Leonard Loh

Director

  • Leonard Loh
  • Phone: +65 6311 0073

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  • Selvam LLC
    16 Collyer Quay #17-00
    Singapore 049318

Leonard Loh is a Director in the Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice Group at Selvam LLC. With broad and deep expertise spanning commercial, employment and family disputes, Leonard consistently demonstrates exceptional skill and leadership in managing complex, high-stakes cases both locally and internationally.

His practice encompasses contentious commercial disputes involving financial products, boardroom and shareholder conflicts, and family business disputes. He has effectively represented clients across all levels of the Singapore judiciary, as well as in international and domestic arbitration, mediation, neutral evaluation, and adjudication proceedings.

He has particular experience in employment and workplace disputes, advising and representing clients on senior executive exits, employee misconduct investigations, whistleblowing issues, retrenchment exercises, restraint of trade matters, workplace harassment, and disputes relating to employee entitlements and termination. He regularly acts for and advises multinational corporations, financial institutions and regional businesses on contentious and strategic employment matters, including formal legal proceedings and mediation.

Leonard also maintains an active family and matrimonial disputes practice, acting in matters involving divorce, guardianship, relocation, maintenance, personal protection orders, adoption, and estate administration, including disputes with cross-border and foreign law elements. His collaborative approach with foreign counsel, child representatives, and governmental agencies enables him to navigate complex multi-jurisdictional matters effectively.

He is a Full Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), and a member of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (MSIArb). With the Law Society of Singapore, he is the Co-Vice Chairperson of the Probate Practice Committee, and the General Secretary of the Middle Category Committee and the Foreign Bar Liaison - Middle East Chapter. He is also a member of the Community Legal Clinics Committee of Pro Bono SG, and a member of the Young Practitioners Network Committee for the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.

Leonard graduated with Second Class Honours (Upper) from the National University of Singapore in 2014 and was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2015. He was also placed on the Director’s List during his exchange at the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies in London in 2013. Leonard is fluent in English and Mandarin, enabling him to serve a diverse clientele effectively. Leonard was also recognised as a Future Star in Family and Matrimonial by Benchmark Litigation 2025 and 2026.

Areas of Practice

  • Civil and Commercial Litigation

  • Labor and Employment

  • Private Client Services

  • International Arbitration

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution

Representative Matters

    Commercial Disputes

  • Acted for a branch of a prominent Singaporean family in a minority oppression claim before the General Division and the Appellate Division of the High Court, and parallel proceedings for the removal of executors and account proceedings in the Family Division of the High Court. Appellate Division decision reported in Mustaq Ahmad @ Mushtaq Ahmad s/o Mustafa and another v Ayaz Ahmed and others and other appeals [2024] SGHC(A) 17.

  • Acted for a high-net-worth individual in claims in the General Division and Appellate Division of the High Court against the Singapore arm of a regional stockbroking firm arising from allegations of fraud, unauthorised trading, and negligent banking practices over an extended period of trading.

  • Acted for a Singapore fund management company, its director and its Cayman Islands incorporated fund in multiple litigation matters in the General Division of the High Court and the State Courts. Key victories include obtaining interim and final injunctions to restrain the commencement of winding up proceedings, and obtaining a winding up order against a key debtor by fending off allegations of conspiracy to trigger defaults.

  • Acted for a director and CEO of a joint venture construction company in an oppression and employment dispute with the major shareholder, which was resolved at mediation.

  • Acted for a subsidiary of a NASDAQ-listed company in a Delaware-seated SIAC arbitration, which was eventually resolved at mediation.

  • Advised on a cross-border payment dispute between a local company and its Middle Eastern foreign counterparty arising from a transfer made to a fraudulent account, with a live dispute as to whether the counterparty’s alleged negligence or system failure enabled the fraud and/or whether the client’s own negligence contributed to the loss.

    • Employment Disputes

  • Advised an international school in Singapore on various employment matters, including on matters relating to termination and benefits.

  • Acted for a prominent Singapore company in respect of allegations of misuse of confidential information by its ex-employee.

  • Advised a multinational corporation and it subsidiaries on various employment matters, including issues on employee benefits, transfer of employees and review of employment contracts.

  • Advised a local subsidiary of a Korean conglomerate on matters relating to flexible working arrangements, internal investigations and termination exercises.

  • Advised a Singapore capital markets licence holder on the termination of its CEO and director, including the preparation and negotiation of the termination agreement.

  • Advised a Chief Information Security Officer on whistleblowing issues and the legal protections available under Singapore law.

  • Advised a major Singapore F&B brand on various employment matters, including issues of clawbacks, staff solicitation by ex-employees and review of employment contracts. Briefs also include cross-border advice on operations in ASEAN, Hong Kong and the United States.

    • Private Client Disputes

  • Advising the personal representative of a high-net-worth individual’s estate in connection with potential minority oppression claims relating to a family-owned company, including allegations of shareholding dilution and forgery, and advising on pre-litigation strategy.

  • Advising a client on a dispute with a co-executor of the mother’s estate concerning real property, including issues relating to the will’s wishes, rent collection, and the forced sale of the property.

  • Acting for an individual in relation to allegations against a property agent for negligent advice concerning the 99:1 arrangement, which resulted in civil penalties being levied due to insufficient initial payment of Additional Buyer Stamp Duty.

  • Advised an Indian-American individual on matters relating to mental capacity, family trusts, succession planning, and cross-border asset management.

  • Acted for two New Zealanders in a successful application to recognise a New Zealand Enduring Power of Attorney, resulting in vesting orders and a limited deputyship order made pursuant to paragraph 7 of the Second Schedule to the Mental Capacity Act 2008.

  • Acted for various members of a prominent Singapore family in a contentious probate dispute before the Family Division of the High Court, successfully defending allegations of invalidity of the patriarch’s will and codicil. Decision reported in WHR and another v WHT and others [2023] SGHCF 32.

    • Matrimonial Disputes

  • Advising a Cypriot individual of Korean descent in matrimonial proceedings against her husband, involving a complex pre-nuptial agreement and multi-jurisdictional assets, engagement of forensic accountants, and related issues concerning allegations of abuse and matters arising under Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008.

  • Acting for a Singaporean individual in divorce proceedings where the main issue concerned the potential part-purchase of the wife’s share in an executive condominium before the expiry of the Minimum Occupation Period.

  • Acting for a high-net-worth Singaporean individual in divorce proceedings involving issues relating to the children’s post-tertiary education and the division of substantial assets in Singapore.

  • Acting for a Singaporean individual in divorce proceedings, which also involved applications for personal protection orders and criminal investigations arising from allegations of family violence and weapon possession.
  • Acting for a British citizen of Korean descent in a cross-border matrimonial dispute with his wife, a Korean national. The parties, formerly working in Singapore, have since relocated to Korea, where the wife has taken their son and denied the client access.

  • Acted for a British-Hong Kong individual in various applications in the Family Court and the Family Division of the High Court. The latest victory related to, among other things, the successful striking out of enforcement claims and dismissal of variation of child maintenance claims. Decision reported in VEG v VEF [2024] SGHC 14.

Admissions

  • Singapore

Education

  • National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law, LL.B., 2nd Class Honours (Upper), 2014

Experience

  • Selvam LLC
    - Director, 2025-present
    - Associate Director, 2023-2025
    - Senior Associate, 2022-2023
  • Tan Kok Quan Partnership
    - Senior Associate, 2018-2022
    - Associate, 2015-2017

Professional Activities

  • Law Society of Singapore
    - Co-Vice Chairperson, Probate Practice Committee, January 2026 – present
    - General Secretary, Middle Category Committee, January 2026 – present
    - General Secretary, Foreign Bar Liaison – Middle East Chapter, January 2026 – present
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
    - Full Member, January 2026 to present
  • Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
    - Member (MSIArb)
    - Member, Young Practitioners Network Committee, January 2026 – present

Civic and Charitable Activities

  • Pro Bono SG
    - Member, Community Legal Clinics Committee, January 2022 – present

Honors and Awards

  • Recognized as a Future Star in Family and Matrimonial by the Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2025-2026

Selected Publications

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker, “Trust as a Tool: Succession Planning & Asset Protection,” co-organized by Selvam LLC and ZEDRA Singapore, 14 November 2025
  • Facilitator, "Procedures in Contested Probate and Ethical Issues in Probate Practice," The Law Society of Singapore, 18 November 2025
  • Moderator, “What Can We Do to Protect the Incapacitated and the Illegitimized in Singapore?” Family Conference 2025, 24 September 2025
  • Speaker, “Obtaining the Court’s Approval to Use Expert Evidence,” The Law Society of Singapore, 19 September 2025
  • Facilitator, “Contested MCA Trials: Navigating Expert and Factual Evidence Beyond the Parties,” The Law Society of Singapore, 31 July 2025