Indranee RAJAH SC
Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for National Development at Republic of SingaporeMs Indranee Rajah is the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office. She is also Second Minister for Finance, and Second Minister for National Development.
Ms Rajah is the Leader of the House for the 14th Parliament. She has been a Member of Parliament for the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2001.
She is a Senior Counsel, and was a practising lawyer before joining Government.
Ms Rajah assists in the oversight of the National Population and Talent Division in the Prime Minister’s Office.
Under her Finance portfolio, Ms Rajah is involved in the development of the Government’s fiscal policies. She also oversees the:
• Professional Services Programme Office (PSPO), to develop and promote the legal and accounting industries in Singapore and catalyse the internationalisation of such professional services; and
• Infrastructure Asia, the Singapore government platform that connects infrastructure demand and supply in the region
As Second Minister for National Development, she is involved in the formulation of Singapore’s housing and development polices. She also assists in overseeing:
• The Centre for Liveable Cities and the World Cities Summit;
• The professional services in the built environment sector;
• Review of Singapore’s long-term land-use planning for urban development;
• Strategies for sustainable housing; and
• Policies guiding Singapore's transformation into a City in Nature
Ms Rajah is also involved in the Forward Singapore exercise, as one of the Ministers overseeing the Care pillar. This pillar explores how to enable every Singaporean to lead a dignified and fulfilling life, and to better care for themselves and other around them. Forward Singapore is a collective effort between the Government and Singaporeans, to refresh Singapore’s social compact and set out a roadmap for the next decade and beyond.
Justice CHUA Lee Ming
High Court Judge at Supreme Court, SingaporeJustice Chua Lee Ming was appointed Judicial Commissioner in 2015 and High Court Judge in January 2017.
He earned his Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore in 1983 and was called to the Singapore Bar in 1984. He received his Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge in 1988.
Justice Chua began his legal career in 1984. He held various positions such as serving as Deputy Registrar and Magistrate of the Subordinate Courts (renamed as State Courts in 2014). He also served in the Supreme Court Registry for three years before becoming State Counsel and Deputy Public Prosecutor in the Attorney-General’s Chambers in 1989. Justice Chua left for private practice in 1990 and became a Partner of the law firm, Lee & Lee in 1991. In 1998, he joined the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd (renamed as GIC Pte Ltd in 2013), where he later became the General Counsel.
He was a founding member of the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association, and has served on various committees of the Law Society of Singapore as well as the School of Law Advisory Board, Singapore Management University. Justice Chua continues to serve on various committees of the Singapore Academy of Law.
Deborah IM
Chief Legal Officer at CodaDeborah Im is Chief Legal Officer at Coda, a payments and commerce platform that enables providers of digital goods to distribute and monetize globally. She is also a Senior Policy Advisor to OpenAI.
Deborah spent a collective decade helping Meta and Stripe grow across the Asia Pacific region and navigate novel legal and regulatory matters. As Meta’s first Asia Pacific lawyer, Deborah established Meta’s local presence in countries across the region and facilitated the expansion of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. Deborah served as Stripe’s inaugural General Counsel for Asia Pacific, setting the groundwork, building partnerships and obtaining regulatory approvals for Stripe to expand into Korea,Indonesia, Thailand and India.
In addition to her legal experience, Deborah founded Love at First Bite Cupcakery in Berkeley, California, and was the co-founder & COO of a fintech startup focused on solutions for globally mobile citizens. She obtained a JD degree from NYU School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from U.C. Berkeley.
Gregory TAN
Joint Head, Legal & Regulatory at TemasekMr. Gregory Tan joined Temasek in 2016 and is currently Joint Head, Legal & Regulatory.
Before joining Temasek, Greg was a partner in a US international law firm. His legal expertise is in transactional work involving cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and private equity. An extensive part of his practice involves working as international counsel to clients and co-counseling with local law firms to execute complex transactions. Greg started his private practice career in Singapore focusing on the South Asian market before relocating to his firm’s San Francisco office where he concentrated on debt transactions. He also spent time in his firm’s Tokyo office working on a variety of cross-border transactions before relocating to Shanghai in 2005 where he continued to focus on corporate work, including M&A transactions and corporate real estate work.
Greg was awarded the 2023 Singapore Corporate Counsel Association Chief Legal Officer Award in the public sector category. He graduated from the University of Bristol, UK in 1994 and started his legal career in the Supreme Court of Singapore as a Justices’ Law Clerk. He is admitted as a non-practicing barrister-at-law (Middle Temple, 1995) and is also admitted to the Singapore bar (1998) and the New York bar (2002).
He is currently a Senate member of the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) chaired by the Chief Justice of Singapore, Co-Chair of the Professional Development Working Group, member of the Corporate Law Practice Committee and Chair of the Venture Capital Investment Model Agreements (VIMA) working group in SAL.
Mayen EKONG
General Counsel at Gurin EnergyBased in Singapore, Mayen is responsible for the provision of legal, risk and compliance coverage, ensuring the business receives legal advice and support at all stages in the development, financing, construction and operation of sustainable utility-scale solar, wind and energy storage projects. She is also involved in developing business strategy and providing strategic legal advice to management.
Mayen brings significant experience in energy infrastructure projects in the maritime and power generation sectors and has worked on projects across the APAC and EMEA regions. She is admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales and holds a BA (Hons) Law from the University of Hertfordshire, England.
Faz HUSSEN
Head of Legal, Government Relations & Sustainability at Hanbaobao Pte Ltd (Licensee of McDonald's)Faz has been Head of Legal, Compliance and Government Relations at McDonald’s Singapore since 2015. It has been his privilege to have helped grow and lead the legal and cross-functional teams to deliver concise, practical commercial contracts, advice and solutions, as well as develop compliance infrastructure, investigation protocols and internal training. He has recently been made Head of Sustainability for McDonald’s Singapore as well.
Having been both in private practice and in-house practice for almost 2 decades, Faz has experience in litigation as well as transactional matters at Tan Kok Quan and Wong Partnership respectively. He also has Public and Private sectors experience given his time advising on research & development and related agreements, clinical trials, technology licences as well as the public sector issues as legal counsel with the Agency for Science Technology and Research (ASTAR) before his role in McDonald’s. He was part of the McDonald’s team that transitioned the franchise for Singapore and Malaysia from under the McDonald’s Corp ownership. Faz has been repeatedly named as one of the leading influential in-house lawyers in business in Asia in The Legal 500: GC Powerlist.
Beyond his professional roles, Faz serves on the Football Association of Singapore disputes panel as well as the Vice-Chairman of the Singapore Anti-Doping Association. Faz is passionate about travel and real estate development, having taken 2 Round-the World trips on sabbaticals, and being well-travelled, he loves to discuss global insights and perspectives on business and cultural issues that matter in today's connected world.
Amy WEI
Chief Counsel (Asia, Middle East & Africa) at Levi Strauss & Co.Amy leads a team of talented and highly motivated lawyers across Asia, Middle East and Africa at Levi Strauss & Co. The team plays a crucial strategic role in advising the business across a wide array of commercial, regulatory and compliance matters.
Amy is an Australian qualified lawyer with over a decade of experience working in both private practice and in-house roles across Australia and Singapore. Having started her legal career at Ashurst in their Hotels Leisure & Gaming practice in Sydney, she subsequently held in-house roles at Logos Property, Goodman Fielder and Sephora, before joining Levi’s® four years ago. Under Amy's leadership, the Levi’s® East Asia Pacific legal team won the award for In House Team of the Year - Manufacturing and Trade at the Asian Legal Business SEA Law Awards 2023. That same year, she was also shortlisted as a finalist for the General Counsel of the Year award by Asian Legal Business Women In Law.
Amy holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the Australian National University and is admitted to practice in New South Wales, Australia.
Zachary SHIM
Asia Pacific General Counsel at SHEINZachary is the Asia Pacific General Counsel at SHEIN, a leading global online fashion retailer. With his expertise in corporate and finance laws and experience in the tech and e-commerce industry, he plays a pivotal role in SHEIN's legal strategy and operations across the Asia Pacific region.
Prior to joining SHEIN, Zachary held key legal positions where he demonstrated his ability to navigate complex legal landscapes and drive business success. He is known for his problem solving skills and strategic approach to legal challenges, ensuring compliance with regulations while fostering innovation and growth.
Zachary is qualified in three jurisdictions, and he continues to stay abreast of legal developments and industry trends. He is committed to fostering a culture of integrity and legal excellence within SHEIN, supporting the company's mission to making the beauty of fashion accessible to all.
Jozsef ACABO
Strategic Account Director of DiligentJozsef is a Strategic Account Director at Diligent, a leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) SaaS company, serving over 1 million users from over 25,000 customers around the globe.
Jozsef looks after Strategic Accounts, Conglomerates, Multinational Large Enterprise, Service Firms, and Government sector across Asia to help organizations elevate governance and clarify risk.
Jozsef has been in the Technology business for over 18 years serving organizations across APAC. He is certified in Climate Leadership, Sustainability Transformation, Design Thinking and Technology Entrepreneurship. He is currently a member of Singapore Institute of Directors (SID).
The organizations Jozsef work with are top ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard Arrow Award recipients and are leaders in Corporate Governance practice.
Anu AMBIKAIPALAN
Associate General Counsel, APAC at UberAnu Ambikaipalan is the Associate General Counsel at Uber for the Asia-Pacific region. She leads a team of over 50 lawyers and legal professionals overseeing all legal aspects of the company’s mobility and delivery businesses - from corporate governance and commercial contracting, to high-stakes litigation and regulatory investigations.
Prior to becoming the AGC, Anu led the employment legal team across the 50 markets that make up APAC & EMEA. In this role, Anu and her team worked with labour regulators and unions to consider the best ways to regulate the gig economy, and ensure drivers and couriers get protections and benefits alongside the flexibility and independence they value.
Anu began her career at Ashurst in Melbourne, specialising in employment law. She then moved to Telstra, Australia’s largest telco, joining its HR Legal team supporting the company’s more than 37,000 workers. She moved to Singapore with Telstra in 2013 advising on its international expansion.
Anu believes that tech can strengthen the work of legal teams and last year introduced a machine learning tool to improve regulatory reporting compliance in APAC. She is also passionate about career development for her team and those in typically under-represented groups and is the Executive Sponsor for Pride@Uber in APAC. In her spare time, she reads fiction for her book/wine club and loves doing weights at the gym (currently leg pressing 140 KG).
Saqib ALAM
Partner, Crisis Management at Morrison Foerster, LondonBased in London, Saqib Alam advises global companies, boards and high net worth individuals facing business-critical issues and helps them resolve such matters from a legal and reputational standpoint. Saqib has acted in investigations and advised on corporate crises covering more than 30 countries around the world and has helped companies and individuals resolve issues with government agencies in the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Germany, India, and Singapore. Saqib regularly advises companies and individuals facing concurrent issues in multiple countries and has experience reaching coordinated and global resolutions with government agencies and third parties around the world. Saqib is admitted to practice in England, New York and Singapore.
Asiyah ARIF
Member, YSIAC Council; Director of Providence Law AsiaAsiyah is Director in the International Arbitration practice group at Providence Law Asia LLC.
Asiyah regularly represents clients in complex cross-border commercial arbitration and litigation matters. Her practice covers a diverse range of disputes, including construction and infrastructure, sovereign disputes and shareholder disputes. Her clients include individuals and local and international companies across a wide range of industry sectors.
As an arbitration specialist, she has broad experience in conducting international arbitrations under the auspices of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) as well as ad-hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL or other rules. She also frequently acts for clients in related court proceedings to set aside or enforce arbitral awards.
Ameera ASHRAF
Partner at WongPartnershipAmeera ASHRAF heads the Antitrust & Competition Practice and is a Partner of the Corporate Regulatory & Licensing Practice.
Since the introduction of competition law in Singapore, Ameera has led the WongPartnership antitrust practice in some of the most important antitrust decisions issued by the Competition Commission of Singapore ("CCCS") and the Competition Appeal Board. This includes the first appeal on a merger, as well as in decisions which have established the law and procedure in a number of areas of competition law in Singapore. She advises on a full range of competition issues, including merger control, restrictive practices, abuse of dominance, issues in licensing and other intellectual property agreements and compliance programmes.
Ameera also offers guidance on sectoral competition laws including the codes of practice published under the Telecommunications Act and the Media Development Authority Act.
In her Regulatory Practice, Ameera advises clients in regulated markets on the applicable regulatory framework, and supports them in their dealings with government departments in areas such as trade regulation, consumer protection and fair-trading laws and environment, health and safety regulations. She provides compliance advice, regulatory due diligence and strategic advice on the impact of government regulations on their businesses. Some of the regulatory matters she has been involved in include advising on the legislative framework in the transport, electricity and gas industries and in relation to the food industry. In the transportation industry she has guided clients across complex regulations in areas such as autonomous vehicles, regulation of ride-hailing, taxis, trains and airlines.
She is a regular participant in roundtable discussions organised by the CCCS for the review of competition guidelines and legislation in Singapore, and has participated as a non-governmental advisor at the International Competition Network conference since 2013. Ameera also has experience in UK and EC competition law through a stint with the Antitrust Group of an international law firm in London.
Neeraj ATHALYE
Vice President & Head - APAC at IcertisNeeraj Athalye is a seasoned global business leader with over 30 years of experience driving innovation and digital transformation across Fortune 500 companies such as SAP, Dassault, Honda, and John Deere, as well as high-growth unicorns like Icertis and opensource pioneers like SUSE.
As the APAC Leader at Icertis, Neeraj has been instrumental in expanding the company’s footprint across India, Southeast Asia, and ANZ, helping enterprises harness the power of contract intelligence to drive business value. His strategic expertise and hands-on leadership have consistently delivered exceptional outcomes across industries.
An award-winning innovator and thought leader, Neeraj has been recognized for his contributions to technology and business transformation. He has also authored books aimed at helping technology companies develop cutting-edge solutions for industry leaders.
Beyond his professional achievements, Neeraj is deeply committed to mentoring and knowledge-sharing. He actively advises startups on growth strategies and coaches young professionals through university programs at top institutions across the APAC region, shaping the next generation of technology leaders.
Swati BAGHEL
Managing Director, Legal & Compliance of BlackstoneSwati Baghel is a Managing Director in the Legal & Compliance Department, and Head of Legal, at Blackstone Singapore. Since joining Blackstone in 2018, she has been involved in legal & compliance matters for Blackstone’s private equity, real estate and tactical opportunities businesses in Asia Pacific, including Singapore, South East Asia, India and South Korea.
Prior to Blackstone, Swati has worked at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, in its Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Group, and in-house at an Indian conglomerate, in India.
Anupam BEHURA
Partner at Bain CapitalAnupam Behura joined Bain Capital in 2019. He is a Partner on the Special Situations team.
Prior to joining Bain Capital, Anupam worked at Standard Chartered Bank as Managing Director and Head of Private Debt Solutions focusing on mezzanine and high yield lending across the bank’s key markets. Previously, he was part of Standard Chartered Bank’s proprietary Principal Finance unit where he was responsible for special situations and distressed investing across Asia, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia and India. Anupam also worked at KPMG Corporate Finance.
Saket BHARTIA
Managing Director, Investigations, Diligence and Compliance of KrollSaket Bhartia is a managing director in the Investigations, Diligence and Compliance practice, based in Singapore. Bhartia leverages more than 20 years of experience assisting clients in investigating financial statement fraud, siphoning of funds, embezzlement, asset misappropriation, bribery and corruption issues, regulatory non-compliance, code of conduct violations, supply chain leakages and ethics violations.
Prior to joining Kroll, Bhartia served as an Associate Partner, Forensic & Integrity Services at a big 4 firm in Singapore where he assisted clients with financial/bribery/corruption/code of conduct/supply chain investigations. He also has extensive experience working on compliance and regulatory matters related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the UK Bribery Act (UKBA) and has helped several global and local clients set strong compliance frameworks, including performing fraud risk assessments, data analytics etc.
Early in his career, Saket was the executive director at a Big 4 firm in India, where he established and led the Bangalore, India Forensics team. During this time, he led a variety of high-profile, complex investigations, working closely with regulators and law enforcement. He also helped several multinational and Indian companies conduct fraud and corruption risk assessments, set up effective anti-corruption frameworks and fraud monitoring systems, and perform pre transaction investigative due diligence.
In addition, Saket has held global roles at Capgemini and Hewlett Packard where he worked on projects relating to Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), executed transformation projects and reviewed internal control frameworks for clients around the world.
Edward BLENK
Head of Business Intelligence, Southeast Asia at Control RisksEdward leads Control Risks’ business intelligence practice for South-East Asia. Based in Singapore, he is a highly experienced investigator who has worked on hundreds of business intelligence, due diligence, and problem-solving investigations across South-East Asia, covering dozens of sectors.
Derrick BOO
General Counsel at XterioDerrick Boo is the General Counsel of the Libeccio group of companies, the operational arm of the Xterio, an Web3 platform focused on the intersection between gaming, AI and blockchain.
Prior to being part of Xterio, Derrick was a partner in private practice with a focus on M&A, regulatory matters in the financial services sector, and fintech. After leaving private practice, Derrick moved into the fintech industry, leading legal teams in both Huobi and OKX prior to joining Xterio.
Maurice BURKE
Managing Director of KrollMaurice leverages more than 20 years of experience in dispute resolution, investigations and contentious regulatory matters across the Asia Pacific region, including Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines. He solves complex problems for his clients and has advised a broad range of multinational clients on strategies to meet operational and commercial goals. He has a deep understanding of legal systems, the critical role of local culture in identifying and remediating compliance issues, and the challenges of cross and multijurisdictional issues.
Carolina CARLSTEDT
Investment Manager at LCMCarolina is a Hong Kong and English law qualified international arbitration lawyer with significant experience of handling a broad range of commercial disputes and a particular specialisation in construction and engineering matters.
With over 10 years of experience across a number of sectors including energy, infrastructure, transport and commercial property, Carolina has a deep understanding of the complexities of disputes resolved via commercial litigation and arbitration.
Carolina joined LCM in March 2023. In her role, she sources and assesses prospective projects for disputes finance, negotiates funding agreements and manages existing investments for LCM.
Prior to joining LCM, Carolina was a Senior Associate at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP in Hong Kong and London where she successfully represented several clients in large and complex construction disputes. Her extensive experience has enabled her to develop innovative strategies which she deploys in cases she manages for LCM’s clients.
Emma CAROLAN
Head of Cyber Claims and Coverage (APAC) at AonEmma is Aon’s Head of Cyber Claims and Coverage for Asia Pacific and leads Aon's Cyber Claims Advocacy and Coverage offering. In this role, Emma helps clients prepare for cyber incidents and acts as an advocate supporting clients in cyber claims across the Asia Pacific region.
Prior to joining Aon, Emma worked as a Breach Coach in a global law firm guiding over 100 clients through cyber incidents requiring notification to regulators and affected individuals across the globe.
Darren CERASI
Partner at DeloitteMr. Cerasi has 25 years’ experience working with technology in numerous fields. Over the last 20 years, he has focused on Digital Forensics, eDiscovery and Cyber Security investigations.
As a Partner of Deloitte Forensic SEA, Mr. Cerasi leads the Discovery & Data Management team which is comprised of 30 digital forensics and electronic discovery professionals in 8 locations across Southeast Asia.
He has acted for clients across the APAC region on a variety of matters such as enforcement of intellectual property rights, investigation of financial irregularities, theft of confidential data, criminal breach of trust and cybercrime.
Mr. Cerasi has project managed the collection, preservation and processing of data for document review in a range of local and overseas litigation, arbitration and regulatory matters.
As an expert witness in the District and High Courts of Singapore, Mr. Cerasi has provided valuable testimony to clients. He has also been called to be a witness in the Penang High Court and Johor Industrial Tribunal.
Mr. Cerasi has trained over 300 law enforcement, government and private sector students in digital forensics methodology.
Mr. Cerasi leads data management and contract lifecycle management projects for clients across Southeast Asia working closely with legal and compliance, CDO and IT functions.
Charmaine CHAN-RICHARD
Assistant General Counsel at SingtelCharmaine is an Assistant General Counsel with Singtel, leading disputes for Singtel Group. In her role at Singtel, she also handles a range of risk, compliance, contractual, corporate advisory, and employment-related matters. Prior to joining Singtel Group, Charmaine spent over a decade in private practice handling litigation and arbitration matters, as well as advisory work across multiple sectors.
Jean CHAY
Vice-President, Legal, Risk & Compliance at NTT DATA Asia PacificJean has over 25 years of experience working for global technology companies and has lead teams across APJ during her tenure at Microsoft, Red Hat, ServiceNow and Autodesk before taking up the General Counsel role at NTT DATA in 2022. She has experience in both high growth tech start-ups and large technology companies seeking transformation and cost efficiencies. She is a champion for DEI and increasing women’s participation in leadership roles in technology companies and in Board rooms.
Jonathan CHEONG
Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance at BybitJonathan has over a decade of experience in crypto finance, risk management and regulatory compliance. He enjoys analyzing data, generating key risk indicators, formulating analysis models and computing of logic funnels, internal controls, tools and systems. He is responsible for legal and compliance operations and to create both machine and manual processes to address all forms of risks in the company.
Jillian CHIA
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Jillian leads Skrine’s Privacy and Data Protection practice and is also part of Skrine’s Telecommunications Media and Technology (TMT) practice. She focuses on advising local and multinational companies in respect of data protection and privacy issues. Jillian’s experience in this area includes reviewing and drafting of relevant documentation such as privacy policies, data processor agreements and data transfer agreements as well as undertaking comprehensive data protection exercises to bring her client’s internal practices, in line with the requirements of the privacy and data protection laws. She is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (Asia) (CIPP/A) with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Jillian is also well versed in the TMT industry and advises a wide range of global telecommunications and technology companies in respect of their investments and service offerings into Malaysia.
Joshua CHIA
Associate at Herbert Smith FreehillsJoshua is an associate in Herbert Smith Freehills' global arbitration practice. He specialises in international commercial arbitration, with a focus on energy and tech disputes. He has acted as counsel in institutional and ad hoc arbitration and in Singapore court proceedings. He is a member of the Law Society of Singapore's Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee.
Before joining Herbert Smith Freehills, he practised in a leading Singapore dispute resolution firm. He also taught legal writing, research and advocacy in the National University of Singapore.
Joshua graduated from the National University of Singapore with a first class bachelor's degree in law, and the New York University with a master's degree in international legal studies. He is qualified as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
Audrey CHIANG
Senior Partner at Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLPAudrey Chiang is a Senior Partner in the Dentons Rodyk Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Arbitration practices.
Audrey's primary practice is in general commercial litigation. She advises and represents clients on a broad range of issues relating to corporate litigation, disputes involving crypto tokens, medical defence litigation, property law, breach of confidence, express, constructive and resulting trusts, banking law, employment law, intellectual property law and regulatory matters.
Audrey is named in numerous legal guides and directories including The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific and Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal).
Winnie CHING
Group Director (Legal and Enforcement) of Competition and Consumer Commission of SingaporeMs. Winnie Ching is the Group Director (Legal and Enforcement) at the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (“CCCS”). In her role, she is responsible for reviewing decisions of CCCS, supervising CCCS’s competition and consumer protection investigations and projects, and providing advice on legal and policy matters. Winnie has led or supervised complex cartel investigations, abuse of dominance cases, mergers and consumer protection investigations. She currently co-supervises the Mergers Assessment Unit within CCCS.
Prior to joining CCCS, she worked at the UK Office of Fair Trading (now the Competition Markets Authority) as an Assistant Director of Litigation where she led the litigation of a number of key competition and consumer protection cases in the UK courts including to the Competition Appeal Tribunal, UK Court of Appeal and UK Supreme Court. Winnie has also worked as a solicitor in private practice and at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission as a Principal Investigator of both competition and consumer protection matters.
Winnie has a Masters with distinction from Kings College London in EC Competition Law, a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University, Sydney.
Grace CHONG
Director of Drew & Napier LLCGrace heads the Financial Services Regulation practice in Drew & Napier LLC. She has extensive experience advising on cross-border and complex regulatory matters, including licensing and conduct of business requirements, regulatory investigations, and regulatory change. A former in-house counsel at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), she regularly interacts with key regulators, is closely involved in regional regulatory reform initiatives and has led discussions with regulators on behalf of the financial services industry.
Grace has led regulatory teams in Singapore and Hong Kong at two international law firms, further developing her expertise in navigating complex financial regulatory environments across multiple jurisdictions. She also brings a strategic outlook from an inhouse perspective having previously been a counsel in the Global Internal Investigations Group at the Hong Kong headquarters of a large leading multinational bank.
Grace has been consistently named as one of Singapore’s top 10 FinTech lawyers and is highly ranked in Chambers FinTech and Legal 500. She is particularly recognized for her expertise in emerging technologies, including digital assets, and the strategic integration of AI solutions within financial institutions. Her team provides dedicated regulatory support to banks, asset managers and fintechs on key regulatory areas, including banking and payments regulations, licensing and authorization processes, AML regulatory investigations and sanctions, ESG implementation and audits, outsourcing and data transfer arrangements, and reviews of ISDA agreements and ancillary documents.
Daniel CHOO
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Daniel serves as Co-President of the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA), and is the Co-Chair of Data Protection & Cybersecurity Chapter and Student Chapter. He is also part of the Executive Committee (representing SCCA) with In-house Counsel Worldwide (ICW).
Daniel is also currently General Counsel and Privacy Responsible (APAC), Asia Pacific at Bruker, a German & American based manufacturer of high-performance scientific instruments and medical devices. Daniel heads the APAC legal team that covers legal & compliance, M&A, data protection/privacy matters for China, India, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Daniel graduated with a degree in law from University of Leeds. He holds active IAPP Certificates such as CIPP/A, CIPM and CIPP/E. Recently, he completed the SAL-INSEAD Legal Leadership Programme.
Jason CHUA
Law Lecturer at Temasek PolytechnicJason Chua (“Jason”) is a law lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic's School of Business. A graduate of Singapore Management University and an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, Jason teaches Civil Procedure and Criminal Law. He has been invited to share his expertise on Employment Law at the University of Western Australia (Law study tour) in 2023 and 2024.
Prior to joining academia, Jason was a Prosecutor with the legal services division of the Ministry of Manpower where he handled employment crimes. Thereafter, Jason was posted to the State Courts as an Assistant Registrar where he adjudicated interlocutory matters at the community courts - Employment Claims Tribunals.
Jason’s work has been published in both domestic and international journals, such as the Hong Kong Journal of Legal Studies and the Singapore Academy of Law Journal.
Koh Peng CHUA
COO & Asia General Counsel at Proterra AsiaMr. Chua is the COO & General Counsel of Proterra Asia. He provides support for Proterra’s Asian investment activities, oversees the operations of the Singapore office and its regulatory compliance.
Mr. Chua has more than 20 years of experience in M&A, private equity investments, equity offerings, structured trade finance, distressed credits and securities regulations. Prior to Proterra Asia, Mr. Chua served as a Managing Director and Senior Legal Counsel for Black River, a division of Cargill, where he provided legal and compliance support across various funds that Black River had managed, including private equity funds. Prior to Cargill, Mr. Chua was a partner in the equity capital markets team of Wong Partnership.
Mr. Chua graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws degree (2nd upper class honors) and is called to the Singapore Bar. He speaks English and Chinese.
Thomas CHUANG
Solutions Consultant at Thomson ReutersThomas is a Solutions Consultant with the Thomson Reuters Legal Solutions team, where he works with law firms and in-house legal departments to streamline their processes through the use of HighQ and Legal Tracker. He has experience across several areas of the legal industry, having worked in legal tech companies as well as in law firms, both as a lawyer and in the business development team.
Gladys CHUN
General Counsel at Doctor AnywhereGladys Chun leads the Legal and Compliance department of Doctor Anywhere (DA), a tech-led healthcare company operating across Southeast Asia. Gladys joined DA in January 2025 and prior to that, she spent over a decade with Lazada, a subsidiary of Alibaba, shaping the regulatory landscape of e-commerce in Southeast Asia.
Gladys started her career in the corporate, commercial and tax practice at Baker McKenzie before moving in-house into retail, franchising, ecommerce and now healthtech. Gladys provides both the management team and relevant business units with strategic guidance in commercial and risk management.
Over the years, Gladys’ leadership, initiative and legal expertise has earned her an extensive list of regional and global accolades. These include the Financial Times’ Most Innovative General Counsel Asia-Pacific 2019 award, the inaugural Chief Legal Officer award, MNC Category, at SCCA 2017, and In-House Counsel of Distinction at Asia Legal Awards 2017.
Gladys graduated with a Bachelor of Law (LLB) and Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Corporate Finance) from the University of Western Australia.
John CHUNG
Associate General Counsel at Intel CorporationJohn Chung is Associate General Counsel in Business Integrity for Asia region at Intel Corporation. He is responsible for legal compliance matters in Asia region for Intel and is based in Singapore.
Renita Sophia CRASTA
General Counsel & Group Data Protection Officer at TGR Real EstateRenita serves as the Co-President of Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) and is the Co-Chair of the Sustainability Chapter, Real Estate Chapter and Women’s Chapter. She also sits on the General Council and Steering Committee (representing SCCA) with In-house Counsel Worldwide (ICW).
Renita is also the General Counsel and Group Data Protection Officer with TGR Real Estate. Following her graduation from NUS Faculty of Law, Renita joined Allen & Gledhill LLP, where she acquired both Litigation and Corporate experience during her 7 years there, before spending the next 10 years in-house with to real estate landlord/developer entities Ascendas and CapitaLand, covering both local and international portfolios.
She has since completed a Masters of Law and Public Administration, as well as attended the SMC and SIMC courses, along with the SAL Specialist Accreditation Course in Construction Law. For her various efforts, she was awarded the ALB Young In-House Lawyer of the Year Award for 2020, has been named a finalist for the ALB Woman In-House of the Year Award 2021 and 2022 and is a Generation Tatler awardee for her contributions to the law and community. She also sits on the board of Women in Sustainability and Environment to encourage more women in ESG areas.
Nadav DAVIDAI
Head of Crisis & Security Consulting, Asia Pacific at Control RisksNadav Davidai leads the Crisis & Security consulting practice for Asia Pacific. Nadav has 15 years’ experience helping clients develop crisis management and resilience capabilities and has advised companies around the region during complex or acute crisis situations.
Before moving to Singapore, Nadav worked in Control Risks’ Greater China and North Asia practice in Shanghai.
Nadav holds a Master of Arts in international affairs and international economics from the Paul H. Nitze School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a double major in history and political science. He is conversant in English, Hebrew, Arabic and Japanese.
Tristan DELGADO
Senior Associate at Romulo- LexMundi - Exploring data related concerns in deal making
- LexMundi - Navigating Data Protection in 2025: Regional Trends, Risks & Readiness
Tristan Delgado works at Romulo in Manila. He has been advising clients across various sectors regarding data privacy and protection since 2015 when the implementing rules of the Philippines’ Data Privacy Act were first introduced. Tristan participated in the drafting of the implementing rules. He has seen the evolution of enforcement and compliance of the Data Privacy Act in the last decade. Apart from data privacy, Tristan’s practice covers mergers & acquisitions and private equity, especially in technology, media, and telecommunications and retail, as well as labor and employment.
Simon ELLIOT
Partner at Three CrownsSimon, a partner in the Singapore office, provides advice and representation in commercial and treaty proceedings conducted under the rules of the major arbitral institutions and ad hoc, and in pre-arbitration dispute resolution processes. His practice has a particular focus on disputes arising out of large infrastructure and major projects involving disputed technical, delay, and quantum related issues.
Simon is described by The Legal 500 as a “rising star” and clients laud his “impressive ability to deep dive into highly complex, technical issues” and turn them into “elegant and powerful arguments”.
Simon holds an LLB (First Class Hons) and a BA (French). He is admitted and entitled to practice at both the Paris Bar as an Avocat and in England and Wales as a Solicitor. Simon is also admitted in New Zealand. He speaks fluent English and French.
Karim ES-SAID
General Counsel (APAC) at Siemens EnergyKarim is an accomplished lawyer with extensive experience in energy projects. He began his career at a major British law firm in the field of project finance. Karim then joined Siemens Energy in Germany, eventually moving to the Middle East where he took on various roles. Currently, he is based in Singapore, serving as the General Counsel for the Asia-Pacific region at Siemens Energy.
Edna ESSIEN
Director, Head of Data Protection Office, APAC/LATAM at PayPalEdna is a qualified Solicitor of England and Wales and has over 20 years’ experience in data privacy and data protection and is currently Director, Head of Data Protection Office, APAC/LATAM at PayPal in Singapore. Prior to that she was Director, Data Protection & Technology Compliance, APAC at Scotiabank and Senior Global Privacy Counsel at Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore. She also worked at Accenture, UK and advised on global data privacy matters. Edna was President of AsiaDPO https://www.asiadpo.org from December 2020 to October 2021. Previously she was joint Vice President. She continues to assist the network as a management committee member. She is an expert in global data protection and data privacy laws/regulations.
Mark FARLEY
Head of Proactive Services, Asia at S-RMMark Farley is Head of Proactive Services for Asia based in Singapore. He has over 13 years of experience in helping clients with cyber security matters in areas such as acting virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO), cyber security due diligence, cyber incident response and cyber security assessments. Prior to joining S-RM, Mark led a proactive cyber security team for a global cyber consultancy firm in London.
Mark has an MSc in Software and Systems Security from the University of Oxford and an MEng in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Bristol. He holds the following professional qualifications such as Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP) and SABSA Chartered Security Architect Foundation Certificate (SCF)
Jim FITZSIMMONS
Principal, Digital Risks, Asia Pacific at Control Risks- Control Risks - Enhancing Resilience: Integrating threat intelligence to protect your company from emerging threats
- Control Risks - Responding to the white-collar fraud threat amid growing sophistication and AI
Jim Fitzsimmons is a Principal leading our Digital Risks team in the Asia Pacific region. His work with clients includes evaluating and mitigating the business risks of information and technology regulations, threat-led cyber security risk assessments and supporting clients to manage cyber security incidents and crises.
He has over 25 years of experience in providing IT security and consulting services to a variety of government agencies and industry verticals in the United States, China, Vietnam and Singapore.
Darren FOO
Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at WorldpayDarren Foo is Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Worldpay, a leading global provider of financial technology, powering businesses of all sizes - from start-ups to some of the world’s most popular e-commerce brands - to make, take and manage payments. In his role, Darren leads Worldpay’s APAC Commercial and Regulatory Legal (CRL) Team, with the CRL team members being instrumental in navigating complex regulatory landscapes and ensuring compliance across various jurisdictions. The Worldpay CRL team’s continued close collaboration with all functions of the business has been pivotal in driving the Legal, Compliance, Risk and Internal Audit (LCRA) department’s success and supporting Worldpay’s growth and innovation.
Sandy FOO
Deputy Head, Corporate and Transactional Group Head, Mergers & Acquisitions at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLPEffectively bilingual in English and Chinese, Sandy is Head of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice, with wide and deep experience in corporate and finance matters spanning more than 25 years, derived from her years as a practitioner in Singapore and London as well as legal counsel in a global financial institution.
A trusted “go-to” lawyer for high stakes, high profile transactions, Sandy has led on numerous significant award-winning deals, and is a market leading practitioner who has won high praise from clients and peers alike.
Consistently endorsed as a recommended/leading lawyer in major ranking publications such as Chambers Asia Pacific, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (Hall of Fame), IFLR1000, Who’s Who Legal and Best Lawyers, clients have commended Sandy for her “amazing knowledge of her subject matter”, her ability to be “technical, tactical and strategic all at once”, and an “incredibly hard-working, very hands-on partner who is very accessible and very technically able”
Sandy’s recent significant accolades include being featured by Asian Legal Business as one of Asia’s Top 15 M&A lawyers and Woman Lawyer of the Year for 2023, by The Legal 500 as Corporate & M&A Lawyer of the Year 2023 in Southeast Asia, and by IFLR1000 Women Leaders as a member of an elite global group of prominent female lawyers with outstanding reputations. She is also part of the A-List of Singapore’s legal profession by the Asia Business Law Journal.
Tess FORGE
Counsel at Clifford ChanceTess Forge specialises in conducting cross-border white collar crime, corruption, money laundering and regulatory enforcement investigations. In particular, Tess has considerable experience in conducting investigations in emerging markets.
Coupled with investigating corporate criminal conduct, Tess also specialises in how to prevent compliance failings and on developing, redesigning and implementing compliance programmes.
Zhikang FU
Director, Senior IP Strategy Solutions of IPOS InternationalZhikang has over a decade of experience in the innovation and intellectual property ecosystem. He currently leads a team of IP strategists focused on integrating intellectual property management into business planning and strategy. He has advised businesses and public agencies across diverse industries such as biomedical, advanced manufacturing and green technologies at various stages of innovation, on holistic IP management for optimal commercialisation outcomes.
Zhikang is a Registered Management Consultant (RMC). He holds a Master of IP and Innovation Management from the Singapore University of Social Sciences and a Bachelor of Engineering in Bioengineering from Nanyang Technological University. Zhikang is recognised as one of the world's leading IP Strategists by IAM Strategy 300.
Pei Tze GAN
Partner at PwC MalaysiaPei Tze is the tax partner leading Deals Tax / Mergers & Acquisitions Tax / International Tax Services in PwC Malaysia. Pei Tze started her career in PwC Malaysia before re-joining in February 2017 after various senior roles in structured financing and investment governance in international financial institutions both in Malaysia and abroad. Anchored by her tax knowledge, she has broadened her fields of expertise to include structuring and implementation.
Pei Tze has been involved in advising on mergers and acquisitions, identifying tax planning opportunities, undertaking review and corporate restructuring of companies, cross border tax reviews and deal structuring, and due diligence reviews. She has worked with local and foreign private equity funds and clients across various sectors including healthcare, data centre, manufacturing and education.
Serene GAN
Board Director & Treasurer of Singapore Corporate Counsel AssociationSerene serves as board director and treasurer of the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association. She is the Chair of the SCCA Pro Bono Chapter and SCCA Student Chapter.
Qualified in Singapore and New York, Serene heads up the Singapore legal team of an international property company. She is passionate in encouraging volunteering volunteerism among in-house lawyers and nurturing and developing generations of legal thinkers.
Naomi GASTON
Senior Legal Consultant at ContractPodAiNaomi Gaston stands at the forefront of legal innovation as a Senior Legal Consultant at ContractPodAi. Her extensive experience includes her role as a senior manager in the Legal Technology team within NewLaw at PwC. Naomi's expertise is further enhanced by her dual qualification in law, showcasing her comprehensive understanding of the legal landscape across multiple jurisdictions. She works with clients and industries that span the globe, bringing a wealth of international experience around GenAI to her role.
In 2023, Naomi was highly commended by the judges at the Women in Tech Awards as Tech Advocate of the Year.
Francis GOH
Consultant at Legis Point LLCNow a full-time mediator, Francis brings with him over three decades of experience as an advocate and solicitor, arbitrator and mediator, applying a problem-solving mindset to dispute resolution. Since 2001, Francis has mediated cases of high stakes complex disputes, involving relational and contract issues, as well as multi-party and multi-jurisdictional disputes.
• IMI and SIMI Certified Mediator
• IMI Certified Mediation Advocate
• Principal Mediator (Since 2001) | Trainer | Coach | Assessor, Singapore Mediation Centre
• Specialist Mediator | Trainer | Assessor | Mentor, Singapore International Mediation Centre
• Mentor, Singapore International Mediation Institute
• Senior Mediator, Law Society Mediation Scheme
• International Mediator and Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association - International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR®)
• Panel Mediator, Vietnam International Arbitration Centre
• International Mediator, Brunei Darussalam Arbitration Centre
• Senior International Mediator, SAGE Mediation
• Mediation Trainer, CIArb AFL
• Adjudicator, Financial Industry Dispute Resolution Centre
• Chairperson, Advocacy Committee of the Law Society of Singapore
Kelvin GOH
General Counsel and Executive Director of Openspace VenturesAt Openspace, Kelvin is General Counsel, overseeing all legal, compliance and transaction execution matters for the firm.
A corporate / M&A lawyer by training, he works with our portfolio companies to structure their operations and transactions, helping them stay ahead of laws, regulations and negotiations. Prior to joining Openspace, he spent ten years with an international law firm, working with private equity and venture capital clients in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Law from the London School of Economics.
Mariam GOTSIRIDZE
Principal Research Fellow at Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA)Mariam Gotsiridze is a Principal Research Fellow at the Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA), where her research focuses on next-generation dispute resolution, including commercial and investor-state arbitration and mediation. She is also actively involved in empirical research and development projects on appropriate dispute resolution mechanisms.
Prior to joining SIDRA, Mariam served in the Government of Georgia, where she led the Arbitration Department at the Ministry of Justice (2011–2022). In this role, she was responsible for state representation in international arbitration and was involved in major investment and commercial arbitration cases before ICSID, ICC, SCC, and ad hoc tribunals under UNCITRAL rules. She also played a key role in negotiating Bilateral Investment Treaties and Free Trade Agreements on behalf of Georgia.
Mariam was Georgia’s Head of Delegation in UNCITRAL Working Groups II and III, the ICSID Rules amendment process, and the Modernization of the Energy Charter Treaty. She has contributed to significant legislative reforms in arbitration and mediation in Georgia and currently serves as Chair of the Arbitration Council of the Georgian International Arbitration Centre (GIAC).
Jared GROSS
Managing Member at East West Technology Ventures Pte LtdJared is a seasoned lawyer, operator and investor, having begun his career as a corporate associate at Latham & Watkins LLP and moved into the technology industry in 2015. After serving as chief-of-staff at a rapidly scaling adtech company, Jared helped found a fintech company that raised $28m from leading global VCs (including Founders Fund and Paradigm) before successfully exiting to Coinbase pre-IPO. Jared then joined Binance when the company was less than one-year old to build the legal function and help internationalize the business. In that role, Jared led the launch of multiple new countries and business lines out of the company’s global headquarters, and then ran a strategic M&A team in which he served as the central champion for a number of overseas portfolio companies. Since leaving Binance, Jared has primarily focused on small-scale technology buyouts.
Jared has an undergraduate degree in applied math from Harvard College and a law degree from Harvard Law School. In addition, he has completed all but a dissertation towards an economics PhD at MIT.
Andrew GROTOWSKI
Chief Legal Officer at LibearaAndrew serves as the Chief Legal Officer of Libera, an institutional-grade tokenisation platform. He has over 20 years of experience in digital assets, FinTech and traditional finance. He worked and lived in Singapore, London and New York.
Prior to Libeara, Andrew was the Head of Regulatory Legal and Compliance at AirWallex and managed a global team of lawyers and compliance professionals based in seven countries across APAC, EMEA and Americas. Before AirWallex, Andrew was the Head of Legal, APAC at Coinbase – he was employee no. 1 at Coinbase Singapore and established the company’s legal function in the region, including building a market-leading team of digital asset lawyers across two regional hubs, Singapore and Tokyo. Prior to Coinbase, Andrew was the Head of Legal, Asia-Pacific at a Silicon Valley start-up focusing on FinTech, commodity-based stablecoins, real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation, and blockchain-based provenance of RWAs.
Andrew’s traditional finance experience includes working for Deutsche Bank AG in Singapore where he covered legal and regulatory aspects of global markets transactions across a wide range of asset classes (rates, credit, FX, Islamic Finance, longevity and cross-asset) across 14+ markets in APAC, and was involved in the implementation of post-2008 global financial crisis regulatory reforms, including the Volcker Rule and the Living Wills regime. Andrew started his career at a Magic Circle law firm, Linklaters LLP, and worked in the firm’s equity and debt markets team in London, and derivatives and structured products teams in London and New York. He was also seconded to the firm’s European and Japanese investment banking clients in London and New York.
Andrew is a qualified solicitor (England and Wales) and holds master’s degrees in common and civil law, including an LL.M. from the London School of Economics and Political Science where he studied as a Chevening scholar.
Jonathan GUWE
Senior Partner at Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLPJonathan is a Senior Partner in Dentons Rodyk’s Finance practice group and Co-Head of the Project Finance, Energy and Infrastructure practices. He is also the Co-Head of the Indonesia and Vietnam desks.
Jonathan has handled various complex cross-border transactions in emerging markets, successfully seeing multiple projects from inception to commercial operation, and is well versed to manage the unique challenges in such markets. Projects undertaken include hydroelectric power, solar power, wind power, gas and coal fired power plants and other infrastructure projects in Asia. He has experience in advising on the development of Projects from inception and drafting the various related documents such as consortium agreements, sale and purchase agreements (SPAs), shareholders’ agreements (SHAs), engineering, procurement and construction contracts (EPCs), fuel supply, operations and maintenance contracts (O&M), power purchase agreements (PPAs), build, operate and transfer contracts (BOT) and their related financing documents.
His experience in finance and commercial work encompasses a wide range of transactions including acquisition financing, project financing, bilateral and syndicated lending, asset-backed financing, ISDA transactions and trade financing, as well as pre-export financing and has handled numerous transactions involving mergers, takeovers and joint ventures, and has acted for vendors, purchasers and financiers.
Jonathan is recognised as a Notable Practitioner for Banking by IFR1000 and a Notable Practitioner in Banking and Finance by Asialaw Leading Lawyers.
Ana HAYNES
General Counsel – SEAK, Japan & India at EssilorLuxotticaAna Silvia Dias Haynes, dual Brazilian and British citizen, with over 22 years of solid experience working for and advising multinational and locally-based companies in Southeast Asia, South Korea, Japan & India, Brazil & Latin America, EMEA regions.
She has practiced in the São Paulo office of Baker & McKenzie between 1997-2005 as part of the M&A, Tax and Corporate teams, when she was actively involved in the preparation of bids for public and private partnerships, auctions, privatization, and selective proceedings; M&A projects of all sectors and tax and corporate structuring.
In 2005 she joined BG Group/Shell to be their Legal Manager for mid and downstream business, involving the structuring and negotiation of energy and gas supply agreements and deals to deliver energy and cogeneration solutions to industries and commercial business in Brazil and abroad, as well as vehicular natural gas to gas stations throughout different countries. While at BG Group she was promoted to lead the BG Group South Cone legal projects, including their shareholding position at the largest gas utility of the Brazil/Comgás and other Brazil/Bolivia gas pipeline and other legal matters.
She joined Diageo in 2007 to work as their South America region Senior Legal Manager, with the important role of building a solid locally based compliance and legal team, having a seat on the regional Comex Board, and acquiring selective assets and business in the region, as well as providing compliance support and implementing their AML and ABC policies in LatAm. In 2010 she joined the Diageo PLC head office in London as their Legal Counsel for Corporate, Compliance and support for FP&R/Finance team. As part of the Diageo experience, she participated in the auditing of a few business units and important M&A projects worldwide.
In Europe she also had the experience of head of Legal Compliance for the EMEA region at the AES Electric (part of the AES Corporation), involving the legal support for the development of their renewable energy and coal and gas-fired projects in EMEA, and leading the AES UK Bribery Act and FCPA based compliance program.
She returned to Brazil in 2014 up to mid-2021 was the General Counsel for Essilor in Brazil and Latin America, working in several M&A deals with a LatAm and Brazil Comex seats. She was also their local Compliance Director until 2019, when she developed their “Somos Essilor” compliance program in the region and helped to shape the compliance culture of the business to achieve their mission of “improving lives by improving sight”.
Ana Silvia joined the EssilorLuxottica SEAK, Japan, and India team as the General Counsel based in Singapore since 2022, to manage a team of initial 15, now 20 team members. Since mid-2021 she has actively participated in Asia Pacific projects, including selective buy-outs and partnerships, implementation of legal entities optimization, and integration of EssilorLuxottica business units in the region, also leads the regulatory team in the region.
Anish HAZRA
Associate, Litigation at Morrison Foerster, SingaporeAnish helps clients resolve high-value business critical issues including complex commercial litigation and arbitration, as well as government enforcement action. Anish began his career in London, before relocating to Singapore in 2023. He has unique experience in the region advising clients who are concurrently managing multiple claims, regulatory actions and related reputational issues.
Anish has particular experience with contentious issues in the technology and sustainability sectors, and on matters that have a nexus with Japan. He has most recently advised global clients on multiple arbitrations arising out of renewable energy investments in Japan and a multinational technology company in connection with a high-profile UK public inquiry. Anish has also represented clients in a wide range of other matters including those arising out of shareholder disputes, M&A transactions, and bribery or fraud allegations. He has acted under major arbitral institutional rules, and collaborates with US colleagues and local counsel to provide clients with strategic advice on court litigation and investigations in a variety of jurisdictions, including India and the UAE.
Prior to joining Morrison Foerster’s Singapore office, Anish was based in the firm’s London office and also practiced in the London disputes and investigations team of a leading international law firm. Anish studied law at the University of Oxford, graduating with First Class Honours.
Anish is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales.
Ameline HO
Senior Strategy & Development Manager (Legal) at SIACAs the Senior Manager (Legal), Strategy and Development Group of SIAC, Ameline works with the team to formulate and implement initiatives for stakeholder engagement and outreach globally. She is also part of the legal research team, with a focus on innovating through data-driven insights and policies.
Prior to joining SIAC, Ameline held roles in both the public and private sectors, and has experience in various areas including law, policy, data analysis, business development, and communications.
Ameline graduated with Honours from the National University of Singapore (NUS), and is called to the Singapore Bar. She also holds a Certificate in Innovation and Strategy from Harvard University.
Jean Nie HO
Partner at Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLPJean Nie is a Partner in Dentons Rodyk’s Corporate practice group. She is also the Head of Environment, Sustainability and Governance practice.
Jean Nie’s primary areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, venture capital and private equity, employment matters, environmental, sustainability & governance, and general corporate commercial work.
Jean Nie is recognised by Best Lawyers in Singapore in the area of Corporate Law.
John HO
Head, Legal, Financial Markets at Standard CharteredJohn Ho is the Global Head of Legal, Financial Markets for Standard Chartered Bank (“SCB”), overseeing and providing legal advisory, transactional and documentation support for Financial Markets (FM) business globally for Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), its branches and affiliates. Mr Ho is on the FIA Asia Pacific Advisory Board. Mr. Ho is also the co-chair of (1) the ISDA South East Asia Legal and Regulatory Committee and (2) the ISDA Asia Pacific ESG Working group.
Mr. Ho plays an active role in implementing changes within SCB to conform to applicable OTC regulatory reforms impacting FM business. He has been involved in fostering closer working relationship and rapport with industry groups and regulators on key global and regional regulatory reform changes, including Interbank Offered Rate (IBOR) reforms, MIFID II/MIFIR, Dodd Frank, EMIR, CRDIV, FATCA, CCPs and Margin Reforms for Uncleared Derivatives.
In addition, Mr. Ho has supported digitisation in SCB and adoption of new or innovative technology initiatives such as blockchain, distributed ledger technology and smart contracts. He is an active participant in the industry’s Fintech events and has shared insights on the legal and regulatory framework relating to the development of Fintech, Digital Assets, Stablecoins, Web3 and Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). He has acted as a mentor for the UK FCA Sustainability TechSprint, FCA Digital Sandbox, R3 and LongHash, both global incubator networks which provide a full range of support for start-ups working on blockchain or distributed ledger related projects. He co-authored a publication issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF) called The Digital Currency Governance Consortium Whitepaper in 2021 and is on the WEF CBDC Principles working group.
Prior to joining SCB, Mr. Ho was the Managing Director Principal in the legal department of Bear Stearns (Japan), Ltd (“Bear Stearns”) where he supported the Asia franchise (including Tokyo, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Korea, India and South-east Asia) from January 2003 to August 2008 covering various structured products and derivatives including equity derivatives, credit derivatives, fixed income and commodities.
Prior to joining Bear Stearns, Mr. Ho worked as Asia equity counsel for Lehman Brothers in Tokyo with experience dealing in convertibles, options, warrants, delta one products and other types of equity derivatives transactions, equity finance and equity capital markets.
He is qualified as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore since 1995 and he received his law degree from the National University of Singapore.
Samuel HUEN
Global Head of Legal & Regulatory Compliance at Bank of SingaporeSamuel started his career on Wall Street with Shearman & Sterling before joining UBS in Singapore where he was Managing Director and Head of Group Legal Singapore & Head Wealth Management Legal South Asia. After more than 17 years with UBS, Samuel joined Bank of Singapore in late 2023 where he currently leads the Legal, Regulatory Compliance, Compliance Testing, Quality Assurance, Tax Compliance and Data Protection functions globally. He is admitted to practice in New York, Singapore and England & Wales, and graduated from Cornell and the National University of Singapore. Samuel has also been recognized on the GC Powerlist for Southeast Asia by Legal 500 and as one of Asia's top 15 Chief Compliance Officers by Asian Legal Business.
Yasmin HUSSAIN
Head of Legal Asia at LexisNexisYasmin Hussain is a qualified English lawyer who has been working with LexisNexis and RELX for more than 14 years in global and regional general counsel & compliance roles spanning multiple jurisdictions including over 12 years in Asia. Yasmin has been integral to setting up and managing the legal and compliance functions in both Asia and globally and contributing as a senior leader.
Swati JHAVERI
Director & Head (Planning, Development and Research) of SIACIn her role as Director & Head (Planning, Development & Research), Swati is responsible for driving the strategic planning, research, thought leadership and publications, knowledge management and case management innovation initiatives of SIAC. Working closely with colleagues across the Strategy & Development, Marketing and Events and Secretariat, she also steers the design and development of SIAC’s programming, outreach and engagement activities and events. Swati has a background in both legal practice and the teaching and research of law having worked at legal practices and academic institutions in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and the US. She is qualified to practice in Hong Kong SAR and England & Wales.
Matthew F. JONES
Partner at Kim & ChangMatthew F. Jones is a senior foreign attorney at Kim & Chang. He primarily practices in the area of labor & employment.
Mr. Jones advises multi-national clients doing business in Korea on day-to-day legal issues affecting the workplace, including employee discipline and terminations, unions and collective bargaining negotiations and strategy, workforce reductions, workplace privacy, employment contracts, labor-related issues in M&A, crisis management, immigration issues and other human resources issues. He has also overseen and conducted hundreds of internal investigations involving allegations of employee misconduct.
Mr. Jones co-authored the chapter on Korea in PLC Employment and Employee Benefits Guide (Practical Law Company, 2013). He also regularly speaks at various Chambers of Commerce in Korea as well Employer Associations.
Mr. Jones received a J.D. from Albany Law School in 2000 and a B.A. in Asian studies from Williams College in 1997. He is admitted to the New York bar and the Massachusetts bar.
Tadashi KAGEYAMA
Senior Managing Director, Investigations, Diligence and Compliance of KrollTadashi Kageyama is a Senior Managing Director in the Investigations, Diligence and Compliance practice, based in Singapore. Tadashi leverages over 25 years of experience in conducting sensitive and complex business intelligence assignments across multiple jurisdictions in the aerospace, automotive, shipbuilding, construction, engineering, chemical, retail, finance, telecommunication, and pharmaceutical sectors. He helps clients mitigate the risk of fraud, respond to regulatory and compliance violations, and resolve disputes and litigation matters.
Prior to joining Kroll, Tadashi was a global purchasing agent for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd and spent three years in Tokyo and four years in the U.S. head office in New York. Tadashi’s responsibilities included negotiating and securing a number of multimillion-dollar contracts with suppliers worldwide and investigating suspicious and disputed contracts.
Earlier in his career, Tadashi worked as a staff writer for Nihon Keizai Shinbun (Nikkei) and served as an advisory member on the subcommittee of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry on intellectual property protection and enforcement policies.
Yi-Jun KANG
Associate, International Arbitration at Morrison Foerster, SingaporeYi-Jun Kang specialises in complex, cross-border commercial litigation and arbitration, focusing on shareholder, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, intellectual property and joint venture disputes. She regularly represents conglomerates, multi-national corporations, private equity firms, and global corporate clients in commercial arbitrations conducted under the SIAC, HKIAC, ICC, LCIA, and UNCITRAL rules and seated in Singapore, Hong Kong, and London.
Yi-Jun is qualified in Singapore and England and Wales, and she is bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese. Yi-Jun is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and Assistant Editor for Southeast Asia of the Kluwer Arbitration Blog.
Wataru KAWAI
Global Compliance at BytedanceWataru is a English-qualified lawyer with over a decade of experience in the legal and compliance fields. He is currently Senior Legal Counsel for ByteDance/TikTok based in Singapore managing regional legal compliance for Asia-Pacific and Europe regions and global anti-corruption investigations. Prior to his time at ByteDance / TikTok, he was in private practice at Hogan Lovells for 8 years in London, Tokyo and Singapore focusing on investigations and litigation.
Catherine KEMNITZ
Global Chief Strategy and Development Officer at Axiom LawCatherine Kemnitz is Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Development Officer at Axiom. Throughout her 9-year tenure at Axiom in senior U.S. and international roles, Kemnitz has brought her extensive legal experience to bear across a range of strategic, commercial, corporate, development and operations roles. In her prior role as Chief Legal Officer, Kemnitz led the global Legal & Compliance, Corporate Development, and Corporate Secretary functions. She is known for her strengths in driving strategic growth and high stakes transformation. Throughout her 23-year career, Kemnitz has carved a reputation for successfully delivering innovative operational change strategies in tandem with meeting performance targets and managing risk. She is a recognized thought leader on issues related to innovation in and the transformation of the legal industry. Kemnitz also focuses on cross-functional collaboration, team leadership, DE&I, and talent retention and development.
Reshmi KHURANA
Partner and Managing Director of AlixPartnersReshmi advises management teams, boards and investors in matters related to internal investigations, disputes and pre-investment fact finding to help them protect against and respond to challenging situations such as fraud, corruption, data breach, poor governance, diversion of funds and complex disputes.
She has 25 years of experience based across the US, India and Singapore markets and in this time, she has combined her skills in strategic consulting and investigations to help clients identify and recover from financial, reputational or regulatory challenges.
She was previously the head of the forensics practice at Kroll, in India and Southeast Asia, leading a diverse team of investigators, data specialists and legal experts.
Septimus KNOX
Director, Disputes & Investigations of S-RMSeptimus is a Director in S-RM’s Disputes & Investigations practice. He specialises in gathering intelligence to support complex, multijurisdictional disputes globally. His clients include government agencies, global corporations, leading business figures and family offices. He regularly works in, and helps assemble, multidisciplinary teams comprising outside counsel, funders, expert witnesses, communications experts, digital forensics investigators and cyber practitioners. Since 2021, Septimus has been recognised by Chambers & Partners as one of the UK’s leading corporate investigators. Clients have praised him for his “incredible networks on the ground”, “ability to deliver game-changing intelligence” and “consistently high-quality, thoughtful service”. His analysis of current affairs has been published by the Financial Times, Newsweek, the World Economic Forum, BNE IntelliNews and Reuters. Septimus has also appeared on Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe to discuss the commercial impacts of the War in Ukraine. He has a BA in Russian Studies from School of Slavonic and East European Studies at UCL and speaks Russian. Septimus is based in London and has previously lived in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Melissa KOH
Market Unit Legal Director and Contracting Lead for Southeast Asia of AccentureMelissa is the Market Unit Legal Director and Contracting Lead for Southeast Asia. She’s been with Accenture for over 17 years and has held various portfolios in that time, including a 3 year stint in Hong Kong to develop the Greater China/Hong Kong legal team.
Melissa is passionate about technology and aims to be a value creator to the business by providing commercially relevant legal compliance and risks management strategies to support Accenture's business growth.
Benjamin KOSTRZEWA
Foreign Legal Consultant at Hogan LovellsUsing his background in law and policy, Benjamin Kostrzewa is a trusted advisor to boards and C-suites of major companies around the world in the area of international trade law and managing geopolitical risk. He previously served as assistant general counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), where he handled disputes and negotiations involving the U.S. and China, as well as cases related to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs). Benjamin operates out of our offices in Hong Kong and Washington, D.C., providing guidance to clients navigating the dynamic landscape of international trade and geopolitical risk, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.
His experience at the USTR and his in-depth knowledge of the Greater China market uniquely position him to support his clients across a broad spectrum of trade issues, including compliance with cross-border export controls and sanctions investigations, tariff and customs issues, sanctions compliance in Hong Kong IPOs, and managing geopolitical risks in a volatile political environment. He represents clients before the USTR, the Departments of Commerce, State, and Treasury, the International Trade Commission, the WTO, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
He studied Chinese and Chinese law at the prestigious Peking University in China. In addition to his advisory role, Benjamin is frequently sought after for speaking engagements at international trade events in both the United States and Asia, and he is a regular contributor to international media outlets such as the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The South China Morning Post, and Bloomberg.
Richard KRAMER
Managing Director, Group General Counsel of Equis GroupRichard is a Managing Director and the Group General Counsel of the Equis Group based in Singapore. Equis is focused on the development, construction, ownership and operation of renewable energy infrastructure assets including BESS, offshore wind and solar as well as hybrid (gas and renewable) systems, bioenergy and waste processing and waste recovery infrastructure assets in Australia, Japan and South Korea.
Prior to joining Equis in 2019, Richard was a Partner (Energy) at Jones Day (Tokyo) and a former Partner and the Japan country head of Simmons & Simmons where his practice focused on representing the full range of project participants on all aspect of the development and financing of major energy and infrastructure projects worldwide. Richard also served as a Director (IB-fixed income) at Credit Suisse based in London and started his career at Shearman & Sterling (now A&O Shearman) where he spent over five years working on energy and infrastructure projects including almost four years based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Richard is a New York and Hawaii qualified attorney and UK solicitor.
Chin Yong KWEK
Head of Forensics practice , Southeast Asia at Control RisksChin Yong Kwek is head of Control Risks’ forensics practice for Southeast Asia, based in Singapore. He is a financial crime and investigative specialist, with over 15 years’ experience in criminal and corporate investigations, as well as financial crime compliance in Asia.
Before joining Control Risks Chin Yong worked at a leading global corporate investigations firm, executing investigative projects around Asia. He started his career as a prosecutor in Singapore specialising in white collar investigation and prosecution. Chin Yong later joined UBS AG’s Anti-Bribery & Corruption team and led the APAC region covering 13 locations.
Chin Yong is a frequent presenter and trainer on fraud-related topics and has spoken for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) and Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA). A Singapore native, Chin Yong holds a Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore. He is a native English speaker and is also fluent in Mandarin.
Chee Kin LAM
Managing Director & Head Group Legal & Compliance of DBS Bank LtdChee Kin is accountable for the team which manages the legal and regulatory risk of DBS across legal entities, segments, and geographies. Prior to joining, he held various legal and compliance portfolios in Standard Chartered Bank, JPMorgan, Rajah & Tann, and Allen & Gledhill, including a stint as Chief Operating Officer, South East Asia for JPMorgan.
A lawyer by profession, he has particular expertise in financial services regulation, and financial markets product and business structuring. Currently, however, he is focusing on the impact of digitisation, and the evolution of frameworks that will be necessary to cope with digitisation and data, together with second-order issues such as how criminal activity will also evolve, and how legal and compliance departments can benefit from analytics and AI.
Chee Kin currently serves on the Advisory Board to the Singapore Management University School of Law and the Advisory Panel to the NUS Centre for Banking and Finance Law. In 2015, Chee Kin was recognised as a Distinguished Fellow by the Institute of Banking and Finance in the field of compliance.
Kate LAN
APAC Lead, YSIAC Council; Counsel at Carey Olsen Singapore LLPKate currently specialises in offshore (British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Bermuda) arbitration, litigation, restructuring and insolvency matters. She started her career as a disputes lawyer in one of the largest law firms in Southeast Asia. Kate then went on to spend a decade in UK-based international law firms practising international commercial arbitration, construction arbitration, investor-State dispute settlement and public international law. She has acted for and advised States, State entities, financial institutions, funds, multinational corporations, private companies as well as high net worth individuals across a broad spectrum of arbitration and litigation matters. She also sits as an arbitrator and is a member of SIAC’s Reserve Panel of Arbitrators. Kate is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese, speaks Bahasa Indonesia and Japanese. She is qualified to practise in Singapore, England & Wales, the British Virgin Islands and Bermuda.
In addition to her work as a disputes practitioner, Kate has co-authored leading texts on arbitrations in the region, including two editions of Arbitration in Singapore: A Practical Guide (Sweet & Maxwell, 2014 & 2018), edited by The Honourable The Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, and Investment Protection in Southeast Asia: A Country-by-Country Guide on Arbitration Laws and Bilateral Investment Treaties (Leidon; Boston: Brill Nijhoff, 2017).
Ailing LEE
Director, Legal & Regulatory of TemasekAi Ling joined Temasek in 2012 and is currently a Director in Temasek’s Legal & Regulatory team.
She leads the North Asia (Transactions) team and oversees a team based in China. She also serves as the collaboration lead for ESG and sustainability matters at Temasek and supports the rollout of the firm’s community stewardship initiatives. Prior to Temasek, Ai Ling was in private practice including working in Shanghai with an international law firm.
She graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LLB (Hons) and is qualified as a Solicitor in England and Wales and an Attorney and Counselor at Law in New York.
Alexander LEE
Partner at Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLPAlexander is a Partner with Dentons Rodyk's Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, as well as Litigation and Dispute Resolution practices.
He regularly handles cross-border disputes in the Singapore Courts and international commercial arbitration. His focus areas include asset recovery, fraud, investigations and insolvency disputes. He also specializes in shareholder and director, energy, banking, investment and real estate disputes.
Alexander was featured in Asian Legal Business’ inaugural Singapore Rising Stars 2022 list. He regularly writes on insolvency and other matters, and is one of the authors of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act Compendium.
Antony LEE
Director of Strategic Engagements at Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC)Antony is dedicated to driving SIMC’s strategic business development. He has more than 38 years’ experience in legal practice and as an in-house lawyer. He is well-versed in seeing both the legal and commercial perspectives in any issue.
Before joining SIMC, Antony was in HSBC for 18.5 years as the General Counsel for HSBC Singapore and Deputy General Counsel, Asia Pacific for HSBC, a regional role. As HSBC Singapore GC, Antony has managed a department of 36 persons that is responsible for the management of legal and regulatory matters for all HSBC entities in Singapore. As Deputy GC Asia Pacific, Antony looked after legal teams from 7 Asia-Pacific countries. Antony sat on various committees and work groups within the global HSBC legal function where he had the opportunity to work with persons from diverse backgrounds, geographies and legal systems.
Before HSBC, Antony has worked in various capacities in the banking sector and in private legal practice as a financial services and commercial lawyer (both contentious and non-contentious).
Antony has been active in various professional and industry bodies including the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA). In 2022, SCCA recognised Antony’s contributions to the in-house legal community and presented him with the Chief Legal Officer’s Award for the Year in the MNC category.
Antony is an accredited mediator of the Singapore Mediation Centre and the Singapore International Mediation Centre. He has mediated a range of commercial and civil disputes. Antony actively promoted mediation while he was GC as he saw its benefits as a cost-efficient and sustainable dispute resolution mechanism. He has, therefore, seen the benefits of mediation as a mediator and a user.
Antony is also involved with a number of non-profit community organisations to promote and support charitable and humanitarian causes both in and out of Singapore aimed at helping disadvantaged persons live more meaningful and independent lives so that they too may have opportunities for sustainable relationships.
Benatt LEE
Registrar at Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC)Mr Benatt Lee spent more than 12 years in private legal practice engaging in both commercial deals and litigation. He was a teaching member of the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore, specializing in contract, company law and securities regulation. He has extensive experience in the financial industry as an investment consultant with a leading US investment consulting firm, advising endowments, foundations, international non-governmental organizations, sovereign wealth funds and evaluating both traditional equity and hedge funds, private real estate and distressed debt funds for clients’ investment, before taking on the role of Head of Strategic Initiatives, Legal and Compliance in a fund management company. He is currently the Registrar of the Singapore International Mediation Centre and concurrently an Adjunct Professor of the National University of Singapore’s Law School. Mr Lee graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore, a Master of Laws from Columbia University and a Master in Business Administration from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business (with High Honors as an Amy and Richard F. Wallman Scholar). He is also a CFA charter holder.
Gang LEE
Co-founder and CEO of ELGO AILee Gang is the Co-founder and CEO of ELGO AI, a no-code AI solutions provider that empowers businesses to integrate AI seamlessly into their products and operations. As a founder navigating the evolving investment landscape in Southeast Asia, he brings firsthand experience in fundraising for deep-tech startups and scaling AI-driven businesses.
Jennifer LEE
Partner, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets at Christopher & Lee OngJennifer Lee has over 15 years of experience advising foreign and local sponsors, lenders, investors, private equity firms, venture capital firms, borrowers and issuers in banking, structured finance, leveraged finance, project financing and debt capital markets transactions, both conventional and Islamic.
Her experience includes advising, structuring, negotiating and documenting banking transactions, leveraged buy-out transactions, project finance transactions, Islamic finance transactions, debt capital market transactions, asset-backed securitisation transactions, structured notes and other structured finance transactions. Jennifer also advises on equity and debt hybrid transactions (both conventional and Islamic) – involving issuances of bank capital instruments, convertible loans, convertible securities, warrants and redeemable preference shares.
Jennifer started her banking and finance practice in a regional law firm in Malaysia and spent a few years in Singapore as a foreign lawyer, in one of Singapore’s leading law firms. Thereafter, Jennifer continues to expand her banking and finance practice in one of Malaysia’s banking and finance leading firms, where she led multiple award-winning deals throughout the years.
Jennifer’s noteworthy transactions include advising on deals involving the issuance of Basel II and Basel III Tier 1 and Tier 2 securities in Malaysia for various Malaysian and international banks, issuance of retail bonds in Singapore and retail debt securities in Malaysia, perpetual securities in both Singapore and Malaysia and several significant Rule 144A / Regulation S debt issuances, including but not limited to sovereign sukuk issuances by the Government of Malaysia.
She is recognised by IFLR1000 as a Highly Regarded Lawyer and Women Leaders, rated by Legal 500 as a Leading Partner in Banking & Finance and Next Generation Partner in Capital Market. She also ranked by Chambers and Partners.
Kyle LEE
Co-Head of the WPGrow: Start-Up / Venture Capital Practice at WongPartnershipKyle LEE is the Co-Head of the WPGrow: Start-Up / Venture Capital Practice and a Partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, and FinTech Practices.
His main areas of practice encompass venture capital and start-up matters, local and international mergers and acquisitions, fintech, and general corporate and commercial transactions.
Kyle is a member of the core working group for the development of the Venture Capital Investment Model Agreements (VIMA), an initiative spearheaded by the Singapore Academy of Law and the Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, to allow early stage financing deals to be consummated efficiently.
He is also recognised for his expertise in the areas of Startups & Emerging Companies, Fintech, Indonesia and M&A by all leading legal publications such as Chambers Asia-Pacific, Chambers FinTech, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, IFLR1000 and asialaw. Kyle was also featured as a Rising Star in ALB's Rising Stars Singapore 2022.
Clients describe Kyle as "one of the leading guys" and "go-to partner for all things venture-related in Singapore. He brings an extremely thoughtful approach to transactions and blends that with acute commercial sensibilities." His "strategic vision and leadership are complemented by the unique strengths of his team members." He is also "highly attuned to shifts and nuances in venture capital transactions" and being "a lateral thinker who provides novel insights to complex problems". Kyle is also a "rational counterpart who not only delivers effective legal outcomes but can also bring both sides of a negotiation closer during difficult discussions".
Apart from his practice, Kyle is also an adjunct instructor with the School of Law at the Singapore Management University.
Kyle graduated on the Dean's List from the National University of Singapore and is admitted to the Singapore Bar. Prior to his university studies, Kyle relocated from Malaysia to Singapore after he was awarded the ASEAN Scholarship.
Lyn LEE
Group Head, Legal at OCBC BankLyn Lee is Group Head, Legal at OCBC Bank. She manages teams that provide legal advisory, transaction management and documentation support to businesses in OCBC, including treasury, investment banking, corporate and commercial banking, consumer banking, transaction banking, trade finance, technology and operations. She also manages the Data Protection Office of OCBC Bank.
Lyn is an experienced Treasury and Investment Banking legal specialist who has been working in the Singapore banking industry since 2006. She was a senior treasury counsel at DBS Bank before moving to OCBC Bank in 2012 to head up the global treasury and investment banking legal team. She served as Co-Chair of ISDA Legal and Regulatory Committee from May 2016 to June 2019. She participates actively in industry workgroups facilitated by ISDA, ICMA and EMTA. She is currently actively involved in the SOR to SORA transitioning plans at the industry level and sits as a core member of the Legal Sub-Group under the industry level SC-STS (Steering Committee for SOR and SIBOR transition to SORA).
Lyn was conferred the IBF Fellow Award in Oct 2018 and she sits on one of IBF industry panels. She has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of DTCC Singapore since August 2018 and is the Acting Chair of the Audit Committee.
Prior to her career in the financial services industry, she was a legal practitioner of mergers and acquisitions transactions and corporate finance transactions in Allen & Gledhill and Rajah & Tann respectively, both leading law firms in Singapore. She also worked as a Senior Legal Counsel in the General Counsel’s Office at Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Lyn is passionate about leadership based on diversity and inclusion, coaching and mentoring and she is involved as a mentor in different programs at OCBC Bank. From March 2019 to March 2021, she sat on the OCBC Scholarship Committee, which grants bond-free scholarships to deserving applicants. She has been invited to speak about psychological safety at the workplace and to share her experience as a female leader in various events.
As a leader in the legal and compliance division in OCBC Bank, Lyn works closely with the HR partners on workforce transformation programmes and supports continuous learning, learning agility and growth mindset in the legal teams.
Lyn graduated with Bachelor of Laws (Dean’s List) from National University of Singapore. She further received her Master of Laws (LL.M.) from King's College London. She was called to the Singapore bar in 1999.
Lyn is a John Maxwell Team certified speaker, coach and trainer.
Weilin LEE
Head, Sustainability; Partner, Banking & Finance at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP- Is The Backlash Against ESG Making Life Easier for In-House Counsel?
- Rajah & Tann - The Future of ESG: Trends, Board Accountability, and Corporate Responsibility
Lee Weilin is a ranked practitioner in Chambers Asia Pacific and is recommended in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for banking and finance work. The IFLR1000 Leading Lawyers has also named Weilin as a Highly Regarded lawyer.
Weilin is a partner with the Banking and Finance Practice Group and has more than 16 years of experience advising banks and financial institutions and multinational corporations in high value transactions, cross-border secured financings based on onshore-offshore financing structures with intercreditor arrangements, acquisition/leveraged financing, borrowing base facilities and public takeover financings.
Weilin currently heads up the multi award-winning Sustainability Practice Group in the firm and together with the Sustainability Practice team of specialist lawyers, regularly advise on a range of sustainability related issues across industries and sectors. She is an EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst.
Samson LEO
Chief Legal Officer at Fazz Financial Group & StraitsXSamson Leo is currently the Chief Legal Officer of Fazz Financial Group and StraitsX (formerly Xfers), which are both high-growth “Fintech 250” companies. Since his time as co-founder and Chief Legal Officer in Xfers, he has grown Xfers from a 3-person start-up to a regional company with more than 200 people across Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam and Philippines, and now more than 600 people in the merger to form Fazz Financial Group. Today, he leads group legal & regulatory matters, across financial regulations, financial crime & compliance, AML/CFT, and strategic commercial deals. Additionally, Samson engages with MAS on the regulatory framework and changes for the Payment Services Act, most recently for the upcoming MAS regulated-stablecoin framework, for which 3 subsidiaries under the StraitsX brand have received MAS Major Payment Institution licences.
Under Samson’s leadership, Fazz (StraitsX, formerly Xfers) has been recognised by the Ministry of Home Affairs, and has also received 8 police awards to date for continued efforts in fighting cybercrime. Samson was also awarded the NUS Outstanding Young Alumni Award and the LexisNexis 40 Under 40, with him and his team coming in as finalists for 3 categories of the ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards (2023,2024) and the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Asia Pacific (2024).
John Patrick LEONARD
Former Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Trade at the US Customs and Border Protection(“CBP”)), Senior Advisor at Kim & ChangJohn Patrick Leonard is a senior advisor in the International Trade & Customs Practice at Kim & Chang. As an international trade expert, he advises clients on a wide range of issues relating to US trade and customs laws, including forced labor, tariffs, free trade agreements, antidumping/countervailing duties, classification/valuation, duty drawback, intellectual property rights and e-commerce trade.
Prior to joining the firm, he served as the Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner (“DEAC”) of the Office of Trade at the US Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”), one of the top ten leaders of the largest law enforcement agency in the United States. As the DEAC, he oversaw a diverse portfolio – enforcement of US trade laws and agreements, facilitating legitimate trade and protecting public health and safety, and supply chain security, environmental, social and governance (“ESG”), and customs system modernization initiatives. He would regularly meet with US and overseas government officials, as well as high level executives of all major US importers and exporters.
Mr. Leonard holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a master’s degree in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University. He is a graduate of the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School’s Senior Executive Fellows program and a certified Project Management Professional (“PMP”).
Gilbert LEONG
Senior Partner at Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLPGilbert Leong is a senior partner and Head of Dentons Rodyk's Intellectual Property and Technology practice group. He is also Co-Head of the Patents, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Licensing, Data Privacy & Protection and Cybersecurity practices.
Gilbert has extensive experience in the field of data privacy/protection matters and is a pioneer in this field. Gilbert also has experience advising on high impact cyber breach incidents including those affecting major organisations in the insurance, higher education, social media, e-commerce, hotels, financial services, transportation/logistics, IT and telecommunications sectors. He was co-lead counsel to one of the parties involved in proceedings of the Committee of Inquiry which was set up by the Singapore Government to investigate the nation’s highest profile cyber breach. He has also written and spoken widely on the area and is regularly sought for his comments and insights.
Gilbert is recognised as a leading lawyer for his expertise in many notable publications, including Best Lawyers, Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific and Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal). He has been called upon to participate in committees and think tanks which focus on technology related matters and emerging legal issues.
Gregory LEONG
Head of Legal - South-East Asia at WeWorkGregory is a father of three young boys and is also the Head of Legal - South-East Asia for WeWork.
A litigator by training and a generalist by circumstance, Gregory helps his business stakeholders navigate the nuances of doing business in South-East Asia together with a dedicated and hardworking team of lawyers and paralegals. He likes to say he's never had a boring day at WeWork and leverages the daily vicissitudes of business to expand his legal and professional horizons.
Gregory is also a certified mental health first aider under Mental Health First Aid International and a certified peer supporter under NTUC's Workforce Skills Qualifications programme. Now, he advocates the importance of basic mental health education and training to his peers as he firmly believes better peer support is needed in the legal fraternity to overcome the current and future challenges of the legal industry.
Shaun LEONG
Mediator Counsel at Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC)Shaun Leong, FCIArb, is an international arbitration specialist with more than fifteen years of experience in complex cross border disputes. Shaun is an internationally recognised leading practitioner with a diverse range of experience in high stakes international disputes. He is a two-time International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year nominee (Law.com International's Asia Legal Awards 2024 and Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2022). Shaun is the only disputes lawyer ranked in Who's Who Legal's leading Singapore based practitioner in the Blockchain category, and is the Digital Assets Lawyer of the Year nominee in Law.com International's Asia Legal Awards 2023. Shaun is appointed by the Thailand Ministry of Justice as the Head of the Academy of the Thailand Arbitration Centre, and is a panel arbitrator with the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board International, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, alongside other leading arbitral institutions across the Asia Pacific. In January 2025, Legal 500 describes Shaun as drawing “considerable praise from clients, who praise him for his ability to offer a ‘masterclass in deploying commercially minded and effective cross border strategies in complex matters”. Shaun is a specialist mediator with the Singapore International Mediation Centre.
Daniel LEVISON
Head of Litigation, Singapore and the firm’s Ethics and Compliance regional practice in Asia at Morrison FoersterDaniel Levison is the co-Managing Partner of Morrison Foerster’s Singapore office. He also leads the firm’s Litigation Department and heads its Ethics and Compliance practice in Asia. With over 24 years of experience in the Asia Pacific region, Dan has advised on a wide range of highly sensitive and complex cross-border compliance issues, including internal investigations and compliance reviews. His expertise covers areas such as fraud and corruption, cartel and competition matters, anti-money laundering, economic sanctions, export controls, privacy and data security, as well as regulatory and product safety investigations. Dan also assists clients with pre-acquisition and third-party compliance due diligence and the development, review, and implementation of compliance policies, procedures, and training programs.
Gabriel LI
Vice President (Legal) at Kredivo GroupGabriel Li is a seasoned corporate lawyer with a wealth of experience handling complex, multi-jurisdictional, corporate and commercial transactions in the Southeast Asian region. He currently serves as VP (Legal) at Kredivo Group, a Southeast Asian unicorn. His expertise in the fields of venture capital investments and corporate transactions has earned him several industry accolades including being placed on the Southeast Asian edition of the GC Powerlist in 2024, being named on Asian Legal Business' 40 under 40 list in 2024, and being featured as the youngest entrant in Singapore Business Review's under 40 legal luminaries in 2022. Gabriel is passionate about access to justice and he co-founded TLS which, together with Singapore's National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre, aims to provide free, colloquial, digestible legal FAQs to founders of pre-incorporated charities in Singapore in 2025.
Colin LIEW
Director of Providence Law AsiaColin is a Director and head of the firm’s International Litigation practice group, with extensive experience in complex cross-border disputes.
After graduating at the top of his year from the University of Oxford where he won multiple academic prizes, Colin has had over a decade’s experience representing clients in high-stakes commercial disputes, with regular appearances before the High Court, Singapore International Commercial Court and Court of Appeal. Dual-qualified in Singapore and England and Wales, he has acted against Senior and King’s Counsel in a broad spectrum of complex, high-profile matters involving state-owned entities, statutory boards, multinational corporations and high net worth individuals.
Colin is highly skilled in civil fraud disputes, where he has argued groundbreaking cases involving Ponzi schemes, round-tripping, and accounting and securities frauds. Additionally, he has handled large-scale ad hoc and institutional arbitrations, covering sectors such as construction, commodities and sale of goods. Colin has substantial experience in jurisdictional appeals, challenges to awards and securing anti-suit relief. He has been frequently instructed as an expert on Singapore law before foreign courts and tribunals, and as the sole author of the leading text on the topic is a recognised authority on legal professional privilege.
Colin is described as “one of the sharpest legal minds of his generation” who is “an excellent practitioner: extremely responsive, commercial and sharp” (Lexology). Clients note that he is “always well-considered, works in a lightning quick manner, and insightful in his analysis”, a “formidable lawyer and very user-friendly“, and “an exceptional advocate who is able to digest the most complex of cases” (Legal500).
Christy LIM
Partner at WongPartnership LLPChristy LIM is the Head of the Banking & Finance Practice at WongPartnership LLP. A veteran in the Banking & Finance space (with in-depth specialisation across various areas of banking practice), Christy has over the years built a commendable portfolio of work, carving a niche for herself in several challenging markets, and is also consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in numerous legal directories.
Her main practice areas are banking, finance, security arrangement and documentation, syndicated loans, club deals, cross-border and multi-currency transactions, transferable loans, loans with embedded debt-instrument conversion options with a strong focus on acquisition/leveraged financing involving takeover offers (both mandatory and voluntary), schemes of arrangement, delisting proposals/exit offers as well as mergers and acquisitions and debt restructuring. Christy regularly advises on complex cross-border financing transactions and represents banks, financial institutions, corporate borrowers, private equity sponsors and private credit funds on acquisition and leveraged finance, fund finance, infrastructure finance, real estate finance and other corporate finance transactions and is also very active in green and sustainable financing.
Geraldine LIM
Senior Vice President, Head of Legal, Compliance and Risk at Suntory Beverage & Food Asia PacificGeraldine is based in Singapore and has more than 20 years’ experience in an APAC GC role, managing legal including IP, compliance and risk management matters and teams in the region for MNCs. A seasoned professional , she has led and overseen various M&A, internal investigations and dispute resolutions in the APAC region.
Jolynn LIM
Partner at WongPartnership LLPJolynn LIM is a Partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and the WPGrow: Start-Up / Venture Capital Practices at WongPartnership LLP.
Her main practice areas are corporate mergers and acquisitions, start-up and venture capital matters, and general corporate and commercial transactions. Jolynn represents investors, founders and emerging growth companies on corporate transactions across the fundraising spectrum from equity and bridge financing rounds, secondary acquisitions to exits.
Jolynn is a member of the core working group for the Venture Capital Investment Model Agreements (VIMA), which is a suite of standard-form documents for venture capital fundraising transactions in Singapore. She also assists with the teaching of a venture capital financing class in a corporate law course offered at a top Singapore university.
Jolynn was seconded to a large multinational American law firm in New York in 2023-2024 and she was involved in private-equity transactional and general corporate matters while she was there.
Lester LIM
Director, Cybersecurity Asia of S-RMLester Lim is a director based in Hong Kong. He acts as the primary liaison for S-RM with the cyber insurance ecosystem across Asia, with a particular focus on carriers that underwrite policies, as well as law firms that act as incident managers for which S-RM is a trusted partner. Prior to joining S-RM he has served in various roles ranging from Chief Operating Officer to Head of Operations for a number of cybersecurity consulting firms ranging from startups to enterprise sized firms. Lester has a MSc in Finance from Imperial College London and a BSc in Chemistry from King’s College London.
Wei Lee LIM
Partner at WongPartnership- WongPartnership - When Things Fall Apart: How to Manage and Mitigate Disputes and Financial Distress
LIM Wei Lee is the Deputy Head of WongPartnership's Banking & Financial Disputes Practice and a Partner in the International Arbitration and Indonesia Practices.
Her main areas of practice involve litigation and arbitration across a wide range of matters including commercial, corporate, and banking disputes, fraud, cross-border trade and investment disputes, insolvency, and judicial review. In addition to an active court practice as counsel in the High Court and Court of Appeal.
She has acted as counsel in arbitrations conducted under various leading arbitral rules (e.g. SIAC, ICC, UNCITRAL, AIAC, LCIA) and also sits as arbitrator, both as party-appointed co-arbitrator and through appointments by arbitral institutions (as designated appointing authority).
Wei Lee is a Council member of the International Chamber of Commerce Institute of World Business Law, and serves as a member of the Advisory Committee of The Law Society of Singapore’s Professional Conduct Council.
Shumin LIN
Director of Drew & Napier LLCShumin has an active disputes practice and is experienced in complex contractual disputes, shareholder's disputes, company law issues, and tortious actions. She also has particular experience with cryptocurrency and blockchain disputes, and freezing injunctions. In addition, she has handled judicial reviews, competition investigations and dawn raids.
Shumin has acted for a wide range of clients from various industries before the Singapore Courts and in international arbitrations. This includes acting for companies in the web3, retail, hospitality, and shipping industries as well as venture capitalists.
Shumin has been recognised as a recommended practitioner, such as in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - International Arbitration 2025 and 2024.
Wendy LIN
Partner at WongPartnership LLP- Technology and Dispute Resolution: Has Technology Made It Easier or Harder to Resolve Disputes?
- WongPartnership - When Things Fall Apart: How to Manage and Mitigate Disputes and Financial Distress
Wendy LIN is the Deputy Head of the Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice, and a Partner in the International Arbitration Practice.
Wendy has an active and leading practice spanning a wide array of high-value, multijurisdictional and complex commercial, fraud and asset recovery disputes before the Singapore Courts, as well as in arbitrations conducted under various arbitral rules. She has also been at the forefront of numerous landmark arbitration-related Court decisions given her unique combination of expertise in litigation, enforcement and arbitration work.
In addition to her busy practice as counsel, Wendy sits as an arbitrator in cases administered by the SIAC, ICC and HKIAC. She is also a member of the Singapore Academy of Law's Law Reform Committee and the Regional Representative South East Asia of the International Bar Association Asset Recovery Committee. Wendy served as the Co-Chair of YSIAC from 2019 to 2024.
Wendy is widely recognised as one of the top enforcement / asset recovery practitioners in Singapore; she is one of two ranked Global Elite Thought Leaders (reserved for 5% of those ranked across the world by Lexology Index) for Asset Recovery in Singapore. Wendy has also earned the rare distinction since 2020 of being selected as a Global Leader by Lexology Index in three practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Arbitration and Asset Recovery. This built on her achievement of being named as one of the four most highly regarded litigation partners in Asia Pacific under the age of 45 in the 2018 inaugural edition of Lexology Index: Litigation – Future Leaders.
Wendy is recognised as a "Leading Individual" by The Legal 500: Asia Pacific – The Guide to Asia's Commercial Law Firms, a "Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation and in the Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers AsiaPacific – Asia Pacific's Leading Lawyers for Business. Wendy was also awarded "Rising Star: Litigation" at the Euromoney Legal Media Group Asia Women in Business Law Awards, 2019 and was the exclusive winner of the "Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution" category for Singapore at the Client Choice Awards 2019.
Amy LIU
Legal Director of DayOneAmy Liu is a seasoned legal professional specializing in M&A, private equity, real estate and corporate law, with a strong focus on cross-border transactions. As Legal Director at DayOne (formerly GDS International) in Singapore, Amy plays a key role in the company’s global expansion, overseeing legal matters throughout the entire lifecycle of data center development, from site acquisition to financing, construction, procurement and operations across different markets. Previously, she was Counsel at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, advising corporate clients and private equity sponsors on a wide range of M&A transactions.
Amy holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. with honors from Grinnell College. She has been recognized by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and IFLR1000 for her work on various high-profile transactions.
Nathalia LOSSOVSKA
Head of Legal, Asia-Pacific at Willis Towers WatsonNathalia is a dynamic Singaporean professional with Ukrainian heritage, boasting fluency in four languages and proficiency in two others. Beginning her career as a disputes lawyer in private practice, she swiftly transitioned to the in-house world, bringing her commercial acumen to the forefront of legal operations.
Nathalia serves as the Head of Legal for WTW, insurance broking and consultancy business, in the Asia-Pacific region, where she leads a diverse, cohesive and driven team of 15 lawyers. In her role, she handles a wide array of legal matters, ranging from tender negotiations to intricate commercial and employment disputes, investigations and M&A transactions. Nathalia's leadership is characterized by a collaborative approach, with emphasis on inclusion & diversity, mentorship and the strive for continual professional development. Her strategic acumen and commitment to excellence drive both her team's success and the overarching objectives of WTW in the dynamic Asia-Pacific market.
Jin LOW
Director of KrollJin Low is a Director in the Restructuring practice, based in Singapore. Jin is a Singapore and New York-qualified lawyer and leverages over 10 years of experience in formal and informal corporate restructurings, voluntary and court governed insolvencies, financial investigations and receiverships. She has undertaken various assignments on behalf of banks, financial institutions, creditors and debtors on various matters.
Jin’s key expertise is in asset recovery where she successfully assisted court appointed receivers in recovering assets worldwide valued over EUR120 million.
Jin has extensive experience in contentious restructurings and has acted as Independent Financial Advisor to a committee of 19 bank lenders in the proposed restructuring of Hyflux Limited, a Singapore listed water and power conglomerate with over USD 2.24 billion of outstanding debt. Subsequently, Jin also worked with the judicial managers and liquidators of Hyflux Limited to assist in realizing the remaining assets of the company in order to maximize returns to the creditors and stakeholders.
Notably, Jin’s experience includes assisting the Receivers in the successful sale of a fully integrated global logistics group of companies, where the High Court of Singapore in Yap Sze Kam v Yang Kee Logistics Pte Ltd and another matter [2023] SGHC 43 commended the sale process undertaken observing “that the Receivers have […] been objective and professional, as well as diligent in their efforts.”
Prior to joining Kroll, Jin worked in an international law firm and served as a commercial litigation lawyer with experience in court governed insolvencies and restructurings, shareholder disputes and enforcement proceedings.
Jin received a Bachelor of Laws from King’s College London and holds a Master of Laws in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration from New York University. She has been admitted to the New York State Bar and the Singapore Bar. Jin speaks English and Malay and is conversant in Bahasa Indonesian as well.
Meng Wai LOW
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary at Singapore Technologies Engineering LtdMs Low Meng Wai is the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary at Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering).
Ms Low rejoined ST Engineering in 2004 heading its corporate legal department, and her role has since expanded to be the Group General Counsel & Company Secretary leading the legal and company secretarial functions for the ST Engineering group of companies.
She started her legal career practicing as an advocate and solicitor with a Singapore law firm after her admission to the Singapore bar in 1992. She has an extensive in-house counsel experience of more than 28 years spanning different industries from construction, defence, industrial and infrastructure.
Ms Low holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) from the NUS and is a member of the Singapore Academy of Law. She is a finalist in the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association’s Chief Legal Officer Awards for 2023.
Kah Loon MAH
Senior Advisor at Ernst & Young Corporate Finance Pte LtdKah Loon is a seasoned financial consultant with a deep curiosity about the evolving world around us. Now in a post-corporate career phase, he is building a portfolio of roles, including serving as a Senior Advisor at Ernst & Young Corporate Finance Pte Ltd.
His career journey began in law before he fell into his professional calling in investment and wholesale banking. Over the years, he has held leadership positions across various financial institutions. His experience also includes practicing as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya.
Kah Loon holds an LLB (Hons) degree from King’s College London and an MBA from London Business School. Beyond his professional endeavours, he actively contributes to the community, serving on committees at SGX, Assisi Hospice, the Institute of Valuers and Appraisers of Singapore, and Wesley Methodist Church in Singapore.
Karuna MAH
General Counsel for Avanade APAC at Accenture- KorumLegal - What Next? The Future-Ready Legal Department: Building the Legal Team of 2030 and Beyond
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Karuna Mah is a seasoned commercial lawyer and senior leader with over 19 years of experience in the information technology industry. Currently serving as the General Counsel for Avanade APAC at Accenture, Karuna has a proven track record in structuring and negotiating intricate transactions, managing risks, and optimizing intellectual property rights. Karuna leads a team of legal professionals across 6 countries in APAC, providing strategic direction and leadership for all significant legal matters within the region. With exceptional analytical and negotiation skills, Karuna drives successful outcomes through strategic thinking and attention to detail. Karuna is committed to delivering strategic solutions with a collaborative approach.
Sue Ann MAH
Senior Strategy & Development Manager (Legal) at SIACAs the Senior Manager (Legal), Strategy & Development Group of SIAC, Sue Ann supports the development of SIAC’s strategies and initiatives to promote and develop international arbitration. She conducts research and analysis of trends and developments in international arbitration. Sue Ann also handles corporate communications, plans and implements various SIAC events to engage the global arbitration community and users of international dispute resolution and arbitration services. She is also actively involved in SIAC’s digitalisation efforts.
Sue Ann is called to the Malaysian Bar and holds an LL.B. (Hons) from the University of London. Prior to joining SIAC, Sue Ann was in private practice specialising in disputes resolution in Malaysia.
Wei-Shen MAK
VP, Legal & Business Affairs at Viki IncA seasoned commercial, media and entertainment lawyer, Wei-Shen started his career at the “big six” Australia law firm Clayton Utz specialising in M&A and corporate transactions. Whilst juggling his music ambitions, Wei-Shen subsequently made the move in-house and spent 12 years within the horse racing and media industry as General Counsel of a national company focused on aggregating and licensing media rights, operating a streaming service, print publication and a broadcast production business. During this time, he also undertook an MBA at Melbourne Business School with a specialisation in corporate strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship; started a legal consultancy for clients within the entertainment and digital technology space; and co-founded a bio-medical device company focused on addressing the misplacement of nasogastric tubing in critically ill hospital patients.
In 2017 he made the moved to Singapore to join the legal team at beIN Sport leading broadcast rights acquisition deals (including with English Premier League, Champions League and La Liga), distribution/partnerships and marketing initiatives for the SEA and ANZ regions. Fast forward to 2019, he joined Rakuten Viki (a business unit of the Rakuten conglomerate) – which operates “Viki” a global content streaming OTT service showcasing Asian content to the world in over 250 countries and supporting over 150 languages; and “Soompi” a global web-based publication covering Korean pop culture with the longest-running fandom community. As VP, Legal & Business Affairs, Wei-Shen is part of the executive team and leads a cohesive team of lawyers with a global remit covering the legal, compliance and privacy pillars of Viki’s burgeoning business. Beyond the office, Wei-Shen is an active husband and father, and has a deep interest in the study of behavioural economics and negotiation, the art of pizza making and sport.
Rishabh MALAVIYA
Counsel at SIAC- SIAC - Managing Disputes I – Procedural Tools and Innovations in the SIAC Rules 2025
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Rishabh is qualified to practice law in India and holds an LLM degree in International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution from the National University of Singapore.
Prior to joining SIAC, Rishabh was based in Mumbai and worked in the disputes team at one of India’s largest law firms. His practice in India focused on commercial arbitration (domestic and international) and litigation across various industries and fora. He regularly writes for law journals and blogs, and he frequently delivers lectures at law schools in India.
Rishabh is fluent in English and Hindi. He also has a working understanding of Marathi.
Angela MANCINI
Head of Geopolitical Risk Analysis, Asia Pacific at Control RisksAngela Mancini is Partner and Head of the Global Risk Analysis practice for Asia Pacific at Control Risks, based in Singapore. She leads a team advising governments and private organisations on how their strategies might be exposed to political, regulatory and reputational risks and developing strategies which allow them to operate successfully amidst geopolitical uncertainty.
Previously, she was the Head of the Control Risks APAC Markets and Partnerships team, and she also led the Southeast Asia office, a team providing political risk, investigative and security consulting projects for clients across ASEAN. Earlier, she was based in New York City as the Managing Director leading the firm’s accounts team for the Eastern U.S. and Canada, and she headed the Financial Services practice in the Americas.
Adam MANIAM
Director of Drew & Napier LLCAdam has a very active practice handling complex litigation and arbitration matters as well as white-collar crime and investigations. The disputes that he handles cover various industries and include powerplant infrastructure projects, oil and gas, joint venture / shareholder disputes and cryptocurrency disputes. He has acted for high-profile clients at all levels of the Singapore Courts, including the SICC, as well as in both international and domestic arbitrations.
Adam graduated on the overall Dean’s List from the National University of Singapore (NUS), having been a consistent feature on the Dean’s List during his time there.
He has received numerous rankings and accolades, including being named Young Lawyer of the Year by Asian Legal Business (“ALB”), an Up and Coming practitioner by Chambers Global and Chambers Asia Pacific, a Next Generation Partner for Commercial Litigation by Legal 500, a Global Elite Thought Leader (Under 45) by Who’s Who Legal as well as being identified as one of Asia’s most highly recommended arbitration and litigation practitioners in ALB’s Super 50 Disputes Lawyers on multiple occasions. His rankings cover a number of practice areas including commercial litigation, international arbitration, white-collar crime and construction law.
Arvindran MANOOSEGARAN
Investment Manager at Omni BridgewayArvindran Manoosegaran is an Investment Manager in Omni Bridgeway’s Singapore office. He is responsible for assessing and managing funded cases throughout Asia, including arbitration, litigation and insolvency claims.
Arvindran Manoosegaran joined Omni Bridgeway in 2018 and is a pioneer member of its Asia business. As an Investment Manager based in Singapore, he has experience assessing and funding arbitration, litigation and insolvency claims across a broad array of industries ranging from cryptocurrency to construction, to commercial disputes against States/parastatals. He has a special focus on, and interest in, opportunities emanating from India, which is a market of growing importance for litigation funding. He was also seconded in 2023 for six months to help with Omni Bridgeway’s Canada business and operations.
Arvindran began his career at Drew & Napier LLC, the premier dispute resolution firm in Singapore. He appeared before all levels of the Singapore Court, as well as international Tribunals, on some of the most difficult and complex cases ranging from fraud, shareholder and JV disputes, and minority oppression, to name a few. Highlights of his career include a stint at Fountain Court Chambers in London after winning the Christopher Bathurst Prize in 2014, as well as a prestigious appointment in 2015 by the Supreme Court of Singapore as amicus curiae, where he assisted the Court in addressing novel points of law. Despite having left practice, he continues to enjoy a close relationship with many members of the Singapore and English bar.
Arvindran holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the National University of Singapore. He is fluent in English and Tamil and is recognised in Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders Third-Party Funding 2020-2024 Guides.
Oommen MATHEW
Managing Director of Omni Law LLCOommen has acted as lead counsel in dispute work and in particular, international arbitrations (both in Europe and Asia), litigation in the High Court and appellate levels and mediation for the last 30 years. He has been lauded for his incisive advocacy and client management skills. He has acted in a wide spectrum of disputes ranging in diverse areas from transport, media, energy (both oil and gas and renewables) to infrastructure and corporate shareholding. Oommen has represented sovereigns, state owned entities, multinational companies and high net worth individuals. He has also acted as sole legal advisor in national enquiries. Among his many mediation cases, he has even been involved in mediation between a sovereign and a commercial and professional firm in the Middle East.
He has been consistently cited in leading legal directories and lauded as being “knowledgeable with the ability to reassure the client (Chambers 2014), “a good clear advocate” (Chambers 2015), “accurate in his assessment and displays good tactical awareness” (Chambers 2017), “well regarded for his broad commercial practice” (Chambers 2018), “helming an arbitration practice par excellence” (Legal 500) and “an excellent lawyer with a big-picture view of problems. He takes practical viewpoints and is able to offer solutions and a way forward." (Chambers 2022).
He currently runs his boutique dispute practice firm, Omni Law LLC, that has been globally recognized for its work. He also sits as a specialist mediator in the panel at the Singapore International Mediation Centre (“SIMC”).
Brett MENADUE
Managing Director, Asia & Middle East of LODBrett is a senior Australian admitted lawyer who was once a Senior Associate with Freehills before he moved to an in-house legal career starting with Telstra Corporation and then Nokia Networks for over 10 years in various leadership roles. Brett has lived and worked in Singapore and the Middle East for more than 11 years and has experience managing large teams and complex sensitive international legal and compliance projects. Brett joined LOD in 2017 to set up and grow LOD’s Middle East business operating from Dubai. His legal professional experience includes technology, telecommunications, infrastructure, corporate, ethics, compliance, trade compliance, trade sanctions, FCPA, UKBA, investigations and due diligence. Brett has always had a keen interest in alternative legal service models and legal operations since he set up Nokia Networks’ in house legal operations function.
Brett spends a lot of time with his 3 kids, sharing duties with his wife to taxi them between multiple sporting activities, school and events. He is a keen paddle boarder, snow and water skier and a terrible golfer.
Smitha MENON
Partner at WongPartnership- WongPartnership - When Things Fall Apart: How to Manage and Mitigate Disputes and Financial Distress
Smitha MENON is the Head of the WongPartnership’s Restructuring & Insolvency Practice and is also a Partner in the firm’s International Arbitration, India and Special Situations Advisory Practices.
Smitha's international and local appointments include being on the boards of the International Insolvency Institute, Stitchting Bob Wessels Insolvency law Collection and the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. She also serves on the Income Tax Board of Review Panel, the Shanghai Arbitration Commission's Panel of Arbitrators and the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. Smitha served two terms on the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Court of Arbitration representing Singapore and is the Asia group leader of the World Law Group’s Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Group. She was a founding member of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Singapore network.
Smitha's expertise in restructuring and insolvency has been recognised in various publications including The Legal 500, Lexology Index, Chambers Asia-Pacific, IFLR1000 Women Leaders Guide, asialaw Profiles, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and India Business Law Journal's "A-List" of international lawyers specialising in India-related matters. She was the recipient of the IWIRC Woman of the Year in Restructuring Award (Asia) in 2020.
Gordon MILNER
Partner, Technology Transactions Group at Morrison Foerster, SingaporeGordon Milner focuses his practice on advising clients about intellectual property, licensing, outsourcing, and technology transactions.
He has advised clients in the IT, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, and life sciences industries on a wide spectrum of technology and IP-related matters. His practice ranges from major projects, such as the establishment of the entire technology infrastructure for a new national PRC bank, through the use of AI tools to develop videogame assets, to the creation of a new Singapore-headquartered outsourced design, manufacturing, and logistics system for a global footwear brand.
Gordon has particular experience in cross-border commercial intellectual property transactions in Asia, and has worked with clients on a variety of projects, from traditional technology transfer arrangements to complex collaborative design and development partnerships. He also has substantial experience in providing data privacy, technology export and other operational regulatory advice to clients in mainland China, Hong Kong, and the Asia Pacific region.
Shashank MISHRA
Partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co- LexMundi - Product Launches in the wake of Data Protection: Obligation or Opportunity?
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- LexMundi - Navigating Data Protection in 2025: Regional Trends, Risks & Readiness
Shashank Mishra is a Partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, India, and advises on all aspects of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector from a disputes and regulatory perspective. He regularly represents multinational and Indian corporations before various Courts and Tribunals across India, advising on litigation strategy, and carrying out end-to-end litigation management. He has advised on risk analysis, impact assessments and compliance strategies in relation to technology product launches, and changes in legal framework or other policy triggers for clients. He possesses first-hand experience in devising policy positions on new legal and regulatory issues impacting clients’ businesses, submissions to regulators and governments on their behalf, and training them for engagements with Legislative or Executive bodies. He has acquired sectoral expertise in TMT through handling a multitude of issues for clients at various stages of their business cycles from market entry, consolidation and expansion to insolvency and other forms of market exits. He has also assisted in high profile and high stakes disputes, often having global ramifications from a TMT law perspective.
Hee Won (Marina) MOON
Partner at Kim & Chang- Navigating the Intersection of Data Privacy, Security, & Innovation
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Hee Won (Marina) Moon is a foreign attorney specializing in regulatory compliance, corporate investigations, and white collar criminal defense, with industry expertise in the tech, healthcare, cosmetics, and fashion industries.
Ms. Moon has extensive experience leading teams in corporate investigations and regulatory matters involving a variety of issues, including bribery, embezzlement, fraud, data privacy, sexual harassment/workplace bullying, competition/antitrust, and telecommunications regulations. Her practice also encompasses the labor and employment law issues that frequently accompany corporate investigations, and she is well-versed in the complexities of the Korean labor regime.
She also engages in general advisory work for numerous multinational companies in navigating the Korean regulatory and business environment, primarily focusing on the tech and social media, fashion and cosmetics, and healthcare industries.
Ms. Moon frequently conducts training sessions and seminars relating to anti-corruption, sexual harassment, data privacy, and competition issues in Korea, with particular expertise in the 2016 Korean Anti-Graft Act.
Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Ms. Moon was an associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York, where she represented clients in a variety of corporate investigations and disputes, and served as Managing Editor of the Shearman & Sterling FCPA Digest. She completed her undergraduate studies in English Language and Literature at Seoul National University, and holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She is a native speaker of both English and Korean, and is conversationally proficient in French.
Ramesh MOOSA
Partner at EYRamesh Moosa is the EY Asean and Singapore Forensic & Integrity Services Leader. His international experience spans the US, Greater China, and other Asia-Pacific countries. He serves public sector and corporate clients across industries to enhance governance, risk and compliance (GRC) practices, and in times of crisis, assist in incident response and conduct of forensic investigations.
His area of expertise extends to investigations into fraud and corruption, financial crime and cybercrime, dispute and litigation support, expert witness, digital forensics and eDiscovery, forensic data analytics, and cybersecurity services. He has led digital forensic teams working alongside Hong Kong regulatory bodies in their enforcement raids to collect and analyze digital evidence. He has also provided expert witness services in relation to software copyright violation, contract compliance disputes and authenticity of emails related to a shipping dispute.
Prior to joining a Big Four accounting firm in 2000, Ramesh was a senior officer in the Singapore Police Force where he conducted criminal investigations and managed the agency’s technology infrastructure. He is a fellow at the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, sits on the ISCA Financial Forensic Accounting Oversight Committee and was a founding council member of the Association of Information Security Professionals (AiSP).
Tomonobu MURATA
Partner at Nishimura & Asahi- LexMundi - Exploring data related concerns in deal making
- LexMundi - Navigating Data Protection in 2025: Regional Trends, Risks & Readiness
Specializes in IT and IP-related transactions, disputes, and regulatory matters, including data protection matters in Japan and South East Asian countries.
Since 2010, he has been continuously handling transactions, disputes, and regulatory matters related to IT technology and the IT industry, intellectual property matters including measures against counterfeit products, and data protection matters concerning personal data and trade secrets. He also has abundant knowledge on cybersecurity practices and is registered as a registered information security specialist (national qualification in Japan). After studying in the U.S. and the U.K., he moved to Vietnam and then Thailand. Since then, he has been involved in the above-mentioned matters not only in Japan but also in Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, and other Southeast Asian countries. While there are few Japanese lawyers in Southeast Asia who specialize in the above-mentioned matters, he supports international companies by utilizing both his abundant knowledge and practical experience in the above-mentioned matters and his local experience and network in Southeast Asia.
Maree MYERSCOUGH
COO & General Counsel at Aquila Clean Energy Asia PacificMaree Myerscough is the COO & General Counsel of Aquila Clean Energy Asia Pacific, a clean energy platform that funds, develops, builds and operates clean energy assets across the region. Within her role she is responsible for all legal and operational matters including ESG considerations for APAC. Previously she worked with Conergy, SunEdison and with Latham & Watkins and Mallesons in private practice.
In 2023 Maree was awarded In-House Lawyer of the Year by The Legal 500 at the South East Asia Awards. Maree was honoured to win the “General Commercial” award the Global Counsel Awards at an event in New York and was included in ALB’s In-house Counsel “40 Under 40” List for Asia Pacific in 2018. Maree was short-listed for an FT Innovative Lawyers Asia-Pacific 2021 award, including for her work on pro bono projects, community service initiatives, mentoring and service leadership within the legal community. Maree was also included in Transition Economist’s TE100 Women of the Energy Transition in the Renewables category.
Sandhia NAIR
Head Legal South APAC at Swiss Re Asia Pte. Ltd.Sandhia Nair is a Senior Legal Counsel based in Singapore. She heads the legal teams in Australia, India and Singapore and co-leads the entire APAC Legal team together with the head of Legal for North APAC.
In this role, Sandhia is responsible for managing legal and regulatory matters related to Swiss Re's Reinsurance and Corporate Solutions business and operations in ANZ, India and Southeast Asia. She and her team advises on legal and regulatory aspects relating to business strategy and initiatives, product development and general corporate matters. She is also responsible for corporate governance activities and serves as the company secretary for the Boards in Singapore.
Sandhia joined Swiss Re in 2017 and prior to her current role, she led the legal workstream in a strategic legal entity restructure of Swiss Re's operations in Asia, setting up the Reinsurance regional headquarters in
Singapore with its network of branches across various jurisdictions in Asia.
Prior to joining Swiss Re, Sandhia served as the General Counsel for AIG's insurance operations in Singapore and as Regional Legal Counsel for AIG's Consumer Lines business in Asia Pacific. In these roles, Sandhia provided legal and regulatory support to AIG's general insurance business and operations in Singapore and on its personal line business across Asia including advising on business initiatives, products, distribution arrangements and partnerships.
Sandhia has 29 years of legal experience, having been in private practice in civil litigation for several years before becoming in-house counsel. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London and is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore as well as a Barrister to Middle Temple, UK.
Sue Lynn NEOH
Lead Counsel APAC & EMEA at JLL Software & Technology ServicesNeoh Sue Lynn is a legal professional with over 30 years of experience in private practice and in-house roles. She holds an LL.B. from the London School of Economics and Political Science and an LL.M. from King's College London. Sue Lynn is qualified as a (non-practising) Barrister in England and Wales and as an Advocate and Solicitor in Singapore. Her inhouse career includes senior positions in multinational corporations and large Singapore companies, where she has worked on complex legal matters across various industries, with a particular focus on the Tech sector.
Sue Lynn is an accredited mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC) and contributes to the field of alternative dispute resolution as a trainer, coach, and assessor for SMC's training and accreditation programs. Over the years, she has participated regularly as a panelist and moderator at Singapore Corporate Counsel Association as well as other Legal-related events. Her current interest is on AI-enabled legal technology and its potential use and impact on various roles within the legal industry, including in-house counsel, external lawyers, Legal Operations, paralegals, and emerging positions.
David A. NEWMAN
Co-chair of the National Security and Crisis Management practices at Morrison Foerster, Washington, D.C.David Newman, co-chair of the firm’s National Security and Crisis Management practices, draws upon his deep experience in private practice and as a senior U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and White House official to represent clients in high stakes matters involving national security, geopolitical risk, emerging technology, and crisis management.
A former Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Security (PDAAG) and Associate Deputy Attorney General, David advises companies navigating cybersecurity incidents, sanctions and export control enforcement, Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS) reviews, and Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) investigations. He has extensive experience conducting internal and government-facing cross-border investigations and representing clients in congressional inquiries and hearings.
Drawing on his background working on complex and sensitive matters in private practice and at the highest levels of the U.S. government, he understands how regulators and prosecutors think, enabling him to provide highly strategic counsel to clients across a broad range of industries. He has frequently served as a liaison between clients and government agencies, including DOJ, the FBI, and other U.S. national security and intelligence agencies, and counseled clients on emerging regulation involving new technologies.
In addition to his work at DOJ, earlier in his career David served as Associate White House Counsel and in various roles on the staff of the National Security Council. In his White House posts, David regularly advised the president and other senior administration officials on a range of complex matters affecting the federal government and oversaw a broad portfolio that spanned national security priorities, crisis response and preparedness planning, new data and technology initiatives, criminal justice policy, and civil rights litigation.
Chun Ying NG
Senior Partner at Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLPChun Ying is a Senior Partner in the Tax and Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation Practice and the Head of Tax practice of Dentons Rodyk.
Chun Ying is a tax lawyer based in Singapore with more than a decade of experience advising and representing a diverse range of clients, including multinational corporations and individuals, on a broad range of cross-border tax issues, as well as tax disputes. Chun Ying's practice covers all aspects of Singapore taxes including income tax, stamp duty, goods and services tax, and transfer pricing. She is also well-versed in regional and global tax issues, having worked on many multijurisdictional tax matters.
Her non-contentious experience includes corporate restructuring, IP restructuring, M&A, tax incentives, blockchain and ICOs, fund structuring, startup ESOPs/founder shares planning and many others. On the contentious side, Chun Ying has represented many taxpayers in audits, objections and appeals.
Chun Ying is recognised as an Up and Coming Lawyer for Tax by Chambers Asia-Pacific, a Next Generation Partner for Tax by The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, and has been awarded Lawyer of the Year for Tax by Women in Business Law Awards APAC for her expertise.
Louis NG
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Louis is the Chief Legal Officer at the Ministry of Finance, and held previous positions at the Supreme Court, Attorney-General’s Chambers and Ministry of Law, where he was involved in handling dispute resolution matters, a range of advisory and transactional services, and in advising the Government on policy development matters.
Shu Yih NG
Senior Associate at Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLPShu Yih is a Senior Associate in Dentons Rodyk’s Corporate practice group.
Shu Yih graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2019 with a Bachelor of Laws (Second Class Honours (Upper Division)) and was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2020.
His primary area of practice encompasses cross-border international tax advisory, structuring and planning for major corporate and institutional clients, including multinational corporations, financial institutions, real estate investment trusts, insurers, private equity funds as well as high net worth individuals and families. He has broad experience advising on complex issues on a wide range of matters involving income tax, transfer pricing, stamp duty and goods & services tax. Shu Yih's practice also extends to tax controversy and tax disputes. He has represented taxpayers at various stages of tax disputes, from obtaining advance rulings, audit, objection and appeal.
Zhao Yang NG
Local Principal at Baker McKenzie Wong & LeowNg Zhao Yang is a local principal in Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow.
Zhao Yang has over 10 years of experience advising regional and multinational clients on employment law and immigration matters in Singapore. He is experienced in assisting clients through the life cycle of employment from both the legal and the commercial perspectives. He also advises clients with respect to the various immigration issues relating to their foreign workforce in order to assist clients in achieving the desired outcome in an increasingly tricky space.
Zhao Yang is ranked Band 3 by Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific 2025 after being recognised as an “Up and Coming” individual in the Singapore Employment: Domestic category for 4 consecutive years prior.
Graham ONG-WEBB
Senior Vice President, Investigations, Diligence and Compliance at KrollGraham Ong-Webb is Senior Vice President in the Investigations, Diligence and Compliance practice, based in Singapore. Graham leverages more than 15 years of experience assisting clients in geopolitical intelligence, political risk analysis, competitor intelligence, market entry and operational risk assessments.
Prior to joining Kroll, Graham served as Vice President at the Group Technology Office of Singapore Technologies Engineering, one of Asia’s largest vertically integrated engineering groups, where he spearheaded work in political, technology and market intelligence. Graham has also held management and consulting positions at Future Moves Group, Control Risks and Jane’s Information Group.
Graham has a track record of developing best-in-class frameworks, models and intelligence products for clients seeking not only to gain more clarity about their operational environments, but also to have foresight and early-warning capabilities to mitigate risks and avoid negative business impacts.
He has been featured in Al Jazeera, The Edge, The Business Times, and South China Morning Post.
Graham holds a Ph.D. in strategic & intelligence studies from King’s College London. He also holds a master’s degree in international relations from the London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree (with honors) in political science from the National University of Singapore.
Ron OONG
Partner at Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLPRon Oong is a Partner in the Dentons Rodyk Banking and Finance group and Projects department. He is also the Co-Head of the Project Finance and Infrastructure practice groups. He is experienced in the areas of banking and finance, energy, mining, infrastructure, project finance, restructuring, M&A and direct investment transactions.
He handles a wide range of finance and commercial work, particularly in the areas of project finance, banking, infrastructure and energy. He has handled numerous transactions involving sale and purchase of energy (including natural gas) and construction and operation of infrastructures, such as data centres and both traditional and renewable energy (including hydroelectric, solar, wind and waste-to-energy) power plants.
He has experience representing clients in various sectors, including in the infrastructure and energy sectors, and has acted for clients in complex cross-border transactions involving, among others, Singapore, China, Indonesia, Vietnam and Bangladesh.
Ron is recognised as a Next Generation Partner for Projects and Energy by The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, a Rising Star Partner for Banking and Finance by IFLR1000.
Mathew ORR
Director of Investigations, Asia Pacific & Japan at Hewlett Packard EnterpriseMathew is currently the Director of Investigations for APJ at HPE. He is a UK-qualified barrister with over 20 years of experience across in-house, government and private practice roles, advising individuals and MNCs on financial crime matters, and related compliance and regulatory issues. In addition to leading investigations, Mathew’s work involves liaising with law enforcement agencies, regulators, and prosecutors globally. Prior to his current role and before joining private practice, Mathew spent significant time with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office and Financial Conduct Authority, where he was involved in investigations and prosecutions across insider dealing, market manipulation, money laundering, fraud, bribery, and corruption.
HyungChul Andy PARK
Head of Management & People Center at Kim & Chang• Kim & Chang (2024-Present)
• Senior Partner/HR & Organization Consulting Leader, Samjong KPMG (2021-2024)
• Representative Director, Korea CEO, Mercer Korea (2007-2021)
• Director/Global Consulting Division Leader, Mercer Korea (2005-2006)
• Project Manager, Strategy Division, Andersen Business Consulting (1999-2002)
• Senior Researcher, Daewoo Economic Research Institute (1997-1999)
Jin PARK
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and four-term member of National Assembly, Senior Advisor at Kim & ChangJin Park, a senior advisor at Kim & Chang, has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and a four-term member of the National Assembly.
He is currently engaged in advisory activities related to National Assembly affairs and foreign investment. Throughout his time in the National Assembly, he participated in various legislative activities within the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, Science, ICT, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee, National Defense Committee, Intelligence Committee, and Knowledge Economy Committee. During the first half of the 18th National Assembly, he served as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, playing a key role in the passage of the Korea-US FTA and the North Korean Human Rights Act.
Dr. Park began his public service career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and earned a master’s degree in Public Administration from the Kennedy School at Harvard University, as well as a D. Phil. in Political Science from the University of Oxford. He also served as a secretary at the Blue House and obtained an LL.M. from New York University, along with a license to practice law in the state of New York.
Jung Taek PARK
Partner at Kim & ChangJung Taek Park is an attorney at Kim & Chang, with expertise on Labor & Employment, ESG, M&A, Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance, Foreign Direct Investment, and Privacy & Data Security. Having worked in Germany, Mr. Park is also part of the firm’s Europe Practice, specializing in serving clients from Europe, notably from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium. He also counsels on outbound HR issues related to Korean companies conducting business in Europe and the Middle East.
Mr. Park has broad and substantial experience on a wide array of domestic and cross-border employment matters. He has in-depth expertise in dealing with issues such as industrial relations, collective bargaining, advising on labor management council issues, as well as helping corporate clients maintain their competitiveness in the marketplace. Mr. Park’s expertise also extends to labor and employment litigation, including defense of wage, discrimination and wrongful termination cases. He has defended numerous actions on behalf of multinational companies before Korean authorities, including local Labor Commissions, the Police, the Prosecutors’ Office, the Courts and the National Labor Relations Commission.
Mr. Park has a developed a successful track record through the analysis of facts and by developing various strategies to defuse and reduce the risk and potential exposure that such cases may present. He also regularly advises clients on labor and employment implications of cross-border transactions on issues ranging from mergers and acquisitions, post-merger HR integration planning, and issues related to Korean companies that have invested in European and/or Middle Eastern countries. In addition, Mr. Park also pioneers on cutting-edge ESG issues, such as ESG initiatives, ESG due diligence, establishing the ESG system and managing supply chains.
Meanwhile, Mr. Park routinely dedicates his services to pro-bono work, including providing free legal advice to migrant women from countries such as Vietnam and Cambodia, and mentoring regional middle and/or high school students. Mr. Park has also played a key role in assisting government authorities to establish and develop major areas of legislation and practices of Korean labor and employment law, including the Employee Retirement Benefit Security Act.
Mr. Park has been named for five consecutive years as one of the “Leading Individuals” in South Korea by Chambers Asia-Pacific from 2014 to 2019 in the field of Employment. He has also been named as one of the “Leading Individuals” in South Korea by Chambers Global 2013 in the field of Corporate/M&A (Germany). Mr. Park has been recognized as one of the “Leading Lawyers” in Who’s Who Legal every year since 2019. In addition, Mr. Park has authored various articles in publications including the Worklaw monthly magazine.
Mr. Park received his LL.B. from the Seoul National University College of Law in 1993 and his LL.M. from Columbia Law School in 2004. He attended the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 1995.
He is admitted to the Korean bar.
Marie PARK
Partner at Kim & ChangMarie Park is an attorney in Kim & Chang and specializes in antitrust & competition, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate matters.
Ms. Park practices in a wide range of corporate law areas, with a focus on antitrust and competition, corporate governance, foreign direct investment, and mergers & acquisitions. She also has extensive experience advising the firm's clients in the IT, automotive, and sports & luxury industries.
Ms. Park advises clients on antitrust compliance and competition law issues arising from their daily operation and mergers and acquisitions transactions, investigations by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) into alleged violations of competition law, and global merger filings. In particular, her practice focuses on antitrust issues in the IT, automotive and other industries where the KFTC is highly keen on uprooting abuse of market dominant position and related restrictive practices.
Ms. Park graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 2007, received an LL.M. from New York University School of Law in 2004 and received an LL.B. from Seoul National University in 2000. She was also a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School from 2013 to 2014. She is admitted to the Korea bar and the New York bar.
Stanley PARK
Co-Chairman of APAC Legal Congress & Board Director at Singapore Corporate Counsel Association- APAC Legal Congress Welcome
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Stanley Park is a member of the Board of Directors of the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association, joining the Board in 2014.
Stanley was Managing Director and Head of Legal - Asia Pacific Region for Scotiabank's Global Banking and Markets Division from Mar 2014 – Apr 2023. Based in Singapore, Stanley was responsible for all legal matters across the region, including China, Japan, Korea, India, Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Among other responsibilities, Stanley provided (i) transactional advice and support to the Bank's businesses related to capital markets, investment banking, commodities, corporate lending/trade finance and global transaction banking; (ii) regulatory advice and support re the Bank's businesses; (iii) management of litigation and disputes; (iv) advice and support to the Bank's internal or proprietary functions (including proprietary investments, HR matters, Finance); and (v) participation in corporate governance or oversight.
Prior to joining Scotiabank, Stanley was with Daiwa Capital Markets, as Senior Legal Counsel, in Singapore and Hong Kong from 2011 – 2014; with Barclays Global Investors, as General Counsel, in Tokyo from 2009 – 2010; with DKR Oasis, as Chief Compliance Officer, in Hong Kong in 2008; with Salomon Smith Barney and UBS Securities in Tokyo from 2001 – 2007; and with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton and Coudert Brothers in NYC, from 1992 - 2001.
Stanley graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1985 and received his law degree from the Harvard Law School in 1988, where he served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Stanley has been a member of the New York State Bar since 1994.
Tania PAVASKAR
APAC Head of Compliance at AutodeskTania is a distinguished compliance professional and commercial lawyer who brings a wealth of experience to fostering integrity in M&A transactions. She has held notable roles, including Senior Director, Legal Compliance at Marriott International; Commercial Attorney at McAfee; and Senior Counsel at Autodesk. Having started her career as a commercial lawyer, Tania has a solid foundation in drafting and negotiating complex agreements, including technology and commercial contracts. This breadth of experience shapes her pragmatic and solution-oriented approach to compliance in high-stakes deals.
Jacyn PHUAH
Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions at Christopher & Lee OngJacyn’s practice encompasses the full spectrum of corporate transactions, concentrating on complex cross-border corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, auctions, private equity and venture capital transactions, take-privates, spin-offs and joint ventures.
She represents bidders, sellers and target companies in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, and global and Asia-based private equity sponsors and other financial investors in private equity transactions across a broad spectrum of industries such as consumer and retail, education, energy, fintech, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and telecommunications.
Nicole Evangeline POH
Associate Director of Covenant ChambersNicole is a Singapore-qualified lawyer specialising in employment, investigations and regulatory work. She is presently an Associate Director with Covenant Chambers.
Nicole brings with her a decade of experience in the public service. She has worked at the Attorney-General's Chambers, the Ministry of Manpower and the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL).
Nicole is well-versed in employment policy, regulations and practice, from her time with the MOM. From 2017 – 2019, she was the legal lead on major amendments to Singapore's main labour law, the Employment Act 1968, and its related and subsidiary legislation. She was also concurrently Senior Assistant Director (and covering Deputy Director from 2018 – 2019), heading and supervising the in-house legal team in respect of its legal advisory, transactions and legislative work.
Nicole has experience working at the strategic level. In 2017, she represented the Singapore Government at the United Nations International Labour Organization meeting in Geneva. She has also advised the Minister for Manpower, the Controller of Work Passes and the Commissioner for Labour on various statutory appeal and judicial review cases.
In addition to her advisory practice, Nicole is an experienced litigator with a broad range of expertise. She has appeared in the Court of Appeal, High Court, State Courts, Family Justice Courts (including Youth Court) and Appeals Board (Land Acquisition).
Nicole is also a Consultant with the Academy Publishing Cluster of the SAL and the Legal Advisor to the Environmental Management Association of Singapore.
Anastasia PRITAHAYU
Senior Associate, Competition & Antitrust and Trade at Assegaf Hamzah & PartnersWith 15 years of experience as a competition economist, Anastasia possesses extensive expertise in handling merger control for diverse global deals from venture and non-venture capitals, leading high-profile cartel cases, and advising dominance issues. She also handles the trade remedies in international trade.
Recently she was the lead economist for Indonesian Wilmar entities in a price-fixing and distribution/sales restriction allegations, DENSO Corporation in an anticompetitive allegation before the KPPU. She was the lead economist for Meratus Line, Yamaha Indonesia each for cartel allegation launched by KPPU. She has also been a key player for every competition audit performed by the firm.
On the trade-front, in cooperation with a local counsel, she successfully led the Indonesian team in providing industrial and economics defence so that no anti-dumping duty was ever imposed to PT Manunggal Adipura as the aftermath of a viscose spun yarn anti-dumping investigation launched by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies of India.
A cum laude economist graduate from the University of Indonesia, Anastasia joined the firm in October 2013. Prior to joining with us, she spent five years in Rizkiyana & Iswanto, a boutique antitrust law firm. There she honed her expertise in international cartel and led a 19 multi-jurisdictional compliance assessment in aviation.
She is actively engaged in writing for international and national publication as well as in becoming a speaker. The National University of Singapore invited her to speak in ASEAN Competition Compliance Experience Survey Study project panel and sought her review in the report.
Her interests in technology led her to take a bootcamp in Phyton programming, machine learning & artificial intelligence. This knowledge enables her to deliver tailored antitrust solutions for technology sector clients.
Among her blue-chip clients are: GIC, Wilmar, SEA Group, Bayer, Yamaha Motors, Toyota, Garuda Indonesia, Beiersdorf.
Pamela QIU
Head of Southeast Asia at Control Risks- Control Risks - The role of modern General Counsels in a fractured world
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Pamela is a Partner and leads the South-East Asia business at Control Risks. She is responsible for the development of the business in South-East Asia, managing key client relationships and partnerships, and advising senior business leaders on areas of risk that impact their operations. She has over 15 years of experience working in public policy, consulting and professional services.
Titus RAHIRI
CEO & Founder of KorumLegal- KorumLegal - What Next? The Future-Ready Legal Department: Building the Legal Team of 2030 and Beyond
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Titus is CEO and Founder of KorumLegal, a legal solutions company headquartered in Hong Kong and with offices in Singapore, Australia, London and UAE. He is an experienced general counsel, and corporate and commercial lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience in private practice and in-house in listed companies (NASDAQ, FTSE and NZX) as well as scale-up and growth companies having worked in his native New Zealand, London and Hong Kong and across the globe. Titus has held senior executive legal leadership roles including at Expedia Inc., and has led legal teams globally. His legal experience includes general corporate and commercial advisory across technology, digital, e-commerce and media sectors.
With his broad general counsel experience, Titus increasingly recognised the need for innovation and disruption in the delivery of legal services. This led to the launch of KorumLegal in 2016, a legal innovator and award-winning Alternative Legal Services Provider (ALSP) providing bespoke legal solutions through People, Process and Technology, and Managed Legal Services. In 2023 and 2024, KorumLegal was awarded Band 1 ranking for ALSPs in Asia-Pacific by Chambers, and Titus was recognised as Band 1 Individual in the ALSP category.
In 2013, his final Executive MBA research project explored ‘Value Innovation in Law – the Legal Services Industry in Change’ which was a catalyst for the KorumLegal business model and his interest in the business of law. Titus is admitted to practice in England & Wales and New Zealand.
Mahesh RAI
Director of Drew & Napier LLCMahesh Rai is Director at Drew & Napier LLC, the most celebrated dispute resolution practice in Singapore. He appears in complex international disputes in both litigation and arbitration. He acts as counsel at all levels of the Singapore courts and in both commercial and investor-state arbitrations (SIAC, ICC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, VIAC, LCIA and ad hoc).
Mahesh commands praise for being “a firstrate litigator”, “unmatched in his field”, “an excellent disputes lawyer and a master strategist with a deserved reputation for solving complex issues” and a lawyer who “is quick on his feet, pays attention to detail and is clear and concise in his explanations”.
Mahesh is also consistently ranked in several prestigious legal publications, commanding high praise for his litigation and arbitration expertise. Recognised as a thought leader, Mahesh is frequently invited to speak at international conferences and panels on international arbitration and dispute resolution.
In 2019, he received the prestigious Joseph Grimberg Outstanding Young Advocate Award in recognition for his exceptional body of professional work.
Sanjiv RAJAN
Partner at Allen & Gledhill LLPMr Sanjiv Kumar Rajan is a Partner in Allen & Gledhill LLP’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. His areas of expertise span litigation, arbitration, and white-collar-crime and investigations.
A litigator with more than 20 years of experience, Sanjiv is a market leader in white-collar defence and fraud investigations work, advising clients on matters that include corruption, criminal breach of trust, insider trading, and anti-money laundering. In addition to advising clients on mutual legal assistance and extradition, Sanjiv remains regularly involved in multi-jurisdictional/cross-border fraud investigations. Currently, Sanjiv is Lead Defence Counsel for one of the largest regulatory investigations launched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Securities and Futures Act.
Co-Head of the Employment Practice, Sanjiv has an outstanding reputation in this area of the law. He regularly advises multinational corporations, including Fortune 500 companies, on various employment disputes, including claims for wrongful dismissal, retrenchment, disciplinary inquiries, and restraint of trade claims.
In terms of his arbitration practice, Sanjiv is currently involved in a number of arbitrations, both domestic and international, on a range of matters including disputes on joint ventures, energy disputes, and commercial and investment disputes.
In a prosecutorial capacity, Sanjiv has acted for statutory boards, the Law Society of Singapore, and in private prosecutions.
Sanjiv is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and an Associate Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre. He is also Vice-Chairman of the Admissions Committee of the Law Society of Singapore. Sanjiv sits on the Board of SOTA and is also a member of the Family and Children’s Welfare Committee of the Yellow Ribbon Fund. Sanjiv is also a senior trainer for the Advocacy module of the Part B course run by the Singapore Institute of Legal Education.
Menaka RAJASEGARAN
Senior Corporate Counsel at MicrosoftMenaka Rajasegaran is an experienced Investigator and Ethics & Compliance Professional with over 25 years of experience in large multinationals across multiple industries. Menaka is a committed and enthusiastic people-oriented leader who pursues continuous improvement in everything she embarks on. Menaka holds qualifications as a Solicitor (New South Wales Bar, Australia) and Advocate & Solicitor of High Court, Malaysia, and has completed the Global CEO program at Cranfield University, United Kingdom.
Currently, Menaka serves as a Senior Corporate Counsel at Microsoft, covering Asia, comprising 18 countries and 35,000 employees. Menaka's role involves investigating workplace concerns with neutrality, integrity, and empathy, advancing a culture where everyone belongs.
Previously, Menaka held the position of Vice President, Ethics & Compliance at NS BlueScope, where they led the establishment and development of the ethics & compliance function. Menaka has also worked at Kimberly-Clark Corporation as Senior Counsel Employment & Labour, Asia Pacific, and Ethics & Compliance Leader, Asia Pacific.
Amber RILEY
Senior Managing Director of Macquarie Bank- KorumLegal - What Next? The Future-Ready Legal Department: Building the Legal Team of 2030 and Beyond
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Amber Riley is the lead regional lawyer for the Commodities and Global Markets team in Asia at Macquarie Group Limited. She has been with Macquarie for over 18 years, previously with the Sydney head office and based in Singapore for over 5 years. Amber leads a team of lawyers across Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. She is passionate about mentoring female talent and is the co-head of Macquarie’s Asia Women’s Network.
Stephen ROTSTEIN
President at In-house Counsel Worldwide (ICW)Stephen has served in various senior leadership roles in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. He is currently a Vice -Chair at Tribunals Ontario where he adjudicates Landlord and Tenant Board matters. Previously, Stephen was the Director, Global and Domestic Affairs at the Ontario Securities Commission. As part of their Executive Management Team, he managed the OSC’s relationship to the Ministry of Finance, and coordinated efforts with other federal, provincial, and international regulators on policy issues.
Stephen has also served as the Vice-President, Policy & Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel at FP Canada where he oversaw policy and regulatory matters and played a key role in the introduction of financial planning regulation in Canada.
Stephen has extensive voluntary leadership experience. He is currently the President of In-House Counsel Worldwide. He is also an elected Bencher (Board Member) of the Law Society of Ontario and sits on the Federal Judicial Advisory Committee for the Greater Toronto Area. He previously served as President of the Canadian Bar Association, Canada’s largest legal association representing more than 37,000 lawyers and judges. Stephen has also served as, Chair of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association.
Stephen holds a BA in political science and history from the University of Western Ontario and was awarded an LL.B. by Osgoode Hall Law School at York University. He is a member of the Bar in Ontario and New York State and holds the Certified In-House Counsel - Canada certification (CIC.C).
John SANTELER
APAC head of Ethics and Business Integrity at GoogleMr. Santeler is the APAC head of ethics and business integrity within Google’s Risk, Compliance, and Integrity department. As the APAC lead, he oversees a team managing a broad range of compliance risks, including anti-bribery, code of conduct, and regulatory matters. His extensive experience includes leading complex internal investigations across APAC and providing strategic guidance on the FCPA and UK Bribery Act.
Before joining Google, Mr. Santeler held leadership roles at Motorola Solutions, where he managed legal teams and secured significant contracts in EMEA and APAC. An accomplished US-qualified lawyer, John is recognized for his expertise in abac and regulatory compliance, and delivering commercially sound legal advice.
Anand SASHIDHARAN
Group General Counsel at Synergy Marine GroupA skilled commercial lawyer having more than two decades of experience in appearing before the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, Civil Courts, Criminal Courts, Consumer Court, Debts Recovery Tribunal, Tax Tribunals, Quasi-Judicial Authorities, National Company Law Tribunal etc. in India.
Advised clients in structuring of transactions including cross border transactions, setting up entities, trusts, partnerships etc., Merger and Acquisitions, Engineering Procurement and Commissioning (EPC) Contracts, Shareholder Agreements, Share Subscription Agreements, Share Transfer Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, Ship Management Agreements, Manager’s Undertaking, Crew Management Agreements, EPC Contracts, Procurement Contracts, Service Contracts, Manning Agreements, Sub-contracting Agreements, Software Development Agreements, Employment Contracts, Financing Agreements, etc.
On the Criminal Law side, appeared in various high profile cases such as the appeal filed by the persons sentenced to death for the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi (former Prime Minister of India) and 14 others, appeals filed by the persons convicted for Coimbatore Serial Bomb Blast (12 Bomb attacks in 11 places), Appeals in the case of the murder of Aladi Aruna (former minister) and recently in the quashing of the Criminal Case instituted against the Directors of IL & FS Transportation Networks Ltd. alleging fraud of US$ 1 Billion, which was quashed by the Madras High Court.
As Group General Counsel of Synergy Marine Group (which has numerous entities across 15 jurisdictions), legal strategies, compliance frameworks and negotiation with various partners, stakeholders and customers are my primary responsibility, ensuring seamless navigation through complex maritime regulations. With a focus on robust advocacy and clear communication, my role as General Counsel leverages over two decades of experience in the legal field to manage negotiations and mitigate risks effectively.
The core of our philosophy at Synergy Marine Group is a dedication to legal integrity and the facilitation of organizational growth. Our team's success stems from a collaborative approach to comply with law, while also driving strategic initiatives that support the company's dynamic needs in the maritime industry.
I am currently leading the defence in one of the largest maritime claims that has arisen on account of the allision of M.V. Dali (a container vessel) with the Francis Scott key Bride in Baltimore.
As motorsports is my passion, I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to service the International Judicial Commission (CJI) / List of International Judges of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) (the international governing body for motorcycling) since 2011.
Mark SEAH
Senior Partner at Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP- Thriving in the New East-West Geo-Political Reality: What the APAC GC Needs to Understand/Do
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Mark Seah is a Senior Partner in Dentons Rodyk’s Dispute Resolution department and co-heads the Commercial Litigation practice. A member of the firm’s Executive Committee, he is also the firm’s Singapore-Australasia Relationship Partner.
Mark commands a strong practice in commercial litigation and arbitration involving complex, high value disputes concerning employment, shareholder and corporate matters, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues, commodities, international trade, supply chains, energy, restructuring and insolvency and derivatives. Mark has acted in significant cross-border litigation involving in excess of US$1 billion, and has represented prominent companies including some of the world’s largest, governments, state owned entities and leading banks.
Daniel SEE
Vice President and General Counsel at Tech DataDaniel See serves as the Vice President and General Counsel in Tech Data, a TD SYNNEX company, for the Asia Pacific Japan region. In his role, he oversees legal affairs and compliance, providing strategic legal guidance to support business operations across the region. His expertise in navigating complex legal landscapes and his leadership in managing legal teams are instrumental in driving the company's objectives and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements. In addition, Daniel plays a pivotal role in integrating technology into legal processes within the region. By leveraging advanced technological solutions, he enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of legal operations. His efforts ensure that the legal team is equipped with the latest technological advancements to support the dynamic needs of the business and maintain a competitive edge in the industry.
Joshua SEET
Partner, Competition & Antitrust and Trade at Rajah & Tann SingaporeJoshua is a Partner in the firm’s Competition & Antitrust and Trade practice.
Joshua has deep competition law experience firmly rooted in Asia. Having worked in top-ranked law firms in Singapore and Hong Kong over the last decade, he has handled merger filings, competition investigations and competition disputes for some of the largest firms in South-east Asia, Mainland China and Hong Kong. He regularly works on complex high stakes matters, some of which have been nominated as matter of the year by Global Competition Review.
He is also experienced in trade matters in Singapore including advising on import/export requirements, trading in strategic goods, product recall, government procurement and customs violations. He has dealt with various regulatory applications and inquiries from Singapore Customs and other authorities.
Joshua maintains an active interest in writing and has published widely in various national and international publications. His works have been nominated for the Antitrust Writing Awards.
He is recognised by Legal 500 as a key lawyer and by Asialaw as a notably practitioner in competition/antitrust.
Holding an LLM from King’s College London and an LLB from the National University of Singapore, Joshua is dual-qualified to practice in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Eli SEROTA
Asia Lead, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Communications at FTI ConsultingEli Serota is a Senior Director in FTI’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Communications practice, where he leads the Asia team. Eli provides high level crisis management and communications guidance to organizations, with a specific emphasis around cybersecurity incident response and cybersecurity preparedness scenarios, particularly those involving sensitive data such as personal identifiable information (“PII”), protected health information (“PHI”), and intellectual property (“IP”). These scenarios involve the design and implementation of complex, multistakeholder communications programs to address the specific needs of each organization. Having worked on more than 60 cybersecurity crisis issues across the world, including several high-profile issues in the APAC region, Eli’s experience spans multiple industries including financial services, industrials, healthcare, legal services, national defense, logistics, and technology. He has advised organizations facing double & triple extortion ransomware, phishing campaigns, human engineered breaches, and credential stuffing attacks. Eli is a graduate of Ithaca College in the U.S., where he graduated from the Park Scholar program with a B.S. in Strategic Communications and a minor in politics.
Chen Yang SIA
General Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesChen Yang is the general counsel at Golden Gate Ventures, where he manages the legal aspects of fundraising, investments, portfolio management and ESG implementation. Most recent highlights include the establishment of Golden Gate's inaugural fund in the Middle East, marking the fund’s first foray out of Southeast Asia.
Prior to joining Golden Gate Ventures, Chen Yang spent a decade in the UK working for top US law firms advising sponsors, large corporates, banks, credit funds and other financial institutions across a broad range of financing transactions before returning and joining a NYSE-listed tech company headquartered in Singapore.
Disa SIM
Head, Appeals & Issues at Rajah & Tann SingaporeDisa Sim heads the Appeals & Issues Practice Group in Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. She specialises in complex commercial litigation with a focus on financial services dispute resolution, joint venture and shareholders’ disputes, as well as appellate advocacy matters. She regularly acts as lead counsel and is well-versed at handling trials, appeals, arbitration and advisory work.
Disa joined Rajah & Tann Singapore in 2007 as a Partner. Before that, she served as a law clerk to the Chief Justice of Singapore, and was subsequently appointed a judicial officer hearing both criminal and civil cases. She also lectured for a number of years at the National University of Singapore, focusing on contract law and evidence law.
Disa obtained her LLB (First Class Honours) at the National University of Singapore in 1998, where she graduated at the top of her class. She later took a Masters degree from Harvard Law School, where she received the Addison Brown Prize for the best student essay on a subject related to private international law or maritime law. Disa is also admitted as an Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law of the State of New York.
Roy SIM
Head of APAC Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Houlihan LokeyRoy Sim is the Head of APAC Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Houlihan Lokey (NYSE: HLI), where he leads a team providing comprehensive legal, secretarial, compliance, regulatory, data privacy, transaction management, and documentation support across the firm’s financial valuation, corporate finance, and restructuring businesses in APAC.
Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, he was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, where he focused on regional private wealth management and lending. In his current role, Roy has oversight of the firm’s legal and compliance functions in key APAC markets, including Hong Kong, China, Singapore, India, Australia, and Japan.
Before transitioning into corporate counsel roles, Roy specialised in cross-border banking, restructuring, and corporate finance transactions while practicing at renowned international law firms, including Latham & Watkins, Allen & Overy, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He has had the privilege of practicing in major financial hubs such as Hong Kong, New York, London, and Singapore, gaining invaluable global experience.
Roy holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from King’s College London, a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) (Dean’s List) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar) from Columbia Law School, New York. He is called to the bars in Hong Kong, Singapore, and New York.
Siong Koon SIM
Director for Strategic Partnerships of Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC)He is a seasoned lawyer based out of Beijing and Singapore in the last 30 years. Prior to joining SIMC, he was the SVP and General Counsel for Electrolux Asia Pacific Middle East & Africa for about 13 years. Siong Koon pioneered and led the legal team of 11 lawyers to advise, oversee and manage the legal and compliance matters for South-East Asia, Greater China, Japan, Korea, Egypt, UAE and South Africa. He had the privilege of interacting with and learning together with colleagues and stakeholders from different cultures and walks of life.
Before Electrolux, Siong Koon spent extensive time in IT (Sun Microsystems), infrastructure (Van der Horst Limited) and consumer electronics (NEC Singapore) and in private legal practice as a pro-business legal professional and governance counsellor.
During his inhouse tenure, Siong Koon was passionate in resolving issues between his company and the business partner so that both parties can see the common aligned interests and continue working together in the long term.
Leveraging on his regional experience and mediation passion, he will help to drive SIMC ‘s initiatives and collaborations.
Ting SIM
General Counsel & Head of Corporate Services Group at GenZeroTing is Head-Designate of the Corporate Services Group at GenZero. She holds the role of General Counsel concurrently, where she provides leadership on legal support for climate investments, compliance and corporate governance matters.
Before GenZero, she was at Shell for around 13 years, where she was the lead lawyer for significant investments, assets and projects in the energy value chain which spans across the upstream, LNG, gas, downstream and decarbonisation space.
Ting started off in private practice, focusing on project finance and M&A work. She has broad in-house experience across industries such as IT, F&B, printing and hospitality.
Ting graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws and has been admitted to practice law in Singapore.
Ajinderpal SINGH
Senior Partner at Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLPAjinderpal Singh is a Senior Partner in Dentons Rodyk’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Arbitration practice groups. He is also the Co-Head of the firm’s Restructuring and Insolvency practice.
Ajinder is a leading practitioner in the field of restructuring and insolvency and has been ranked as such for many years. He is well-versed in both contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters and acts regularly for liquidators, receivers, judicial managers and trustees particularly in matters requiring cross-border insolvency expertise.
He is also well versed in international arbitration matters. As counsel, he has been involved in many international arbitrations conducted under the auspices of the ICC and SIAC, most notably in the areas of oil and gas, joint venture, M&A/distressed debt and infrastructure disputes. He has been involved in many of the leading reported cases on arbitration related matters that have gone before the Singapore Courts including in niche areas such as discovery obligations of international counsel in international arbitration matters.
Ajinder is named in numerous legal guides and directories including the Chambers Asia Pacific, Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal), Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific and IFLR1000.
Arpinder SINGH
Global Markets & India Leader - Forensic & Integrity Services at Ernst And Young LLPArpinder Singh has significant experience spanning over 25 years in multi-jurisdiction investigations, forensic accounting and dispute advisory in India, US, UK and other regions. As a trusted advisor, he has worked with corporates, regulators and law enforcement officials on many high profile and global investigations across diverse sectors. He has acted as an expert forensic accountant in several disputes and arbitration cases and has been consistently recognized as one of the foremost practitioners in the “Who’s Who Legal”.
He is a forensic accountant with significant knowledge of the law and one of the few experts in India who was an internal auditor, statutory auditor, financial controller, and leads forensic investigations. He is an ISO 37001 Certified Lead Auditor, Founder of the Mumbai Chapter of the ACFE, and Special invitee to the ICAI’s Digital Accounting and Assurance Board (2020-21).
Tanveen SINGH
General Counsel & Director of IRD GLOBAL- KorumLegal - What Next? The Future-Ready Legal Department: Building the Legal Team of 2030 and Beyond
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Tanveen is an experienced legal counsel, with an expertise in technology. Having practised in law firms & corporate organisations, she has over 15 years of legal experience in structuring and negotiating deals, data protection, regulatory matters and compliance across industries in India, Singapore, Australia and Africa.
As Head of Legal & Data Protection Officer, Tanveen brings leadership and legal proficiency to IRD. She provides the strategic legal vision and capabilities to minimise risk, ensure compliance and data privacy management.
Abhishek SRIVASTAVA
Associate at Lindsay Francis & ManganAbhishek is an arbitration associate at Lindsay Francis & Mangan (LFM), a firm specializing in international arbitration and recognized as Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Boutique Law Firm of the Year (2024).
Abhishek has represented clients in high-value and complex international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations across a wide range of sectors, including energy and commodities, infrastructure, banking and finance, IT, private equity, shareholder / post M&A disputes, and sports.
Abhishek is part of the team drafting the forthcoming third edition of A Guide to the SIAC Arbitration Rules (Oxford University Press), which will analyze the 7th Edition of the SIAC Rules.
Abhishek graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honors) from the National University of Singapore; ranked third overall in the Singapore Bar examinations (2021); and was judged the best oralist in the prestigious Philip C. Jessup moot competition (2021). He is dual-qualified in Singapore and England & Wales. Before joining LFM, Abhishek practiced at a top-tier Singapore law firm.
Morgan STARK
Head of Asia at S-RMMorgan is S-RM’s Asia Pacific Head. Leading the business since 2019, Morgan has management oversight for S-RM's Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur offices and our key regional business lines. He has undertaken investigative due diligence project work throughout all major APAC jurisdictions and across all sectors, ranging from financial services to extractives, technology, energy, and infrastructure. He has a client relationship focus on private equity groups, investment banks, and law firms. Morgan has been ranked Band 1 by Chambers & Partners as an expert in investigative due diligence two years running (2023 & 2024), with one client stating that “Morgan has exceptional intellect and a keen sense of geopolitics in the [APAC] region". Morgan has a BA from the University of York, and an MA and PhD in Russian Philosophy from University College London. He speaks Russian, Mandarin, and Cantonese. Recognised as a subject matter expert on the interconnections between corporate intelligence and cybersecurity, Morgan is frequently invited to participate in panels and expert discussions to share insights and strategies for addressing corporate risks.
Khairil SUHAIREE
Partner, Corporate Commercial at Rajah & Tann SingaporeKhairil Suhairee is a Partner in the firm’s Corporate Commercial Practice.
Khairil’s practice covers a wide range of corporate law matters. Trained in banking and finance and having built extensive experience advising on corporate restructurings and joint ventures, Khairil specialises in identifying and navigating the legal issues that are particular to his clients and their circumstances.
In the course of his practice, Khairil has provided commercially-focused legal advice to companies at all stages of the corporate lifecycle; from early stage start-ups and growing SMEs, to listed companies and multinational corporations. His clients also include government agencies, financial institutions, non-profit organisations and high net worth individuals.
Khairil is a results-oriented lawyer, whose legal knowledge and adaptability across industries and company size is the foundation on which practical, usable solutions are constructed, giving clients the confidence and the means to achieve their goals.
Achmad SUKARSONO
Indonesia Lead Analyst at Control RisksAchmad Sukarsono is based in Control Risks’ Singapore office and provides analysis on Indonesia and Malaysia for Control Risks’ regular commentary subscription service SEERIST, as well as more in-depth, bespoke consultancy support.
Achmad was previously a London-based Asia analyst at political risk consultancy Eurasia Group where his work included weekly monitoring briefs on Malaysian politics, advising Japanese clients on Indonesian politics through Tokyo road trips, assessments on the labour situation in Indonesia, mapping the alcohol debate in predominantly Muslim Indonesia and Malaysia for a food & beverage company and in-depth reports on the oil sector in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Natasha SULAIMAN
Vice President Legal & Compliance at Singapore Airlines- Technology and Dispute Resolution: Has Technology Made It Easier or Harder to Resolve Disputes?
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Natasha leads a team of highly motivated lawyers who advise on a wide array of legal and regulatory compliance issues at Singapore Airlines. She counts herself very fortunate to have found both good friends and a fulfilling career in one place.
Before joining Singapore Airlines in 2015, she practised as a disputes lawyer at Drew & Napier and Morgan Lewis Stamford. She has been recognised in Chambers’ General Counsel: Asia-Pacific 2025 Spotlight, listed in The Legal 500’s GC Powerlist: Southeast Asia for the years 2022 to 2024, and was a top 3 finalist in the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association’s Chief Legal Officer Awards 2022. Natasha holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the National University of Singapore.
Swapnil SULE
Director of EY Forensic & Integrity ServicesSwapnil Sule is a Director in EY - Forensics and Integrity Services India practice focussed on creating Forensics Technology solutions. Currently he is leading initiatives across the practice to create SAAS or platform solutions for Integrity and Compliance. These SAAS solutions cover multiple areas within compliance and are sector or function agnostic.
Swapnil has been in the Technology industry for more than 27 years now and is a specialist with Technology Transformation and Digitization programs. He has extensive experience of handling large scale transformations distributed across geographies and sectors. Within EY, Swapnil has contributed to large scale firm wide transformation programs like Data Centre Consolidation, Application Rationalization, Managed Service Automation etc.
Daniel TAN
Director of Providence Law AsiaDaniel is a Director and the Head of the firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency practice group.
Daniel’s main areas of practice are restructuring and insolvency, often acting in both formal court supervised and out of court restructurings. He regularly advises and represents corporate debtors, institutional creditors and turnaround professionals in special situations. His practice also encompasses corporate disputes and fraud, asset recovery, shareholder disputes and investigations.
He has earned widespread recognition across the major legal directories, including Who’s Who Legal, Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, and Asialaw. Most recently, he was recognized as a “Next Generation Partner” for Restructuring and Insolvency (2022-2024) and Dispute Resolution (2024) in The Legal 500, and as a “Rising Star Partner” in IFLR1000 (2023). Clients have praised him as a “fantastic operator,” and a Chambers Asia-Pacific (2023) client commented, “His experience puts him in a place to truly understand the demands and constraints of restructuring work.”
After graduating from the University of Sydney, Daniel spent time in the Restructuring and Insolvency practices of two leading law firms in Singapore. Daniel also holds a Bachelor of Arts from Pomona College, California and previously worked as a consultant in the Los Angeles and Singapore offices of a multinational engineering and environmental consultancy company.
Daniel is fluent in English and is conversant in Mandarin.
Doreen TAN
Senior Vice President, Legal & Government Affairs, General Counsel (APAC & MEISA) at FedExDoreen leads a group of 70+ team members comprising lawyers, paralegals, compliance and government affairs professionals and supporting staff who provide advice and support on business strategies, transactions, disputes, corporate and commercial matters, compliance, labor and regulatory issues in the APAC and MEISA regions.
She joined FedEx in 2002 as International Counsel in Singapore for the South Pacific (Southeast Asia, Indo China and Australasia) region. She was promoted to the Managing Director, Legal and Regulatory Affairs for the China region in 2007, based in Shanghai. She moved to Hong Kong in 2017 to assume the role of the Vice President, Legal Asia Pacific region. In June 2021, she assumed her current position and is based in Singapore.
Prior to joining FedEx, Doreen was a partner in a law firm in Singapore.
Doreen earned her law degree in the National University of Singapore and holds a Masters degree in Chinese Business Law from Fudan University, China. She is licensed to practice law in Singapore, New York, England & Wales.
Wayne TAN
General Counsel at OpenEdenWayne Tan is General Counsel of OpenEden, a group of companies dedicated to bridging the worlds of TradFi and DeFi through real world asset (“RWA”) tokenization with the goal of not just bringing RWAs on-chain but in enabling and supporting real RWA use cases in the Web3 space.
Wayne spent over a decade in private practice specialising in regulatory, commercial and fintech matters before moving in-house to head the legal and regulatory function at Sygnum (Singapore) prior to joining OpenEden.
As inaugural counsel for Sygnum in Singapore, Wayne led the rapid expansion of its regulatory footprint in Singapore from one to five licenses spanning both capital markets and payment services, enabling Sygnum to solidify its presence in the APAC region. As OpenEden’s General counsel, Wayne has provided guidance and support for OpenEden’s expansion of its digital asset product and service offerings both locally and abroad.
Janet O. TANG
General Counsel & Chief Ethics Officer at ENGIE South East AsiaJanet O. TANG oversees all legal matters across Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines for ENGIE in South East Asia. Janet leads a team of 12 legal counsels in supporting over 2,000 employees of ENGIE in South East Asia to help customers meet their transition towards carbon-neutrality.
Janet specializes in mergers and acquisitions and large scale infrastructure projects including district cooling scheme, utility scale solar and wind farm and data centres. Janet joined ENGIE in 2017 and had successfully supported ENGIE in South East Asia in securing and implementing numerous critical projects of ENGIE in the South East Asia region such as the acquisitions of a number of companies, development of large scale district cooling, solar and data centres.
Recognized as the GC Powerlist 2024 for her contributions to the legal industry, Janet has been acknowledged for her leadership and expertise in navigating complex legal and regulatory landscapes.
Prior to ENGIE, Janet was with an Australian multinational construction, property and infrastructure group focusing on construction. And prior to Janet’s in-house experience, Janet was a Malaysian qualified advocate & solicitor focusing on complex infrastructure projects and cross border M&A transactions.
Janet holds a LLM in Corporate Governance from University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
Tanya TANG
Partner (Chief Economic and Policy Advisor), Competition & Antitrust and Trade and Technology, Media & Telecommunications at Rajah & Tann SingaporeTanya Tang joined Rajah & Tann’s Competition and TMT practice as its Chief Economic and Policy Advisor, giving the practice the unique capability of providing fully integrated legal and economic advice to clients.
Tanya has been recognised as a leading competition economist in the international Who’s Who Legal Competition: Economists and Who’s Who Legal Consulting Experts: Experts – Economics – Competition Economists and as a leading trade consultant in the Who’s Who Legal Trade & Customs – Economists & Anti-Dumping Consultants.
Tanya has extensive competition and regulatory experience, having worked in the policy and competition team at the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (“IDA“), as well as the Competition Commission of Singapore (“CCS“), now known as the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (“CCCS“). At IDA, Tanya’s key responsibilities included implementing the Telecom and Postal Competition Codes, such as assessing M&A applications and investigating alleged anti-competitive practices. She also led key policy and regulatory reviews, such as reviews of the Telecom Competition Code and guidelines, as well as the Quality of Service frameworks for telecom services. At CCS, Tanya was responsible for conducting economic analysis for investigation of competition cases. Her experience includes assessing complex mergers (including conducting two Phase 2 merger reviews) and leading cases involving abuse of dominance. Tanya has also participated in dawn raids to gather information for CCS’ investigations.
Welly TANTONO
Group General Counsel at Secretlab- KorumLegal - What Next? The Future-Ready Legal Department: Building the Legal Team of 2030 and Beyond
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Welly Tantono is the group general counsel and interim head of cybersecurity for Secretlab, one of the top global brands in esports. She honed her legal skills in New York, California and Singapore, handling bet-the-company IP litigations and advising high value, complex M&A and capital markets transactions. As in-house counsel, she partners with the business teams to successful growth in complex legal jurisdictions and to streamline processes for increased operational efficiency. Welly’s interest in cybersecurity has led her to serve as a lecturer at the National University of Singapore on the legal aspects of cyber security. As a a commissioner of PT Steel Pipe Industry of Indonesia (SPINDO), a publicly listed company on the IDX, Welly works closely with SPINDO’s ICT team to ensure a disciplined security-focused implementation of their digital transformation journey.
Ezra TAY
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at Travala.comEzra Tay is the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at Travala.com, the leading web3 travel platform, where he leads legal, compliance, and risk strategy and execution.
His extensive experience in fintech spans diverse sectors, including crypto, payments, BNPL, P2P financing, and insurtech, providing a deep understanding of both traditional and emerging financial technologies.
Recognised as one of LexisNexis's 40 Under 40 for 2024, Ezra also co-leads the SCCA Tech Chapter, fostering collaboration and innovation at the intersection of law and technology.
Patrick TAY
Assistant Secretary-General & Director of National Trades Union CongressPatrick Tay is a Member of Parliament of Pioneer SMC and Assistant Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress. He currently chairs the Government Parliamentary Committee for Education and co-chairs the Financial Sector Tripartite Committee with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
He heads up the Legal and Strategy Departments in NTUC and is the Executive Secretary of the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers’ Union (SMMWU) and United Workers Electronics and Electrical Industries (UWEEI). He is a leading industrial/employment relations professional and advises/represent unions/union leaders/union member in complex and contentious disputes in the space of employment/labour law as well as in the Industrial Arbitration Court. He has been involved in the lobbying and promulgation of the many employment/labour/manpower policies and legislation in Singapore.
Peng Cheng TAY
Partner at WongPartnership- WongPartnership - When Things Fall Apart: How to Manage and Mitigate Disputes and Financial Distress
Mr. TAY Peng Cheng is the Head of WongPartnership’s Energy, Projects & Construction Practice.
With a practice focussed on the energy and utility industries, construction and engineering projects, and infrastructure developments, he advises clients on all aspects of project development and represents them in dispute resolution proceedings. With close to 30 years’ of experience in these areas, he is highly ranked in various legal publications, with clients highlighting his "sharp legal skills”, "strong technical ability", and for being “commercially minded, practical and timely”. He is recommended as a Global Leader for Construction and National Leader (Southeast Asia – Construction) in Lexology Index, is recognised as a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific and is the winner of the Lexology Client Choice Award 2022 for Construction in Singapore.
Peng Cheng has been appointed to the Panel of Arbitrators / Adjudicators of various institutions, and is an accredited adjudicator appointed under the SOP Act.
Joshua TAYLOR
Managing Director of Alvarez & MarsalJoshua Taylor is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Asia in Singapore. He leads A&M’s South East Asia Restructuring Practice.
With over 20 years of experience working in Australia, the Caribbean and Asia, Mr. Taylor specializes in insolvency and restructuring and has experience with formal appointments such as liquidator, receiver, judicial management, scheme of arrangement as well as out of court processes.
Mr. Taylor has advised boards with respect to their obligations, formulating restructuring plans along with the execution of such plans. He has also acted for creditors/investors with respect to enforcement against companies in multiple jurisdictions for the purpose of maximising returns and providing restructuring advice to assess and implement restructuring plans. In addition, Mr. Taylor has experience in contentious insolvency matters as well as broad industry experience in agriculture, real estate, manufacturing, commodities, construction and maritime.
Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Taylor was a Senior Managing Director with FTI Consulting in Singapore. He worked with bondholders on a restructuring in Indonesia and the subsequent implementation of the scheme of arrangement in Singapore; restructured a Singapore headquartered oil and gas company; handled an implementation of a scheme of arrangement for a listed Singaporean company; and worked on an enforcement engagement with assets in multiple jurisdictions for the benefit of creditor and liquidator of a company purportedly involved in fraudulent activities.
Previously, Mr. Taylor worked in the restructuring division of Deloitte in Australia and the Cayman Islands. In addition, he had numerous appointments on behalf of financial institutions, investors and creditors.
Mr. Taylor earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Griffith University. He is a CPA in Australia, a Chartered Accountant in Australia and New Zealand, a Registered Liquidator in Singapore, a member of IPAS, and a member of The Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association.
Yi Jing TEO
Partner at Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLPYi Jing is a Partner in Dentons Rodyk’s Corporate practice.
Yi Jing has been active in advising on token offerings and generally matters involving blockchain and distributed ledger technology. Her experience also includes advising on license and regulatory requirements related with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Yi Jing’s other main area of experience is in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. She has been involved with numerous IPOs and other equity capital market transactions such as rights issues and placements. She worked actively in private equity transactions and also advised on a wide range of general corporate and commercial transactions.
Yi Jing has been recognised by The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific and is recognised by Best Lawyers in Singapore in the areas of Capital Markets Law and Corporate Law.
Angelia THNG
Partner at Braddell Brothers LLPAngelia Thng is a Partner at Braddell Brothers LLP, Singapore’s second-oldest independent law practice founded in 1883. She specialises in dispute resolution and heads the Employment & Labour law practice in the firm. Angelia is well-versed in navigating complex disputes, and is often commended by clients for providing strategic, practical and effective solutions. Angelia places strong emphasis on building and promoting the community of younger practitioners and women in arbitration. She serves as the Asia Co-Chair of the Young Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) Asia and an Executive Committee member of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)’s Women In Arbitration (WIA).
Melissa THNG
Senior Partner at Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLPMelissa is a Senior Partner in Dentons Rodyk's Dispute Resolution practice. She is Co-Head of International Trade and Deputy Head of International Arbitration and specialises in cross-border, trans-national litigation and arbitration. Her practice covers a diverse range of industry sectors, including energy and projects, international trade and commodities, aviation, digital assets, blockchain and technology and construction, and she has a particular interest in disputes involving novel or complex issues.
An active member of the international arbitration fraternity, Melissa has served on various committees within the SIAC and CIArb over the years, and is a member of the SIAC Users Council. She is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). In 2019, she was named one of Singapore’s 20 most influential lawyers aged 40 and under by the Singapore Business Review. In 2023, she was recognised as one of Asia’s 40 under 40 by Asian Legal Business.
Shin Min THNG
Senior Director, Regional General Counsel, APAC of onsemiShin Min is the Regional General Counsel for the Asia Pacific region at onsemi, a US-headquartered semiconductor company which focuses on automotive and industrial markets. She overseas the legal, regulatory and corporate governance matters in the Asia Pacific region, covering 11 manufacturing locations and spanning 10 jurisdictions. She is also the site lead for the Singapore sales and support office.
Shin Min has over 15 years of experience as in-house counsel, having gained experience in the telco, retail and manufacturing sectors. She also actively volunteers with AWARE (Association of Women for Action and Research) in the Sexual Assault Care Centre legal clinics. In her free time, she loves to draw rainbows, unicorns and vehicles with her 2 children.
Sion Yoong TIAN
Partner at WongPartnership LLPTIAN Sion Yoong is a Partner in the Financial Services Regulatory, Derivatives & Structured Products, and FinTech Practices at WongPartnership LLP.
He advises on regulatory matters within the financial services sector, as well as on emerging technologies in finance, including blockchain, digital assets, and AI. He also advises on transactions involving carbon credits and other environmental attributes, and has extensive experience in both the transactional and regulatory aspects of derivatives and structured products.
Sion Yoong is recognised in various major legal publications for his specialities in Financial Services Regulation, Derivatives & Structured Products and Fintech. He is ranked as a distinguished practitioner by Euromoney asialaw, a highly regarded lawyer by the IFLR1000: Financial & Corporate, a Band 3 lawyer by Chambers Global Guide & Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide, and a recommended lawyer by The Legal 500: Asia Pacific Guide, for Financial Services Regulatory.
Teck Wee TIONG
Partner at WongPartnership LLPTIONG Teck Wee is the Co-Head of the Sustainability & Responsible Business Practice and is also a Partner in the Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice and International Arbitration Practice at WongPartnership LLP.
His main areas of practice are in complex, high-value, cross-border, multi-jurisdictional commercial and corporate disputes. Teck Wee has represented and acted for global MNCs, State-owned entities, public and private corporations, and high net-worth individuals from various jurisdictions (such as Singapore, Malaysia, India, Japan, PRC and U.S.) both before the Singapore Courts and in international arbitrations under the rules of major arbitral institutions (such as the SIAC and ICC), and in ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Rules. Teck Wee also has an active practice advising and acting for both investors and State parties in investor-State disputes and investment treaty arbitrations.
In his capacity as the Co-Head of the Sustainability & Responsible Business Practice, Teck Wee advises clients on a range of ESG and sustainability-related matters such as greenwashing, ESG related disputes and climate-related litigation, directors’ duties and liabilities in the ESG space, and carbon credits and carbon trading. Teck Wee also regularly contributes to publications (such as Mondaq, ICLG, IFLR, the Singapore Institute of Directors bulletin) and speaks at seminars and conferences on ESG and sustainability-related issues.
Nick TOMLINSON
Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Dentsu InternationalNick is the global Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer of dentsu International, one of the world’s leading advertising groups.
Prior to that role, for more than 10 years Nick was General Counsel, dentsu Asia Pacific before taking on the challenge of leading the global Ethics and Compliance function for dentsu, in addition to leading the Asia Pacific legal and compliance team from the regional headquarters in Singapore.
Prior to working for dentsu, Nick was General Counsel and Director of Corporate Development for Reach, a global telecommunications joint venture in Hong Kong between Hong Kong’s PCCW and Australia’s Telstra.
In total, Nick has been working in Asia for more than 25 years. Nick is a New Zealander who started his legal career at Bell Gully, New Zealand’s largest law firm, before joining Vodafone in New Zealand as in-house counsel, prior to moving to Hong Kong.
Nick obtained his degree in law at Otago University, New Zealand and completed a post-graduate dissertation in Advanced Competition Law at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand where he was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.
Raymond TONG
Partner at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLPRaymond Tong is a Partner in the Capital Markets / Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group.
Widely regarded as one of Singapore’s leading capital markets lawyers, Raymond advises on both domestic and international matters and has worked on some of the most high-profile ECM deals across Southeast Asia in recent years. He is admitted in Singapore and England and Wales.
With over two decades of experience in the capital markets field, Raymond is ranked as a Band 1 leading lawyer in the region where “his knowledge of deal structuring is very useful, especially when it comes to cross-border transactions”, as described by a source according to Chambers Asia–Pacific. He has also been featured as one of Asia’s Top 15 Capital Markets lawyers in the region by Asian Legal Business 2022.
Raymond is a board member of Sustainable Finance Institute Asia Limited and JurongHealth Fund Ltd. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Methodist Welfare Services, a member of the Equity Capital Markets Committee and Continuing Professional Development Committee of the Law Society of Singapore and a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
Hai TRAN
Head of Legal, APAC at MarexHai Tran advises and supports all legal matters across Marex’s APAC footprint ranging from employment disputes to compliance carbon credits trading. He has over 20 years of experience as an in-house financial markets lawyer, with global firms JPMorgan Chase Bank, Barclays Bank, Standard Chartered, and National Australia Bank where he advised the derivatives trading, prime brokerage and exchange clearing businesses. Recently, he was General Counsel, Head of Legal & Compliance at Climate Impact X where he implemented the legal and regulatory compliance framework for its voluntary carbon credits trading platforms.
Felix TSE
General Counsel at Pavilion Energy Pte LtdMr. Felix Tse is the General Counsel at Pavilion Energy Pte Ltd, a global energy merchant wholly owned by Temasek. Felix also serves as Company Secretary and is a member of the Management Committee. He leads a team of lawyers and compliance professionals in Singapore and Madrid, Spain.
In addition to legal and compliance, Felix manages other functions at Pavilion Energy including Sustainability Reporting and the Tanzania LNG Project.
Prior to joining Pavilion Energy, Felix began his career in Sydney, Australia as a tipstaff to Justice David Kirby in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, before training with Mallesons Stephen Jaques. He then moved to London, firstly with Clifford Chance and subsequently, in-house with Gazprom M&T. He spent almost a decade with Gazprom (in London and Singapore).
Nick TURNER
Global Sanctions Lead Counsel at BinanceNick Turner is Global Sanctions Lead Counsel for Binance. Prior to joining Binance, Nick served as Managing Associate General Counsel for Financial Crime Legal Advisory at HSBC in Hong Kong and in private practice in the Hong Kong offices of Steptoe and Clifford Chance. He has advised multinational financial institutions and corporations in the United States, Europe, and Asia on all aspects of economic sanctions, anti-money laundering, and anti-bribery and corruption compliance and investigations. Nick is qualified to practice law in the State of New York and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
Khushaal VED
Partner at Hogan LovellsKhushaal ‘Kush’ Ved is a Singapore-based investigations, compliance and crisis leadership partner at international law firm Hogan Lovells. Kush is admitted in California, England and Wales, and registered as a foreign lawyer in Singapore – counsels’ clients around South and Southeast Asia on preventative and reactive compliance. From building and testing compliance systems to mitigating transactional risk, Kush also guides clients through sensitive internal and government investigations from report to resolution. Kush leads the pro bono and Southeast Asia international trade, sanctions, and export controls practice, helping clients to navigate the increasing realm of matters that fall under the “compliance” umbrella, including workplace conflicts, forced labour, environmental compliance, and third-party management. Kush has unique multi-FCPA case experience leading on matters from Asia, drawing from his multiple representations in front of the U.S. Department of Justice, SEC, SFO, AGC, CPIB, CAD, MAS, Indian Police, and KPK. Kush is regarded as one of the best lawyers in the region by clients and Chambers, Global Investigations Review, Legal 500, Lexology Index and The Financial Times.
Abraham VERGIS SC
Managing Director of Providence Law AsiaAbraham is a Senior Counsel and the Managing Director of Providence Law Asia. He appears before the Supreme Court of Singapore (appellate and original jurisdiction) and the Singapore International Commercial Court. He is also an arbitration counsel and accredited arbitrator in international arbitrations across Asia. Abraham holds Fellowships with the Singapore Academy of Law, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).
Abraham has been managing contentious work across Asia over the past 25 years, and has worked in Singapore and London. He works closely with global law firms and leading lawyers from other jurisdictions.
Abraham is recognised as a leading dispute resolution lawyer and described as a “true leader” in Legal 500, and listed as one of the top litigators in Singapore by Chambers and Partners. Abraham has been recognised as “Leading Practitioner in Dispute Resolution” in Chambers Asia Pacific 2023, “Elite Practitioner” in Asialaw Profile 2024 and “Top 15 Southeast Asia Litigators” in Asian Legal Business 2023. He was also named “Thought Leader in Commercial Litigation”, “Thought Leader in Investigations” and “Global Leader in Arbitration” in Who’s Who Legal 2024, and “Litigation Star in Commercial & Transactions and International Arbitration” in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Guide 2024, and “Singapore Lawyer of the Year” in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2024.
Abraham established Providence Law Asia LLC in 2012 as a specialist Counsel practice focusing on international disputes and leads a team of close to 20 counsel. Under Abraham’s leadership, Providence Law Asia has attained multiple accolades, including being recognised as a “Leading Firm in Dispute Resolution and Restructuring and Insolvency” in Chambers Asia Pacific 2023, and as one of the Top 100 R&I firms globally in the Global Restructuring Review’s 2023 list. Providence Law was also named “Recommended Firm” in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Guide 2024, “Leading Firm in Dispute Resolution” in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 and “Rising Law Firm of the Year” in Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2023.
Abraham was named “Managing Partner of the Year” at the ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards 2019. In recognition of his public service, the Law Society of Singapore appointed Abraham as its “Pro Bono Ambassador” for 2021/2022 to champion the pro bono cause in Singapore.
Kwong Weng WAN
Group Chief Corporate Officer & Group General Counsel at Mapletree Investments Pte LtdApart from being a long-serving Board member and Vice-President of SCCA, Kwong Weng serves as the Co-Chair for SCCA’s Real Estate Chapter.
Kwong Weng is also the Group Chief Corporate Officer and Group General Counsel of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd, a real estate development and capital manager headquartered in Singapore. He takes charge of all legal, compliance and corporate secretarial matters as well as oversees all of administration, corporate communications, human resource and sustainability functions.
Mr Wan is called to the Singapore Bar, where he was awarded the Justice FA Chua Memorial Prize, and is also on the Rolls of Solicitors (England & Wales). He was conferred the Public Service Medal (PBM) in 2012 and Public Service Star (BBM) in 2017.
Mr Wan is also appointed as a Member of the Valuation Review Board since 2019. In addition, he is Secretary/Member of the SMU Advisory Board for the Real Estate Programme.
Jeanne WANG
Partner at Tsar & Tsai Law Firm- LexMundi - Data Privacy Litigation: Legal Challenges and Strategies in Protecting Personal Data
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Dr. Jeanne Wang is a Partner with Tsar & Tsai Law Firm and director of the Patent Department, specializing in antitrust law, intellectual property law and litigation, and cross-border dispute resolution.
Jeanne’s work at Tsar & Tsai concentrates on assisting high tech companies with intellectual property and antitrust related disputes and high-stakes complex litigation, both local and cross-border. As an experienced litigator, she has represented many domestic and multi-national high-tech companies and litigated patent, trade secret, unfair competition, and commercial cases before all instances of courts in Taiwan and government authorities.
Rishikeesh WIJAYA
Associate, Investigations + White Collar Defense at Morrison Foerster, SingaporeRishikeesh Wijaya is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s Singapore office, specializing in government-facing and internal investigations, white-collar crime, and ethics and compliance matters throughout the Asia Pacific region. Rishi has advised multinational corporations and state-owned enterprises on internal and government-facing investigations, and regulatory compliance across numerous jurisdictions in the Asia Pacific region. His expertise spans areas such as bribery, fraud, sanctions, export controls, money laundering, and cybersecurity. He also provides guidance on developing and strengthening compliance programs, policies, and procedures to mitigate relevant business risks.
Steve WILFORD
Head of Strategic Advisory, Asia Pacific at Control RisksSteve Wilford is the Partner based in Singapore with responsibility for management of special projects and strategic intelligence gathering. Prior to this role Steve ran the Asia-Pacific political and regulatory risk team and also managed the company’s Governance, Ethics and Compliance group in Asia. Until 2014, Steve was the Director of Corporate Investigations for South-East Asia. This remit encompassed joint venture partner/new purchase due diligence, litigation support, discreet enquiries and broader national, provincial and district political and regulatory risk analysis. In his long career with Control Risks Steve also built and managed the company’s India business, focussed for several years as a client facing advisor in the region, and worked as Control Risks’ Senior South-east Asia Analyst.
Eileen WONG
Managing Director and Head of Legal at Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment BankEileen is a Managing Director and the Head of Legal, of Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Singapore, with over 23 years in the financial and legal industries spanning London, Hong Kong and Singapore, as a Singapore and English law qualified finance lawyer. She is also proud to lead the DEI team in CACIB Singapore, E.Q.U.A.L.
Taur-Jiun WONG
Head of Legal & Compliance, Southeast Asia at RabobankTaur-Jiun Wong is currently the head of legal and compliance for the Singapore branch of a European bank. He has an LLB and an MBA from the National University of Singapore. He is qualified to practise in both Singapore and in England and Wales. He had served as the president of the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association, a member of the Senate of the Singapore Academy of Law (“SAL”) and a member of the Board of Advisors of the School of Law at the Singapore Management University. He received the SAL Merit Award in 2018 for his work in the Singapore legal community. He now focuses his volunteer work in church and other charities.
Yi WONG
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Wong Yi is the General Counsel and Company Secretary of Lum Chang, one of Singapore’s leading construction companies providing fully integrated services in the construction industry which include businesses in property development, investment, and interior finishing works. Lum Chang currently has offices in both Singapore and Malaysia.
Wong Yi is also currently Vice President of SCCA and concurrently serves as the current co-Chair for SCCA’s Younger Lawyers Chapter (Peers), organising networking and learning activities for younger to mid-level in-house counsels.
Rachel WRIGHT
Legal Director, Asia of LODRachel is the Legal Director, Asia for Lawyers On Demand, based in Singapore, and has lived and worked in Singapore for the last 20 years. She started her career in private practice, working first for a UK law firm in London, and then for a US law firm in London and Singapore. A few years ago, she trained as a Health and Wellness Coach, and seeks to bring learnings from this training into her everyday life both at work and at home.
In her free time she volunteers for Mindful Business Singapore, a group of Singapore lawyers who are focused on making work better and removing unnecessary stress in the legal community.
Khelvin XU
Director of Covenant ChambersKhelvin spent 15 years at one of the Big Four firms, where he was a partner specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration. As a Director at Covenant Chambers, he now combines big firm expertise and sophistication with the agility and flexibility of a chambers model.
As part of his commercial disputes practice, he regularly advises on and litigates employment matters, representing both employers and employees. These include:
• dismissals and retrenchments, including advising employers on how dismissal exercises should be conducted in order to reduce litigation risk;
• transfers of employment as part of corporate restructuring;
• non-compete clauses (a.k.a. restrictive covenants) and confidentiality clauses. In particular, he has successfully obtained High Court interlocutory injunctions without notice, and summary judgment, against ex-employees who breached non-compete clauses (such as by setting up competing businesses or poached employees / customers);
• Employee Stock Option Plans / Restricted Stock Units / phantom stocks; and
• TADM mediation / ECT claims.
Khelvin has written for the Straits Times on employment law issues, and also authors the "Legal Profession" chapter for the Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases every year. He is a Council Member of the Law Society of Singapore, and serves in several standing committees, including as a Co-Vice-Chairperson of the Advocacy Committee. He regularly conducts advocacy training locally and overseas, as lead trainer, and for trainees as well as trainers. Khelvin is also a certified Mediation Advocate under the International Mediation Institute.
Esther YANG
Director, Legal Services of Creative Technology LtdEsther has served as in-house counsel at Creative Technology Ltd for over 14 years. She handles all the dispute resolution for Creative Technology and its subsidiaries. She also manages and defends the company’s IP portfolio. As such, she has seen many complex disputes within the technology sector, from contractual and tortious disputes to IP infringement and licensing litigation. Her experience involves not only the high-stakes legal battles but also the smaller scale disputes which may occur more frequently in various areas of the business. Over the years, she has learnt that each dispute is unique, and resolution to each is never a one-size fits all. As such, in this rapidly evolving world, Esther continues to refine her approach to navigating disputes with a view to not only to achieving time and cost savings, but also to achieving outcomes that add value to the company.
Eugene YAP
General Counsel & Data Privacy Officer at L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia PacificEugene is a legal and business professional having worked across diverse jurisdictions including Singapore, Hong Kong S.A.R., Myanmar and Sydney, all with an Asia-Pacific regional focus on legal, regulatory and corporate affairs related matters. Eugene is currently based in Singapore as the General Counsel and Data Privacy Officer for the Travel Retail Asia Pacific business at the Paris headquartered L'Oréal Group. In addition to his daily advisory work, Eugene has shown a keen interest in leveraging efficient ways of working through business innovation and process improvements. Eugene prioritises the understanding of stakeholders and open communication, whilst actively seeking peer feedback for professional growth.
Yee Ming YAU
Partner, Corporate Practice Group at Christopher & Lee OngYee Ming is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in Christopher & Lee Ong, and has been in legal practice for over 20 years with deep industry knowledge across multiple sectors including telecommunications, information technology, logistics engineering, oil and gas services, and retail businesses.
With over 10 years of experience in strategy, commercial and general management roles within various multinational corporations across multiple industries, Yee Ming’s forte is managing complex negotiations, especially in a technical environment, and drawing upon his ability to provide sound legal advice with significant commercial and industry insights.
Clients leverage Yee Ming’s industry experience by engaging him to lead their in-house M&A teams in advising on project-managing, negotiating and closing transactions.
He has been engaged in projects involving the engineering, procurement and construction of monorail lines, wireless telecoms networks and information technology systems. He has also been involved in undertaking due diligence and advising on acquisitions and disposals of IT businesses, oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and waste treatment and disposal businesses, logistics businesses, mining concessions, commercial real estate projects and franchised retail businesses in the region, particularly in Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. Yee Ming has also consulted on and developed templates incorporating best practices for use in large-scale procurements.
Clients of the firm have lauded Yee Ming as “a good negotiator who provides strong advice” and a very “attentive” lawyer. He is also recognised by Legal 500 as a Leading Partner in Labour and Employment practice.
Rachel YEE
Head of Legal & Compliance, Singapore & Southeast Asia at Sembcorp Industries LtdRachel is the regional head of legal & compliance covering Southeast Asia of Sembcorp Industries Ltd with 17 years of experience in the energy, utilities & project sector. Besides being a trusted business partner relied on to shape the success and integrity of the business, she sees her key role to be a strategic one working in tandem with the business leads to navigate the complicated legal landscape, provide critical input to major business initiatives as well as proactively manage risks arising by establishing legal compliance protocols.
She also serves as a board member of the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) and is a member of the Ethics & Professional Standard Committee appointed by the Chief Justice Chambers tasked to develop a strategy to reaffirm the moral centre and values of the legal profession and to enable lawyers to understand the legal profession as a calling to be answered with honesty, integrity and dedication. In the ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards 2023, she was awarded Woman Lawyer of the Year.
Adrian YEO
General Counsel & Head of ESG at Growtheum Capital PartnersAdrian is the General Counsel and Head of ESG at Growtheum Capital Partners. A US and Singapore-qualified lawyer with more than 20 years of legal experience, he has worked on a wide variety of industry leading and award winning cross-border M&A and international capital markets transactions spanning multiple jurisdictions and industries. Prior to joining the private equity industry, Adrian was Credit Suisse’s head of legal for Southeast Asia & Frontier Markets and also led a legal team in Southeast Asia that covered investment banking transactions across APAC. He has extensive law firm experience in Southeast Asia and the US, having worked as a special counsel at the Singapore office of Milbank LLP and as an associate at the Silicon Valley office of Davis Polk & Wardwell. Adrian graduated from Harvard Law School with a Master of Laws (LLM) degree and National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.
Shi Yuan YEO
Regional Head of Legal & Compliance at FUJIFILM Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.Shi Yuan is the Regional Head of Legal and Compliance, Data Protection Officer, Deputy Company Secretary, Regional Security Trade Control Administrative Officer, and the Regional Deputy Security Manager (Legal) of FUJIFILM Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. In addition, he is also the Head of Legal and Compliance of FUJIFILM Healthcare Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
He leads the legal and compliance team in the APAC Headquarter in Singapore and oversees the respective legal and compliance teams in all of the subsidiaries which are located in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar and India.
Shi Yuan graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2000. He further obtained a Master of Business Administration from Murdoch University and a Certificate of Management Excellence from Harvard Business School. He also attended the PON Global Executive Education Program with Harvard Law School.
Finally, Shi Yuan was approached and invited to co-author a book entitled "Power Springboard: How to Excel in Business, Income and Life" with world-renowned best-selling authors such as Brian Tracy, Les Brown, and Kerri Kasem.
Zee Kin YEONG
Chief Executive at Singapore Academy of LawMr. Yeong Zee Kin is the Chief Executive of the Singapore Academy of Law, a promotion and development agency for Singapore’s legal profession. A globally recognised expert in AI ethics, he spearheaded Singapore’s Model AI Governance Framework which won the UNITU WSIS Prize in 2019 and was a member of the AI Group of Experts at the OECD (AIGO), which developed the OECD Principles on AI that were endorsed by the G20 in 2019. Zee Kin has tapped on his expertise in various areas of the law to contribute widely to various legal publications, including Data Protection Law in Singapore and Law and Technology in Singapore. He also authored Technology Regulation in the Digital Economy, which was launched at TechLaw.Fest 2023.
Mr. Yeong Zee Kin holds a Master of Laws from Queen Mary University of London and completed his undergraduate law degree at the National University of Singapore. His experience as a Technology, Media and Telecommunications lawyer spans both the private and public sectors, marked by his extensive expertise in areas relating to electronic evidence and intellectual property, as well as legal issues relating to Blockchain and AI deployment.
Zee Kin spearheaded the development of Singapore’s Model AI Governance Framework, which won the UNITU WSIS Prize in 2019. He is currently a member of the OECD Network of Experts on AI (ONE AI). In 2019, he was a member of the AI Group of Experts at the OECD (AIGO), which developed the OECD Principles on AI. These principles have been endorsed by the G20 in 2019. He was also an observer participant at the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on AI, which fulfilled its mandate in June 2020.
A well-regarded expert in various fields of the law, including AI, data privacy and ethics, Zee Kin has contributed heavily to legal literature. He has published chapters in Data Protection Law in Singapore and Law and Technology in Singapore. His latest book, Technology Regulation in the Digital Economy, provides a comprehensive overview of telecommunications, net neutrality, online intermediary regulation, cross-border data transfers, and evolving international and domestic laws governing data access and use.
Catherine YONG
Vice President, Head of Real Estate Management (Asia Pacific) at Schaeffler (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.As the Vice President of Real Estate Management, Catherine oversees corporate property operations across the Asia region. With a strong focus on executing strategy and cost control, she has identified areas for process optimization and real estate improvements, providing valuable recommendations to the executive board. Catherine graduated from a UK law school and spent 12 years as an in-house corporate lawyer before transitioning into real estate management. This legal background has equipped Catherine with a unique perspective and skill set, enhancing their leadership role in the real estate function. Catherine's vision for the department is to create a dynamic and efficient real estate management system that maximizes value and sustainability. By fostering innovation and collaboration, Catherine aims to drive continuous improvement and deliver exceptional results for stakeholders. Outside of work, she is passionate about photography, capturing moments and landscapes that inspire creativity and provide a balanced, fulfilling life. Additionally, Catherine is dedicated to empowerment and actively participates in volunteer work, contributing to the community and making a positive impact. She is also a proud parent of two young children, aged 7 and 2, who bring joy and inspiration to her life.
Lin ZHAN
Managing Counsel at ChanelLin Zhan serves as the Managing Counsel at CHANEL, based in Singapore, where she oversees legal affairs for the markets in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Australia, and New Zealand. She is also a member of the Executive Leadership Committee in Singapore.
Lin began her career as a capital markets lawyer with Baker & McKenzie in Hong Kong and later joined Reed Smith Richard Butler before relocating to its office in Singapore. She spent nearly a decade in the Corporate and M&A practice before joining ByteDance as an SEA Regional Senior Legal Counsel. While Lin's keen interest in technology remains, she later transitioned into CHANEL, driven by her passion for arts and culture, inspired by the House's rich history of cultural patronage and creations.
Lin has lived and studied in Beijing, Seoul, Oxford, and Washington, D.C.. Lin holds an LL.B. in Chinese Law from China University of Political Science and Law, and a Master’s Degree in International Business and Economics Law from Georgetown University Law Center. Lin is New York qualified.
Beyond her professional achievements, Lin is a dedicated wife, mother, and daughter. An ex-sailor and aspiring artist, Lin embraces the freedom of becoming and values the importance of being present in the moment.
Sherry ZHANG
Group General Counsel at Advance Intelligence GroupSherry Zhang is the Group General Counsel of Advance Intelligence Group, a leading technology company driving innovation in fintech, AI, and e-commerce across Southeast Asia. Since joining, Sherry has built the legal function from the ground up, enabling business growth by combining complex legal and regulatory strategies with practical, commercial solutions, guiding the Group through market expansion, licensing, and compliance across diverse and evolving regulatory environments. The Legal team has been instrumental in shaping business models that align with legal requirements, enabling the Group’s core businesses—ADVANCE.AI and Atome Financial—to thrive in a competitive landscape.
Before joining Advance Intelligence Group, Sherry worked as a banking and finance lawyer at top-tier international law firms and large financial institutions in Hong Kong. Sherry studied law at Peking University and the University of Hong Kong. She is a Hong Kong-qualified lawyer and is fluent in Mandarin, English, and Cantonese.
Yue ZHAO
Deputy Counsel at SIACYue Zhao is a PhD summa cum laude at University of Geneva (Université de Genève), where she conducted research on investor-state arbitration. She also holds an LLM in International and European Law from University of Geneva and a Mphil in Civil and Commercial Law from Renmin University of China.
Before joining SIAC, Yue was a visiting scholar at the Danish National Research Foundation’s Centre of Excellence for International Courts (iCourts). She interned at the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) and law firms in Beijing and Taipei. As a contributor to ICCA publications, she finalised ICCA Report No. 5: Compendium of Chinese Commercial Arbitration Laws and contributed to ICCA Yearbook Commercial Arbitration 2021 and 2022. Yue is an assistant editor for East and Central Asia at Kluwer Arbitration Blog.
Qualified to practice law in the People’s Republic of China, Yue can work in English, Chinese (Mandarin) and French.
B. Chen ZHU
Head of Sanctions and Export Controls Practice for Asia at Morrison Foerster, Hong KongB. Chen Zhu is the head of Morrison Foerster’s Sanctions and Export Controls practice for Asia and leads the firm’s government and internal investigations in Greater China. Chen has extensive experience advising on U.S. economic sanctions, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), anti-money laundering, securities and accounting fraud, and related governance and corporate compliance issues.
Chen frequently advises Chinese, U.S., and European financial institutions on U.S. economic sanctions and export controls in the context of contentious enforcement matters involving OFAC and other U.S. regulators. He also frequently assists banks and corporates with setting up practical, risk-based sanctions and export controls compliance programs.
In addition, Chen has led numerous FCPA enforcement actions by U.S. regulators against some of the largest major life sciences, technology, and financial services companies over the past twenty years. He regularly counsels company boards and senior management on corporate investigations and compliance remediation.
His clients include major state-owned enterprises, multinational corporations, and executives from financial services, life sciences, technology, consumer retail, and hospitality sectors, with a particular focus on Greater China, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.
• Chen has been recognized as Up and Coming in Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms) by Chambers Greater China 2024-2025 and as a Future Leader by Lexology Index Investigations 2019 – 2024. He is also recommended in China/Hong Kong for regulatory/compliance and dispute resolution: litigation by Legal 500 2022 – 2025 and for life sciences and healthcare by Legal 500 2024 – 2025.
• Chen is a frequent presenter at legal conferences and client workshops relating to anti-corruption, economic sanctions, and white-collar enforcement. He is a native speaker of English and Mandarin.
Lingeng ZHUANG
Associate, Dispute Resolution at Morrison Foerster, SingaporeLingeng Zhuang focuses his practice on cross-border commercial litigation and arbitration. He has advised clients in various industries, such as energy, life sciences, technology, and private equity, on a wide range of disputes. He has represented clients in commercial arbitrations conducted under the SIAC, HKIAC, and ICC rules, seated in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan.
Lingeng received his LL.B. with First Class Honors from University College London and earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a James Kent Scholar. During law school, Lingeng served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Robert D. Sack of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He is qualified in New York and speaks native Mandarin.