Providence Law Asia LLC is a prominent dispute resolution-focused firm with an established record in restructuring and insolvency cases. It handles a range of corporate insolvency, business restructurings, corporate distressed situations and personal bankruptcies. The restructuring and insolvency team frequently advises leading insolvency practitioners, including those at the major accountancy firms; it acted for the joint liquidators of Hin Leong Trading. The firm also receives numerous referrals from large international law firms. ‘Heavy-hitting R&I lawyer’ Daniel Tan heads the restructuring and insolvency team, having joined from Shook Lin & Bok LLP in January 2025, while ’first-rate lawyerKenny Lau leads the fraud and asset recovery group. The firm’s founder and ’excellent advocate‘ Abraham Vergis SC has an outstanding reputation in the dispute resolution field and is often engaged to act in major contentious restructuring and insolvency matters. Counsel Alston Yeong is also rated.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is headed up by Daniel Tan - a great hire to really expand on a solid footing in the market. ’
  • ‘Both coverage and response times are excellent, without any drop in quality. The addition of Daniel Tan earlier this year only cements that position. ’

Key clients

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers Liberty House Group Pte. Ltd GP Global APAC Pte Ltd Yang Kee Logistics Pte Ltd Golden Mountain Textile and Trading Pte Ltd BlackRock Ares SSG Madison Pacific Trust Limited Ntegrator Pte Ltd Griffin Real Estate Investment Holdings Malayan Banking Berhad Singapore Branch Three Arrows Capital Ltd Malayan Banking Berhad Verrency Holdings Limited Prometheus Marine Pte Lt SLS 518 Pte Ltd

Work highlights

Acted for the joint and several liquidators of Hin Leong Trading.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

Abraham Vergis SC; Daniel Tan; Kenny Lau

Other key lawyers

Alston Yeong