Jim Yang Teo
Counsel
Jim Yang is a commercial disputes and arbitration lawyer. He has acted across a wide range of sectors, with notable experience in construction, infrastructure & energy, banking & finance and technology. He has advised and represented clients in transnational disputes and distressed litigation.
Jim Yang has acted for multinational companies, funds and financial institutions across a wide range of sectors, with experience in construction, energy & infrastructure, joint ventures, trade & commodities, banking & finance and technology. He regularly advises and represents clients in transnational disputes with jurisdictional complexity. He has also worked on distressed litigation on both the creditor and debtor sides. He has acted before the Singapore High Court, International Commercial Court and Court of Appeal and in international arbitrations administered under institutional rules such as the SIAC, ICC and LCIA Rules.
Qualified both in Singapore and England & Wales, Jim Yang was appointed as Young Independent Counsel in 2026 by the Supreme Court of Singapore in a bankruptcy appeal concerning liquidated debts in bankruptcy petitions.
He graduated from Singapore Management University with a Bachelor of Laws (summa cum laude), where he placed on the Dean’s List and won the Michael Hwang Prize for Top Student in International Commercial Arbitration.
Jim Yang is fluent in English.
Professional Experience
- Acted for a global oil & gas company in a dispute against a global marine contractor over an offshore decommissioning project in India. LCIA arbitration seated in Mumbai.
- Acted for a national mobile network operator in a dispute against a telecommunications infrastructure provider over the usage of telecommunications towers in a Southeast Asian country. SIAC expedited arbitration seated in Singapore.
- Acted for an Asia-Pacific satellite broadband operator in a dispute against a Pacific State and State-owned entity over the provision of nationwide satellite broadband services. SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore.
- Acted for a regional logistics company in a dispute against a Southeast Asian State over an abandoned shorebase project. ICC arbitration seated in Hong Kong.
- Acted for a US private credit fund in a syndicated lending dispute against a fund manager and other private fund lenders over outstanding sums owed by a distressed Indonesian fintech group. SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore.
- Acted for former shareholders in Singapore enforcement and setting-aside proceedings in relation to the enforcement of SIAC awards worth US$37 million against a NASDAQ listed company arising out of a share buyout agreement. SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore.
- Acted for a global oil & gas conglomerate in a US$170 million construction dispute against distressed Malaysian oil & gas contractors undergoing Malaysian scheme of arrangement proceedings: Sapura Fabrication Sdn Bhd and others v GAS and another appeal [2024] SGHC 241; [2025] SGCA 13.
- Acted for a European oil & gas terminal company in a Malaysian joint venture dispute concerning unpaid terminal charges exceeding US$190 million.
- Acted for a global beverages company in a shareholder dispute against a Nepalese joint venture partner: Carlsberg Breweries A/S v CSAPL (Holdings) Pte Ltd [2022] SGCA(I) 2.
- Acted for a cryptocurrency fintech business in a dispute valued at over US$470 million against a global cryptocurrency exchange over cryptocurrency payment card products.
- Acted for a wealth structuring arm of an international private bank before the Court of Appeal in a dispute involving competing claims asserted between an international private bank and a Taiwanese insurance company over US$190 million held in a Jersey unit trust.
- Acted for a financial advisory firm in a dispute against a Canadian listed mining company over unpaid advisory services on project financing for a Mongolian mine: Turms Advisors APAC Pte. Ltd. v Steppe Gold Limited [2024] SGHC 174.
- Acted for a private investor in a misrepresentation claim to recover a Series A investment from a Singapore-based snacks company.
- Acted for banks and digital assets technology platforms in non-party disclosure applications.
- Acted as Young Independent Counsel, under appointment by the Supreme Court of Singapore, in a High Court bankruptcy appeal concerning liquidated debts in bankruptcy petitions: Great Eastern Financial Advisers Pte Ltd v Lim Siang Heng [2026] SGHC 203.
- Acted for various banks in enforcing ship mortgages through ship arrest proceedings in Singapore, including a US$587 million claim against an Asian luxury cruise operator (KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH v Owner of the vessel(s) WORLD DREAM (IMO No. 9733117) [2024] SGHC 56) and a US$117 million claim against Greek shipowners and Singaporean charterers.
- Acted for Qatari vessel owners in discharging a Mareva injunction filed by a Chinese ship buyer: Milaha Explorer Pte Ltd v Pengrui Leasing (Tianjin) Co Ltd [2023] SGCA 6.
- Acted for liquidators of a Singapore shipping company in proof of debt and interpleader proceedings involving bill of lading and cargo claims valued at over US$1.8 billion arising out of a high-profile trade financing fraud.
- Advised liquidators of various offshore companies on potential cross-border asset recovery claims arising out of a multi-billion-dollar fraud.
- Acted for an electrical products business to implement a controlled business wind-down via an IRDA pre-packaged scheme of arrangement in Singapore.