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Soo Ling’s main areas of practice are intellectual property and dispute resolution. She has experience in a diverse range of matters such as building construction, company law, commercial law, disciplinary proceedings, employment law, family law, intellectual property, property law, probate & administration and shareholder disputes.

As head of the intellectual property team, she manages a team that ensures that the intellectual property rights of our clients are protected around the world. She is also deputy head of the Dispute Resolution team.

Ravi has 37 years of legal experience. He is in the firm’s Dispute Resolution team and handles both civil and criminal work. He specialises in corporate advisory and corporate and criminal litigation work. He provides legal advice to directors and CEOs on laws and rules relating to directors’ duties and corporate governance. He has a wealth of experience in advising local and regional companies on investment agreements, joint ventures, and corporate structures. He also advises many companies on fraud and due diligence measure to adopt in investments and overseas business development.

Ravi has a vast experience advising companies on legal pitfalls and challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. He has also served on the board of both listed and private companies for many years and brings a commercial and practical dimension to many legal issues faced by clients.

Ravi was a former Member of Parliament and has held appointments such as the Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Defence and Foreign Affairs and Deputy Chairman of GPC for Home Affairs and Law. He believes in serving the community in many areas and has worked with the wider community in various capacities over the years. He continues to serve as advisor to community organisations.

Edwin’s experience is in litigation and arbitration proceedings, and estate planning.

He has experience in a diverse range of matters (including disputes between shareholders / joint venture partners), and has acted as lead counsel in disputes concerning equity and trust (involving resulting trust and common intention constructive trust), contentious probate, employment matters and in disciplinary proceedings (as prosecuting counsel). In the area of estate planning, he has extensive expertise advising on issues concerning Wills, application for Grant of Probate / Letters of Administration (including foreign domiciled deceased), and Lasting Power of Attorney.

Edwin was listed in the 2020 edition of Singapore’s 21 most influential lawyers aged 40 and under by the Singapore Business Review. Additionally, he was named as one of the SAF NSmen of the Year in 2022.

His notable experience includes acting as lead counsel where his clients successfully argued that the surviving joint owner of a commercial property was holding the said property on resulting trust on their behalf, before the General Division and the Appellate Division of the High Court, and the Court of Appeal. This matter received widespread media coverage.

Effectively bilingual, he has delivered seminars and webinars (in English and Mandarin) to and/or through various organisations, financial institutions, and news media on topics ranging from debt recovery to estate planning.

Pradeep acts for corporations, whether they are private or listed companies, on all aspects of their business including advice on structuring their operations, the setting up of the business (such as incorporation of companies, registration of branches or representative offices), compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements, licensing requirements, advice and drafting of corporate documentation as well as advice and drafting of documentation on investments, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and restructurings.

Pradeep also advises companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) on listing issues and transactions including compliance with the SGX Listing Manual, fundraising, bond issues, acquisitions and disposals, interested party transactions, employee share option and share schemes, corporate transactions requiring shareholders’ approval and corporate governance issues.

He is also active in helping businesses to manage their people effectively – the most important aspect of any successful organisation. His work covers the whole spectrum of employment law issues from the onset of the employment relationship to its termination (including reviewing employment contracts and employee handbooks for compliance with Singapore laws and advising on corporate restructuring and termination issues) as well as immigration issues (including the application of employment passes, Singapore permanent residence and Singapore citizenship).

Pradeep is a former Senior Assistant Registrar of Companies and Businesses.

He sits on the firm’s Management Committee.

Since admitted to the Singapore bar in 1991, Jimmy had held the appointment of a Magistrate Judge and Deputy Registrar of the State Courts. As a Magistrate Judge, he had presided as well as mediated over a wide spectrum of civil and commercial disputes.

His main areas of practice for non-contentious work are corporate and commercial transactions including sale & acquisition, due diligence, joint ventures, restructuring, franchising & licensing, employment and others. In addition, he also focuses on Indonesia related matters such as market entry, setting up a PMA or representative office, acquisition and joint venture with local partners.

For contentious matters, his primary focus is on building and construction claims especially under the Security of Payment Act, and International Arbitration. He has been an accredited Adjudicator appointed by the Singapore Mediation Centre to adjudicate claims between parties since 2006. Currently, he is also on the reserve panel of arbitrators with Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). In addition, he is also on the panel of Neutral under the Law Society Neutral Evaluation and Determination Scheme (LSNEDS).

Joel graduated from the University of Western Australia in 2013 and was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2015. Joel joined CNPLaw in 2017 and is in the firm’s Dispute Resolution team. He has experience in a diverse range of litigation and estate planning work including the drafting of wills and probate work. Joel also previously served as a volunteer on the Law Society’s Probate Practice and Succession Planning Committee.

Huimin is a Partner with the firm’s Dispute Resolution team and Family Law team. She graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2011 from the prestigious Double Degree Programme in Law and Business Administration. She was conferred an LLB (Hons) and a BBA (Hons). Huimin was called to the Singapore bar in 2012.

Huimin is an experienced litigator and a keen advocate . She has been involved in various civil trials and hearings before the State Courts, the High Court and the Court of Appeal of Singapore in a wide range of matters. As a believer in alternative dispute resolution, Huimin is an SMC Accredited Mediator and a SMC Certified Family Mediator

Huimin also has a specialised focus in private client and family-related matters. This includes advising on pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, high net-worth financial settlements arising out of divorce and relationship breakdown, interim financial applications, complex discovery applications and disputes involving children. She has considerable experience in high value divorces involving non-disclosure of assets, cross-jurisdiction assets and multi-million dollars assets. She has also acted for clients before the Family Justice Courts and the Supreme Court in both contentious and non-contentious probate matters, deputyship applications, divorce proceedings, ancillary matters, custody and maintenance issues. While she has considerable experience in complex litigation, she has also facilitated the resolution of many cases through private settlement and mediation.

Huimin’s cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills in business and law have provided her with a competitive edge. She has the capability to provide a unique mix of complementary services and she regularly advises clients on employment matters and other business-related disputes. She is effective in representing clients in commercial disputes and particularly, in handling shareholder disputes. She is very adept at handling issues relating to the division of business assets in matrimonial proceedings.

Huimin believes strongly that access to justice should be made available to all segments of society. As an assigned solicitor of the Legal Aid Bureau, Huimin has acted for legally aided clients in court proceedings.

Jasmine is a general corporate lawyer with a focus on employment and data protection law, and has demonstrated experience in corporate commercial matters and mergers and acquisitions. Jasmine’s experience in these areas allows for a comprehensive understanding of clients’ needs and the ability to provide clear, effective legal guidance. Jasmine strives to bring a practical and thorough approach to legal challenges.

In the area of employment law, Jasmine has advised clients on a range of issues, from drafting and negotiating employment contracts to handling workplace disputes and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Jasmine graduated in 2022 with an LLM from the Singapore Management University (Dean’s List), and in 2011 with an LLB (Hon) from the National University of Singapore.