Jonathan Trachsel

Jonathan Trachsel is a Partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department at Allen & Gledhill, specialising in dispute resolution, commercial litigation, and international arbitration. He handles corporate disputes across the technology, hospitality, and commodities sectors, as well as shareholders' disputes relating to share subscriptions, joint venture and investment agreements.

Jonathan has successfully acted for a leading FinTech and payment services provider in obtaining summary judgment on a multi-million dollar contract claim; successfully defended a former chief executive officer in a S$1.6 billion conspiracy and minority oppression claim in respect of a technology company; acted for a leading digital bank in a multi-million dollar claim against borrowers and their directors in respect of fraud and forgery of financing documents; and represented a Singapore-based private equity firm in High Court suits involving claims of fraud and misrepresentation exceeding S$200 million. He has also acted for a leading construction company against a foreign state government in an international arbitration concerning the construction of an airport with the amount in dispute totalling approximately US$52 million, and for a leading commodity trader in an SIAC arbitration against a Vietnamese conglomerate in respect of coal purchased for supply to state‑owned Vietnam power plants.

Jonathan holds a LL.B. (Hons) degree (First Class) from the National University of Singapore (2017), where he was awarded the Adrian Clark Memorial Medal and the Thomson Reuters Prize in International Commercial Litigation. He was called to the Singapore Bar in 2020.

Prior to joining Allen & Gledhill, Jonathan served as a Justices' Law Clerk to the Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court of Singapore. In 2023, he was appointed as a Young Independent Counsel by the Supreme Court of Singapore and appeared before the High Court in Syed Fathuddin Putra bin Syed A Rahman v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 338, where he assisted the Court in developing a sentencing framework for offences under the Customs Act.