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Drew & Napier LLC Offices

Drew & Napier LLC
10 COLLYER QUAY
#10-01 OCEAN FINANCIAL CENTRE
SINGAPORE 049315
Singapore
Visit website 65 6535 0733

Mr Mohan Gopalan

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+65 6531 2755 mohan.gopalan@drewnapier.com View profile

Work Department

Corporate Restructuring & Workouts

Position

Director, Corporate Restructuring & Workouts

Career

Mohan specialises in insolvency and debt restructuring and regularly advises debtors, creditors and insolvency office-holders on transactional and litigation aspects of insolvency and debt restructuring matters.

Mohan has been involved in several major debt restructuring transactions, including the US$2 billion restructuring of PT Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk, which was named the Restructuring Deal of the Year at the IFLR Asia Awards 2016 and Insolvency Deal of the Year at the Asian Lawyer Emerging Markets Awards 2016. He has also been involved in several landmark cases concerning insolvency and debt restructuring, including Media Development Authority of Singapore v Sculptor Finance (MD) Ireland Ltd [2014] 1 SLR 733, BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v Celestial Nutrifoods Ltd [2014] 4 SLR 331 and Re Pacific Andes Resources Development Ltd [2018] 5 SLR 125.

Mohan is recognised by many leading legal ranking publications for his work in Restructuring/Insolvency. He is ranked a ‘Leading Lawyer’ by Chambers & Partners and a ‘Next Generation Partner’ by Legal 500 Asia Pacific. In addition, he is named a ‘Rising Star Partner’ by IFLR 1000 and a ‘Rising Star’ by Asialaw Leading Lawyers. He was also listed in the inaugural ‘40 under 40’ list of restructuring lawyers compiled by the Global Restructuring Review in 2016, and idenfied as a ‘Rising Star’ in Restructuring at the 2016 IFLR Asia Awards.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Member, Insolvency Practice Committee, Law Society of Singapore
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Legal Skills Programme, National University of Singapore Faculty of Law

Education

  • LL.B (Hons) National University of Singapore
  • LL.M. (Banking and Finance Law), London
  • Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2011)

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Restructuring and insolvency: local firms

(Next Generation Partners)

Mohan Gopalan – Drew & Napier LLC

Drew & Napier LLC is a prominent market player, acting in high-profile restructuring and insolvency matters throughout the region. The practice boasts a strong set of clients including major financial institutions, holding and investment groups, public boards, and sovereign wealth funds, with work including contentious and non-contentious mandates, alongside assisting clients in pursuit and recovery of assets and court protection cases. The ‘extremely impressive’ group is also noted for its experience working across from regulators. Sushil Nair jointly leads the team and has considerable expertise operating throughout Singapore, Indonesia, and China, while co-head Julian Kwek focuses on debt workouts and and corporate restructurings, including in defaults involving Singapore-listed PRC companies. Blossom Hing ‘is tenacious in her pursuit of client goals and is highly creative and solutions-oriented in the restructuring arena’. Mohan Gopalan is another key contact in the group.

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