21 ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS – NOVEMBER 2023 WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM COVER STORY breaking deals and advising high-profile clients. He was instrumental in Haidilao International’s remarkable $964 million IPO on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. He has also played a crucial role in advising Coinbase, a leading blockchain firm, in its significant transactions with a Swiss foundation, demonstrating his deep understanding of the blockchain and cryptocurrency landscapes. Huang has facilitated the establishment of Beryllus Capital, a global joint venture involving Focus Financial Partners and Hinduja Group. His dedication to the education technology sector is evident in his work with Huohua Siwei (also known as Spark Education), a market-leading K-12 online education company. He oversaw their expansion into Singapore, reflecting his forwardthinking approach to the education sector. Recognised as a key member of the Greater China Desk at Drew & Napier, Huang is at the forefront of innovation in corporate law. He ensures that his clients receive cutting-edge and practical legal solutions. Srruthi Ilankathir 30, director, Davinder Singh Chambers Srruthi Ilankathir, 30, is a director at Davinder Singh Chambers’s dispute resolution practice. She was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2017. Srruthi specialises in complex and high value commercial litigation and arbitration, including shareholder, contract, insolvency, construction, tax, employment, shipping and intellectual property disputes and claims in breach of duties, fraud and conspiracy. She appears regularly before the Singapore High Court and Court of Appeal as both solicitor on record and instructed counsel. Executive Chairman, Davinder Singh SC, describes Srruthi as a “highly intelligent, dedicated and very focused lawyer [who] is extremely hard-working, has a very good eye for detail and can be trusted to carefully review voluminous documents to identify critical points” and says that she is a “pleasure to work with”. CEO, Jaikanth Shankar, describes Srruthi as someone who “reads the room extremely well”, is “on top of the facts” and who prepares “excellent written submissions and briefs”. Srruthi has also received many accolades from clients, including that she is a “highly efficient professional with eye for detail”, “exceptional legal professional” with a “profound understanding of arbitration laws”, “remarkable ability to craft persuasive arguments”, “strategize”, and “advocate persuasively” and has a “drive to deliver the best outcomes [that] is impressive and highly commendable”. Lee Kee Min 39, partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson After graduating from the National University of Singapore in 2008, Lee spent 14 years in legal practice. During his career, he was involved in several significant transactions, including acting as Singapore counsel to China Development Bank and Bank of China in a $751 million syndicated loan facility for the refinancing of existing debt substitution and term loan facilities under the China Minmetals Corporation’s group of companies, a China-based metals and minerals group. He also acted as counsel to DBS Bank in a S$300 million multi-currency sustainability-linked loan to CapitaLand Group. The five-year term loan and revolving credit facility was, at the time of grant, the first and largest sustainabilitylinked loan in Asia’s real estate sector. Additionally, Lee represented the borrower in the grant of credit facilities to THSC Investments, to part-finance the take-private acquisition of all the issued and paid-up ordinary shares in Tat Hong through the voluntary conditional cash offer. DBS Bank describes Lee as “responsible and makes time for clients, regardless of the time of the day. He offers not only legal advice and solutions but colours it with a practical perspective in order to effectively implement them.” LAW FIRM Jaspreet Sachdev Davinder Singh Chambers Siraj Shaik Aziz Silvester Legal Jae Hee Suh Allen & Overy Bryan Tan PK Wong & Nair En Lai Tan Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow Nicholas Tan Chua & Partners Tan Jin Wei Drew & Napier Samantha Tan Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Shashwat Tewary Sidley Austin Priscilla Wang Drew & Napier Esther Wee Harry Elias Partnership Hong Cheong Wong Morrison Foerster Ronald Wong Jian Jie Covenant Chambers Rosaline Yusman Milbank IN-HOUSE Nicholas Seng Meta Platforms (formerly known as Facebook) Tay Quan Quan Concentrate Manufacturing (Singapore) (a member of PepsiCo Group)
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