Prakash Pillai, Managing Director
E: prakash.pillai@clasisllc.com
T: +65 8133 6076
Prakash is the Managing Director of Clasis LLC and a Partner at Clyde & Co in the Singapore office. He focuses on dispute resolution and international commercial arbitration across a multitude of sectors, including corporate, commercial, insolvency, trade and commodities, construction and engineering, and employment sectors. He has appeared before various arbitral tribunals in both ad-hoc arbitrations and arbitrations governed by the leading institutional rules. As managing director of Clasis LLC, he also represents clients in commercial litigation matters before the Singapore Courts.
Described as “measured and strategic” by Chambers Asia Pacific and “recommended as a leader in India” by Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Prakash is recognised as a leading lawyer for his expertise in international arbitration. Leading industry journals such as Chambers Global, Chambers Asia Pacific and Global Arbitration Review and Legal 500 have commended his knowledge and expertise consistently.
Thomas Choo, Director
E: thomas.choo@clasisllc.com
T: +65 8133 6076
Thomas is a Director of Clasis LLC and Managing Partner of Clyde & Co’s Singapore office. He leads the Corporate and Employment Practices in Singapore with a focus on regional M&A (including VC and PE), insurance and TMT regulatory matters, corporate finance and employment matters. He also leads the Corporate Secretarial practices in Asia. Thomas is also a Notary Public and a Commissioner for Oaths and is admitted as a solicitor in both Singapore and England & Wales.
Thomas is active on cross border corporate and private equity / venture capital transactions across South East Asia and China and works for a wide range of clients with a particular focus on the Technology, Education, Private Equity / Venture Capital, Marine, Insurance and Healthcare sectors.
Often working across multiple jurisdictions, Thomas advises on a full range of corporate transactions with a particular focus on complex mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, private equity, trade sales and competitive bids, joint ventures, corporate restructuring and financing. He has advised clients on significant high-profile asset and business acquisitions and disposals, and innovative operating and financing arrangements. He also has significant experience in representing owners and operators of vessels and other maritime and offshore interests. He has acted for regional governments and governmental bodies, state-owned enterprises and multinationals on significant M&A transactions, privatisations and regulatory matters.
Thomas is described in Legal 500 APAC as “a leading individual”, who is “extremely prompt and responsive” with “astounding legal knowledge” and is “genuinely interested in developing long term relationships with clients”.
Nicholas Lum, Director
E: nicholas.lum@clasisllc.com
T: +65 6544 6500
Nicholas is a Director of Clasis LLC and a Partner at Clyde & Co in the Singapore and Shanghai offices. Nicholas specialises in China cross-border dispute resolution efforts. He frequently advises and represents clients in international and local arbitrations conducted under various institutional and ad-hoc arbitration rules including those of SIAC, HKIAC, LCIA, LMAA, CIETAC, ICC and UNCITRAL. Nicholas also has extensive experience in advising on issues relating to the enforcement of Court judgments and arbitral award in various jurisdictions across Asia and Europe. Nicholas is a member of the Procedure and Promotion Committees for Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA). He is also an arbitrator of the Hainan International Arbitration Court and China Maritime Arbitration Commission.
Eugene Tan, Director
E: eugene.tan@clasisllc.com
T: +65 6544 6583
Eugene is a Director of Clasis LLC and a Partner at Clyde & Co in the Singapore office. Eugene’s practice focuses on contentious infrastructure, engineering and construction-related matters. His experience encompasses dispute resolution and transactional/advisory work. His clients include owners, consultants and contractors. He has represented clients in matters involving FIDIC, PSSCOC SIA and REDAS forms of contract.
According to a client, Eugene Tan “is able to deliver and puts across his points in a very clear way.” He represents contractors, architects, consultants and quantity surveyors in a range of disputes, and also has particular expertise regarding Indonesia.
Eugene was appointed as a Senior Accredited Specialist in Building and Construction Law, by the Singapore Academy of Law in its inaugural batch of accredited specialists. He is recognised as an expert in construction and infrastructure matters by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and Who’s Who Legal for Construction. He is also ranked by Chambers and Partners for construction in Singapore and recommended as a leading Construction, Projects & Infrastructure Lawyer for Singapore in Doyle’s Guide.
Junxiang Koh, Director
E: junxiang.koh@clasisllc.com
T: +65 6544 6586
Junxiang is a Director at Clasis LLC, Singapore. Junxiang’s main areas of practice are litigation and arbitration disputes, with a focus on shareholder disputes, employment, financial fraud, and regulatory investigations. Junxiang has advised and represented corporations, directors and individuals in numerous high value, complex disputes, and appeared before all levels of the Singapore Courts. His matters frequently involve issues relating to alleged breaches of director’s duties, employment contracts, and professional liability.
He has advised and represented forensic accountants, the Singapore Stock Exchange and the Singapore government in forensic investigations into suspected cases of commercial fraud, accounting irregularities and breaches of listing regulations. He has also worked with specialists in the fields of private investigations and computer forensics to trace and recover assets in difficult jurisdictions.
Junxiang’s practice also extends to corporate insolvencies and restructuring. He has acted for creditors, companies and insolvency professionals in numerous high-profile insolvencies in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Matters of significance include successfully acting in a landmark case involving the novel question of arbitrability of claw-black claims; successfully representing a Hong Kong based investment bank in enforcing its security over the assets of the Singapore property developer, involving injunctions, committal proceedings and a landmark decision on directors’ personal liability for costs of litigation.