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Contact

ronald.wong@covenantchambers.com

Office: +65 6635 8885 ·  LinkedIn

Focus Areas

Commercial & Property Disputes

  • Business, Shareholders & Partnership Disputes

  • Property Ownership & Trust Disputes

Construction & Engineering

  • Construction & Engineering

Tech, Media & IP

  • Data Privacy & Protection

  • Fintech & Virtual Assets

  • IP, Media & Entertainment

  • IP & Confidentiality Infringement Disputes

  • IP Registration & Licensing

Corporate, Commercial & Financial

  • Investments, Banking & Finance

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Regulatory & Compliance

  • Charities & Non-Profit

Employment and Investigations

  • Employment

Private Client Wealth Management

  • Family Offices

  • Legacy Planning: Wills & Trusts

  • Probate & Estate Administration

Disputes & International Arbitration

  • Civil Litigation

  • Criminal Defence

  • Mediation

  • International Arbitration

  • Competition & Antitrust

  • Fraud & Asset Recovery

  • Restructuring & Insolvency

Memberships

  • Member, Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics, Singapore Academy of Law

  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law

  • Member, Law Society of Singapore

Accolades & Awards

  • Asian Legal Business (ALB) Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyer 2024

  • Asian Legal Business (ALB) Rising Star 2023

  • Top Pro Bono Volunteer 2020, Criminal Legal Aid Scheme - Law Society Pro Bono Services

  • Singapore Law Gazette Best Feature Article by a Young Lawyer (2020) for “Wrongful Dismissal, Disability Discrimination and Mental Illness”, Singapore Law Gazette, November 2019

  • Asia Business Law Journal 2019, A-List Singapore’s Top 100 Lawyers

  • Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) Overseas Attachment Scholarship – South Square Chambers

  • Asia Business Law Journal 2018, A-List Singapore’s Top 100 Lawyers

  • Koh Han Kok Book Prize (Public International Law)

  • NUS Law Faculty Scholarship

Education / Qualifications

  • Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2013)

  • LLB (Hons), NUS

  • ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems Internal Auditor Training Course

  • ISO 31000 Risk Based Thinking Awareness Training Course

 

Ronald JJ Wong

Deputy Managing Director

I believe that lawyering is about serving people to bring about justice and peace.

I commenced my legal career at one of the Big Four firms, Rajah & Tann, practising in commercial litigation & arbitration. I’ve advised and represented institutional and individual clients in a broad range of disputes from multi-million dollar investment claims and patent infringements to employment disputes.

Dispute highlights include:

• acting for a reputed large wine merchant in claims in more than 20 simultaneous suits involving commercial fraud concerning about S$7 million in value;

• acting for investors and a former employee in defending claims by liquidators of a group of companies in the clawback of investment returns and commissions in one of Singapore’s largest reported Ponzi schemes; and

• acting for a Managing Director in the oil and gas industry for breach of contract, rectification of contract for mistake, unjust enrichment, and minority oppression.

I also enjoy a non-contentious advisory practice dealing in technology & media, FinTech, blockchain, employment, investments & corporate finance, financial services, mergers and acquisitions, and Intellectual Property (“IP”).

Transaction highlights include:

• advising a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)-Recognised Market Operator (RMO) of security digital tokens markets and cryptocurrency / virtual assets;

• advising on a venture capital investment into a digital payments startup based in Singapore and Indonesia;

• advising on the multi-million dollar sale of a group of companies to a large government-linked conglomerate;

• advising on the multi-million dollar sale of a novel multi-modal craft technology company to a large government-linked conglomerate; and

• advising a leading electronics retailer on issues and disputes regarding IP & distributorship.

I am also a Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC) Accredited Mediator and I volunteer pro bono with various NGOs, legal clinics, LAB and CLAS. I advocate for social justice in various platforms, and frequently author academic and thought papers, some of which have been published in various journals. I lecture at LASALLE College of the Arts in Principles of Arts Management 3: Legal Frameworks for the Arts.

In my other roles, I try to pioneer movements, build communities, provoke novel ideas, mobilise people, and cultivate culture.

Read more about me at: www.ronaldjjwong.com.

Sample Cases

Corporate & Commercial Disputes

  • Advised and successfully acted for an investment fund manager and a large global bank in a claim against a foreign guarantor for sums in excess of US$50 million due under a cross-border syndicated loan agreement. The claim involved the determination of novel conflicts of laws issues regarding the law governing capacity to contract and a stay of proceedings on grounds of forum non conveniens.

  • Advised and acted for a Singapore-regulated Fund Management Company and Managing Partner in defending a fraud claim of more than US$2.4 million in misrepresentation, breach of contract and conspiracy involving a share option.

  • Advised and acted for a reputed large wine merchant in more than 20 suits, claiming in conversion, detinue, unjust enrichment, involving commercial fraud concerning about S$7 million in value.

  • Advised and acted for various claimants in an SIAC arbitration claiming breach of warranties and non-compete covenants arising from the acquisition of majority shareholding in a waste treatment and environmental consultancy company; successfully obtained emergency interim injunctive relief.

  • Advised and acted for a testing, inspection and certification company that is part of an international group in a claim for breach of restrictive covenants against solicitation of customers and employees; successfully obtained an interim injunction.

  • Acting for investors and former employee in defending claims by liquidators of a group of companies in clawback of investment returns and commissions in one of Singapore’s largest reported Ponzi schemes.

  • Acting for former directors and their company in defending a claim in breach of fiduciary and directors’ duties, dishonest assistance and conspiracy, involving issues of foreign law and conflict of laws issues.

  • Advised and acted for a company in a claim against a former CEO and other employees for wrongful assignment of patents and registration of trademarks in a foreign jurisdiction and various breaches of directors and fiduciary duties. 

  • Advised and acted for a former Managing Director of an entity in a group of companies in the oil and gas industry in a claim for breach of contract, rectification of contract for mistake, unjust enrichment, and minority oppression.

Corporate, Commercial & Financial

  • Advised on the multi-million dollar sale of a group of companies to a large government-linked conglomerate.

  • Advised on the multi-million dollar sale of a novel multi-modal craft technology company to a large government-linked conglomerate.

  • Advised on the establishment of a joint venture between a Singapore asset management firm and an international company in the lifestyle & fitness sector.

  • Advised on the Singapore aspects of a US$90 million international sale and purchase of a global IT consultancy company to a large international company.

  • Advised a large Philippines-based conglomerate on the potential share acquisition of a Singapore additives manufacturer and conduct of legal due diligence.

  • Advised on the acquisition of a group of companies operating various medical and dental clinics and conduct of legal due diligence.

  • Advising the operator of a cross-chain DeFi (Decentralized Finance) dashboard in an investment financing round by the venture capital arm of a large foreign bank.

Tech, Media & IP

  • Advised and acted for multi-jurisdictional plaintiffs in patent infringement claim involving utility patent in manufactured machine.

  • Advised payment technology company on patent infringement claims against financial institutions.

  • Advised digital asset exchange on IP registration and management, various software and technology agreements for institutional digital payment token and digital payment token derivates trading exchange platform.

  • Advised digital asset exchange on listing of digital tokens and compliance issues.

  • Advised MAS-regulated digital asset custodial service provider on legal, regulatory and compliance issues.

  • Advised fintech startup on regulatory framework, licensing regulations and MAS regulatory sandbox application.

  • Advised payment gateway client on Payment Services Act and arrangement with merchants and payment network.

  • Advised a cryptocurrency exchange operator to be placed in the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) regulatory sandbox for RMO exemption to list security digital tokens and regulatory issues under the Payment Services Act.

  • Advised an international law firm on Singapore law aspect of regulations regarding token issuance by next-generation decentralized and cross-chain token infrastructure parachain network for NFTs network.

  • Advising on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) licence, and minting and transfer terms.

  • Advising electronic vehicle (EV) charging system provider on sale, licence, and operation of EV systems.

Published Judgments

Publications

Media Mentions

Articles

 
 
 
 
 
 

Ronald JJ Wong

Deputy Managing Director

 

I believe that lawyering is about serving people to bring about justice and peace.

I commenced my legal career at one of the Big Four firms, Rajah & Tann, practising in commercial litigation & arbitration. I’ve advised and represented institutional and individual clients in a broad range of disputes from multi-million dollar investment claims and patent infringements to employment disputes.

Dispute highlights include:

• acting for a reputed large wine merchant in claims in more than 20 simultaneous suits involving commercial fraud concerning about S$7 million in value;

• acting for investors and a former employee in defending claims by liquidators of a group of companies in the clawback of investment returns and commissions in one of Singapore’s largest reported Ponzi schemes; and

• acting for a Managing Director in the oil and gas industry for breach of contract, rectification of contract for mistake, unjust enrichment, and minority oppression.

I also enjoy a non-contentious advisory practice dealing in technology & media, FinTech, blockchain, employment, investments & corporate finance, financial services, mergers and acquisitions, and Intellectual Property (“IP”).

Transaction highlights include:

• advising a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)-Recognised Market Operator (RMO) of security digital tokens markets and cryptocurrency / virtual assets;

• advising on a venture capital investment into a digital payments startup based in Singapore and Indonesia;

• advising on the multi-million dollar sale of a group of companies to a large government-linked conglomerate;

• advising on the multi-million dollar sale of a novel multi-modal craft technology company to a large government-linked conglomerate; and

• advising a leading electronics retailer on issues and disputes regarding IP & distributorship.

I am also a Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC) Accredited Mediator and I volunteer pro bono with various NGOs, legal clinics, LAB and CLAS. I advocate for social justice in various platforms, and frequently author academic and thought papers, some of which have been published in various journals. I lecture at LASALLE College of the Arts in Principles of Arts Management 3: Legal Frameworks for the Arts.

In my other roles, I try to pioneer movements, build communities, provoke novel ideas, mobilise people, and cultivate culture.

Read more about me at: www.ronaldjjwong.com.

Sample Cases

Corporate & Commercial Disputes

  • Advised and successfully acted for an investment fund manager and a large global bank in a claim against a foreign guarantor for sums in excess of US$50 million due under a cross-border syndicated loan agreement. The claim involved the determination of novel conflicts of laws issues regarding the law governing capacity to contract and a stay of proceedings on grounds of forum non conveniens.

  • Advised and acted for a Singapore-regulated Fund Management Company and Managing Partner in defending a fraud claim of more than US$2.4 million in misrepresentation, breach of contract and conspiracy involving a share option.

  • Advised and acted for a reputed large wine merchant in more than 20 suits, claiming in conversion, detinue, unjust enrichment, involving commercial fraud concerning about S$7 million in value.

  • Advised and acted for various claimants in an SIAC arbitration claiming breach of warranties and non-compete covenants arising from the acquisition of majority shareholding in a waste treatment and environmental consultancy company; successfully obtained emergency interim injunctive relief.

  • Advised and acted for a testing, inspection and certification company that is part of an international group in a claim for breach of restrictive covenants against solicitation of customers and employees; successfully obtained an interim injunction.

  • Acting for investors and former employee in defending claims by liquidators of a group of companies in clawback of investment returns and commissions in one of Singapore’s largest reported Ponzi schemes.

  • Acting for former directors and their company in defending a claim in breach of fiduciary and directors’ duties, dishonest assistance and conspiracy, involving issues of foreign law and conflict of laws issues.

  • Advised and acted for a company in a claim against a former CEO and other employees for wrongful assignment of patents and registration of trademarks in a foreign jurisdiction and various breaches of directors and fiduciary duties. 

  • Advised and acted for a former Managing Director of an entity in a group of companies in the oil and gas industry in a claim for breach of contract, rectification of contract for mistake, unjust enrichment, and minority oppression.

Corporate, Commercial & Financial

  • Advised on the multi-million dollar sale of a group of companies to a large government-linked conglomerate.

  • Advised on the multi-million dollar sale of a novel multi-modal craft technology company to a large government-linked conglomerate.

  • Advised on the establishment of a joint venture between a Singapore asset management firm and an international company in the lifestyle & fitness sector.

  • Advised on the Singapore aspects of a US$90 million international sale and purchase of a global IT consultancy company to a large international company.

  • Advised a large Philippines-based conglomerate on the potential share acquisition of a Singapore additives manufacturer and conduct of legal due diligence.

  • Advised on the acquisition of a group of companies operating various medical and dental clinics and conduct of legal due diligence.

  • Advising the operator of a cross-chain DeFi (Decentralized Finance) dashboard in an investment financing round by the venture capital arm of a large foreign bank.

Tech, Media & IP

  • Advised and acted for multi-jurisdictional plaintiffs in patent infringement claim involving utility patent in manufactured machine.

  • Advised payment technology company on patent infringement claims against financial institutions.

  • Advised digital asset exchange on IP registration and management, various software and technology agreements for institutional digital payment token and digital payment token derivates trading exchange platform.

  • Advised digital asset exchange on listing of digital tokens and compliance issues.

  • Advised MAS-regulated digital asset custodial service provider on legal, regulatory and compliance issues.

  • Advised fintech startup on regulatory framework, licensing regulations and MAS regulatory sandbox application.

  • Advised payment gateway client on Payment Services Act and arrangement with merchants and payment network.

  • Advised a cryptocurrency exchange operator to be placed in the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) regulatory sandbox for RMO exemption to list security digital tokens and regulatory issues under the Payment Services Act.

  • Advised an international law firm on Singapore law aspect of regulations regarding token issuance by next-generation decentralized and cross-chain token infrastructure parachain network for NFTs network.

  • Advising on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) licence, and minting and transfer terms.

  • Advising electronic vehicle (EV) charging system provider on sale, licence, and operation of EV systems.

Published Judgments

Publications

Media Mentions

Articles

Contact

ronald.wong@covenantchambers.com

+65 6635 8723  ·  LinkedIn

Focus Areas

Commercial & Property Disputes

  • Business, Shareholders & Partnership Disputes

  • Property Ownership & Trust Disputes

  • Construction & Engineering

Tech, Media & IP

  • Data Privacy & Protection

  • Fintech & Virtual Assets

  • IP, Media & Entertainment

  • IP & Confidentiality Infringement Disputes

  • IP Registration & Licensing

Corporate, Commercial & Financial

  • Investments, Banking & Finance

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Regulatory & Compliance

  • Charities & Non-Profit

Employment and Investigations

  • Employment

Private Client Wealth Management

  • Family Offices

  • Legacy Planning: Wills & Trusts

  • Probate & Estate Administration

Disputes & International Arbitration

  • Civil Litigation

  • Criminal Defence

  • Mediation

  • International Arbitration

  • Competition & Antitrust

  • Fraud & Asset Recovery

  • Restructuring & Insolvency

Memberships

  • Member, Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics, Singapore Academy of Law

  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law

  • Member, Law Society of Singapore

Accolades & Awards

  • Asian Legal Business (ALB) Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyer 2024

  • Asian Legal Business (ALB) Rising Star 2023

  • Top Pro Bono Volunteer 2020, Criminal Legal Aid Scheme - Law Society Pro Bono Services

  • Singapore Law Gazette Best Feature Article by a Young Lawyer (2020) for “Wrongful Dismissal, Disability Discrimination and Mental Illness”, Singapore Law Gazette, November 2019

  • Asia Business Law Journal 2019, A-List Singapore’s Top 100 Lawyers

  • Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) Overseas Attachment Scholarship – South Square Chambers

  • Asia Business Law Journal 2018, A-List Singapore’s Top 100 Lawyers

  • Koh Han Kok Book Prize (Public International Law)

  • NUS Law Faculty Scholarship

Education / Qualifications

  • Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2013)

  • LLB (Hons), NUS

  • ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems Internal Auditor Training Course

  • ISO 31000 Risk Based Thinking Awareness Training Course

What Our Clients Are Saying

  • "It’s been our pleasure working with Covenant through Ronald Wong’s services. Ronald is sharp and attentive to understand what we require for our legal needs. He also provides clear and comprehensive delivery in his advice and guidance to our various concerns on our strategic engagements.”

  • "Ronald has good knowledge in IP law. He had guided us to formulate the IP policy which was very clear, positive and easy to understand. Indeed one of our colleagues had commented the IP policy as an excellent document. He was prompt in delivering his service and answered to all our doubts. Our management was impressed with his presentation. He went extra miles (time) to ensure that he had fulfilled his responsibilities. Overall, Ronald is an approachable and down to earth lawyer.”

  • "I’ve had the chance to engage Ronald for his legal services, and I must say that Ronald has been a truly dedicated, professional, efficient and understanding lawyer. He is intelligent, thinks and works fast, understands issues easily and provides excellent advice and analyses. He is also reliable and always prompt in responding to emails and calls, regardless of the time of day. Engaging in legal matters can be stressful, but Ronald also provides the interpersonal touch and emotional support and comfort, reminding us that he is there to support us, help us and even shoulder the burden for us. I would highly recommend Ronald to anyone looking for legal advice and support.”

  • "We were introduced to Mr. Ronald JJ Wong, immediately we found a partner, support, and most important a person that explained us in simple terms the applicable legal regime and the relevant framework. We found a person that can push our interests and most important the results were exactly what we aimed for. We hope we will have the opportunity to collaborate again in the future.”

  • "My company and I have been engaging Covenant Chambers LLC from the company’s incorporation stage to up-to-date. I have been very pleased with the services provided by Covenant Chambers LLC. They remain professional, experienced and very timely. Ronald and his team have consistently provided their timely responses to services that my company and I have needed. I remain confident that we will continue our relationship and our engagement with Covenant Chambers LLC.”

  • "Our dealings with Ronald and his team were excellent. Matters we turned around time effectively and in a manner that even I could understand. We had a project that required liaising with multiple countries and it was seamless.”

  • "It's been a pleasure working with Ronald. I sent enquiries to 3 firms before deciding on Ronald. Ronald was the only one who replied personally and his response was fast as well. His replies always had a personal touch and was willing to share his preliminary thoughts even though he wasn't appointed yet. We appointed Ronald for advisory and contract drafting. Throughout the engagement he was very patient to incorporate our requirements and explaining the different legal terminologies. Overall we made the right choice work engaging Ronald and look forward to future engagements with him again. Kudos to Ronald & the team!”

  • "Ronald has been incredible to work with. He’s helped us from the startup of our business, guiding us around the legalities of setting up our own advertising agency. He was extremely pleasant and professional, and got us very swift and positive results the few times we had legal hurdles to cross. I would strongly recommend using Ronald and his firm should the need arise. Excellent person and an excellent lawyer, with years of experience.”

  • "Ronald has been our company’s legal advisor since the day of incorporation. He is very knowledgeable and has helped us on many occasions dealing with both residential and commercial clients. With Ronald’s legal inputs, my partner and I can grow our business confidently and quickly over the years. Sometimes I’ll seek his advice informally and Ronald never fails to answer my queries. This personal touch is what makes us trust him wholeheartedly. I highly recommend Covenant Chambers and its lead advisor Ronald JJ Wong for any business that is looking for a good, reliable legal team!”

  • "Ronald and team have been dependable as legal counsels and are knowledgeable within their fields of expertise. Their service quality has been on point as well- their turn around times for advice, and care for our business has made us advocates for their firm and their cause. we have referred a handful of clients and cases to Ronald and team and continue to trust them with the work that we’ve cut out for them.”

  • "I would like to commend Mr Ronald Wong & his team at Covenant Chambers for the excellent work and service that they have provided to my firm. Ronald and team are immensely experienced and they always advise, guide and explain to us in such a way that layman like us can comprehend easily. In addition, they are extremely responsive and always get back to our queries way before the targeted timeline. Thank you, Ronald and team for your continuous support. It’s been a pleasure and we look forward to working with you again soon.”

  • "I really love Ronald and his team's work as they are super detailed and patient. I am also thankful to Ronald for the free first phone consultation and explained to me his team's style of work. Everything was liaised over email instead of call and meeting, so it was very very clear to me. It's also my preferred style as so then I can reply as and when I am available.”

  • "We had contacted Covenant Chambers for a trademark registration, James and Ronald were very informative and helpful with our request and with our follow ups on the trademark registration. It was a smooth and easy experience with their help. We really appreciate all the assistance here at Giift! Thank you!”

  • "Working with Ronald and his team has been a great experience. They displayed an impressive level of professionalism and efficiency, despite my own delays. Their initial proposals were comprehensive and meticulously detailed. Ronald's and James' ability to provide guidance and sound advice is a testament to their knowledge and expertise. I am very satisfied with their work and highly recommend them.”