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Who’s Who Legal: Commercial Litigation 2022 – Leading Individual
Providence Law Asia is pleased to announce our Managing Director, Abraham Vergis, S.C. who has been recognised as a Leading Individual in the 2022 edition of Who’s Who Legal – Legal Marketplace Analysis guide. The Legal Marketplace Analysis guide identifies lawyers who are distinguished for their excellent work in various fields, based on nominations from peers […]
Asialaw Profile 2022/2023
We are delighted to announce that our Managing Director, Abraham Vergis, S.C., and Director, Nawaz Kamil have once again been recognised by asialaw profiles, this time in the 2022/2023 edition. Providence Law Asia LLC has also been ranked in the practice areas of Dispute Resolution and Restructuring & Insolvency. Heartfelt congratulations to all ranked firms and individuals for the well deserved recognition!
Pro Bono Ambassador Award 2021
Our Managing Director, Abraham Vergis, S.C. has been awarded the Pro Bono Ambassador Award 2021 . This award is the highest honour given by The Law Society of Singapore to an individual in recognition of his established track record of providing pro bono services for a period of five or more years. We would like […]
Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2022
Providence Law Asia is pleased to announce that our Managing Director, Abraham Vergis, S.C. has been recognised as a Litigation Star and the firm is ranked in Commercial and Transaction, Restructuring & Insolvency, International Arbitration and Construction by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2022 once again. Congratulations to all ranked nominees and practice areas for the well deserved […]
Malaysian state telecoms company beats SIAC claim
Providence Law Asia LLC, along with co-counsel Zul Rafique & Partners, successfully defended Telekom Malaysia in a SIAC claim for more than US$34 million in damages brought against it by a Singapore-registered IPTV services provider, Vodoke. The Tribunal dismissed the claims brought by Vodoke for alleged breach of a collaboration agreement and found Vodoke liable for […]
Singapore High Court dismisses a US$378 million enforcement action against a Venezuelan state-owned company facing US sanctions
Abraham Vergis, S.C., Nawaz Kamil, and Lyndon Choo (曹豪仁) were recently successful in resisting a US$378 million enforcement action in the Singapore High Court while acting for a Venezuelan state-owned company engaged in hydrocarbons transportation. The claim was mounted on the argument that the Venezuelan state-owned entity (“SOE”), which presently faces US sanctions, was an alter ego / […]
Court of Appeal reserves judgment over complaint against Lee Kuan Yew’s lawyer
Abraham Vergis, S.C. and Asiyah Arif recently represented the executor of the Estate of Mr Lee Kuan Yew at a hearing before a specially-constituted 5-Judge coram of the Court of Appeal to address the Court on a novel issue relating to the powers of the Council of the Law Society of Singapore under the Legal […]