
Len Sheng approaches the law with an architect’s sensibility: analytical yet imaginative, structured yet fluid - steadily guiding complex construction projects from ambitious vision to built reality.
Koong Len Sheng
Partner
Expertise
China Desk
Construction & Engineering
Dispute Resolution
Energy, Infrastructure & Projects
Southeast Asia Desk
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Qualifications
LLB (Hons) Cardiff University
Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore
Advocate & Solicitor, Malaysia
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Appointments & Memberships
Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
Adjudicator, Singapore Mediation Centre​​
Member, Society of Construction Law, (Singapore)
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Contact
+65 9794 5635
lensheng.koong@dlplaw.com.sg

Before starting his career in law, Len Sheng was captivated by buildings - drawn to the elegance of design and precision of construction. While his path led him away from his original ambition to be an architect, he has found himself right back in the same world that first inspired him.
Specialising in construction law, he now advises, safeguards and helps build projects that shape skylines and societies.
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A lawyer’s mind, an architect’s eye
Len Sheng brings an architect’s attributes to his legal practice - analytical yet imaginative, structured yet fluid. This ability to grasp both the technical and human aspects of the construction ecosystem makes him the ideal advisor to builders and developers across the region.​
Depth and breadth of expertise
Len Sheng’s experience encompasses nearly every category of construction: from industrial, residential and mixed-use developments to hotels, mass rapid transit systems, petrochemical and power plants, theme parks, retail malls, and waste management facilities.
He has represented clients across multiple jurisdictions, including China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines and Singapore.
His work covers the full life cycle of a construction enterprise - from tenders and project execution to employment, immigration and corporate governance for listed companies. This intimate knowledge allows him to orchestrate the many moving parts of a complex build while ensuring each element is executed with precision.
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Bringing a vision to life
One notable brief for Len Sheng involved advising the main contractor of a state-of-the-art project in Singapore over five years. The assignment was as multifaceted as the structure itself - encompassing claims to owners, disputes with sub-contractors and suppliers, financial documentation, cross-border liquidation, and the sale & purchase of specialised equipment. At every juncture, he always sought solutions that best served his client’s long-term interests. In many ways, he was building alongside the client - helping to turn architectural ambition into reality.
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Building towards a better society
Beyond the office, Len Sheng applies his skills as a volunteer for ProBono SG, representing those who cannot afford legal counsel. Here, too, he is building - wielding the law to strengthen the foundations for fairness, dignity and opportunity. And every case he takes on is another brick laid in support of a more just society.