Duane Morris & Selvam

Singapore

Analysis

Overview

Duane Morris & Selvam provides a range of legal services to assist clients in banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and M&A, construction and dispute resolution. The firm is regularly instructed by Korean, Chinese and Indian companies on various banking and regulatory matters. Key figures include Jamie Benson for capital markets, Leon Yee for corporate and M&A, and Sarbjit Singh Chopra for dispute resolution. The firm welcomed litigation and arbitration director Clement Tan from Singapore’s state courts.

Dispute resolution

Work highlights 

Acted for an established Korean logistics and shipping company in a case against former employees for embezzlement.

Representing Hyundai Corporation in the Singapore High Court on its $9 million action against a metal trading company in Singapore for fraud and conspiracy to defraud.

Key clients

AGR1, Apex Energy International, KDB, Kitchen Culture Holdings, TransAsia Private Capital

Capital markets

Work highlights 

Acted for the president of India and Life Insurance Corporation of India in relation to its India IPO. This will be the largest IPO in Indian history.

Represented Elara Capital, IIFL Securities, Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors, and Yes Securities on the QIP of Union Bank of India.

Advised ICICI Securities, Nomura and UBS on Sansera Engineering’s IPO.

Key clients

Ambit Private, Arvind Fashions, Axis Capital, Equirus Capital