Singapore (2002)  |   England and Wales (2006)  |   New York (2009)  |   Hong Kong (2009)

Nicolas is an Arbitrator at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Thailand Arbitration Centre (THAC) and Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). In the mediation arena, he is a Specialist Mediator at the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC), an Accredited Mediator at the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI), an Accredited Mediator at the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC) and a Mediation Advocate at the International Mediation Institute (IMI) in Netherlands.

Nicolas received his pupillage training from Davinder Singh SC in 2001. He commenced practice in 2002 in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team of Drew & Napier and has since practiced at international law firms Allen & Overy (Singapore office), Sidley Austin (Hong Kong office) and Baker McKenzie (Singapore and Indonesia offices).

His main areas of practice are civil litigation, arbitration, mediation, employment law, criminal law, defamation, mergers and acquisitions and corporate and compliance.

He also has experience as in-house counsel in supply chain management, employee disputes, subcontractor issues and compliance work arises from serving at US MNC Flex where he was responsible for contractual, compliance and litigation matters at all Singapore, Indonesian and Malaysian sites.

Throughout his career, he has advised on multi-jurisdictional disputes and corporate transactions involving clients and adverse parties from Australia, Bahrain, Bali, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Czech Republic, Dubai, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guangzhou, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jakarta, Japan, Kuwait, Laos, Las Vegas, Lebanon, London, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Africa, South Korea, Surabaya, Taiwan ROC, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tokyo, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA and Vietnam.

Singapore (1995)  |   United Kingdom (1993)

Lee Woei is Co-Head of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice at Farallon Law Corporation.

Lee Woei practises in general commercial chancery litigation and arbitration.  He covers the full range of work done, spanning cross border arbitrations, modern commercial and general chancery practice, company law and general contractual matters.

He has particular interests in cross border arbitrations and also property-related work and trusts disputes which involve equitable aspects (contractual and/or tortious duties, agency, fiduciary duties, illegality, restitution, undue influence and unjust enrichment) but his practice equally encompasses shareholders, company and partnership disputes, problems involving trusts and civil fraud, and banking and professional negligence claims. Many of Lee Woei’s cases, both in arbitration and litigation matters, usually have a transnational element involving jurisdictional and conflict of law issues, together with the full range of interim measures repertoire in which he well used to dealing with.

Further details of specific work experience can be obtained by contacting Lee Woei’s Legal Secretary.

Singapore (2019)

Jolene’s practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation, domestic and international arbitration, and related advisory work arising from contentious matters. She advises clients across a broad range of industries, including finance (both traditional and decentralised), software and technology, energy, logistics and healthcare. Her clients include multinational corporations, local enterprises, founders, senior executives, high-net-worth individuals and individuals involved in complex commercial disputes.

She has acted in disputes involving blockchain and cryptocurrency, employment, shareholder and director conflicts, minority oppression and derivative actions, fraud and misrepresentation, and breaches of duty. Jolene also advises on sensitive people-related and regulatory disputes, including wrongful termination, discrimination and misuse of confidential information, as well as investigations and enforcement proceedings. She frequently handles matters involving cross-border elements, parallel proceedings and complex evidentiary issues, and works closely with foreign counsel across jurisdictions.

In addition to her disputes practice, Jolene advises on related corporate and regulatory matters, including corporate governance, internal and regulatory investigations, data protection, disciplinary processes and cross-border compliance.

She is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and an accredited mediator.

Singapore (2022)

Ashviniy graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2019 and was admitted to the Singapore Bar in August 2022. Ashviniy’s practice covers a broad spectrum of civil and commercial litigation, mediation, international arbitration and corporate law, with particular experience in cross-border disputes and cryptocurrency related matters.

Prior to joining Farallon Law Corporation, Ashviniy trained at Withers KhattarWong LLP and BMS Law LLC in 2019 and 2022 respectively.