Edwin Chia
PartnerCNPLaw LLP
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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 90 staff, including approximately 47 lawyers, and a strong network of international contacts, the firm has the capability to deliver legal solutions in Singapore and beyond.
Our practice areas include banking & finance, capital markets, corporate & M&A, company formation, employment, funds, insolvency & restructuring, intellectual property & technology, litigation & arbitration, private clients, global mobility, 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.
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, Benchmark Litigation, Chambers and Partners and AsiaLaw Profiles.
CNP has also been ranked by The Straits Times as one of Singapore's Best Law Firms.
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 Governance, Compliance and Regulatory
Matrimonial and Family Disputes
Employment Contracts and Relations
Workforce Restructuring and Termination of Employment
Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings
Corporate Finance – Capital Markets
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
PRIVATE CLIENTS, FAMILY OFFICES AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Global Mobility/Immigration (Private Clients)
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Show more +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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