Wendy LIN

Wendy LIN is the Deputy Head of the Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice, and a Partner in the International Arbitration Practice.

Wendy has an active and leading practice spanning a wide array of high-value, multijurisdictional and complex commercial, fraud and asset recovery disputes before the Singapore Courts, as well as in arbitrations conducted under various arbitral rules. She has also been at the forefront of numerous landmark arbitration-related Court decisions given her unique combination of expertise in litigation, enforcement and arbitration work.

In addition to her busy practice as counsel, Wendy sits as an arbitrator in cases administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the International Chamber of Commerce and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. Wendy is also a member of the Singapore Academy of Law's Law Reform Committee, and served as the Co-Chair of YSIAC from 2019 to 2024.

Wendy is widely recognised as one of the top enforcement / asset recovery practitioners in Singapore; she is one of two ranked Global Elite Thought Leaders (reserved for 5% of those ranked across the world by Lexology Index) for Asset Recovery in Singapore. Wendy has also earned the rare distinction since 2020 of being selected as a Global Leader by Lexology Index in three practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Arbitration and Asset Recovery. This built on her achievement of being named as one of the four most highly regarded litigation partners in Asia Pacific under the age of 45 in the 2018 inaugural edition of Lexology Index: Litigation – Future Leaders.

Wendy is recognised as a "Leading Individual" by The Legal 500: Asia Pacific – The Guide to Asia's Commercial Law Firms, a "Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation and in the Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers Asia-Pacific – Asia Pacific's Leading Lawyers for Business. Wendy was also awarded "Rising Star: Litigation" at the Euromoney Legal Media Group Asia Women in Business Law Awards, 2019 and was the exclusive winner of the "Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution" category for Singapore at the Client Choice Awards 2019.

Sources in these legal publications noted that she is "phenomenal for judgment and enforcement work"; "a masterful advocate and tactician"; "an absolute star on top of her game"; "a formidable cross-examiner"; "a phenomenal and utterly compelling advocate who is in a class of her own"; "a first-class advocate, with the unparalleled ability to cut through numerous complex facts and legal arguments, extract the winning arguments, and to convey them effectively, with absolute charm and ease", "an extremely knowledgeable and a highly-strategic thinker unfazed by the pressures of high stakes litigation"; "a very good strategist who always thinks several steps ahead"; and the "complete package. She has the killer instinct, advocacy skills, determination and drive, and the ability to marshal copious amounts of facts and law as well."

Wendy graduated from the National University of Singapore and is admitted to the Singapore Bar.

Matters of significance which Wendy has been involved in includes advising/acting for the following:

Three-related ICC arbitrations and related Singapore Court proceedings arising out of the sale and purchase of one of South East Asia's leading renewable energy companies based in Thailand involving claims of over US$1 billion. In the related court proceedings, Wendy achieved an unprecedented setting-aside of an award worth over US$525 million.
Successfully acting for J&F Investimentos S.A. ("J&F"), Brazil's largest private economic group, as well as its ultimate shareholders in a complex multi-party purported derivative action arising from the proposed issuance of bonds in the amount of US$500 million in Singapore by Eldorado Intl. Finance GmbH, one of J&F's subsidiaries. The parties to the dispute are also involved in various related proceedings including proceedings in Brazil and the United States of America, as well as an ongoing ICC arbitration.
Acting for one of the world’s largest commodities groups in relation to a largescale metal financing fraud perpetrated against the group, with concurrent parallel proceedings taken out in England, Singapore, Malaysia and the Cayman Islands. Successfully secured an urgent freezing order over the assets of four defendants in Singapore up to the value of US$625 million, a proprietary injunction against funds totalling over US$189 million that were transferred to two of the defendants into their bank accounts in Singapore, and Norwich Pharmacal / Bankers Trust orders to facilitate asset tracing and policing of the said proprietary funds.
Following the non-performance of an arbitral award obtained by the Raffles Education Group against the Educomp Group, successfully obtained judgment (both at trial and on appeal before the Appellate Division of the High Court) in tort claims against individuals / directors connected with the Educomp Group who were found to have been involved in the breaches of the underlying transaction documents and non-performance of the award.
Successfully acting for the subsidiary of a leading Asian healthcare investment firm in an SIAC arbitration against a Canadian listed biotechnology company, in establishing fraudulent misrepresentation and inducement relating to an in licensing agreement (governed by New York law) worth over US$100 million for the development and commercialization of a novel drug, and rescinding the said agreement.
The liquidator of one of the largest steel manufacturers in South East Asia in a dispute with Indian purchasers involving claims of over US$600 million governed by Philippine law, and achieving a rare setting-aside of the arbitral award of over US$100 million, which gave rise to novel and complex issues as to the implications of this setting-aside (decided for the first time by the Court of Appeal).

Related Practices

Commercial & Corporate Disputes
International Arbitration
Philippines
Thailand

Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers Asia-Pacific – Asia Pacific's Leading Lawyers for Business

Dispute Resolution: Litigation – Singapore: Band 5
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration – Singapore: Band 5

"Wendy is a masterful advocate and tactician. Her performance at our arbitration and court hearings has been absolutely flawless. Her submissions and cross-examination made all the difference in the case."

"Wendy has been exceptional on every front, both in the preparation of materials as well as in the hearing itself - an absolute professional."

"She is a superb lawyer who is able to see the wood for the trees very quickly and give well-thought-through answers and recommendations. She has an excellent eye for detail."

"Wendy Lin is a strong litigator in Singapore known for handling cross-border fraud and asset recovery matters. She appears before the High Court and Court of Appeal."
"We find Wendy very sharp in cross examination skills. She is able to think on her feet and that helps a lot when it comes to cross-examining skills."

"She demonstrates an exceptional ability to understand and prioritise her clients' needs, delivering personalised and effective legal solutions."

"Wendy is very good with strategy in dispute resolution and is a very good manager of her team."

The Legal 500: Asia Pacific – The Guide to Asia's Commercial Law Firms

International arbitration – Singapore: Leading Individual
Dispute resolution: Recommended

"Wendy Lin is tremendous. She is a masterful advocate and strategist, with outstanding judgement, technical skills and ability to command copious documents without losing sight of what is at the heart of the case. An absolute star on top of her game. It is clear she has the respect and ear of the arbitrators, the court and her opponents."

"Wendy Lin is rightly at the forefront of market leading work; a compelling blend of innovation and rigour."

Lexology Index

Global and National Leader in Commercial Litigation, Arbitration and Asset Recovery
Global Elite Thought Leader in Asset Recovery
Thought Leader in Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
Thought Leader in Global Investigation Review – Asset Recovery

"Wendy is an outstanding practitioner and a top-notch litigator."

"She is undoubtedly one of the brightest minds in the field"

"She is very effective on asset recovery matters."

"Wendy is extraordinarily smart, an outstanding advocate, an excellent legal writer and utterly reliable."

"She has impressed me with her fierce intelligence, creativity and clarity of thought."

"She's a first-rate advocate, extremely powerful and persuasive and a brilliant cross-examiner."

"She is remarkably clever, and able to grasp the winning arguments and never lose sight of them no matter how complicated the fact and legal arguments."

"Wendy is hugely capable, energetic and is able to seamlessly deliver client services with a sense of ease."

"She is capable of cutting into the most complex and technical issues in mere minutes."

"She has an excellent sense of strategy and tactics, coupled with flawless execution."

"Wendy Lin enjoys acclaim from market commentators for her practice, which encompasses the litigation of complex fraud and asset recovery issues."

Benchmark Litigation: Asia-Pacific

Commercial and transactions: Litigation Star

Euromoney Women in Business Law Asia Awards

Rising Star: Litigation, 2019

Client Choice Awards

Exclusive winner of the "Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution" category, 2019

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