Providence Law Asia LLC

International Arbitration, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Fraud and Asset Recovery, Investigations and Business Crimes

Director

Hari is a Director in the firm and specialises in complex corporate and commercial disputes, focusing on shareholder disputes, fiduciary breaches, commercial fraud, white-collar crime and investigations. He is a key member of the firm’s India practice and has amassed considerable experience in cross-border disputes.

Hari has acted as lead and assisting counsel at all levels of the Singapore Courts, in international arbitrations, and before special tribunals where he has faced senior lawyers, both from Singapore and the UK. These include arguing a heavily contested worldwide freezing order before the High Court, and appearing as lead counsel in an international arbitration against a leading international firm. Hari’s experience also extends to advising corporations and financial institutions on investigations.

Prior to joining Providence Law Asia, Hari worked at several leading firms in Singapore. Hari also spent a short stint at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, where he assisted various financial institutions with their regulatory investigations and applications.

Hari graduated from the National University of Singapore with an L.L.B (Hons). While studying at the National University of Singapore, Hari participated in the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition in The Hague, Netherlands, where he was issued two awards for his oral advocacy in the competition: the Best Victims’ Legal Representative and the Overall Best Oralist for the Preliminary Rounds.

Hari also actively volunteers with the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme in Singapore to take on criminal cases on a pro bono basis. Hari also regularly assists in guest judging university moot teams preparing for international competitions.

English, Hindi, Telugu, and French

LL.B (Hons), National University of Singapore