Cavenagh Law LLP

We regularly act for clients in commercial and investment arbitrations across the energy, construction, infrastructure, pharmaceutical, aerospace & defence, banking & finance, insurance & reinsurance, shipping & transport and telecommunications sectors.

We have an extensive track record of representing clients in high-value arbitrations at major institutions including under the SIAC, ICC, HKIAC, LCIA UNCITRAL and ICSID Rules.

In addition to arbitration, our team members are well experienced in resolving disputes through mediation, adjudication, expert determination, dispute review boards, neutral evaluations and structured negotiations.

Our team of experienced litigators are capable of handling all phases of litigation, from pre-lawsuit case evaluation through trial and appeal, with substantial experience in representing multinational clients in courts.

Our team of dispute resolution practitioners have been involved in a variety of complex disputes in the Singapore Courts across sectors including insurance, banking, construction, infrastructure and energy & resources.

We have in-depth experience in construction and projects from project conception to decommissioning. 

Our team specialises in risk management and mitigation and our lawyers regularly assist clients with claims management, aiming to avoid formal disputes where possible. This includes assessing the merits of claims, formulating and implementing strategic responses, liaising with subject-matter experts, drafting and reviewing contentious correspondence, and assisting with negotiations and documenting settlements.

We regularly handle complex disputes arising from significant infrastructure and construction projects, both in court and under all major arbitral rules.

We provide practical, commercial, and proactive advice on data protection and privacy issues, as well as support when a breach has occurred.

Our experience covers the full spectrum of privacy and data security matters, including compliance and risk management advice for data privacy policies, human resources policies, and cyber incident response plans to ensure compliance with Singapore’s data protection laws and the guidelines issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore concerning outsourcing.

We advise corporate clients and financial institutions on the full range of employment issues, including employment contracts and procedures, employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions, employment investigations, transactional and advisory matters, and regulatory issues.

The team also has extensive experience in contentious matters, including litigation, arbitration, and mediation of employee claims, such as whistle-blowing, discrimination and equality, bonus disputes, protection of confidential information, and restrictive covenants.

We regularly advise clients on claims arising out of the collapse of corporates and disputes arising from the restructuring of companies, projects and financing.

We advise on the full range of insolvency and restructuring issues including schemes of arrangement, voluntary reorganization, court-driven rehabilitation, receiverships, voluntary and compulsory liquidations and bankruptcy.

We advise across a broad range of non-contentious and contentious regulatory matters, including financial services regulation, competition law, corporate governance and other advisory matters.

Our regulatory and compliance team works closely with Clifford Chance's market leading and global network in providing first-rate solutions to clients. Our collaborative efforts allow us to provide regulatory insight and commercially-driven solutions on both transactional and contentious matters to guide our clients through a fast-changing and uncertain landscape of policy shifts and regulatory change.

We assist clients in managing the significant legal, commercial, and reputational risks often associated with financial crime issues. We have extensive experience in handling complex cross-jurisdictional regulatory investigations, including high-profile cases such as the LIBOR/FX benchmark investigations and the anti-money laundering inquiries related to the 1MDB scandal.

We cover key areas of potential criminal liability, including corruption, antitrust, money laundering, fraud, insider trading, market manipulation, export controls, international economic sanctions, and business and human rights.

Our lawyers also have expertise in recovering the proceeds of fraud through civil court actions and liaising with criminal investigators.