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Mr Adam Maniam

+65 6531 2741 adam.maniam@drewnapier.com View profile

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Deputy Head, Criminal Practice

Director, Dispute Resolution

Director, Competition Law Practice (Disputes)

Career

Adam has a very active practice handling complex litigation and arbitration matters. He handles matters relating to commercial contracts, corporate disputes, banking and finance, infrastructure projects, large-scale commercial leases, trusts, bankruptcy proceedings, sale of iron ore and heavy melting scrap and tortious claims. Adam also regularly handles criminal matters, several of which have been reported in the media. These criminal matters include several notable cases under the Workplace Safety & Health Act.

He has acted for high-profile clients at all levels of the Singapore Courts as well as in both international and domestic arbitrations. He has also successfully handled cases as lead counsel before the Singapore International Commercial Court. Adam also regularly handles multi-jurisdictional disputes involving parties located in ASEAN, Asia-Pacific and other countries such as PNG, Australia and the United Kingdom.

Adam also advises on regulatory issues and has been engaged to advise on and investigate fraud, anti-money laundering and competition law issues which have arisen in both private and listed companies. He regularly handles matters involving the Competition & Consumer Commission of Singapore and the Commercial Affairs Department, including handling raids and investigations conducted by these authorities.

Adam graduated on the overall Dean’s List from the National University of Singapore (NUS), having been a consistent feature on the Dean’s List during his time there. He represented NUS in the 2008 Asia Pacific Regional Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition where he achieved the rare distinction of being the best oralist in the general rounds as well as the best oralist in the finals. Since 2011, he has been teaching trial advocacy at NUS and has also coached NUS moot teams.

Adam is on the panel of counsel for the Law Society of Singapore and has also been appointed by the Honourable the Chief Justice to the Inquiry Panel.

Practice areas:

• Administrative & Public Law
• Arbitration
• Asset Recovery
• Aviation
• Banking & Finance
• Commercial Litigation
• Competition Law & Regulatory Practice
• Competition Law Practice (Disputes)
• Construction & Engineering
• Crime
• Corporate Litigation
• Defamation
• Financial Services Regulation
• International Arbitration
• Investigations
• Medical Negligence
• SICC Expertise

Languages

English

Memberships

• Appointed to the Inquiry Panel of the Law Society of Singapore
• Appointed to the panel of counsel for the Law Society of Singapore
• Member, Singapore Academy of Law
• Member, Law Society of Singapore
• Member, Law Society’s Criminal Legal Aid Scheme
• Adjunct tutor in advocacy courses at the National University of Singapore

Education

• LL.B (Hons) National University of Singapore (2008)
• Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2009)