Counsel and Strategy with Good results
Law Firm in Singapore with a Long-Standing Track Record
Founded in 1996 by Salem Ibrahim (lawyer of 33 years standing), Salem Ibrahim LLC is a Singapore practice that delivers transactions with an international element. They show the results in their successful track record. Their expertise is in contentious and non-contentious matters with an emphasis on business transactions, dispute resolution, aviation law and highly contested matrimonial cases. Cutting edge technology is deployed in their practice.
Our Practice Areas
for business
- Civil & Commercial Litigation
- Corporate & Shareholder Disputes
- Aviation Law
- Building & Construction Law
- Company & Corporate Law
- Cross Border Acquisitions
- Employment Law
- Energy and Infrastructure Law
- New Technologies
- Corporate Insolvency
For Personal
- Family Law (Divorce, Separation, Parent & Child)
- Islamic Law
- Trusts Disputes
- Criminal Law
- Property Law
- Wills, Probate & Estate Matters
Other areas of speciality
- Oaths & Certifications
Expertise & Experience
Divorce
Chua Xin Yin v Nurdian Cuaca [2010] SGDC 540
The team led by Salem Ibrahim successfully acted for the celebrity Jamie Chua in a hotly contested matrimonial case involving a $92 million worldwide Mareva injunction (worldwide freezing order).
Oei Su-Lynn v Koon Boon Kin & Others – High Court Suit HC/S 1069/2020 (Judgment on 16th March 2021)
Novel case where the husband claimed that some members of his family were beneficiaries in a purported trust for certain matrimonial assets under an “Ancestral Home” agreement. This was to cause a substantial dilution of assets. The team at Salem Ibrahim LLC, for the wife, challenged his claim in the High Court and succeeded in getting orders that there was no such trust.
Disputes
Phillip Avery Stanley v Mercer (Singapore) Pte Ltd - HC/OS 149/2018 (Unreported Judgement delivered on 17 March 2021)
Salem Ibrahim's team successfully fought in the High Court and obtained judgment against Mercer, the world's leading professional services firm. Mercer refused to pay contractual redundancy benefits to Phil Stanley. After robust cross-examination over a 6-day trial followed by submissions, the judge found in favour of Phil Stanley and ordered Mercer to pay the redundancy benefits together with costs of $240,000/- as asked and consented by Mercer together with interest rate at 5.33%p.a.
Carlo Giuseppe Civelli v Phillipe Emmanuel Mulacek [2019] SGHC 182 & [2020] SGCA 59
The team represented Phil Mulacek in both the High Court and the Court of Appeal. This was case on challenge to jurisdiction and forum. The underlying transactions were complex multi-jurisdictional spanning from Texas to Europe, Singapore and Papua New Guinea. Transactions value was near USD1 Billion
What Clients Say
“The team led by Salem Ibrahim exhibited a high level of commitment, dedication, perseverance, and professionalism to my case. These traits were demonstrated in their preparation for the trial and in their performance in Court. As a litigator, Salem Ibrahim is unrivalled” – Phil Stanley (May 2021)
“Salem’s perspicacity of the proceedings frustrated my ex-husband’s spurious claim in the High Court that our matrimonial assets were the subject of an Ancestral Home trust. I’m grateful to him and his team for their vigilance in looking out for me under these trying circumstances” – Su-Lynn (May 2021)
This law practice is sought after in Singapore as it provides counsel with good results. Results are proven in their successful track record and reported cases.