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ABOUT WENDELL of Dispute Resolution Wendell Wong Director, Dispute Resolution Co-Head, Investigations Co-Head, Criminal Law Practice LL.B. (Hons), National University of Singapore, 1997 Gazetted as Deputy Public Prosecutor/ State Counsel Attorney-General’s Chambers, Singapore, 1997-2000 Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore Solicitor, England & Wales, 2002 T: +65 6531 2496 F: +65 6532 7149 E: [email protected] ABOUT WENDELL of dispute resolution. Who’s Who Legal recognises Wendell as one of the top Business Wendell is a highly respected civil, commercial Crime Defence and Investigations lawyers in and criminal lawyer. His civil and commercial Singapore. Wendell is also listed as Who’s practice includes contracts and commercial Who Legal Thought Leader in Investigations disputes, shareholder and director disputes, 2019. asset recovery, medical negligence, product liability and cross-border arbitration work. His Wendell is a member on the Criminal criminal practice focuses on commercial and Procedure Rules Committee. Wendell was also business crime, fraud, securities, corruption, appointed as a member of the Penal Code corporate governance related offences and Review Committee by the Ministry of Home investigation work. Affairs and Ministry of Law. Wendell regularly engages in regulatory and Wendell is the Chairman of the Criminal compliance advisory work including anti-fraud Practice Committee, Law Society of Singapore and anti-bribery investigations work for and a member of the Criminal Legal Aid multinational and listed companies. He is on Steering Committee, Singapore Academy of the panel of lawyers representing various Law. He is also the Treasurer of the embassies in Singapore, including those of the International Bar Association, Anti-Corruption United States of America and Qatar. Committee. Wendell is an experienced arbitration counsel Wendell is a strong advocate of pro bono work who has acted as lead counsel in numerous and was one of the pioneer trainers for disputes and international arbitrations under International Bridges to Justice, a Ministry of the rules of the Singapore International Foreign Affairs’ Criminal Justice Training for Arbitration Centre ("SIAC"), International ASEAN Countries in Singapore and Laos in Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") and United 2011 and involved Myanmar trainees in 2013. Nations Commission on International Trade He is also a mentor with the Criminal Legal Aid Law ("UNCITRAL"). Wendell has also acted Fellowship, Law Society of Singapore. Wendell as lead counsel in the Singapore International is an immediate past member on the Board of Commercial Court ("SICC") in a landmark Law Society Pro-Bono Services Limited. securities law case related to ISDA Master Agreement Long Form Confirmation under Wendell joined Drew & Napier in 2000, having English Law. spent three years as Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel with the Attorney General's Chambers Global ranks Wendell as a leading Chambers. practitioner in dispute resolution and commends his regional work related to the US In 2020, Wendell was appointed an non- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act executive independent director on the board for ("FCPA"). Chambers Global describes him as listed property developer, GSH Corporation renowned for his developed understanding of Limited. the Indonesian legal system. The Asia Pacific Legal 500 also ranks Wendell high in the area 1 EXPERIENCE actions in jurisdictions including Indonesia, Singapore, New York, California, various Civil Cases (Highlights only) other parts of the US, Canada and Bermuda. Arbitration Disputes The APP group has more than 150 companies worldwide including U.S., • Represented North American company in Canada, China, India, Indonesia and cross-border arbitration oil and gas dispute Singapore. with Indonesian JV partner over participation rights in Indonesia. Value of dispute • Representing an overseas casino in an estimated in excess of US$450 million. asset recovery and tracing claim against a claim an individual for funds received • Successfully represented Indian state owned pursuant to cheque payments arising from oil company (Fortune 500 Company) in cross forged signatures. border dispute with Nigerian-owned company for short supply of oil and related • Represented client against asset recovery technical issues. claim arising from alleged botched wine investments and related investment funds • Successfully argued lengthy cross-border involving assets in Singapore and cross- arbitration in a joint venture commercial border assets in Europe. dispute involving issues of contract law and employment law including restraint of trade Commercial Law including and non-competition clauses. misrepresentation- fraud • Successfully represented multinational • Represented a multinational pharmaceutical warehousing and logistics client in insurance- company in a distributorship dispute with an related arbitration over damage at Indonesian counterpart with proceedings in warehouse including work place health Indonesia and Singapore. Estimated value of safety issues. dispute in excess of US$10 million. • Represented multinational pharmaceutical • Successfully represented franchisees from company in arbitration involving Indonesian Australia, Indonesia and Singapore against party; distributorship involving Singapore and Da Vinci Pte Ltd and the founder’s son, Indonesian law. Raymond Phua, for fraudulent misrepresentation over the Walking Culture • Successfully represented multinational franchise ("Da Vinci Case"). insurance company in insurance policy- related arbitration on material non-disclosure • Represented multiple plaintiffs in a disputed by insured. cross border property investment fraud involving Canadian defendants and • Representing claimants in cross border investments made in Canada. dispute regarding service agreements for infrastructure projects in Vietnam. • Successfully represented Estate of Ma Chi against insurers for insurance claim arising Singapore International Commercial Court from fatal accident involving client’s Ferrari at • Represented a Chinese State Owned Bugis Junction (“Ferrari Crash Case”). Enterprise in a contract dispute involving a • Successfully represented Maxi-Cash Ltd commodities swap transaction and ISDA against customers for recovery in mistake in Master Agreement with an Australian bank. over payment of value of pawned items Including related issue of quantification of arising from a settlement agreement. damages under ISDA Master Agreement. • Successfully represented daughter in a claim Asset Recovery and Securities Law made against her by her stepmother for breaching an oral agreement. The suit was to • Represented Asia Pulp & Paper ("APP") in the then largest debt restructuring in the forbid the daughter from publishing online on world estimated in excess of US$16 billion matters pertaining to her family, which and related US securities action (including includes a Member of Parliament. dealings with the US Securities Exchange • Represented Zhong Jun Resources Pte Commission), bondholders litigation and Ltd in claim brought by creditors in relation to class action litigation and asset recovery 2 allegations involving multi-billion dollars’ the patriarch’s breaches of fiduciary duties, worth of commodities stock related fraud in shareholder dispute and related actions. Qingdao warehouse(s) (“Qingdao Fraud”). • Representing majority shareholders in a High • Represented client against claim by joint Court dispute with the minority shareholder in liquidators from Cayman Islands of alleged a ship repair business. breaches of fiduciary duties for fund-related Negligence activities. • Successfully represented a local celebrity • Successfully represented Sintalow make-up artiste in a medical negligence suit Hardware Pte Ltd against OSK against an aesthetic doctor, Dr Amal Dass, Engineering Pte Ltd at trial and on appeal for botched nose job. in contract claim for supply of products for Marina Bay Sands Project. • Successfully represented the family of the deceased golfer who was struck by lightning • Successfully represented client in company at Tanah Merah Country Club (“TMCC”) in claim against former director for breaches of a landmark negligence suit against the local fiduciary duties including fraudulent and golf club. wrongful claims. • Successfully argued a landmark product • Represented Plaintiffs in contract and liability suit at trial and before the Court of tortious claim for breach of oral agreement in Appeal for actress, Andrea De Cruz, against botched joint venture in IT related project importers and distributors of Slim 10 where “Court expressed appreciation for the slimming pills. helpful closing submissions of learned counsel and for the manner in which the case • Successfully argued a medical negligence was conducted” suit against an urologist for an expatriate American cocoa trader in the 'Shrunken Trust Law Testicles’ case. • Successfully argued a complex trust lawsuit Governance-related and Conspiracy involving family arrangements of oral trusts Claims with trust assets in excess of S$60 million. • Representing Singapore Rifle Association Shareholders Dispute - Minority against Singapore Shooting Association Oppression - Company Law in governance and negligence related • Successfully represented client against claims. celebrity aesthetics doctor- Dr Georgia • Successfully represented Singapore Rifle Lee in a minority oppression dispute in a Association in a conspiracy claim against business venture related to Dr Georgia’s Singapore Shooting Association
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