We are heartened to announce that the M&A, corporate and financial services partner and lawyer, Kennedy Chen, of Harry Elias Partnership LLP (HEP), has been nominated as a “Young Lawyer of the Year” by the Asian Legal Business (ALB) in the ALB Southeast (SE) Asia Law Awards 2025. Kennedy Chen has been working with Mr Ong Wei Jin’s team with HEP since 2017. The present accolade was decided by an independent judging panel of senior and expert legal industry leaders from various business and commercial sectors having considered the particular award category in question.
We are delighted to say that our Kennedy Chen has been nominated and named in this list where no more than a total of 15 lawyers in the whole of Southeast Asia were mentioned.
Kennedy’s bilingual English and Mandarin legal practice, deals and commercial advisory experience may be accessed at https://www.harryelias.com/partners/kennedy-chen/ and he may be contacted at KennedyChen@HarryElias.com or reached at +6596851545 (Mobile and WhatsApp).
About Kennedy Chen, his work with HEP and his development with Mr Ong Wei Jin’s team: Kennedy was prior named one of Singapore’s Most Influential Lawyers Aged 40 and Under (Singapore Business Review), appointed by the Singapore Ministry of Law (MinLaw) to the Panel of Assessors for COVID-19 Temporary Relief (PACT), and is presently seated on the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) financial industry disputes resolution centre (FIDReC) panel. HEP is concurrently ranked by ALB and IFLR1000 for “M&A, Equity & Debt Capital Markets”, and named one of the “best firms for deals, financing and advisory work in the region”.
Asialaw Profiles 2024 has stated that “Kennedy Chen is efficient, responsive and creative” by his clients. Kennedy is also recognised as a 40 Under 40 lawyer in both Southeast Asia and Asia, including Greater China and the Peoples’ Republic of China, by LexisNexis.
Read about Kennedy’s nomination as Young Lawyer of the Year by Asian Legal Business at https://www.legalbusinessonline.com/law-awards/alb-se-asia-law-awards-2025