Stephanie Chew
周熙智
LL.B. (University College London), BCL (University of Oxford)
Associate Director
“Do battle with grace.”
Stephanie read law on a Public Service Commission scholarship before cutting her professional teeth as a Deputy Public Prosecutor/State Counsel in the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
During her time at the AGC, she gained deep experience in prosecuting complex financial crime, and worked closely with specialised divisions of law enforcement including the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau and Commercial Affairs Department.
Since moving to private practice with TSMP, Stephanie has taken on a wide range of commercial and corporate disputes, while maintaining a keen interest in white-collar crime litigation. In her daily practice, she bears in mind author George Saunders’ words, “Err in the direction of kindness. Do those things that incline you toward the big questions, and avoid the things that would reduce you and make you trivial.”
Tenacious and determined, Stephanie has a knack for building trusting relationships with her clients and is dedicated to journeying with them no matter the legal issue at hand. She is an active volunteer at the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme, tapping on her wealth of experience in criminal litigation. Stephanie was recognised by Singapore Business Review as one of Singapore's 30 Most Influential Lawyers under 40, in 2024.
She loves good clothes and good cocktails.
Notable Briefs
Advised a well-known property developer and successfully obtained the lifting of caveats imposed on commercial property being developed in connection with AML concerns.
Acting for a well-known Chinese coffee company in claims brought against it by an investor with damages sought in excess of US$145 million.
Acted in an application to set aside an arbitral award of over US$5 million in a construction-related dispute.
Acted for a director and company in disputes relating to the fraudulent transfer of shareholdings and fraudulent removal of directorship; underlying assets in mines with estimated value of S$1 billion.
Acted for the State in successfully obtaining the forfeiture of a vessel valued at US$4.5 million. The High Court articulated for the first time in the context of forfeiture proceedings under Section 364 CPC that it was appropriate to use the civil rules of attribution to attribute the actions of a Managing Director to the company (Prime Shipping Corp v PP [2021] SGHC 71).
Acted for the state in a surety’s appeal against bail forfeiture; High Court articulated the principles applying to bail forfeiture (Cher Ting Ting v PP [2017] 3 SLR 1009).
Stephanie Chew in the News
4 October 2024
Stephanie Chew quoted in The Business Times: “If convicted, can Ong Beng Seng remain as Hotel Properties director?”