Carey Olsen Singapore LLP's team advises on the laws of Bermuda, the BVI, the Cayman Islands, and the Channel Islands. The firm’s offering covers corporate, funds, litigation, and trusts and private wealth-related matters. The corporate practice is led by Anthony McKenzie, who handles M&A and financing transactions. The funds team is headed by Tom Katsaros who focuses on the establishment of private equity and hedge funds. The disputes practice is led by James Noble who handles complex multi-jurisdictional litigation and asset recovery. The litigation team also includes Helen Wang, who focuses on shareholder disputes involving Chinese clients, and is further supported by Kate Lan and Amelia Tan, who are active in commercial and insolvency litigation.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team always provide an outstanding legal services and resolve client's concerns with a professional knowledge.'
- 'Helen Wang is an exceptionally pragmatic partner who consistently provides constructive and practical advice. She is able to directly identify the core issues and, at times, offers innovative legal strategies that go beyond conventional approaches. Her diligence and responsiveness are outstanding, making her a highly valued member of the team.'
- 'Anthony McKenzie is a lawyer who cares about his clients. He is willing to fight for the right outcomes and he has been readily available to help us post transaction when we have needed him. His knowledge of BVI structuring and critical corporate law matters is the best I have come across in my 20+ years of dealmaking.'
- 'I have worked with Partners James Noble and Helen Wang, as well as Counsel Amelia Tan, and have had a great experience working with all of them. Amelia is highly dependable, hardworking and meticulous, a very reliable pair of hands that I would love to have on every matter involving an offshore aspect.'
- 'James Noble's strengths include a clearsighted sense of the big picture and the client's commercial objectives but at the same time an eagle eye for detail.'
- 'James Noble is one of the great rainmakers of the Singapore offshore legal market: seemingly effortlessly, he attracts all the most complex, interesting and high-profile offshore dispute cases that come through Singapore, usually coming before the BVI Commercial Court or Cayman Grand Court, and the Court of Appeal in both jurisdictions.'
- 'Carey Olsen runs a lean team, but everyone on it is effective, responsive, and very intelligent. I enjoy working with them and they are my first choice when it comes to any matters involving an offshore elements. They are highly experienced in the laws of multiple offshore jurisdictions and their recommendations always make commercial and strategic sense.'
- 'The Carey Olsen team I dealt with, lead by Anthony McKenzie, were second to none in terms of knowledge, speed of service and ability to drive the right outcomes for us as their clients. They assisted us with BVI matters in relation to a merger transaction, including negotiation of transaction documents. The protections built in for us as a minority shareholder post-merger have already proved to have real life benefits. Things that most lawyers would have missed or glossed over have proven to be critical for protecting our minority positions. We were also very happy with billing transparency and value.'
- 'Carey Olsen Singapore retains its position as the best offshore team in Singapore, led by James Noble and supported by a very strong group of lawyers with a diverse range of skills and experience.'
- 'We are very satisfied with the services provided to CO team (Helen Wang). The team is highly responsive and consistently offers practical and effective dispute resolution strategies that thoroughly prioritize the client’s best interests. Moreover, throughout the process, they demonstrate excellent collaboration with other counsels, making them a trustworthy and reliable partner.'
Key clients
- GCL Global Limited
- NIP Group Inc
Work highlights
Acted as Cayman Islands Counsel in relation to GCL Global Limited's (or GCL group) $1.2bn business combination with RF Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.
Acted for 1 of 54 defendants, in BVI proceedings brought by JSC BTA Bank, one of Kazakhstan's largest banks, involving claims of, among others, conspiracy, unjust enrichment, dishonest assistance, and equitable compensation for over $231m.
Advised NIP Group Inc on the Cayman law aspect of its $20.25m IPO on Nasdaq, supporting the first esport stock from China.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Anthony McKenzie; James Noble; Tom Katsaros
Other key lawyers
Helen Wang; Kate Lan; Amelia Tan