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Date: Thu 20 Mar 2025 Time: 8.30am - 6.30pm Venue: Amara Hotel Singapore, 165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088539

Organisations are increasingly exposed to the risk of disputes, driven by rapid technological advancements, shifting ESG priorities, and disruptions in supply chains. These challenges require a sharper focus on risk management and compliance to safeguard stability and resilience.

For General Counsel and In-House Counsel in the Asia-Pacific region, the complexities are heightened by digital transformation and the legal intricacies of operating across multiple jurisdictions, amongst others. Successfully navigating this landscape demands a balance of global perspective and deep local knowledge.

The Legal 500’s Asia-Pacific Disputes Summit will bring together General Counsel and leading disputes practitioners from across the region for a day of in-depth discussions. The agenda will explore the evolving role of General Counsel during periods of global volatility, the challenges of selecting appropriate arbitration forums, and the integration of ESG considerations into dispute resolution strategies.

The summit will also examine disputes arising from greenwashing and climate risk disclosures, the transformative potential of technology in managing disputes, and practical approaches to crisis management and third-party funding. Additionally, it will consider the unique risks and responsibilities boards face when handling internal and external investigations.

Attendees can look forward to expert insights from experienced speakers, meaningful opportunities to share perspectives, and a networking reception to close the event.

Agenda

8.30am – 9.00am Registration

9.00am -9.10am Opening Remarks

  • Samuel Huen, global head of legal and regulatory compliance, Bank of Singapore

9.10am – 10.00am Leveraging Technology To Inform Decision Making and Drive Better Outcomes in Corporate Investigations

Advanced technologies are helping legal teams improve the management of corporate investigations. From the automation of standard processes such as data collection to the use of self-serve tools and AI, the panelists share their innovative approaches to using technology to reduce risk, manage costs, and unlock new levels of efficiency and accuracy.
Attendees will:
  • Gain an understanding of the current technology solutions that support investigation processes.
  • Learn how to evaluate technology solutions, with respect to the outcomes they are aiming to achieve.
  • Leverage the experience of industry professionals through case study-based discussion.
  • Tom Bennett-Mitrovski, account director for ASEAN & Australia, EPIQ
  • Rakesh Kirpalani, dispute resolution and information technology, and chief technology officer, Drew and Napier
  • Shu Min Ho, partner, Sidley Austin
  • Lily Tsen, general counel and VP legal, Amcor

10.00am – 10.50am Cross-Border Disputes and the Future of Litigation Funding

This session will explore the evolving landscape of cross-border disputes, with a focus on the challenges and opportunities for general counsels managing multi-jurisdictional cases. The discussion will delve into the growing role of litigation funding in international cases, particularly when dealing with asset tracing and enforcement risks. We will examine how GCs can plan for enforcement procedures, assess the timeframes and risks in different jurisdictions, controlling the legal budget and how to effectively convince management to sign up for funding procedures in complex legal matters.
Main discussion points will cover:
  • Opportunities and challenges in choosing venue for the dispute resolution process;
  • Effective strategies to manage cross-border disputes;
  • The expanding role of litigation funding in Singapore, China, and across Asia, including trends, regulatory updates, and its use in high-stakes disputes;
  • Managing asset tracing and enforcement risk, detailing how GCs can plan for enforcement timelines and procedures in various jurisdictions, and the associated risks;
  • Managing financial risks of a dispute resolution process;
  • Building a compelling business case for third-party litigation funding in arbitration/litigation/enforcement proceedings for a board.
  • Irene Lee, general counsel Greater China and Southeast Asia, Deminor
  • Swee Siang Boey, partner, RPC Premier Law
  • Rohan Harith, head of legal for Asia Pacific, StoneX Financial
  • Soumava Chatterjee, assistant general counsel and director, Bank of America
  • Edouard Fremault, chief strategy officer, Deminor
  • Joseph Lee, joint managing director, LVM Chambers

10.50am – 11.10am Coffee Break

11.10am – 12.00pm The Boardroom Trifecta: Directors’ Duties, Corporate Governance and Diversity

This panel discussion will explore the fundamental building blocks of an effective board of directors and, in turn, a successful business enterprise. Our panellists will cover the complexities of directors duties (in the context of private companies, corporate groups and public listed companies) and deep dive into its interplay with the issues of corporate governance and boardroom diversity. The session will attempt to scrutinise and draw the common threads to guide boardroom inceptions, compositions and sustainability.

  • Mark Lee, co-founder and joint managing director, WMH Law Corporation
  • Sarah Yeo, associate director, WMH Law Corporation
  • Kay Pang, independent director, Grand Banks Yachts
  • Owen Hawkes, general counsel, KPMG Singapore

12.00pm – 12.30pm Working with Enforcement Authorities: From Investigation to Resolution

Navigating regulatory investigations requires a strategic approach that balances compliance, risk management, and effective engagement with enforcement authorities. This panel brings together experts to explore best practices for organisations facing regulatory scrutiny, offering insights from both corporate and regulatory perspectives.

Discussion points will include:

  • Proactive Compliance: How to prevent regulatory issues before they arise.
    The Investigation Process: Key stages, expectations, and challenges.
  • Regulators’ Perspectives: Understanding their objectives, priorities, and constraints.
  • Effective Communication: Building trust, transparency, and constructive dialogue.
  • Aligning Interests: Finding common ground between business goals and regulations.
  • Cross-Border Challenges: Navigating cultural differences in negotiations.

Speakers will share real-world insights, discuss case studies, and engage in audience Q&A.

  • Shashi Nathan, joint managing partner and head of the criminal litigation practice, Withers KhattarWong LLP
  • Audra Balasingam, general counsel and company secretary, StarHub
  • Rishi Ganiswaran, head of legal (Technology) and chief privacy officer, Yinson

12.30pm – 1.30pm Lunch

1.30pm – 2.00pm Lining up the ducks – what to do in situations when confronted with counterparts that are turning increasingly acrimonious

When things go south and tensions rise, how can General Counsel strategically prepare for potential disputes? Lining Up the Ducks offers practical insights on managing acrimonious counterparts, adding value to dispute resolution, and ensuring seamless collaboration with external counsel. From proactive litigation management to crisis handling when things go wrong, this session equips GCs with the tools to stay ahead and steer disputes toward the best possible outcomes. Our panelist will touch on how to stay ahead, maintain control, and drive disputes toward the best possible outcomes.

  • Clarence Lun, counsel, and head of dispute resolution and international arbitration, Fervent Chambers
  • Yanci Hong, senior regional legal counsel, ASM International
  • Davis Tan, director, and deputy head of litigation, Incisive Law

2.00pm – 2.30pm Empowering Legal Teams: How data-Driven eDiscovery is Transforming Data Challenges into Strategic Advantages

In today’s digital age, discovery data types have expanded far beyond traditional Microsoft Office documents and emails to include collaboration tools like WhatsApp, WeChat, Lark, and Microsoft Teams, as well as images and structured data repositories. This diversity has made the legal obligations of review more complex and demanding than ever before. To adapt, the legal industry must shift from document-centric to data-centric review processes. In this session, we will explore how lawyers, in-house legal teams, and compliance practitioners can rethink their strategies for discovery during investigations and dispute resolution cases. We will highlight the importance of effectively managing massive datasets and leveraging cutting-edge AI tools to enable rapid, accurate, and insightful analysis. By embracing these advancements, legal professionals can not only meet today’s challenges but also gain a competitive edge, ensuring compliance, reducing costs, and driving better outcomes. Join us as we uncover how a data-driven approach can empower legal teams to operate more efficiently and strategically in an increasingly complex data environment.

  • Damon Goduto, founding partner, Lineal Services
  • Jay Chong, general manager, APAC, Lineal Services

2.30pm – 2.50pm Coffee Break

2.50pm – 3.40pm Working with External Investigators to Win Disputes

  • King Chan, associate managing director, Nardello & Co
  • Yeo Shi Yuan, honorary secretary, Singapore Corporate Counsel Association

3.40pm – 4.10pm Highlights of the SIAC Arbitration Rules 2025

The fireside chat will discuss about the key changes in the SIAC Rules 2025, including: the new Streamlined Procedure, changes to Expedited Procedure, changes to Emergency Arbitrator provisions and new protective preliminary order mechanism, preliminary determination of issues, changes to scrutiny provisions, and other key changes to the rules.

  • Vicky Huili Zhao, partner, JunHe
  • Vivekananda Neelakantan, registrar, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)

4.10pm – 4.20pm Closing Remarks

  • Ritankar Sahu, general counsel and chief compliance officer, TLC Industries

4.20pm – 6.00pm Networking & Canapes

Speakers

Soumava Chatterjee, director and assistant general counsel, Bank of America

Soumava leads the legal and compliance coverage for BofA’s sustainable banking group in the APAC region, with a focus on energy and infrastructure financings (particularly, onshore and offshore wind, solar and battery storage projects). He provides legal and strategic leadership to the renewable finance business, managing cross-functional stakeholder relationships, driving decision-making on business-critical issues, and ensuring responsible growth. Serving as the lead legal advisor and the sole point of contact on all renewable energy matters, he is responsible for managing legal risks, compliance, and external counsel relationships across multiple jurisdictions.

 

Soumava is qualified to practice in Australia (New South Wales) and India and draws extensive experience (c. 15 years) both in private practice and in-inhouse in Singapore, Australia and India and a sophisticated understanding of local trends to guide clients on the full range of financing products with a particular focus on infrastructure and energy transition. He is passionate about ESG, sustainability and energy transition and is a frequent speaker on these topics.

Tom Bennett-Mitrovski, account director for ASEAN & Australia, EPIQ

Tom Bennett-Mitrovski is a legal technology specialist and the Account Director for ASEAN & Australia at Epiq. He is an active member of the Law Council of Australia’s Futures Committee and serves on the Executive Committee of the Law Institute of Victoria’s Technology and Innovation Section. Additionally, Tom contributes to two subcommittees: Privacy, Cyber Security and Risk, and AI & Data.

Tom has extensive experience working on Royal Commissions and other government inquiries, as well as handling large-scale disputes projects, internal investigations, and complex digital forensics matters. Before joining Epiq, Tom practiced in commercial litigation and is admitted to the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Rakesh Kirpalani, dispute resolution and information technology, and chief technology officer, Drew and Napier

Shu Min Ho, partner, Sidley Austin

Damon Goduto, founding partner, Lineal Services

Damon Goduto is the founding partner of Lineal and legal tech veteran with over 25 years of experience in legal technology sales, marketing, technology development and project management.  He is a testifying expert on electronic discovery issues and served as an eDiscovery Liaison for the US District’s 7th Circuit, translating technical issues for the court.  He has spoken at legal technology conferences on five continents around the world and has led five legal technology companies from start-up to acquisition.

Goduto was the co-founder of Iris Data Services, leading the company to two placements on the Inc 500 List of America’s Fastest Growing Companies and ultimately to an acquisition by Epiq Systems in 2015.  While at Epiq he was the Global Head of Sales and was responsible for all international markets and worldwide ediscovery managed services sales.

Goduto then invested in and ran the sales and marketing efforts for ThreadKM, a legal collaboration platform until its acquisition by NetDocuments in 2018.

Most recently Goduto invested in and ran sales for innovative Ai player, NexLP, until its acquisition by Reveal in 2020.

Goduto and his former partners at Iris acquired Lineal in 2020 and has grown the small London provider into a global powerhouse with 16 offices around the world.  When asked about his greatest accomplishment Goduto touted “the 17 employees he has helped make millionaires via employee ownership plans” in the companies he has helped lead.

Ritankar Sahu, general counsel and chief compliance officer, TLC Industries

Ritankar Sahu serves as General Counsel, Director and Chief Compliance Officer of TLC Industries, a property developer with a specialized expertise in design and manufacture of volumetric modular infrastructure. His expertise is in construction projects, special audits and investigations, and turnaround management. Ritankar lives and works in Singapore, but spends a fair bit of time in Auckland and Saigon where the design engineering and construction teams of the company are located.

Swee Siang Boey, partner, RPC Premier Law

Swee Siang has over 25 years of experience in advising and representing clients in high value commercial and corporate disputes. His areas of expertise include contractual and tortious claims, including construction, defamation, professional negligence and employment disputes. Swee Siang’s practice also encompasses insolvency and restructuring. He has acted as lead counsel in numerous cases in the State Courts as well as the Supreme Court of Singapore, and he has appeared on various occasions before the Court of Appeal which is the highest court in the jurisdiction.

In addition, he has represented clients as counsel in domestic as well as international arbitrations conducted under various institutional rules, such as SIAC, ICC, LCIA and Swiss Rules of Arbitration. He has also been involved in ad hoc arbitration proceedings applying the UNCITRAL Rules. His clients include large multinational companies in various sectors, including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, multi-media and broadcasting, sports, logistics, construction, international airlines and energy.

Rohan Harith, head of legal for Asia Pacific, StoneX Financial

Rohan Harith is currently Head of Legal for the StoneX Group of companies in APAC. StoneX is an publicly-listed (NASDAQ: SNEX) institutional-grade financial services network that provides their clients with global market access to listed derivatives, securities, foreign exchange, global payments, OTC Derivatives and physical commodities services. Prior to that, Rohan served as the Head of Core Legal for MUFG Bank in APAC, and before that, Head of Legal for the DBS Vickers Group worldwide.

Before becoming an in-house counsel, Rohan was a corporate commercial civil litigator for 8 years. As a civil litigator, Rohan represented clients at the State Court, High Court and Court of Appeal level.

Irene Lee, general counsel Greater China and Southeast Asia, Deminor

Irene is General Counsel at Deminor Litigation Funding for Greater China and South East Asia, based in Hong Kong. Irene has more than 15 years of experience in complex commercial litigation, arbitration and financial regulatory work, as well as years of experience working with clients all over the world, especially mainland Chinese clients. In 2024, Irene was awarded the Lexology Client Choice Award.

Irene’s role at Deminor focuses on finding and assessing new litigation funding opportunities in Greater China and South East Asia; advising and working with clients and law firms on funded cases; and actively participating in the development of Deminor’s activities in the region.

Edouard Fremault, chief strategy officer, Deminor

Edouard is the Chief Strategy Officer and the executive director in charge of the Investment Recovery Department. Edouard joined Deminor in 2008 and became partner in 2014. He was trained at Eubelius, a leading Belgian independent law firm.

He has been quoted with respect to high-profile European securities litigations in the Financial Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, and most recently in the 2024 book by Richard Behar, Madoff: The Final Word.

Joseph Lee, joint managing director, LVM Chambers

Joseph is the Joint Managing Director of LVM Law Chambers LLC. He has been described as a lawyer who is “sharp as nails and comes up with creative arguments.” He has represented companies and individuals at all levels of the Singapore courts and in various arbitral tribunals such as the International Commercial Court, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the American Arbitration Association, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, and the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association.

 

Joseph has a wealth of experience in resolving complex cross-border commercial disputes. A significant portion of Joseph’s experience includes matters involving conspiracy, fraud and asset tracing. As part of his practice, Joseph advises and represents his clients in executing their asset recovery strategies, which include considerations of bringing claims on litigation funding or conditional fee arrangements, availability of assets and preserving these assets for enforcement, and assessing the merits of bringing claims against defendants as part of such asset recovery strategies. Significant clients which Joseph has advised and represented include 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, Inter-Pacific Petroleum Pte Ltd, and the victim of a Ponzi scheme known as SureWin4U.

 

Joseph has been ranked by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, and Benchmark Litigation for his expertise in dispute resolution, especially for insurance and construction matters.

Lily Tsen, general counel and VP legal, Amcor

Lily Tsen is the General Counsel for Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific (AFAP), a role she has held since November 2014.  Her journey with Amcor began in Melbourne during the demerger of its Australasia and Packaging Distribution business, where her exemplary performance led to an extended secondment and subsequent appointment as the region’s inaugural General Counsel.  Lily has been a significant contributor towards her organisation’s expansion and evolution across the region since then.

In her tenure at AFAP, Lily has been pivotal in various strategic initiatives, including leading internal and external investigations involving a matter and negotiations in core legal areas.  (One such investigation resulted in a woman being imprisoned in Singapore for 7.5 years for theft of significant amounts of money from her employing company).  Her birds-eye view, well-rounded perspectives, and ability to navigate cross-cultural and cross-jurisdictional business environments has been core in ensuring effective communication and properly informed decision-making.

Lily’s leadership extends beyond that of legal counsel.  She is the Secretary and an Executive Board Director for the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Singapore, and is an avid supporter both within her employing organisation and externally of initiatives and training which support continuing education and the mentorship, training and development of talent.

Lily is excited to engage with her fellow panellists as they share insights with respect to the use of technology in decision-making in corporate investigations at the upcoming Asia Pacific Disputes Summit 2025.

Jay Chong, general manager, APAC, Lineal Services

Jay Chong is the General Manager for Lineal in the APAC region. He brings over 20 years of experience in technology and consulting, specializing in electronic discovery matters and digital investigations. Mr. Chong’s areas of expertise are digital investigation and e Discovery matters, focusing on fraud, intellectual property, regulatory investigations, and disputes. He has worked with clients in various industries, including banking and financial services, technology and telecommunications, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, energy and utilities, retail and consumer goods, as well as regulatory bodies.

Vicky Huili Zhao, partner, JunHe

Ms. Vicky Zhao joined JunHe LLP in 2021 and is currently a partner at Beijing office. Before joining JunHe, Vicky had worked with a “magic circle” international law firm, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and other renowned Chinese law firms for more than ten years. During her time at SIAC, she administered more than 100 international commercial arbitrations.

Mark Lee, co-founder and joint managing director, WMH Law Corporation

Mark co-founded WMH Law Corporation and is the Joint Managing Director of the firm. He is engaged in trial and appellate advocacy at all levels of the Singapore Courts with a particular emphasis in boardroom, shareholder and joint venture disputes. Mark routinely advises high value companies, shareholders and directors in complex, multi-party shareholder disputes, breach of director duties claims and minority oppression claims.

Sarah Yeo, associate director, WMH Law Corporation

Sarah is an Associate Director of WMH Law Corporation. Sarah graduated with First Class Honours and specialises in complex, high stakes, multi-party commercial litigation. Sarah’s practices also focuses on boardroom, shareholder and joint venture disputes where she routinely appears before the Supreme Court of Singapore.

Yanci Hong, senior regional legal counsel, ASM International

Yanci graduated from the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore in 2014 and qualified as a solicitor in Singapore in 2015. Yanci has worked in an in-house legal counsel in various industries such as oil & gas, aerospace, logistics, medical devices and most recently as a senior regional legal counsel in a listed Dutch semiconductor manufacturing equipment supplier. His remit spans the APAC region (including Greater China).

Davis Tan, director, and deputy head of litigation, Incisive Law

Davis is a user-friendly and highly effective dispute resolution lawyer specializing in complex commercial, shipping, and international trade disputes. He cuts through complex legal jargon to speak plain, simple language to clients.

Davis regularly represents clients in high-value commercial disputes before the Singapore Courts and in international arbitrations (SIAC, SCMA, HKIAC, LCIA, LMAA, ICC, ad hoc). He has particular expertise in shipping, trade, commodities, and energy disputes, and more generally, frequently acts in fraud cases, joint venture disputes, investment and shareholder disputes, and banking disputes involving letters of credit, performance bonds, and bills of exchange.

Audra Balasingam, general counsel and company secretary, StarHub

As General Counsel, Audra leads a team of lawyers providing strategic legal advice to StarHub’s business units and developing and implementing legal strategies to support business objectives and mitigate risks. She also serves as StarHub’s Data Protection

Officer, responsible for the company’s privacy and data protection compliance. In her role as Company Secretary, Audra oversees corporate secretarial matters pertaining to Singapore

Exchange-listed StarHub Ltd as well as Group subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with corporate governance requirements and best practices.

Leveraging more than 14 years of industry knowledge, Audra is a seasoned technology, media and info-communications lawyer. She was called to the Singapore Bar in 2006 and previously practised at a large law firm specialising in commercial litigation and dispute resolution. Audra was recognised in the Legal500’s GC Powerlist Southeast Asia 2024.

Shashi Nathan, joint managing partner and head of the criminal litigation practice, Withers KhattarWong LLP

Shashi Nathan is a leading practitioner in the Singapore Criminal Bar where he often conducts high profile cases in both the trial and appellate courts. His cases involve offences of murder, drug trafficking, and kidnapping. Shashi is listed as a lead counsel under the Supreme Court’s list of Assigned Counsel for Capital Cases and he has defended numerous clients charged for capital offences. He is one of the most sought after Defence lawyers in Singapore. His white collar work includes advising and defending institutions as well as individual clients on Singapore’s regulatory and compliance framework. Shashi is, in particular, familiar with the Securities and Futures Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act. He regularly advises clients on areas including fraud, corruption, insider trading, market manipulation, tax fraud, as well as a wide spectrum of legislation dealing with corporate malfeasance. Shashi has been cited in Who’s Who Legal as both a top tier ‘Global Leader’ and ‘National Leader’ in Business Crime Defense globally and in Singapore since 2020. He has also been listed in the Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific Guide as a ‘Litigation Star’ and in the Doyle’s Guide as a ‘Preeminent’ Criminal Defense Lawyer since 2020. He has been consistently nominated by in-house counsel and industry peers as one of the world’s leading White Collar Crime practitioners in the Expert Guides since 2016. He is also ranked in the 2022 Doyle’s Guide as one of the leading White Collar Crime & Regulatory Investigations Lawyers. Shashi is currently serving as the Chair of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme. Previously, he served as the Chair of the Criminal Justice Chapter of the Professional Affairs Committee. Shashi is also the immediate past chair of the Criminal Practice Committee of the Law Society.

Clarence Lun, counsel, and head of dispute resolution and international arbitration, Fervent Chambers

Clarence is the Head of Litigation and International Arbitration at Fervent Chambers LLC. Prior to setting up Fervent Chambers LLC, Clarence has held the roles of Group General Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel at 2 major listed oil and gas companies in Singapore. He returned to private practice and practiced at the dispute resolution department of an international law firm and a couple of leading local law firms before he subsequently set up Fervent Chambers LLC. Clarence has extensive experience working on shipping, oil and gas, engineering, construction and infrastructure project disputes, and is constantly instructed by liquidators and judicial managers to advise the liquidators and judicial managers on discharge on their duties as well as claims relating to breaches of fiduciary duties, unfair preference and undervalue transactions. Clarence’s work has been published in Global Arbitration Review and Global Restructuring Review, amongst other legal journals.

Rishi Ganiswaran, head of legal (Technology) and chief privacy officer, Yinson

Samuel Huen, global head of legal and regulatory compliance, Bank of Singapore

Samuel 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 where he is a member of the Global Management Committee and currently leads the Legal, Regulatory Compliance, Compliance Testing, Quality Assurance, Tax Compliance and Data Protection functions. 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. Teams he has led have been recognised on the GC Powerlist, as Asia’s Top 15 In-house Legal Teams and Banking In-House Legal Team of the Year.

Vivekananda Neelakantan, registrar, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)

Vivek has over 18 years’ experience in international dispute resolution and arbitration. Prior to joining SIAC, as partner at a leading law firm in Singapore, Vivek regularly acted as counsel on international arbitrations conducted in Singapore under various institutional rules. He has considerable experience acting on emergency arbitrator proceedings, expedited procedure arbitrations, and advising on arbitral award challenge and enforcement actions in Singapore. Vivek has also acted as an arbitrator and has been appointed as emergency arbitrator, and to three-member and sole arbitrator tribunals.

Vivek was previously part of the SIAC Secretariat, involved in the establishment of SIAC’s first overseas office in Mumbai, India and spent time in private practice in India. He is recommended for his ‘remarkable command over legal nuances’ and as a ‘name to note for India-related disputes’ by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, is listed by Who’s Who Legal as a ‘Future Leader’ and ‘praised for his knowledge of cases and law’ by GAR100. Vivek graduated from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and was admitted to the Bar Council of Delhi in 2006.

King Chan, associate managing director, Nardello & Co

Prior to joining the firm, King served as a public prosecutor with the Hong Kong Department of Justice. In his government capacity, King prosecuted criminal cases involving organized crime, fraud, and securities offences, including one of the largest ever initial public offering frauds involving a Hong Kong-listed company. He began his career as a solicitor in private practice in Hong Kong. representing clients in complex commercial litigation, insolvency disputes, and securities and regulatory compliance matters.

Yeo Shi Yuan, honorary secretary, Singapore Corporate Counsel Association

Shi Yuan Yeo is a seasoned Corporate Legal & Compliance Leader with over 20 years of experience managing legal strategies across diverse industries, including healthcare, fintech, energy, technology, semiconductors, and real estate. As the APAC Head of Legal & Compliance of a Japanese conglomerate, he oversees governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), high-value corporate transactions, and regulatory strategy across multiple jurisdictions.

Shi Yuan has been featured in Forbes, CEO Magazine, and Yahoo Finance, and has co-authored works with Brian Tracy, Les Brown, and Kerri Kasem. He has also been a speaker, including the SCCA APAC Legal Congress and the Think Act & Prosper Conference.

He is also a Chartered Secretary (ACG) and Certified in Compliance & Risk, with expertise in AI, data privacy, cybersecurity, and multi-jurisdictional corporate restructuring.

Kay Pang, independent director, Grand Banks Yachts

Kay Pang is an experienced General Counsel and Independent Director with over 25 years of expertise in legal, corporate governance, and technology.

A qualified Barrister-at-Law (England) and Advocate & Solicitor (Singapore), she holds law degrees from the University of Sheffield, Cardiff University, and National University of Singapore, with additional business qualifications from Stanford University, MIT, and Oxford University.

Currently, Kay serves as an Independent Director at Grand Banks Yachts Ltd, Vice-Chair of the Singapore Heart Foundation, and a Committee Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors’ Digital Chapter. Her previous corporate legal leadership spans global roles at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Aveva-Schneider Electric, VMware, and Cloudera Inc. where she led and oversaw legal, contracts, and compliance teams across APAC, EMEA and LATAM.

Owen Hawkes, general counsel, KPMG Singapore

Owen is a partner in KPMG’s Forensic practice with 25 years of disputes, regulatory investigation and risk management experience. He has qualified and practised both as an accountant and a lawyer. Prior to joining KPMG, Owen practiced as a barrister for eight years, six of which was at the British Government’s Serious Fraud Office – the United Kingdom’s lead agency on financial crime and international corruption. Owen joined KPMG Forensic in 2007 and has extensive experience of disputes and investigations across the Asia Pacific region.

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