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‘Carey Olsen Singapore’s dispute resolution team is in my view the A-Team of all offshore practices operating in Singapore today. They would be my go-to team for complex, multi-jurisdiction work involving any corporate or commercial dispute resolution in the BVI or Cayman Islands, or Singapore arbitration work, and they have a stellar array of clients drawn from across the Asia Pacific region and beyond that underscores their status as the best of the best.’

‘James Noble is quite simply the best of the best. James possesses that rare combination in a team leader of great legal insight, great leadership skills and a frightening eye for detail.’

‘Kate Lan is a hard-hitting senior lawyer who is a determined fighter for her client’s interests, always going the extra mile. Kate is a joy to deal with: formidably talented and hard working.’

‘Amelia Tan has the gift of making everything seem straightforward and simple, which belies the very hard work she puts into preparing every brief. Amelia is utterly dependable, meticulous in her preparation, and always meets or exceeds expectations.’

‘Carey Olsen Singapore provided BVI advice and support for a restructuring and M&A transaction. They made a difficult transaction and closing much smoother and would be flexible around other stakeholders who were unhelpful.’

‘Anthony Mckenzie was responsive, commercial and put forward an excellent team.’

‘Fast responses and clear advice.’

‘Helen Wang is particularly excellent. Confident, knowledgeable and commercial.’

‘Carey Olsen’s dispute resolution team is in my view the A-Team of all offshore practices operating today. They would be my go-to team for complex, multi-jurisdictional work involving any corporate or commercial dispute in the BVI or Cayman Islands, or arbitration in Singapore, and they have a stellar array of clients drawn from across the Asia Pacific region and beyond, which underscores their status as the best of the best.’

‘James Noble – Quite simply the best of the best – James possesses that rare combination in a team leader of great legal insight, great leadership skills and a frightening eye for detail. He also makes things happen – getting his clients from where they are to where they want to be.’

‘We work closely with Sheba Raza. The difference is that Sheba always feels part of the team she is working with as she takes the trouble to identify what is needed and when to play her role in any transactions that she is involved in.’

‘Richard Brown is superb as a lawyer, as a litigator and as a strategist. I cannot recommend him too highly.’

‘Matthew Watson is very experienced in heavy trust and commercial litigation, he is a sound lawyer, has superb tactical sense, excellent client skills and is phenomenally hardworking: a great guy!’

‘Deep reservoirs of expertise and experience in dealing with complex, high-value international trust and estate disputes.’

‘Helen Wang is very experienced with great cross-jurisdictional knowledge and analysis. Reassuring to work with, and someone who is easy to trust.’

‘Jeremy Lightfoot is an outstanding litigation lawyer and an impressive critical thinker, always thinking steps ahead of the game. Since he is so good at what he does, we can easily build trust with him and his legal team and always feel we are in good hands. He is also very professional, patient and incredibly helpful throughout the course of the engagement. We would definitely recommend him.’