CHP Law is a full-service firm with ties to CNPLaw, its senior consultant being Colin Ng. The team has particular strengths in regulatory compliance, investment funds, intellectual property, real estate and dispute resolution. Its team is highly experienced in handling complex, high-stakes matters that often cut across multiple jurisdictions and legal disciplines. The firm boasts a solid track record at handling multi-jurisdictional, complex legal challenges that often sit at the intersection of technology, finance and regulatory compliance. The TMT group has demonstrated its know-how in emerging sectors like Web3, digital assets and innovative financial structures.
One of the firm’s standout capabilities is its deep expertise in regulatory law, especially within the financial services sector. The team has successfully guided clients through intricate licensing processes, capital requirements, and ongoing regulatory challenges. The firm has a proven track record of advising capital markets licensees, cryptocurrency players, and fund managers, demonstrating a thorough understanding of Singapore’s regulatory landscape as well as foreign jurisdictions like the Cayman Islands.
The investment funds practice is another notably robust group that routinely works with clients on fund formation and structuring, including ventures into variable capital companies (VCCs) and segregated portfolio companies. The firm supports venture capital funds investing in technology startups in Asia and has experience working with family offices on bespoke fund structures tailored to high-net-worth individuals.
The firm’s IP practice is unique, with a strategic approach to IP beyond traditional patent and trademark registrations. The firm offers IP strategy consulting that helps clients leverage their intangible assets to transform and diversify their business models. The IP team has worked with major corporations in the energy and technology sectors to devise IP strategies that support structural shifts away from traditional operations. This forward-thinking approach positions them uniquely as advisers who connect legal IP considerations to broader business goals, including brand valuation and innovation ecosystems.
Dispute resolution is another core strength, with the team adept at managing a broad spectrum of contentious matters, from high-profile corporate disputes to cross-border insolvency cases. CHP Law has handled landmark litigation involving cryptocurrency insolvencies, hostile takeovers of hospitality assets, shareholder oppression claims, and professional negligence.
Their clients range from founders of distressed tech companies to family offices and multinational corporations. The firm is also trusted for representing individuals in complex commercial disputes and criminal cases, achieving notable outcomes such as full acquittals in difficult trials.
In real estate, CHP Law is known for handling sophisticated transactions involving state land and high-value residential and commercial properties. The firm has managed complex lease structures for government-linked entities like the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, including ground-breaking arrangements for airport land leases involving strata lots. They also work on high-value residential transactions involving stamp duty optimisation and creative property structuring, reflecting an ability to navigate both regulatory constraints and client commercial objectives effectively.
The firm is helmed by managing partner Christopher Huang and includes seven senior lawyers, including funds and FSR specialist Ian Phung, IP and intangible assets expert Dixon Soh, real estate specialist Tan Ching Chern, dispute resolution partner Danny Quah and private client expert Kannan Nadarajan.
Client feedback
"The lawyers are proactive, provide professional opinions and advice, and put in extra time to get the work done." – Corporate and M&A
"Great attention to detail and client management." – Corporate and M&A
"Lawyers are meticulous and provide strategic solutions." – Dispute resolution
"Good size. Good lawyers." – Dispute resolution
"Advice provided is very commercial and the director in charge is very responsive." – Dispute resolution
"Clear communications, prompt and reasonably quick turnaround." – Dispute resolution
"They have been positive and patient in handling all our queries and requests." – Investment funds
"Responsive and have expertise in funds." – Investment funds
"Perfect guidance and support, fast responses and friendly." – Investment funds
"Demonstrate expertise and competency, integrity and ethics and a client-centered approach. They promptly address client enquiries, keeping them informed and accessible when needed." – Investment funds
"Excellent client servicing." – Intellectual property
"Flexible but professional. Strong industry knowledge." – Private equity
"They explain the rationale, took many aspects into account to interpret the law specific to our case. They understood the limits of our processes and how to structure our case to show we acted in good faith." – Regulatory
"Partners are very accessible and available to provide advice. Advice is practical and aligned with the mandate. Flexible pricing for smaller firms." – Regulatory
"CHP Law stands out for its deep expertise in financial regulation and its strong grasp of emerging sectors like digital assets. The team is responsive, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented – able to simplify complex legal issues while remaining precise and thorough. They consistently deliver high-quality advice with a clear understanding of the regulatory landscape, making them a trusted legal partner for any capital markets or Web3-related matters." – Regulatory
Raj Mannar
"Gives professional and sound advice and is responsive."
"Great attention to detail and keeps the client informed and made to feel important."
Ian Phung
"Extremely knowledgeable in his field of expertise. He is always ready to provide advice and is easy to talk to."
"Provides practical advice which addresses the problem at hand."
"He gave us very clear guidance with his professionalism, and he is also very kind and nice."
"He is patient."
"He is responsive and has a strong sense of responsibility."
"Great problem-solving ability and responsiveness."
"Ian is highly professional, responsive, and pragmatic. He goes beyond standard legal support by clearly outlining both the regulatory expectations and the practical boundaries. His advice is always well-considered and precise – often recommending a stricter approach to ensure we stay fully compliant and avoid any future issues. A true partner we can rely on."
Danny Quah
"He will listen and ask thorough questions."
"Strategic and empathetic."
"Sharp analysis, good strategizing, valuable advice, clear communication and prompt turnaround."
"Danny is very responsive and offers creative yet commercial solutions."
Dixon Soh
"Excellent client servicing and explains matters succinctly and clearly."
Work highlights
Advised a Malaysian oil and gas giant on an IP strategy to transform its business structure, with the goal of earning 30% of annual revenue from non-traditional business using its intangible asset portfolio.
Developed an IP strategy for a content production company specialising in digital experiences and virtual production across southeast Asia.
Collaborated with WIPO to design a national IP strategy for an ASEAN nation, focusing on enhancing the role of IP in key sectors like agriculture, creative economy, and science and technology. The project involved working with nine local ministries to foster a dynamic IP and innovation ecosystem.
Work highlights
Represented the founders of the Hodlnaut Group in complex proceedings across Singapore and Hong Kong involving a cryptocurrency platform with total liabilities of S$674 million ($526 million). The case involved putting the Hodlnaut Group into judicial management and challenging a criminal freezing order. The litigation resulted in two significant Singapore High Court judgments exploring novel questions about cryptocurrency claims.
Work highlights
Advised a Singapore-based venture capital fund manager on an investment into a Chinese technology company.
Assisted a licensed fund manager to launch a new close-ended fund using a segregated portfolio company structure in the Cayman Islands.
Represented a multi-family office fund manager in structuring several sub-funds with bespoke requirements.
Work highlights
Acted for a domestic engineering group as a top-10 creditor in parallel scheme of arrangement proceedings for the Davex Group, an indirect subsidiary of Malaysia's Sovereign Wealth Fund. The matter was notable for being one of the first parallel schemes of arrangements filed simultaneously in Singapore and Malaysia.
Work highlights
Advised a Singapore capital markets services licensee on its financial resources requirement for meeting regulatory capital requirements.
Assisted a local digital trading company in obtaining a payment services licence as a major payment institution for digital payment token services.
Counselled a large tech company on regulatory issues surrounding the launch of digital tokens, analysing potential intersections with competition law, consumer protection and data privacy.
Work highlights
Advised the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore on a long-term sublease to Changi Airport Group for developing the Ambassador Transit Hotel at Changi Airport Terminal 2. The project involved complex land use and strata lot considerations.
Guided a client through a property purchase and decoupling strategy, enabling the acquisition of a $19.5 million house while minimising stamp duty obligations.
