Wikborg Rein LLP

Wikborg Rein is an international law firm with headquarters in Oslo and offices in Bergen, London, Singapore and Shanghai. Our lawyers have expert knowledge in most disciplines and industries. Providing clients with first-class legal assistance is the firm's top priority. Through our 100 years of history, we have gained a unique international experience, and we are highly ranked in leading international legal ratings, such as Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. Our purpose is to cultivate the sharpest minds in order to make an impact on business and society.

Our Singapore office was established in 2000 and specializes in shipping & offshore, focusing on dispute resolution (arbitration and litigation), casualty response/investigation as well as cross-border transactions and financing. The firm is a premier brand name within these sectors, and has built up a strong English law team with shipping & offshore expertise in Singapore. The Wikborg Rein Singapore office has been involved in some of the most significant casualties and maritime disputes in the market on both the wet and the dry side of the business and continues to be a trusted partner of many global blue water fleets, chartering operators, and insurers . We regularly accept large scale instructions from the P&I and Hull markets in relation to collisions, groundings and salvage work. We also advise on and resolve disputes involving all aspects of charterparties, bills of lading, COAs, insurance, shipbuilding, commodities, offshore and S&P matters. This means we have experience in running English law mediations and arbitrations of an international nature in Singapore, as well as arbitrations, mediations and High Court cases in London and arbitrations in Hong Kong. Our Singapore office acts for some of the leading vessel owners and energy contractors, and handles a wide variety of projects including oil and gas projects, offshore renewable projects and vessel recycling. Our Singapore team advises on project tendering, vessel construction, EPCIC, financing, sale and purchase and leasing arrangements in respect of FSRUs, LNGCs, FLNG, FPSOs/FSOs, FSUs, vessels, drilling units and drillships.

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Antitrust and Competition	8
Bankruptcy	6
Corporate	37
Data Privacy	5
Entertainment and New Media	11
Environmental and Land Use	3
Insurance Coverage	2
IP	6
Labor & Employment	7
Litigation - General (consumer)	38
Litigation - International Arbitration	4
Real Estate	10
Tax	3