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Lynette Chew is Co-Head of our Infrastructure and Construction practice in Singapore and a partner of CMS Singapore. Lynette’s area of practice encompasses a wide range of contentious and non-contentious work in the infrastructure, construction and energy sectors in Asia. She specialises in high-value and complex projects in Singapore and Asia. On the contentious side, Lynette acts as lead counsel in complex domestic and cross border disputes at the highest levels of the Singapore Courts, in institutional arbitrations including under the arbitration rules of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (Malaysia) (AIAC), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). She has extensive experience of mediation both as counsel and as mediator. With more than 25 years of experience, Lynette assists clients to identify and realise effective and commercial outcomes – she is recognised for her “insightful and honest” advice, and those who work with her have described being "always well prepped on the issues and informed on what was happening at all times” and "her attention to details and cross-examination skills for factual and expert witnesses were impeccable.” Lynette is recommended in legal directories for her expertise in construction, projects and energy work, including Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500, asialaw and Asian Legal Business. She is also the only woman lawyer to be accredited by the Singapore Academy of Law as a Senior Accredited Specialist for Building and Construction Law. Full bio can be found at https://cms.law/en/sgp/people/lynette-chew