Practice Areas
One focus. Every kind of dispute.
Commercial litigation and arbitration, special situations, employment, private wealth, asset tracing and recovery, regulatory and white-collar defence, digital asset and tax disputes, handled with the same clarity and judgment.
01Commercial Litigation & International ArbitrationHigh Court litigation, alongside SIAC and ad hoc arbitration, and related court applications for interim relief.
- Shareholder, joint-venture and partnership disputes
- SIAC and ad hoc arbitration, including seat and governing-law strategy
- Urgent injunctive relief in support of litigation and arbitration
- Cross-border fraud and conspiracy claims
Represented a leading global financial services provider in a multi-million-dollar SIAC arbitration against a US multinational, including urgent injunctive relief in the Singapore courts in support of the arbitration.
02Special SituationsDebtor- and creditor-side representation in contentious restructuring and insolvency proceedings, often in cross-border matters.
- Debtor crisis management
- Schemes and judicial management
- Cross-border recognition
- Recovery actions for office-holders
Acted for the two largest creditors of India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange in securing recovery of its deposits in the Singapore restructuring. Coordinated strategy with Indian counsel in parallel Indian-seated arbitration.
03Employment & Executive DisputesAdvising C-suite and senior executives on exits, and acting for executives and employers in restrictive-covenant disputes.
- Wrongful and constructive dismissal
- Bonus discretion and redundancy or retrenchment disputes
- Non-compete, non-solicit and confidentiality enforcement, on either side
- Negotiated exits for C-suite and senior leadership
Acted for the COO of a leading global investment firm and C-suite of a leading e-commerce regional marketplace in retrenchment exercises. Acted for equity partners of top-tier accounting, law and consulting firms in contentious exits.
04Private Wealth & TrustsContentious probate, trust and Mental Capacity Act disputes.
- Multi-jurisdictional contentious probate and trust disputes
- Inter-beneficiary litigation; trustee-protector-enforcer litigation
- Mental capacity disputes
- Defamation and reputational protection for prominent individuals
Acting for an investment management company in the centre of multiple discretionary beneficiary court litigations involving over $10 billion in assets.
05Asset Tracing & RecoveryTracing and recovering assets lost to fraud or misconduct, and enforcing foreign judgments and awards.
- Clawback of fraudulent withdrawals, with disclosure and injunctive relief against fraudsters
- Recovery proceedings by liquidators and judicial managers against former directors and shareholders
- Registration and enforcement of foreign court judgments and international arbitration awards
Acted for the liquidators of a real estate joint-venture company in recovery actions exceeding $65 million against former directors and third parties.
06Regulatory & White-Collar DefenceDefending directors, officers and individuals in regulatory, disciplinary and criminal proceedings.
- SGX RegCo and SGX Disciplinary and Appeals Committee proceedings
- Securities and Futures Act investigations and prosecutions
- Criminal defence, including fraud, corruption and cheating offences
- Regulatory investigations involving directors and senior management
Acted for individuals defending charges and civil proceedings brought by MSF, URA, LTA, IRAS and Customs.
07Cryptocurrency & Digital Asset DisputesCivil, restructuring and criminal proceedings involving exchanges, creditors and digital-asset fraud.
- Restructuring and insolvency of cryptocurrency exchanges
- Creditor representation in cross-border digital-asset restructurings
- Persons Unknown proceedings and urgent injunctive relief for stolen digital assets
- Disclosure orders in cryptocurrency fraud
Represented the founders of a cryptocurrency exchange in multiple civil, restructuring and criminal proceedings in Singapore and Hong Kong involving over $674 million in claims.
08Tax DisputesCivil and criminal tax disputes across GST, corporate tax, individual income tax and stamp duty.
- GST anti-avoidance and cross-border fraud disputes
- Corporate tax disputes, including large-value bad-debt and capital-allowance claims
- Individual income tax disputes, including restrictive-covenant and MBO payments
- Stamp duty disputes, including Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty
Acted for a prominent F&B entrepreneur in negotiations with IRAS on potential multi-million-dollar tax evasion charges.
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