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As Singapore pushes towards capturing a greater share of the international demand for legal services and enhancing our position as an international legal hub, many of our lawyers and firms have ventured into overseas markets. Do you have ambitions for an international career?

Join us for this fireside chat by Chong Ik Wei, Partner & Managing Director Asia at Clyde & Co LLP who will share about his experience living, qualifying and working overseas, and find out how you, as an NUS Law graduate/Singapore qualified lawyer, can make the world your oyster.

About the Speaker

Chong Ik Wei
Partner & Managing Director Asia,
Clyde & Co LLP

Chong Ik Wei is a Partner / Managing Director of Asia at Clyde & Co. He spearheads the development of the firm’s business across Asia.

Ik Wei’s main areas of practice are in shipping, insurance, international trade and energy, with a particular focus on commercial and investment disputes connected with the ASEAN region and China.

He has extensive experience in advising and representing clients in international and regional arbitrations, including at the ICC, LCIA, LMAA,SIAC, SCMA, HKIAC, CMAC and CIETAC.

Ik Wei is a Senior Accredited Specialist in Maritime and Shipping Law appointed by the Singapore Academy of Law. He is a Director of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration and sits on the Singapore International Arbitration Centre Users’ Council. He is also a Supporting Member of the Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group, and an arbitrator of the China Maritime Arbitration Commission, Hainan International Arbitration Court and Asian International Arbitration Centre. Ik Wei is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Singapore Management University School of Law.

Ik Wei is recommended and recognised by various legal directories including Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Chambers Asia Pacific and Legal Media Group’s Guide to Leading Practitioners (China) as one of the leading individuals for shipping, insurance and dispute resolution work.

Chambers Asia Pacific compliments Ik Wei as “one of the best lawyers” in the shipping litigation area. He is described as a “leader in the field” and a “go-to name for difficult cases” by Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Ik Wei was a winner of Lexology Client Choice Awards’s insurance (China) category. Most recently, Ik Wei has been recognised by Best Lawyers® as the Shipping and Maritime Law(International Firms) “Lawyer of the Year” award winner in China.

In addition to England and Wales, Ik Wei is also admitted to practise in Hong Kong and Singapore. He is fluent in English, Mandarin, Chinese dialects and Bahasa Malaysia.