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Clifford Chance
Singapore<br />

Singapore

We opened our Singapore office in 1981 to service South and South East Asia, making it one of the longest established international law firms in the region.

Our teams work on inbound and outbound deals across and beyond the region and these teams often include colleagues from our other Asia Pacific offices and lawyers from carefully chosen local law firms. This gives clients the right mix of local-language and local-law capability and the expertise of specialist lawyers from across the firm.

Our experience means we are familiar with the culture, market and legal intricacies in each jurisdiction, which is why we are regularly recognised by Chambers Asia Pacific as international experts in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

One platform for international and Singapore law capability

In Singapore, we have a strong team of more than 120 lawyers combining local and international talent across all key areas of our practice.

In 2008, the Singapore Government awarded one of only six new Qualifying Foreign Law Practice licences to Clifford Chance, as part of its plans to further liberalise the legal sector. This licence allows us to practice and advise on a wide range of international law, and Singapore law in the permitted practice areas.

In 2012, Cavenagh Law LLP and Clifford Chance Pte Ltd registered as a Formal Law Alliance in Singapore under the name Clifford Chance Asia. The Formal Law Alliance allows the two firms to provide the broadest range of Singapore and international law services from one platform with Singapore litigation representation provided through Cavenagh Law LLP.

Learn more about the milestones that shaped Clifford Chance and Cavenagh Law in Singapore:

Recent highlights

Directory and client comments

Chambers Asia Pacific 2026, Singapore

  • Band 1 in Aviation: Finance
  • Band 1 in Construction: International
  • Band 1 in Corporate Investigations/ Anti-Corruption: International
  • Band 1 in Corporate and M&A: International: Elite
  • Band 1 in Investment Funds: International
  • Band 1 in Restructuring & Insolvency: International

Chambers FinTech 2026, Singapore, Band 1

IFLR 1000 Rankings, Asia Pacific, Singapore

  • Tier 1 in Banking - Foreign
  • Tier 1 in Capital markets: Debt - Foreign
  • Tier 1 in M&A - Foreign
  • Tier 1 in Project Finance - Foreign
  • Tier 1 in Restructuring and insolvency - Foreign

Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Singapore

  • Tier 1 in Capital Markets: structured finance, derivatives and securitisation: foreign firms
  • Tier 1 in Construction: Foreign firms
  • Tier 1 in Corporate and M&A: foreign firms
  • Tier 1 in Energy: foreign firms
  • Tier 1 in Fintech and financial services regulatory: foreign firms
  • Tier 1 in International arbitration: foreign firms
  • Tier 1 in Investment funds: foreign firms
  • Tier 1 in Labour and employment: foreign firms
  • Tier 1 in Projects: foreign firms
  • Tier 1 in Restructuring & Insolvency: foreign firms
  • Tier 1 in TMT: foreign firms

 Client comments

  • "What's wonderful about the firm is its global network. It has an amazing breadth."
  • "The firm is among the best in the market. It has excellent market knowledge, including latest developments."

Chambers and Partners, Asia Pacific, Singapore, Aviation Finance, 2026

  • "A great team of lawyers with a strong understanding of clients' needs and a focus on ensuring the best-in-class outcomes."
  • "CC demonstrates great market knowledge, has a well-staffed team, quick turnaround and provide solid commercial analysis."

Chambers and Partners, Asia Pacific, Singapore, Banking & Finance: International, 2026"

  • "CC's deep understanding of financial regulations allows them to navigate challenges swiftly, making them a reliable partner for businesses seeking timely and informed regulatory support."
  • "CC has the ability to provide advice that takes into account regional and global regulations, align approaches and cover multiple jurisdictions together where needed."

Chambers and Partners, Asia Pacific, Singapore, Banking & Finance: Regulatory, 2026

  • "The firm is generally very reliable, commercially sensible and efficient."
  • "We appreciate the abundance of resources that Clifford Chance has, and feel that everything is seamless in the way it approaches matters."

Chambers and Partners, Asia Pacific, Singapore, Capital Markets: International, 2026

  • "They have a great bench and they can do everything."
  • "Clifford Chance has more breadth and depth, especially for cross-border transactions, with teams in all of our main jurisdictions."

Chambres and Partners, Asia Pacific, Singapore, Capital Markets: Securitisation & Derivatives: International, 2026

  • "The quality of their work is very high. The law firm dives deep into the facts and understands them very well."
  • "Clifford Chance has a good pulse on market trends for large, complex construction project"

Chambers and Partners, Asia Pacific, Singapore, Construction, International, 2026

  • "Clifford Chance's arbitration team demonstrates substantial depth and regional understanding, particularly in complex cross-border disputes"
  • "They have great depth and breadth of knowledge of substantive as well as procedural laws. They also have a great grasp of cross-border issues and considerations."

Chambers and Partners, Singapore, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: Elite, 2026

  • "Clifford Chance has strong commercial acumen, balancing legal protection with practical business considerations, and a proactive and solutions-oriented approach, anticipating issues before they arise."
  • "The firm has a brilliant balance of practical and commercial when negotiating complex legal agreements. Its advice is well thought-out, balancing a practical approach with commercial issues."

Chambers and Partners, Singapore Energy & Natural. Resources: International, 2026

  • "Clifford Chance has a large team, a strong global footprint and good connectivity between offices. Their team has wide experience in the market and a good grasp of current market practice."
  • "The team at Clifford Chance has a very commercial mindset and also understands and focuses on what is important versus 'nice to have'."

Chambers and Partners, Singapore, Investment Funds: International, 2026

  • "Clifford Chance has a very deep bench of people, and the fact that the firm has both international and Singaporean experience distinguishes it from others"

Chambers and Partners, Singapore, Restructuring and Insolvency: International, 2026

Awards

  • Asia-Pacific Law Firm of the Year 
    Chambers Asia Pacific and Greater China Region Awards 2025
  • Singapore Corporate & Finance International Law Advisers
    Chambers Asia Pacific and Greater China Region Awards 2025
  • International Firm of the Year
    IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2024
  • M&A Team of the Year
    IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2024
  • Securitisation and Structured Finance Team of the Year
    IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2024
  • Specialist Award: Financial Services Regulatory – International
    IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2024
  • Innovative Law Firm (headquartered outside of Asia Pacific)
  • FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia 2023
  • Innovative Lawyers in Transforming Industries
    FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia 2023
  • Debt And Equity-Linked Capital Markets Team of the Year
    IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2023
  • Specialist Award: Financial Services Regulatory – International
    IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2023
  • International Firm of the Year
    IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2022

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