Alvin Yeo, Senior Counsel, is the Chairman & Senior Partner of WongPartnership LLP. He was appointed Senior Counsel of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2000 at the age of 37, the youngest ever to be so appointed. His main areas of practice are litigation and arbitration in banking, corporate/commercial and infrastructure disputes. With multiple notable cases under his belt, Alvin has successfully acted on matters involving large claims worth over US$1 billion as well as secured ground-breaking victories which created legal precedents. He has worked on some of the most high-profile disputes in Singapore, including the largest corporate fraud and the largest private banking suit litigation, and was the first Singapore lead counsel in an ICSID arbitration involving an investment treaty dispute. Regarded as a leading litigation and arbitration counsel in renowned legal directories, Alvin was honoured with the “Outstanding Contribution to the Legal Profession” Award from Chambers Asia-Pacific in 2017. In 2020, Alvin was recognised by Who’s Who Legal as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Litigation. Chambers Global describes Alvin as "the most impressive, as an advocate, out of all the Singapore firms" and "simply outstanding as an international counsel". Chambers Asia-Pacific lauds Alvin for providing "leadership on SIAC and ICC proceedings" and is "an excellent strategist as well as a first-rate litigator" who is "deeply impressive and [an] extremely capable individual". The Legal 500 affirms that his "wisdom and powers of persuasion are phenomenal" and that he is "one of the best in a court room". Who's Who Legal: Arbitration recognises Alvin as "a leading light in the market who possesses strong arbitration credentials and experience".