Nakul practises from Singapore, Delhi and London. He accepts appointments both as counsel, for international arbitration and international litigation, and as arbitrator.

He specialises in disputes and international law advice relating to banking and finance, construction and engineering, corporate (joint venture/shareholder/partnership disputes), international commercial law (including media and telecommunications), mining, energy and natural resources.

Nakul brings a significant level of experience to complex trials, interim applications, injunctions, appellate hearings, jurisdictional disputes and enforcement matters. He has appeared as counsel in setting aside and enforcement proceedings relating to international arbitration awards in all three jurisdictions.

He has been appointed as arbitrator by the SIAC, ICC and LCIA, and also accepts ad hoc appointments.

(Singapore)

Sonali Mathur has 13 years of experience and specialises in Dispute Resolution. She has represented clients in domestic and international commercial arbitrations. Sonali advises on complex commercial and corporate litigation, environmental litigation, employment disputes, insolvency disputes and regulatory matters, including securities litigation. She has also engaged clients on potential investigations of fraud, corruption, and bid–rigging by regulatory bodies. Her experience ranges across various sectors including infrastructure projects, non renewable, and renewable energy, insurance, telecom and intellectual property. Sonali holds an LL.M. degree from the Columbia University School of Law, New York.

(India)

Sheila is the Deputy Head of the Restructuring & Insolvency practice at Rajah & Tann Singapore. She has been at the forefront of recent major restructurings and insolvencies, including Vauld, Eagle Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust, BSI Bank Singapore, Dynamic Oil Trading (part of the O.W. Bunker Group), MF Global Singapore, various Lehman Brothers Singapore entities, and Ocean Tankers. She also has experience acting for debtors or financial institution creditors in corporate restructuring exercises, and had successfully represented a listed debtor company in obtaining an order granting super priority in the form of security over unencumbered assets, which is a first under Singapore’s rescue financing regime introduced in 2017.

Sheila has also advised and represented various international entities in the investigation and prosecution of cross-border claims involving commercial fraud and breaches of fiduciary duties, and the recovery of assets globally. She has also acted for major international banks and brokerages in investigations into regulatory, risk and compliance issues related to matters such as market manipulation, fixing of benchmark rates, layering and spoofing, and insider trading.

Sheila recently earned the title of “Young Lawyer of the Year” at the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2024 and her outstanding capabilities in insolvency practice have led to her being recommended in Who’s Who Legal: Restructuring 2024. She is also named a “Future Leader” by Who’s Who Legal: Investigations 2024 and recognised by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2024. She has also been identified as one of the rising stars in INSOL’s Young Practitioner Spotlight 2022.

Additionally, Sheila was featured in the Global Investigations Review (GIR) 40 Under 40 2020 – a list of 40 accomplished young investigations specialists from all over the world, and identified as one of a hundred female investigations specialists in Global Investigations Review’s Women in Investigations 2018.

Sarocha Thongperm is a counsel in the litigation and arbitration practice group at Weerawong C&P. Sarocha specializes in Thai court and cross-border litigation, as well as domestic and international arbitration under the rules of major arbitration institutions including the ICC, SIAC, HKIAC and TAI.

She has 15 years of experience advising clients on civil and criminal proceedings, competition law, business rehabilitation and administrative law disputes. She has experience in a variety of sectors including oil and gas, renewable energy, real estate and construction, insurance, hospitality, consumer goods and services, and transportation.

Representation of major renewable energy companies in three arbitration proceedings under the ICC Arbitration Rules in relation to claims of over USD 1 billion and multi-jurisdiction litigation proceedings (including Belize, Hong Kong and Singapore) arising out of share purchase agreements, agricultural land leases and rights to the use of agricultural land. We successfully lifted all injunctive orders against our clients and the arbitration awards were favorable to our clients. 

Representation of Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd. and its affiliated companies in both criminal and civil litigation in connection with a dispute with a former director re providing false statements to the government officer, and torts. (2020)

Representation of a major multinational oil and gas corporation in relation to a USD 15 million claim with the Ministry of Transport and the Administrative Court for additional compensation for land appropriation, challenging the order of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand. 2020

Representation of a publicly listed construction company in a dispute arising from the wrongful termination of a subcontract agreement in relation to the construction of a UHV plant project. The total amount of damages claimed was approximately THB 350 million (USD 10 million) (2017).

Representation of a major Thai airline in several civil matters, including the successful defense of a dispute in relation to a loan agreement involving the transfer of funds in China, Hong Kong and Thailand valued at THB 1,500 million (approximately USD 46.8 million). (2016-present)

Representation of a renewable energy company in international and domestic arbitrations and multi-jurisdiction litigation proceedings in relation to share purchase agreements.

Representation of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd., a renowned international insurance group and part of the third largest property insurance company in Japan, in insurance and re-insurance disputes before the Thai court and the TAI.

Kenny is a Director and co-head of the firm’s Fraud & Asset Recovery and Restructuring & Insolvency practice groups.Kenny has special expertise in the field of asset tracing and recovery, and restructuring and insolvency. He has substantial experience in the enforcement of both local and foreign judgments and arbitral awards. He has successfully argued for and obtained numerous interlocutory orders before the Singapore High Court to aid in asset preservation and tracing. These include worldwide freezing injunctions, proprietary injunctions, bankers trust orders and pre-action disclosure orders. Kenny also regularly acts alongside insolvency practitioners and international firms in high-value and complex cross-border fraud litigation, asset recovery and contentious restructuring and insolvency briefs.

Danny is the advocate you want representing you in the depths of a crisis. His calm and caring demeanour to his clients belies his sharp courtroom advocacy and adroit control of difficult situations and negotiations. As a consummate educator, he has a knack for making complex legal topics simple and is able to work effectively and creatively with both legal and business teams to resolve tricky business disputes.

Ian De Witt, a partner and founder of Tanner De Witt, one of Hong Kong’s largest and most renowned independent law firms, boasts an impressive legal career spanning three decades. His focus includes cross-border commercial litigation, insolvency, and restructuring matters. As co-head of the Restructuring and Insolvency Practice, his involvement in major restructurings and insolvencies across the region and the development of the law in Hong Kong in many areas has positioned him as a leading disputes lawyer and a prominent figure in the legal field. Notably, Who’s Who Legal recognizes him as an Elite Thought Leader and a standout professional in the Hong Kong market. His reputation as a top-tier lawyer is well-established, with consistent recognition from legal publications such as Chambers Asia Pacific. Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Benchmark Litigation, IFLR and GRR.

Ian serves as a trusted advisor to distressed companies and individuals, leveraging a robust network of professionals both locally and abroad, including offshore jurisdictions. He advises a diverse clientele, including officeholders, shareholders, multinational corporations, high-net-worth individuals, and listed companies. Beyond insolvency matters, Ian handles a wide array of commercial and contractual disputes, including partnership and shareholder conflicts. His practice also encompasses high-value fraud cases, debt recovery, asset tracing, and judgment enforcement. Ian’s extensive experience also extends to investigations, regulatory matters, and prosecutions conducted by authorities such as the Police, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB), and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). Ian recently penned the Hong Kong chapter of the commercial litigation & cross border enforcement law guide.