Edwin Chia

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Established in 1988, CNPLaw LLP (CNP) is a full-service law firm with a talent for cross-border business. With about 100 staff, including close to 50 lawyers, and a strong network of international contacts, the firm has the capability to deliver legal solutions in Singapore and beyond.  

CNP is consistently recognised as being amongst the top law firms in Singapore by leading legal publications such as Legal 500 Asia Pacific, International Financial Law Review 1000, Chambers and Partners and Asialaw Profiles. 

Our practice areas include banking & finance, capital markets, corporate & M&A, employment, funds, insolvency & restructuring, intellectual property & technology, litigation & arbitration, private clients, real estate, and regulatory & compliance.  

We focus on business involving Asia, in particular Greater China, India, Indonesia, Indo-China, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, as well as Singapore. Our lawyers are qualified in a number of jurisdictions as well as in Singapore and advise on cross-border transactions under English law.  

The firm is a member of international networks such as Interlaw, a network with law firms located in more than 150 cities worldwide. IR Global, a network of professional services firms across 155+ jurisdictions and SCG Legal, a network located in 82 countries. With strong contacts in all the foreign jurisdictions where our clients do business, CNP is well-placed to meet the ever-increasing need for practical and effective legal services in Singapore and for cross-border business in Asia and beyond. 

We make knowing our clients’ businesses our business and pride ourselves in providing innovative, yet practical and valuable advice. 

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR PRACTICES

• CORPORATE
• Commercial Contracts
• Corporate Advisory
• Corporate Governance, Compliance and Regulatory
• Corporate Restructuring
• Joint Ventures
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Equity

• DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Arbitration
• Construction
• General Litigation
• Insolvency
• Matrimonial and Family Disputes
• Professional Liability

• EMPLOYMENT
• Employment Contracts and Relations
• Employment Disputes
• Immigration (Employment)
• Workforce Restructuring and Termination of Employment

• FINANCIAL SERVICES
• Banking and Finance
• Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings
• Corporate Finance – Capital Markets
• Investment Funds

• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
• Data Protection and Security
• Franchise Arrangements
• Intellectual Property
• Media and Entertainment
• Technology and E-Commerce

• PRIVATE CLIENTS, FAMILY OFFICES AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT
• Charities and Philanthropy
• Estate Planning
• Family Offices
• Immigration (Private Clients)
• Probate
• Wills and Trusts

• REAL ESTATE
• Corporate Real Estate
• Retail Conveyancing

OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 2020 

• CNPLaw LLP’s M&A practice ranked in Asian Legal Business M&A Rankings in 2020
• Managing Partner, Ms Lisa Theng is recommended by Who’s Who Legal 2020 for Corporate Governance
• CNPLaw LLP announces its Chief Business Development Officer, Mr Benjamin Pwee
• Mr Jimmy Yap audited the course on Indonesian law held at the National University of Singapore
• CNPLaw has been appointed to be on the Singapore Medical Council’s panel of legal assessors for the second consecutive year
• CNPLaw’s Ms Tan Min-Li is recognised in the 12th edition of Best Lawyers in Singapore
• CNPLaw LLP recommended in Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2020
• CNPLaw is once again “Recommended by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020” as a leading law firm
• CNPLaw ushers in the new decade and grows to 18 partners with the addition of Ms Cinda Sim and Ms Wong Pei-Ling
• Corporate staff play a strategic role at CNPLaw
• CNPLaw participates in the Payment Regulatory Evaluation Program for Payment Firms to access legal services
• CNPLaw ranked in IFLR1000 2020
• CNPLaw ranked a “Recommended” firm in Asialaw Profiles 2020

CNPupdate ISSUE 6 IS OUT NOW! 

Introducing CNPupdate, CNPLaw’s bi-monthly newsletter that highlights changes and developments within CNPLaw and legal articles of matters of topical interests. To read our latest issue, please click here.

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Edwin is in the firm’s Dispute Resolution team and Family Law practice team. His practice areas encompass a broad range of matters, including civil and commercial litigation, disciplinary proceedings, shareholders disputes, employment matters, and defamation. He also regularly advises clients on wills and probate, lasting power of attorney, application under the Mental Capacity Act and contentious probate.

He has been involved in matters at all levels of the Singapore Courts (including the Court of Appeal) and has acted as lead counsel in matters before the High Court of Singapore and disciplinary tribunals (as prosecuting counsel). For more information about Edwin, please click here.

ACCOLADES

• Singapore's 21 most influential lawyers aged 40 and under - Singapore Business Review, 2020 

NOTABLE DEALS

• CNPLaw LLP successfully acted for defendant in their defence against claims for breach of fiduciary duties and conspiracy by unlawful means
• CNPLaw LLP represented Wong Swee Hor: Case Update – Wong Swee Hor v Tan Jip Seng and others [2014] SGHC 263
• CNPLaw LLP acted for the Singapore Dental Council in Disciplinary Proceedings against its members
  
• CNPLaw LLP acted for Ong Bee Dee (executor of the estate of Ong Tuan Seng, deceased): a case update

CNPupdate ARTICLES

• Capacity, knowledge and independence – the optimal state of mind when preparing your will
• Administration of Estate: Applicable Time Bar for Claims against the Deceased’s Estate
• Implications arising from “Decoupling” a property
• “Reasonable provision” of maintenance under the Inheritance (Family Provision) Act

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