Corporate & Commercial
B R LAW CORPORATION
About us
For over 30 years our people have forged a reputation for championing our clients’ interests. We have represented major corporations, emerging enterprises and prominent families and individuals, sharing the belief that experience and empathy go hand in hand.
Our founding partners began their careers as legal and judicial officers in the Singapore legal service before moving to private practice. Over the last three decades, they have steadily built a comprehensive practice beyond litigation. We now offer a spectrum of legal-related services that includes corporate, commercial, intellectual property, technology, sports and media, and data protection matters.
Yet something that has not changed over the years is our culture of loyalty and tenacity. Our firm is partner-driven and offers accessible legal expertise with a personal touch. We continue to build enduring relationships with our clients. And, because litigation remains at the heart of our practice, we celebrate a culture of striving to prevail against the odds.
We are on your side. Contact us today.
Corporate & Commercial
The complexity of business operations requires corporations to confront the challenges of globalization, technological change, and economic disturbance. To face these challenges, clients need lawyers who are both aggressive and forward-thinking.
We have a well-established corporate and commercial practice which has been responsible for providing sophisticated advice to a diverse base of businesses and entrepreneurs for over 28 years.
Our commercially-minded practitioners have advised individuals, family businesses, public and private companies, government entities, corporate boards and committees, directors and officers, investors and investment funds, non-profits, and trade associations across a wide range of industries.
Our experience includes regulatory compliance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, tax, securities, finance, bankruptcy, intellectual property licensing, technology development, procurement, and more.
Our Lawyers
Contact:
DID: +65 6394 7813
Main: +65 6899 9888
E-mail: winstonseow@brlawcorp.com
Winston Seow
Director
Qualification:
LL.B (Hons), National University of Singapore
Year of Admission:
Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore (1995)
Areas of Practice:
Corporate Law and Commercial Transactions
Winston brings almost three decades of legal expertise on corporate transactions and matters, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, banking, corporate finance and corporate restructuring. He has advised a diverse range of clientele, including multi-national corporations, small and medium local enterprises, and state-owned entities across Southeast Asia, particularly on cross-border merger and acquisitions, and foreign direct investment in the energy, infrastructure, and technology industries.
Notably, Winston has advised Vietnamese tech giant VNG Corporation on all aspects of two multi-million dollar investments: in Funding Societies, a digital financing platform in Southeast Asia, participating in its Series C+ and C2 round of fundraising, which cumulated to approximately US$144 million, and in Telio, a business-to-business e-commerce company, participating in its Series A2 funding round. He also acted as lead counsel for PT Kayan Hydro Energy, PT PLTU Celukan Bawang and PT General Energy Bali on key Belt and Road Initiative projects along Indonesia’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Corridor, which comprised PT Kayan’s signing of an Engineering Procurement and Construction contract exceeding US$1 billion with Power China Group’s Sinohydro.
Winston’s other recent matters involve:
- Attempted restructuring and subsequent insolvency of ZenRock;
- Acquisition of former Bay Hotel Singapore and the relevant licence applications;
- Joint venture between Indonesian power plant owner, PT PLTG Celukan Bawang, and Chinese conglomerate, Shanghai Group Co., Ltd, to develop, build, and own a gas-fired power plant in Indonesia;
- Participation of both Series C investors in Series C funding round by an international e-commerce platform based in Singapore; and
- Proposed investment in a coal-fired power BOT project in Vietnam by a Chinese state-owned enterprise.
At BR Law, Winston’s practice will continue to focus on cross-border transactions, corporate finance, and regulatory matters, further enhancing the firm’s capabilities in these areas.
Contact:
DID: +65 6394 7856
Main: +65 6899 9888
E-mail: siva@brlawcorp.com
Ponnampalam Sivakumar
Director
Qualification:
LL.B (Hons), National University of Singapore
Year of Admission:
Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore (1991)
P. Sivakumar has been in practice for more than 30 years. He is an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and a registered Singapore Patent Agent. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (U.K.) and a member of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.
His practice specialties are corporate and commercial law, criminal law, intellectual property, information technology and media, tortious claims, insurance, employment, immigration and tax law. He has represented a diverse array of local and multinational clients in civil litigation and arbitration.
He has advised on block chain technology related matters as well as rendered opinions on coin offerings.
He has advised high net worth individuals and families on legal issues related to wealth planning and the setting up of trusts and family offices.
In his corporate and commercial practice he has been involved in advising on the setting up of tax effective business structures and on mergers and acquisitions. He has advised on various aspects of corporate governance issues including anti-trust, consumer protection and product liability. He has conducted programs for clients including financial institutions relating to personal data protection and privacy. He has advised on the sale and purchase of businesses and shares and has drafted documentation of various types of corporate financing structures including redeemable preference shares and convertible bonds.
Aside from contentious matters, Sivakumar also assists his clients in the drafting and review of their agreements relating to commercial transactions and intellectual property, including distributorships, franchises and licensing.
Sivakumar has been involved in advising local and multinational companies on various aspects of employment law including the drafting of template employment contracts as well as individualised employment contracts for key appointment holders.
With Sivakumar’s extensive corporate, finance and disputes expertise, he has advised and acted for liquidators in both compulsory and voluntary liquidation proceedings, including on issues such as directors’ duties, insolvent trading, and potential dissipation of assets. He has also advised and acted in proceedings with cross-border elements, having advised liquidators and creditors on the recovery of assets across jurisdictions.
Sivakumar has been a speaker at various conferences and forums on legal issues both locally and overseas.
Contact:
DID: +65 6394 7356
Main: +65 6899 9888
E-mail: jonathanlau@brlawcorp.com
Jonathan Lau
Counsel
Qualifications:
LL.B (Hons), National University of Singapore
Year of Admission:
Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore (2010)
Areas of Practice:
Corporate Law, Commercial Transactions and Technology
Jonathan advises on M&As, joint ventures, commercial contracts, and new market entry in Southeast Asia. He has deep e-commerce and logistics sector expertise, having served as Deputy General Counsel at a leading Southeast Asian e-commerce platform.
Jonathan began practice as an M&A and joint venture lawyer in leading international and Singapore law firms, with a focus on cross-border transactions.
He subsequently spent 8 years at a leading Southeast Asian e-commerce platform, where he served as Deputy General Counsel. When in-house, he advised on a broad range of matters in Singapore and Southeast Asia. These included:
- e-commerce, digital, and logistics business line launches;
- foreign investment, business licensing and corporate structuring in Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia;
- e-commerce platform and technology regulatory compliance;
regulatory engagement; and - M&As, joint ventures and corporate structuring.
Jonathan’s in-house experience has given him an understanding of what is important to start-ups, SMEs, founders and business owners. This enables him to give practical legal advice, and to prepare clear, concise agreements that meet business objectives.
Contact:
DID: +65 6394 7899
Main: +65 6899 9888
E-mail: dillionchua@brlawcorp.com
Dillion Chua
Associate Director
Qualifications:
LL.B (Hons), University of Birmingham
Year of Admission:
Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore (2020)
Areas of Practice:
Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Commercial Transactions and Technology
Dillion advises clients on a broad spectrum of corporate transactional matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and debt and equity fundraising, and other strategic investments.
Dillion also has experience in general corporate and regulatory advisory work. He has acted for a diverse range of clients, from early-stage technology startups to publicly listed companies. Dillion also regularly advises on technology-related legal matters, including software licensing, data protection, and commercial technology contracts.
Some recent notable matters include:
- Advised the Macrovalue Group on its acquisition of the entire share capital of Cold Storage (1983) Pte. Ltd., which operates the Cold Storage and Giant chains in Singapore, from the DFI Group.
- Advised the Cutech Group on the sale of 80% of the shares in various entities within the Cutech Group to the Phenna Group, a global leader in testing, inspection, management system certification, and product certification, for an aggregate consideration of more than S$20 million (with adjustments).
- Acted as Singapore counsel for a portfolio company in the business of providing sustainable mobility solutions primarily in India and developing countries, in its Series D investment round led by an Indian multinational corporation (MNC) with key businesses in the energy sector, for an aggregate subscription consideration of approximately US$70 million.
- Acted as Singapore counsel for a Singapore entity in the business of licensing smart solar energy systems software and providing services related to the design, supply, and installation of solar systems for commercial and industrial use, in its Series B investment round led by a US-based VC fund, for an aggregate subscription consideration of approximately US$10 million.
- Advised a Singapore angel investor on a US$4.5 million investment round in a Singapore-based technology company providing market research and business development utilizing AI solutions.
- Advised a US-based engineering conglomerate in respect of various matters relating to employment, intellectual property, and other general corporate matters in Singapore.
- Advised a US-based global pharmaceutical company in respect of various matters relating to employment, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, and other general corporate matters.
- Advised a Singapore-based MAS-licensed technology company on regulatory compliance matters and reporting obligations under the Payment Services Act 2019.
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- 4 Battery Road, #29-00 Bank of China,
- Singapore 049908
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