Singapore boutique Covenant welcomes construction disputes veteran
Singapore law firm Covenant Chambers has appointed construction and engineering disputes expert Edwin Sim as a director.
With over 25 years of experience in dispute resolution, he joins from Lexton Law Corporation, which he co-founded in 2004.
Sim has represented listed…
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