Jimmy Yap

Jimmy Yap is a Partner at the firm. His primary practice area is Arbitration and Mediation.

Since being admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1991, he has held the appointment of a Magistrate Judge and Deputy Registrar of the State Courts. As a Magistrate Judge, he presided over as well as mediated a wide spectrum of civil and commercial disputes.

His main areas of practice for non-contentious work are corporate and commercial transactions, including sale and acquisition, due diligence, joint ventures, restructuring, franchising and licensing, and employment. In addition, he focuses on Indonesia-related matters, such as market entry, setting up a PMA or representative office, and acquisition and joint ventures with local partners.

For contentious matters, his primary focus is on building and construction claims, especially under the Security of Payment Act, and international arbitration. He has been an accredited Adjudicator appointed by the Singapore Mediation Centre to adjudicate claims between parties since 2006. He is currently on the reserve panel of arbitrators with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and is also on the panel of Neutrals under the Law Society Neutral Evaluation and Determination Scheme (LSNEDS).