Wern-Jhien Yam made partner in Rajah & Tann’s commercial litigation practice group
29 February 2020
Wern-Jhien Yam has been promoted to partner in Rajah & Tann’s commercial litigation practice group. Yam is regularly engaged in complex commercial litigation and arbitration; he has represented clients in a variety of industries, including finance, construction, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, electronics, office supplies and hospitality. He has appeared at all levels of the Supreme Court of Singapore, including the Singapore International Commercial Court, and is active in international arbitration. In addition, he is experienced in cross-border fraud and asset recovery cases, with particular focus on fraudulent e-commerce transactions, having successfully argued and obtained a number of freezing injunctions and pre-action disclosure orders in aid of recover actions against fraudulent e-commerce operators in Singapore and in foreign jurisdictions. A large part of his work has involved foreign law issues, including those in China, Indonesia, Switzerland, South Korea and the United States.
