Tan Rajah & Cheah

Tan Rajah & Cheah is a disputes-focused firm that is led by the widely recognised and acclaimed senior counsel, Chelva Rajah. He is an active court lawyer, arbitration counsel of choice, former judicial commissioner, arbitrator and judge of the Qatar International Court since 2011. The firm is best known for its commercial litigation prowess and contentious family law expertise, and is a seasoned player in high stakes, long-running and complex litigations. It is also active in insolvency, international arbitration and white-collar crime matters. This year the firm debuts in the labour and employment table. Rajah leads an experienced team that includes MK Eusuff Ali, Moiz Haider Sithawalla, Shobna Chandran, Megan Chia, and family law veteran Imran Khwaja.

Client feedback

“Fast, responsive and can discuss in detail what options are available.” – Dispute resolution

“Chelva Rajah SC is still a doyen of the Singapore litigation bar and someone we consider for difficult cases that need sensitive advocacy by an elder statesman who is universally respected and lauded at the Singapore bar.” – Dispute resolution

“Focused, organised, sharp and incisive.” – Dispute resolution

“Fantastic litigation firm, it does this very well. Friendly, 'old school' firm with low attrition rates and believes in providing solutions and not causing problems where they don't exist.” – Dispute resolution

“Experts in the areas that were consulted on, professional and timely advice was provided.” – Intellectual property

“They are a solution provider, not just spouting legalese at non-lawyers like us! They made effort to understand what we wanted, why we asked for certain conditions. Where they felt these conditions could be challenged, they recommended other ways to achieve the same results. They did not just take orders nor did they just insist we adopt everything they recommended; they were patient in dealing with every single question, big or small, and clarification we asked for. This made us feel assured they were sincere in helping our business.” – Labour and employment

“Detailed and takes care of my interest and position while being pragmatic on the approach.” – Private client

“Tan Rajah & Cheah is very professional, detailed and highly efficient, especially during trial when everything happens fast. They are also very quick to respond to my questions. The team also worked well with the other co-accused's counsel.” – Private client

Eusuff Ali

“Listens well and protects my interests.”

Zahara Bakar

“Timely and professional. She ensures that she understands customer needs and provides solutions apt to the requirement.”

“Responsive, committed, sincere and listens well. She gives me solutions.”

Megan Chia

“Attentive, clear-minded and detailed.”

“Megan is very dedicated. She always strived to provide me with accurate and thorough information and ran through with me all scenarios that she could think of so that I could make my decision. She is very patient in addressing my questions and concerns and explaining to me why some of my plans won't work. I felt respected and well taken care of and protected while working with her. Definitely very fast in responding to my questions even if it's out of office hours.”

Chelva Rajah

“Very effective litigator. Astute and sharp.”

“Top go-to litigator.”

Moiz Sithawalla

“He is extremely personable and has a calm manner. Excellent bedside manner. Seemingly strong grasp of the law and very good to lean on.”

Work highlights

Advising the Embassy of the Argentine Republic in Singapore regularly on Singapore employment law, such as on their hiring and termination processes, and drafting and reviewing of the related employment documents compliant with Singapore law.