Allen & Gledhill LLP

International Arbitration; Litigation

Partner

Melissa’s practice focuses on commercial litigation and international arbitration, with a specialisation in complex cross-border, financial and technology disputes.

Melissa regularly represents financial institutions in banking and brokerage disputes, and has broad experience in complex cross-border shareholder, trust and joint venture claims. She also has an interest in the technology sector and has advised Big Tech, crypto companies, payment service providers, and technology consultancy firms on contentious and regulatory matters.

Before joining Allen & Gledhill, Melissa was a Justices’ Law Clerk to the Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court of Singapore and an Assistant Registrar. During her time at the Supreme Court, she was involved in the establishment of the Singapore International Commercial Court and was the Secretary to the Rules of Court Working Party.

English

Graduated from the University of Cambridge with a B.A. (Hons) degree (Double First Class) in 2009, where she received numerous academic prizes. Obtained a B.C.L. (Distinction) degree from the University of Oxford on a university scholarship and an LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School.