Monica Chong Wan Yee

WongPartnership LLP - Commercial Litigation

Profile

Monica Chong Wan Yee is a Partner in the Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice at WongPartnership LLP, one of the largest and most-recognised law firms in Singapore. She has an active court and international arbitration (both commercial and investment) practice, with a focus on complex, high-value and cross-border disputes across various sectors.

On the arbitration front, Monica routinely acts in proceedings conducted under a variety of arbitral rules, including SIAC, ICC, UNCITRAL and ICSID. Amongst her portfolio of matters, Monica is currently lead counsel in a $250 million joint venture dispute between Canadian and Korean parties (conducted under ICC arbitration rules) and recently achieved success for Hong Kong claimants in three parallel arbitrations concerning a HKD 80 million dispute conducted under SIAC and UNCITRAL rules. Monica also sits as arbitrator.

On the court litigation front, Monica is currently leading a High Court action involving a luxury watch investment fraud spawning at least three actions in Singapore (two of which Monica is acting in – one with success to the client, and the other ongoing). A key focus area is arbitration-related court reliefs. To that end, Monica was part of the team that has achieved various rare setting-aside outcomes in Singapore (including the setting-aside of a $80 million portion of an SIAC award in 2015 and the setting-aside of a $525 million portion of two ICC awards in 2021) and is currently leading various enforcement efforts before the Singapore Courts.