Braddell Brothers is an independent dispute resolution boutique founded in 1883. It is among the oldest law firms in Singapore and is known for its commercial disputes and civil and international arbitration work, with particular sector strengths in energy and technology and telecommunications. Apart from commercial litigation and arbitration, the team regularly assists clients on injunctions, interim and pre-emptive relief, and in medical negligence and misconduct matters. The firm is currently handling litigation and arbitration disputes with a cumulative value of nearly $5 billion. The three partners, at the time of submission, had seven ongoing arbitrator appointments as the sole arbitrator or presiding arbitrator in disputes seated in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia and Vietnam. The firm works closely with international firms and is active in locations including New York, Stockholm, Chicago, Hong Kong and Jakarta. It is also a member of the independent law firm network, Legalink, and occasionally instructs Queen’s Counsel from England to assist with specialist legal opinions or to appear on an ad hoc basis in Singapore courts. Key clients of the firm include Autodesk, BASF, Bein Sports, Ericsson Telecommunications, Garuda, GKE Shanghai, JSC Power Machines, Krafton, Lippo Group and OSO Group.
Managing partner Edmund Kronenburg is frequently seen working on notable arbitration cases and he also sits as an arbitrator. Partners Angelia Thng and Kyle Gabrel Peters are also key contacts for disputes matters. The latter joined from PD Legal in August 2023.
In one case highlight, the team successfully acted for a prominent Italian businessman in an action for conspiracy and breaches of contract against a listed Singapore tech company and its subsidiary, and defended him against counterclaims.
Client feedback
“We previously used another law firm and lost all the way. Then we changed to Braddell Brothers and won all the way.” – International arbitration
Edmund Kronenberg
“He is the leader of the Team.”
“Sharp skills and good knowledge.”
“He is very knowledgeable, always well prepared, and he has a good judgement.”
