Fund Management - Legal counsel, advising Monetary of Singapore licensed and regulated Funds on all matters associated with risk scenarios, with launch, licensing, mergers, JVs and divestments of such Funds, including regulatory complianceAdvised on Corporate Law: • On incorporation, launch, compliance and licensing of Infinity Partners, a Private Fund Management in Singapore under Financial Advisers Act and Securities and Futures Act, AML & CFT, KYC• Transactional activity including Due diligence for Divestment & take-over (M&A) of the same fund – AUM US$100 Mil• JV with Aquarius Fund, a leading Hong Kong Fund manager to launch a Cayman Island Fund• Employee Share Option Scheme for C suite leaders of largest rubber trading company• Increasing, consolidating, dividing and splitting share capital, cancelling shares• Directors personal liability and D&O insurance Competition Law - Listed Thai LPG entity on competition law risk in a merger scenario including liaison with Competition Commission of SingaporeNegotiated: • Two ship financing contracts with DBS Bank on behalf of owner for construction of two oil tankers in China• Shariah-compliant Ijarah facilities with Islamic Bank of Asia on behalf of owner for construction of a new ship• ISDAs for interest rate swaps & foreign currency swaps• drafting ship chartering, ship sale and registration• vendor managed supply contractsInstructing King's Counsels in UK and Bermuda. Instructing Senior Counsels in Singapore and Counsels in Italy, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, and Dubai.Litigation in the Highest Court - commercial, family law and criminal defence litigation with successes at the Court of Appeal, several judicial review successes, mareva injunctions and several criminal acquittalsTraining - legal risk training for leading commodities trade association members C suite leaders

SEPL - (Turnover > US$100 Bil) Regional Legal Counsel for US$10 Bil turnover petrochemicals business & Global and Regional Procurement activitiesExperienced in very High Value Contracting & Procurement - Advisor to Contracts Board across downstream aspect of business, including Manufacturing (both Refinery & Chemical Plants), Supply & Distribution, advised on contracting strategies, negotiated a range of high-value international contractsDrafted and negotiated sale and purchase contracts in APME, including a complex long-term US$700 Million over the fence pipeline contract with a Japan swap elementNegotiated new built storage contracts for US$140 Mil & US$100 Mil volatile chemicals with Vopak & OilTanking respectively in SingaporeCorporate / Commercial law - Advised on issues surrounding Bills of lading, including Letters of IndemnityTrade Finance - Advised and negotiated multi-millon dollar Letters of Credit, Parent Company Guarantee, Bank Guarantee / Standby Letters of Credit UCP 600Tax - Advised on WTO regulations, incl. anti-dumping provisions in China, India and Australia, GST & Customs duties, Permanent Establishment risks, CECA, Asean-Korea FTA, Transfer pricing, Defended anti-dumping suits in IndiaCompetition law - Advised on Mergers and market share scenario with potential JV risks, risks around joint procurement with co-producers, dictating geographical limits, minimum resale price & exclusivity in distributorships and participation in trade conferencesUS Jurisdiction - Structuring deals with awareness of US jurisdiction risksGenerally Embargoed Country - Structured & managed risks associated with trade with IranData Privacy Obligations - Advised on foreign legislations & local codes of best practicesManaging Joint Ventures - Advised Shell shareholder representative in CSPC, a JV with CNOOC, dealt with JV issues with partners like BASF, SRC, TPC, Infenium, Exxon, SABIC, MitsubishiTraining for staffs & business leaders in APME

Successfully developed clients such that personal income rose by more than 150%Practiced Plaintiff insurance litigation, Syariah divorces including Syariah appeals and criminal lawFirst reported case on Electronic Transactions Act

Successfully litigated and settled a S$26 million professional negligence claim against an architect / professional engineer in a construction litigation claim within client's insurance limit & money recovered through contributionBankruptcy Act - One of the pioneers to succeed in voluntary arrangement for the founder / director of ACS Innovation Pte Ltd, a S$250 million turnover entity, which was put under judicial management and subsequently wound upSuccessfully argued on appeal against 3 very senior lawyers before the High Court Judge to reverse the lower court's decision prohibiting addition of further parties to the proceedingsPracticed general litigation and Syariah law including Syariah appeal matters

Acted for Credit card issuers in recovery including enforcement. Examination of Judgment Debtors, Garnishee applications, Writs of Seizure & Sale and Bankruptcy proceedings. Extended the principle of equitable receivership under O. 51 Rules of Court to wages in enforcement proceedings on behalf of Citibank N.A.

Drafted Grounds of Appeal independently, against a Senior Barrister's unfavourable written opinion, to successfully persuade the Criminal Court of Appeal (England) to half a 4 1/2 years sentence of imprisonment passed by Snaresbrook Crown Court - Moqbul RahmanSecured Legal Aid contract worth 700,000 British Pound per annum from the U.K. governmentAdvised on employee rights, maternity rights, unfair dismissal, sex and race discrimination, and successfully presented oral arguments before the Employment TribunalApplied for business, settlement and student visas, work permits and asylums, and appealed successfully by presenting oral arguments before Immigration Appeal Tribunal against refusal of entry clearance and asylum applicationsDrafted detailed office manual to document office procedures, business plans, training plans, annual budget, budget forecasts, audited accounts, including clients' complaints procedure and staff disciplinary proceduresSet up specialist departments to increase productivity, recruited staffs and attended to staff training needs, conducted weekly office meetingsIntroduced centralized filing and computerized case management system to manage about 5,000 client files

Successfully defended offence under Offensive Weapons ActPracticed general litigation matters including personal injury, corporate law disputes, divorce (including Syariah divorces) and criminal cases with several criminal cases reported in the local press

Assisted in 200 workmen injury compensation claims and several appeals to Court of Appeal

After office hours & week end medical orderly attending to ships' crewsPart of the team which launched the Shenton Out-of-Clinic Services (SOS)

Rank - Corporal2nd-in-charge of Nee Soon Medical Centre catering to more than 2,000 soldiers. Supervised and delegated work to 20 medical orderlies. Attended to numerous heat stroke victims to save lives. Mastery of management requirements of military clinic with wards, operating theatre for minor surgeries, body cooling unit and a pharmacy.