Dentons Global Vice-Chair and Singapore Chief Executive Officer Philip Jeyaretnam, SC, was named "Commercial Litigator of the Year" at The Asian Lawyer Emerging Markets Awards. The category covers commercial litigators practising in South and South East Asia, whether from domestic or international firms. The Asian Lawyer is part of the prestigious US-based ALM which owns and publishes amongst others The American Lawyer and Legal Week.

Philip was recognised for his outstanding work in some of the most complex and high profile cases this year. Philip’s recent and significant cases include representing The Wall Street Journal on issues arising from its coverage in South East Asia, including its coverage of the 1MDB affair and defending the Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Programme against a suit by the Government of Papua New Guinea. He has had a long run of successes over the past few years in trial court, before the Singapore Court of Appeal and in arbitration proceedings.

This is the second time in the year that Philip has been honoured with a leadership award. He was named "Managing Partner of the Year" at the Asian Legal Business Southeast Asia Awards in May 2016.

Award winners were selected by editorial staff of The Asian Lawyer, The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel. The awards ceremony was held at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore on November 24, 2016.

For more information on the awards, please visit The Asian Lawyer.

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