Helen Rhind-Hufnagel > Stephenson Harwood LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Stephenson Harwood LLP
8 Marina Boulevard #29-01
Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 1
Singapore 018981
Singapore

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Helen is an M&A specialist advising on cross-border transactions across Southeast Asia, often involving European and US parties. Clients respect Helen’s pragmatic, commercial approach whilst remaining astute to cultural sensitivities. Helen also advises extensively on compliance issues across the region, in particular anti-money laundering and anti-bribery.

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Corporate and M&A: foreign firms

The ‘highly responsive’ team at Stephenson Harwood LLP handles private equity and venture capital investments across South and Southeast Asia, with demonstrable experience in the transport and maritime, technology and healthcare sectors. Acting in a formal alliance with Virtus Law LLP, the practice is well-placed to advise on the domestic and international aspects of transactions. Praised as an ‘excellent technical lawyer, whose client service is second to none’, Tom Platts leads the team and handles M&A, strategic joint ventures and corporate restructurings. Other key contacts in the team include US-qualified Jonathan Goacher, who joined the team from Hill Dickinson LLP in May 2023, Jay Tai who joined from Proskauer Rose LLP‘s Hong Kong office in October 2023, and of counsel Helen Rhind-Hufnagel.