What Setia Law LLC does

Setia Law LLC is a Singapore-based boutique law firm founded in April 2023 by Danny Ong and Yam Wern-Jhien, both former partners at Rajah & Tann. The firm focuses on high-stakes commercial dispute resolution, fraud and financial crime investigations, cross-border restructuring and insolvency, and international enforcement and asset recovery, serving enterprise clients across financial institutions, investment funds, insolvency practitioners, state-owned entities, multinational corporations, and the digital assets sector. Its engagement base includes matters such as a USD730m worldwide freezing order upheld for Novo Nordisk, the first cryptocurrency claim before the Singapore International Commercial Court (B2C2 v Quoine), and US$400m+ customer fund recovery in the MF Global Singapore liquidation.

The firm's underlying delivery model is partner-led professional services rather than a software platform; there is no proprietary technology product, and its differentiated value rests on the founders' and senior lawyers' experience, judicial credibility (including Danny Ong's 2026 Senior Counsel appointment as the sole recipient that year), and a body of landmark precedents in digital assets, anti-suit injunctions, and cross-border freezing relief. Complementing the four core practice areas are knowledge products such as the 'Black & White' podcast series and the Thomson Reuters publication 'Commercial Injunctions in Singapore.'

Setia generates revenue by billing for legal advisory and representation on a matter-by-matter basis, consistent with Singapore boutique litigation norms, with no publicly disclosed pricing or fee schedule. Its go-to-market is direct, partner-level engagement with enterprise clients and referrals through Chambers, Legal 500 and GIR 100 directory recognition, supplemented by content marketing via its website, LinkedIn, podcast, and pro bono and academic partnerships (Fountain Court Chambers, FTI Consulting, SMU, Pro Bono SG). The firm is privately held and founder-owned, with no institutional investors or parent company identified.

Name

Setia Law LLC

Legal name

Setia Law LLC

Website

https://setialaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Setia Law LLC is a Singapore boutique law firm (founded 2023) specializing in high-stakes dispute resolution, fraud and financial crime investigations, cross-border restructuring and insolvency, and international asset recovery for financial institutions, investment funds, insolvency practitioners, state-owned entities, and digital asset clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Law (BPAHAAAH), Trust & Estate Dispute Resolution & Fiduciary Litigation Support (FSAEAKAJ), eDiscovery, Litigation Support & Legal Hold (BPAEAPAE)

Keywords

• Commercial dispute resolution
• Restructuring insolvency advisory
• Cross-border asset recovery
• Financial crime investigations
• International arbitration enforcement

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Legal Services: Boutique law firm generating revenue through billing for legal advisory and representation services in high-stakes commercial disputes, crisis management, fraud investigations, restructuring and insolvency matters, and international enforcement proceedings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Setia Law LLC is a boutique specialist law firm that provides high-stakes commercial and financial dispute resolution, fraud and financial crime investigations, cross-border restructuring and insolvency, and international enforcement and asset recovery services. It acts for financial institutions, private equity and credit funds, insolvency practitioners, state-owned enterprises, and multinational corporations in complex cross-border matters, with particular pioneering expertise in blockchain and digital assets disputes. The firm delivers its services through direct partner-level engagement and complements its practice with knowledge products including the Black & White podcast and the Thomson Reuters publication Commercial Injunctions in Singapore.

Product overview

Setia Law LLC operates as a boutique specialist law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services focused on high-stakes dispute resolution and crisis management. The firm's core offerings consist of four interconnected practice areas: Dispute Resolution, Fraud Financial Crime & Investigations, Restructuring & Insolvency, and International Enforcement & Asset Recovery. These services are complemented by knowledge products including the Black & White podcast series and the publication 'Commercial Injunctions in Singapore.' The practice areas work together to provide comprehensive support from dispute resolution through asset recovery in complex cross-border situations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dispute Resolution High-stakes commercial and financial dispute resolution through litigation, arbitration, mediation, or negotiated settlements. Coverage spans corporate and commercial disputes, shareholder relationships, M&A transactions, joint ventures, financial disputes involving investment funds, complex structured products, commodities, bonds, market misconduct, and technology disputes including blockchain and digital assets. Targeted at financial institutions, private equity funds, insolvency practitioners and multinational corporations.
• Fraud, Financial Crime & Investigations Specialist expertise in bribery and corruption, fraud, money laundering, and sanctions noncompliance. Services include court-ordered relief for cross-border investigations and asset recovery such as freezing injunctions and disclosure orders, and corporate internal investigations. Acts for liquidators, financial institutions, state-owned enterprises and multinational corporations.
• Restructuring & Insolvency Contentious, cross-border insolvency and restructuring work acting for debtors, liquidators and creditors under Singapore's insolvency regime and foreign regimes such as US Chapter 11 proceedings. Specialises in financial-sector cases including cryptocurrency platform collapses.
• International Enforcement & Asset Recovery Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards under the New York Convention and ICSID Convention. Provides targeted collection strategies and applies specialised knowledge in private international law, trusts, and cross-border procedure to translate legal victories into tangible asset recovery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully obtained and upheld a USD730m worldwide freezing order for Novo Nordisk against KBP Biosciences in Singapore Court of Appeal proceedings.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Thomson Reuters SingaporeminorOthers · 3 July 2026Setia Law's Danny Ong, SC, Wern-Jhien Yam, and Aaron Yoong authored 'Commercial Injunctions in Singapore', published by Thomson Reuters Singapore. This legal text serves as a comprehensive reference for practitioners, judges, academics and the wider legal community.
• SMU Yong Pung How School of LawminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2026Setia Law sponsors the Advocacy Course at the SMU Yong Pung How School of Law, delivered in collaboration with Fountain Court Chambers. This partnership supports legal education and the development of advocacy skills among law students.
• Fountain Court ChamberscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 March 2024Setia Law collaborates with Fountain Court Chambers on multiple initiatives including the SMU Advocacy Course and the 'Black & White' podcast series covering cryptocurrency recovery, sanctions, DAOs, and financial crime topics. This is a multi-faceted thought leadership and legal education partnership.
• Pro Bono SGminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 March 2024Setia Law is a key supporter of Pro Bono SG, contributing through pro bono cases and educating Singapore communities on topical matters including money laundering and scams. The firm founded the Setia Law Pro Bono SG Fellowship.
• FTI ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2023Setia Law collaborated with FTI Consulting's Head of Financial Crime Compliance for Singapore and Southeast Asia on the 'Black & White' podcast discussing money laundering and economic crime topics.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rajah & Tann: One of the largest Big Four Singapore law firms where Setia's founders previously spent 15 years. Highly comparable as a Singapore-headquartered firm with leading dispute resolution, restructuring, and investigations practices, but materially larger and full-service rather than boutique-specialist.
• WongPartnership: Major Singapore firm with a top-tier dispute resolution and restructuring practice. Compares to Setia as a similarly Singapore-anchored full-service firm, but with substantially larger headcount and a broader corporate transactional practice alongside the disputes work.
• Allen & Gledhill: Largest Singapore-headquartered law firm with market-leading dispute resolution, restructuring, and investigations benches. Comparable on practice-area overlap with Setia, but operates at vastly greater scale and across more geographies.
• Drew & Napier: Long-established Singapore firm with a strong dispute resolution and intellectual property bench. Directly comparable on Singapore disputes work, while also offering a fuller IP and corporate practice.
• Clifford Chance: Global magic-circle firm with a significant Singapore office and market-leading cross-border litigation and restructuring practice. Direct competitor for the largest cross-border mandates Setia pursues, but at much greater scale and breadth.
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Global magic-circle firm with strong Asia-Pacific disputes and investigations capability. Competes for the same cross-border enforcement and arbitration mandates as Setia, including Singapore-seated matters.
• Linklaters: Global magic-circle firm with a leading Singapore office practicing cross-border litigation, investigations, and restructuring. Comparable on the international enforcement and insolvency work Setia specializes in, at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Kobre & Kim: International boutique specializing in cross-border disputes, investigations, and asset recovery. The most structurally comparable peer: similar boutique model, similar high-stakes disputes and enforcement focus, and a similar reliance on senior-counsel talent and Asia hub presence.
• Mishcon de Reya: London-headquartered disputes and investigations boutique with international growth ambitions. Comparable as a high-end disputes boutique pursuing cross-border mandates, with a similar reliance on senior-counsel reputation and selective matter selection.

Emerging players

• Jenner & Block: US firm with a premier investigations and disputes practice that has expanded into Asia. Comparable on the white-collar, investigations, and cross-border enforcement work Setia performs, especially for financial-services clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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