We are pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked in the Shipping category in Singapore in the latest edition of The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025.

We’re especially proud to share some of the feedback we’ve received:

·        “PDLegal is a quality firm with a strong focus on shipping in Singapore.”

·        “Strong knowledge and grasp of matters.”

·        “Peter Doraisamy is an excellent practitioner.”

To our clients, thank you for your continued confidence in our expertise and commitment, and a special thank you to our lawyers whose dedication continues to drive the firm forward. Your passion and expertise are what make this achievement possible.

The Legal 500 is a leading legal directory which ranks law firms and lawyers based on client feedback, research, and legal industry performance in over 150 jurisdictions.

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We are pleased to share that our Managing Partner, Raghunath Peter Doraisamy FCIArb, has been ranked in Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2025 for Shipping Domestic Litigation!

Chambers and Partners is the leading legal research company which operates across 200 jurisdictions and details rankings and insights into the world’s leading lawyers and law firms.

This recognition reflects Peter’s dedication in the field, as well as his commitment to providing outstanding legal services to our clients. This ranking would also not have been possible without the unwavering support and trust of our clients and friends.

Congratulations to Peter on this well-deserved achievement!

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As a testament to our commitment to serving clients with India-Singapore cross-border legal needs, we are proud to have been recognised by the India Business Law Journal as an ‘International Firm to Watch’ in 2024.

We are pleased to be recognised once again as a Notable Firm in the 2024 IFLR1000 rankings for Investment Funds! This achievement reflects our commitment to excellence and our team’s dedication to our clients. A heartfelt thank you to IFLR, our clients, and lawyers for their trust and support.

IFLR1000 is a leading international legal market research product specialised in ranking financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. Rankings are based on deal evidence, client feedback, and market research.

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We are proud to announce that our Managing Partner, Peter Doraisamy has been recognised as a Distinguished Practitioner in Dispute Resolution in the Asialaw rankings 2024. Our Partner, Andrew Lee is also recognised in the same publication as a Rising Star in Dispute Resolution.

Asialaw’s 2024 edition provides law firm recommendations and editorial analysis of key practice areas and industry sectors across 20 jurisdictions.

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We are proud to announce that our Partner, Mato Kotwani has been recognised in Asian Legal Business’ (ALB) Singapore Rising Stars rankings 2024. The list identifies the country’s most promising legal talents.

Mato joins the ranks of our partners, Gerard Quek and Andrew Lee who were also recognized in ALB Asia’s 40 Under 40 Lawyers list in 2021 and 2017 respectively. This is testament to PDLegal’s commitment to grooming the future leaders of our field.

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We are pleased to announce that the Firm continues to be ranked by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024 for its Shipping practice in Tier 4, as well as its Commercial and Transactions practice in Tier 5.

In addition to the practice rankings, our Managing Partner, Raghunath Peter Doraisamy FCIArb, is recognised as a “Litigation Star” for his Shipping practice and our Deputy Managing Partner, Gerard Quek, has been recognised as “Future Star” for his Commercial and Transactions practice.

These rankings are testimony to the Firm’s expertise and experience in the areas of Shipping, and Commercial and Transactions and our dedicated team for their hard work.

Benchmark Litigation is the definitive guide to the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers. Law firm and lawyer rankings are based on extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients as well as analysis of the market’s most important cases and firm developments.

PDLegal LLC is pleased to announce that Managing Partner, Peter Doraisamy, has been recognised and ranked by Chambers & Partners (Asia-Pacific 2024 for Shipping: Domestic: Litigation).

The following quotes appear with Peter’s ranking: –

“Peter is highly intelligent, with a keen awareness for issues. He often proposes simple, practical solutions for seemingly complex issues.” – Shipping Litigation Client

“He is very good at understanding the case matter easily. During trial, his way of handling witnesses is impressive.” – Shipping Litigation Client

The Chambers Asia-Pacific guide and rankings provide the most independent, in-depth insights and reliable recommendations on the best law firms and lawyers across the legal markets in Asia-Pacific.

This ranking is a testimony to the expertise and experience of the Firm’s shipping practice and would not be possible without the support of our clients and friends.

BENCHMARK LITIGATION ASIA-PACIFIC 2023

PDLegal is grateful for the recognition by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2023. The firm has been ranked Tier 4 in the “Shipping” category and Tier 5 in the “Commercial and Transactions” category.

Additionally, the Firm’s Managing Partner, Peter Doraisamy has been recognised as Litigation Star (in the “Shipping” category) and Deputy Managing Partner, Gerard Quek has been recognised as Future Star (in the “Commercial and Transactions” category).

These rankings are testimony to the expertise and experience of the Firm’s practice areas. The Firm is grateful to its clients and will continue to work hard to strive for excellence.

ABOUT BENCHMARK LITIGATION

Benchmark Litigation is the definitive guide to the world’s leading litigation law firms and lawyers. It is the only publication on the market focusing exclusively on litigation work. Research is conducted through extensive interviews with peers and clients of 14 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, among others. It covers 10 practice areas in Singapore including Commercial and Transactions, Construction, Insolvency, and several others.

The Firm’s Managing Partner, Peter Doraisamy has been recognised as Litigation Star (in the “Shipping” category).

These rankings are testimony to the expertise and experience of the Firm’s practice areas. The Firm is grateful to its clients and will continue to work hard to strive for excellence.

ABOUT BENCHMARK LITIGATION

Benchmark Litigation is the definitive guide to the world’s leading litigation law firms and lawyers. It is the only publication on the market focusing exclusively on litigation work. Research is conducted through extensive interviews with peers and clients of 14 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, among others. It covers 10 practice areas in Singapore including Commercial and Transactions, Construction, Insolvency, and several others.

The Firm’s Deputy Managing Partner, Gerard Quek has been recognised as Future Star (in the “Commercial and Transactions” category).

These rankings are testimony to the expertise and experience of the Firm’s practice areas. The Firm is grateful to its clients and will continue to work hard to strive for excellence.

ABOUT BENCHMARK LITIGATION

Benchmark Litigation is the definitive guide to the world’s leading litigation law firms and lawyers. It is the only publication on the market focusing exclusively on litigation work. Research is conducted through extensive interviews with peers and clients of 14 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, among others. It covers 10 practice areas in Singapore including Commercial and Transactions, Construction, Insolvency, and several others.

PDLegal LLC is pleased to announce that Managing Partner, Peter Doraisamy, has been recognised and ranked by Chambers & Partners (Asia-Pacific 2023 for Shipping: Domestic: Litigation). The following quotes appear with Peter’s ranking: –

“Peter Doraisamy of PDLegal in Singapore is a noted shipping lawyer in the market. He handles a wide range of disputes, including ship grounding, cargo and fraud-related cases” – Chambers & Partners – Asia-Pacific 2023

“He is excellent in litigation. He has very good control of the case, collecting the right evidence and putting this into a very successful trial.” – Shipping Litigation Client

Chambers and Partners is the leading independent professional legal research company operating across 200 jurisdictions. Chambers and Partners delivers detailed rankings and insights into the world’s leading lawyers and law firms.

This ranking is a testimony to the expertise and experience of the Firm’s shipping practice and would not be possible without the support of our clients and friends.

Our Awards and Recognitions

PDLegal LLC is pleased to announce that our Managing Partner, Peter Doraisamy, has been ranked (on aggregation) by Legal Media 360 as a Notable practitioner under the Dispute resolution – General category and as a Band 1 practitioner under the Shipping – Disputes category.

Legal Media 360 is a definitive one stop resource for selecting quality legal counsel in Asia which publishes consolidated rankings and awards data based on critical recommendations from multiple market-leading publications.

This ranking is a testimony to the expertise and experience of the Firm’s Dispute resolution and Shipping practices and would not be possible without the support of our clients and friends.