Covenant Chambers is a law firm on Eu Tong Sen Street in Clarke Quay, and it was started in 1981 by Dato' Chee Kong Chi with a single clerk. The firm began with conveyancing and moved into civil litigation in 1983. The website lists commercial and property disputes, tech, media and IP, corporate and financial work, private client disputes and international arbitration, conveyancing and corporate real estate, medical negligence and personal injury, employment and investigations, and construction and engineering.
Its tech, media and IP work is a clear point of difference. A client who had the firm draft an IP policy says the result was clear and easy to understand. The firm also offers low bono or pro bono help for those who need it, and it links to law firms in Malaysia, Japan, India and Australia through a shared affiliation for cross-border matters.
Clients who write about the firm say it is responsive, timely and easy to follow. One has used the firm from company incorporation onwards and says the replies have been consistently quick. Others say the advice is explained in plain terms, which helps business owners who are not lawyers. Within a kilometre there are 50 other lawyers. Our pick in Clarke Quay for an IP policy or a commercial dispute where timing matters.