Lawyers

Sushil Nair

Sushil Nair

Work Department

Corporate Restructuring & Workouts

Position

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Drew & Napier;

Co-head, Corporate Restructuring & Workouts;

Co-head, Indonesia Desk

Career

Sushil is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Drew & Napier and also heads its Corporate Restructuring & Workout practice group. He has been in practice for some 30 years and dedicated the majority of that time on restructuring work. Sushil’s practice primarily targets the Asia Pacific region, with much of it revolving around Indonesia and China, where he has been involved in some of the largest restructuring exercises in Asia.

Sushil has also played a leadership role in Singapore’s legal ecosystem, having previously chaired the Law Society’s Advocacy Subcommittee and subsequently its Insolvency Subcommittee. He has twice received Plaques of Appreciation from the Law Society for his contributions.

He has been appointed a member to a number of government committees involved in the development of the law relating to insolvency and restructuring in Singapore. He also is a Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore and sits on its Board of Directors.

In the public sphere, Sushil has sat on the board of the Singapore Accountancy Commission and is currently on the Board of Sport Singapore. He is also on the Board of the SingHealth Fund and the Fund Committee of KK Woman’s & Children’s Hospital.

Sushil was awarded Singapore’s Public Service Star (COVID-19) accolade, also known as the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (COVID-19), in 2023 for his invaluable contribution to the successful management of the impact of COVID-19 on Singaporeans by conceptualising its framework and helping to draft the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill. The COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 was passed by Parliament on 7 April 2020. Sushil also received the MinLaw Partner of the Year Award for this work.

In 2022, Sushil received the Friends of MCCY Award for his role in the team that negotiated the takeover of the Singapore Sports Hub by Sport Singapore.

Languages

English

Memberships

Member, Insolvency Law Review Committee set up by the Minister of Law Chairman, Insolvency Committee of the Law Society of Singapore Member, Advocacy Committee of the Law Society of Singapore Member, Law Society of Singapore Member, Singapore Academy of Law Member, Board of Directors of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore Member, Board of Directors of SingHealth Fund (SHF)

Education

B. (Hons), National University of Singapore (1989) Admitted to the Singapore Bar (1990) Solicitor, England & Wales (1996)

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