Dan Tan is ranked Band 1—the highest band—in Chambers USA for International Arbitration: Enforcement (USA – Nationwide).
We have enforced and resisted both court judgments and arbitration awards in various United States courts, acting both for and against sovereign states and state entities.
We have extensive experience enforcing and resisting enforcement of arbitration awards and foreign court judgments, including high-profile enforcement proceedings against the Republic of Egypt, and the Republic of Poland.
We frequently act for and against award and judgment debtors in the United States and Singapore courts.
Enforcement in the United States
The firm has represented investors in proceedings against the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Poland. Its selected experience also includes enforcing against assets in the United States as part of a wider strategy involving proceedings in other jurisdictions.
Singapore and coordinated cross-border proceedings
Representative work includes obtaining a worldwide asset freeze in Singapore courts and coordinating other injunctions abroad. The practice covers acting for and against award and judgment debtors, with the relevant forum, procedural history, and reported result described on the individual matter pages.
Obtaining worldwide asset freeze (Mareva injunction) in Singapore courts, coordinating other injunctions in other jurisdictions, and enforcing against assets in the United States.