Helmsman LLC Recognised in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026
Helmsman LLC has been recognised in the 2026 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific for its expertise in dispute resolution and shipping in Singapore. The firm has retained its ranking for Shipping: Domestic, with three lawyers ranked in Shipping: Domestic. The firm has also achieved a new individual ranking for Dispute Resolution: Litigation.
In the category of Shipping: Domestic, Chambers notes that “Helmsman is a prominent player in Singapore’s shipping market, with strong capabilities in both wet and dry shipping litigation. The team’s expertise covers ship casualty and grounding matters, charter party and cargo disputes, and ship arrests. It also possesses significant capabilities in ship finance, as well as insolvency and restructuring matters, and represents a range of maritime clients, including shipping and offshore companies and commodities traders.”
Clients’ testimonials include: “Helmsman has an agile team with very strong lawyers” and “They have cerebral individuals and they're the most cost-effective around. They're very good.”
In addition, the following lawyers were recognised in this edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific:
Una Khng – Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Chambers highlights that Una Khng is a director and the head of the commercial disputes practice group at Helmsman LLC. She has expertise assisting clients on a variety of matters such as breach of fiduciary duties, bill of lading obligations and insurance disputes, and has experience representing clients before the Singapore High Court.
One source comments: “Una is wonderful to work with and is an all-round decent person.”
Ian Teo – Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
Chambers describes Ian Teo as a popular choice of counsel in shipping litigation and arbitration in Singapore, regularly advising on bunker, shipbuilding and charter party disputes, among other matters.
A market source remarks: “Kudos to Ian for building up the team.”
Maureen Poh – Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
Chambers notes that Maureen Poh is well regarded in the Singaporean legal market for her active shipping litigation practice. She is experienced in representing shipping and commodity trading companies in charter party and ship arrest-related disputes.
Zhida Chen – Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
Chambers reports that Zhida Chen specialises in shipping and commodity trading matters in Singapore, with particular expertise in charter party and cargo disputes, among other areas.
A commentator observes: “He's a safe pair of hands. He's very good.”
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