Yuen Law LLC

Integrated Property Practice Group

Associate Director,
Head of the Integrated Property Practice Group
(Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, and Real Estate)
Licensed Insolvency Practitioner

Tris Xavier specialises in Insolvency and Restructuring, Intellectual Property and Real Property. He thrives on building interconnected solutions for clients and believes that law cannot be approached in silos but must be seen holistically.

Tris brings to the table a strong grasp of the ins and outs of insolvency and restructuring legalities from his years in the Insolvency and Public Trustee’s Office and the Ministry of Law. He provides expert legal counsel for companies and individuals looking to restructure their debt, moving forward when shareholder or financial issues plague the company, or when individuals are looking for a fresh start on their debt. Tris also acts for creditors looking to recover their debt. Tris is able to represent creditors looking to recover their debt. He is also a licensed insolvency practitioner, and is able to act as a private trustee in bankruptcy, or as nominee for individual voluntary arrangements.

In his time as a civil servant, he undertook a breadth of work including court work, policy planning and stakeholder management, and was heavily involved with the 2015 reforms of the then “Bankruptcy Act”, and the 2018 passing of the new omnibus Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act.

Tris is experienced with intellectual property matters and provides comprehensive legal support for protecting and registering clients’ assets, including trade marks, geographical indications, and designs. Additionally, Tris and his team are experienced in managing and renewing international intellectual property portfolios to keep them in good standing.

Tris offers legal guidance to clients on various real estate transactions such as sales and purchase of commercial, industrial, and residential properties. His services include drafting and reviewing agreements, loan and financing documents, conducting due diligence and title searches, and advising on legal implications and stamp duties during a sale of property.

Prior to joining Yuen Law, Tris was a lecturer with the Singapore University of Social Sciences, teaching subjects as diverse as Equity and Trusts, Wills, and Constitutional Law, as well as spearheading the inaugural Legal Clerkship Programme.

English, Mandarin

Member of Insol International

Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore