Joan Lim-Casanova
K&L Gates Straits Law LLCK&L Gates Straits Law LLC has continued to land a range of large-scale cases, including those in the insolvency and restructuring field. It acted for the judicial managers of Ocean Tankers in connection with the headline insolvency of Hin Leong. Financial services, white-collar crime and asset recovery are also fortes for the Singapore team. Sundararaj Palaniappan, Valerie Ang and Muralli Rajaram are prominent members of the team, the latter noted for his experience in banking and insolvency disputes.
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Key clients
- Alternative Advisors Investments Pte Ltd
- Chong Hock Yen
- Collective Sale Committee of Chuan Park
- John Soh Chee Wen (Individual)
- Judicial Managers (“JMs”) of Ocean Tankers (Pte.) Ltd (“OTPL”)
- Lummus Technology Heat Transfer B.V.
- Punithan a/l Genasan (Individual)
- Tat Wai Enterprise Pte Ltd
- Thamby Kannu Parvathi (Individual)
Work highlights
- Acted for John Soh, a Malaysian national and businessman, who is facing 189 charges under the Securities and Futures Act, Penal Code and Companies Act for various market misconduct and related offences.
- Acted for the judicial managers of Ocean Tankers in connection with the headline insolvency of Hin Leong.
- Acting for Alternative Advisors Investments in its claim to recover monies under a loan agreement and a personal guarantee, both of which have been assigned to the client.
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