- Described as a “construction specialist”; and acknowledged as a “prominent figure” and a “recommended contact” in the International Arbitration (Singapore) category in the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Guide 2018 & 2019 for construction and engineering
- Recommended Lawyer in International Arbitration in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018
- Recommended as a key practitioner in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017 for “high-value, cross-border construction cases. Other strengths include offshore oil and gas, power, mining and natural resources disputes”
- Recommended in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016 for “commercial, energy and infrastructure disputes throughout Asia and Europe”
- “Over the years I have really come to treasure those lawyers who listen to what clients want. He’s a technical expert in his field he has the ability to convince. Our many war stories over the years and upon reflection, all share the common theme of (Mr Cheng) digging us out of trouble. In one word to encapsulate him, I’d say he’s really user-friendly.” – Clough
- “In recent years construction contracts have become larger and more complex and as a result it was important for us to engage the services of a law firm with experience and expertise in our field. We found that experience and expertise in the construction and engineering practice of Mr Glenn G. Cheng. His services have been excellent and whilst construction contracts by nature require quick decision making, it was refreshing to find a lawyer that understands this. We can confidently recommend Mr Cheng and his team as solid and reliable experts in the construction and engineering field” - Dredging International Asia Pacific
- “Fantastic advice; on time, on budget, and reassuring. I felt ‘armed’ when I walked into meetings” – ENSCO
Glenn is a partner in our Singapore office and specialises in international engineering and construction. He is dual qualified in both England and Wales, and Singapore.
He has significant experience, with over twenty years of expertise handling matters relating to onshore and offshore building projects, civil / marine infrastructure and engineering work, as well as construction relating to infrastructure and oil and gas projects.
In infrastructure projects, Glenn has acted (by instructing and collaborating with local counsel where applicable) on PPP projects in Singapore including the Tuaspring (Tuas II) SWRO Desalination Plant, the Kranji Wastewater Reclamation and NEWater Plants, and the Singapore Sports Hub.
Glenn was appointed to advise the first phase dredging, foreshore fortification and EPC port terminal development project which (when completed) is proposed to be the world’s largest facility at 65 million TEUs capacity per annum. He has also been appointed to advise the resolution of over 400 claims and disputes which have arisen in the course of the winding down of a crude oil and petrochemical trading division of the national oil and gas authority of a South-East Asian country.
In disputes, Glenn appears as Counsel and acts as (instructing) Solicitor as needs require. He also sits as Arbitrator and Emergency Arbitrator in both international and domestic arbitrations. Recently, as Leading Counsel, Glenn successfully advocated multiple claims on behalf of a private sector developer against a state-owned entity of a South Asian country. The cross-border ICC arbitration proceedings concerned the complex case of the wrongful termination of both a joint venture and its accompanying concession agreement to execute a PPP/BOT land development project.
During the recent COVID-19 pandemic “lockdown” periods internationally, Glenn advised clients and projects across Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the UAE.
A Fellow of both the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb) and the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (FMIArb), Glenn also sits on the panel of Arbitrators and the panel of Emergency Arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and the Asian International Arbitration Center (AIAC); as well as on the panels of Arbitrators of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA), the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC); the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV); and the Pacific International Arbitration Centre (PIAC) in Vietnam.
