Cavenagh Law LLP holds a Formal Law Alliance with Clifford Chance, notably targeting the premium end of the dispute resolution market with considerable success. Despite being somewhat smaller than most of its natural competitors, it has succeeded in building an outstanding reputation, particularly in banking and financial services disputes. Nish Shetty is a partner in the local firm and also heads Clifford Chance‘s Asia Pacific dispute resolution practice, having an especially strong record in energy and resources, infrastructure, and banking and finance cases. Paul Sandosham is widely rated for his expertise in construction and infrastructure cases, and is a market leader in international arbitration. Elan Krishna was promoted to partner in 2022 and is an emerging talent in international arbitration. Janice Goh is noted for contentious financial regulatory and corporate investigations. Paul Tan joined Gibson Dunn in September 2022 and Joan Lim-Casanova moved to K&L Gates Straits Law LLC in December 2022.
Testimonials
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- ‘The team's ability to draw experts from different practice areas and locations is invaluable. This includes experts in Singapore litigation, Singapore financial regulatory and the rest of the Clifford Chance network globally. Very few firms have the depth and breath across so many jurisdictions.’
- ‘Paul Sandosham and Janice Goh are my go-to counsel for Singapore litigation or contentious regulatory issues. They are strategic and know our business.’
Work highlights
- Advising an international financial institution in relation to litigation proceedings commenced in the Malaysian courts in relation to the 1MDB scandal. Based on media reports, the firm's clients are the subject of court proceedings seeking recovery of sums in excess of US$1bn relating to monies.
- Representing two subsidiaries of a leading global financial services and banking company as respondents in an SIAC arbitration commenced by a former mining magnate and businessman in Australia and his associated companies, involving allegations of misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duties and breach of trust.