intellectual property rights of our clients are protected around the world. She is also deputy head of the Dispute Resolution team.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
- Acted for several foreign companies in enforcing a foreign arbitration award in relation to sale of company shares.
- Acted for a local company in claims against a foreign company for breach of joint venture agreement for an infrastructure project overseas.
- Acted for investors in claims against an international bank for losses suffered in purchasing structured products.
- Acted for members of Committee of Persons and Estate to seek an account from other members.
- Acted for a foreign company in an arbitration before the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) in respect of a multi-million investment dispute with a major international bank.
- Acted for a foreign company in commencing enforcement proceedings for injunctive reliefs and damages against a Singapore company.
- Acted for a beneficiary in a contentious probate matter concerning assets worth multiple millions spanning several jurisdictions.
- Acted for a minority shareholder in an action against majority shareholders for minority oppression under the Companies Act.
- Acted for a director in a derivative action under the Companies Act.
- Advising multinational companies on employments issues relating to restrictive covenants, confidentiality, cessation of employment etc.
- Acted for a multinational company in defending an action by a high-ranking ex-employee for wrongful termination.
- Acting for a professional body in disciplinary proceedings against a member.
- Acted in disputes between shareholders involving joint venture agreements regarding infrastructure project overseas.
- Acted for a Hong Kong company in arbitration proceedings in respect of breaches of the distributorship agreement.
- Acted for a foreign company in suing on a foreign judgment for damages on infringement of Intellectual Property rights.
- Acted for a company in enforcing agreements with former employees on unauthorised removal of intellectual property belonging to the company
- Advised a multinational group of companies in the publishing business on measures to transfer and preserve IP rights in a group reorganization exercise.
- Acted for a publishing company in defending allegations of copyright infringement.
- Advised a multinational company in defending allegations of trade mark infringement.
- Acting for a well-known Singapore night club in taking action against parties misappropriating their brand name and trade marks in several countries.
- Acting for a client in acquiring the brand of a well-known Singapore wine distributor, and securing registration of these rights in various jurisdictions.
- Acting for clients in prosecuting applications to register trademarks, designs and patents in Singapore as well as worldwide, through our network of foreign associate firms.
- Advising clients in defending allegations of IPR infringement.
