July 2025 – present

everstead law llc

everstead corporate services private limited

Principal, Corporate Transactions & Capital Markets

• Large-firm expertise, boutique agility and responsiveness. An unwavering commitment to clients.

March 2021 – July 2025 (4+ years)

Icon Law LLC (an evolution of the Singapore member of the ZICO Law Network)

Icon Corporate Services Pte. Ltd. (the corporate services arm of Icon Law LLC)

Director (Equity Partner), Corporate Transactions & Capital Markets

• Co-founder; led the firm to, amongst others: (i) AsiaLaw “Recognised” (Capital Markets and Corporate and M&A); (ii) IFLR1000 “Notable” (Capital Markets and M&A); (iii) ALM Law.com “Boutique Law Firm of the Year” Finalist; (iv) IFLR “Rising Star Law Firm of the Year” Finalist; (v) Asian Legal Business “Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year” Finalist; (vi) Legal 500 (Capital Markets: Equity & Debt).

July 2018 – February 2021 (2+ years)

RHTLaw Asia LLP (formerly known as RHTLaw Taylor Wessing)

Partner, Corporate Transactions & Capital Markets

• Notable projects include: (i) the 1st SGX IPO of 2019 which was also the 1st under the revised Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Securities and Securities-Based Derivatives Contracts) Regulations 2018; (ii) the 1st HKEX IPO of 2020; and (iii) assisting an Asian sovereign with the establishment of its 1st stock exchange, and in connection therewith, reviewing and drafting of its various rulebooks.

November 2014 – June 2018 (3+ years)

Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC (formerly known as Stamford Law Corporation)

Associate, Corporate Business Transactions

• Notable projects include: (i) various SGX and HKEX IPOs; (ii) public takeovers and private mergers and acquisitions; (iii) assisting with continuing listing obligations and corporate actions; and (iv) acting as compliance/supervising officer in the continuing sponsorship of 6 SGX Catalist-board issuers.

• Elected to the Associates’ Committee and represented the Singapore office at Morgan Lewis’ Global Midlevel Associates Academy in the US.

August 2013 – November 2014 (1+ year)

Loo & Partners LLP

Associate, Corporate Practice

• Notable projects include: (i) various joint ventures and private mergers and acquisitions; (ii) partnership agreement for a leading Singapore accounting firm; and (iii) assisting with continuing listing obligations and corporate actions.

• Listed in the Legal 500 as the firm’s main work contact for its private client practice and business start-ups practice.

January 2012 – June 2013 (1+ year)

Shook Lin & Bok LLP (formerly known as Allen & Overy Shook Lin & Bok)

Associate, Corporate Practice

• Notable projects include: (i) various SGX IPOs; (ii) joint ventures; and (iii) general corporate transactional work.

June 2009 – June 2011 (2 years)

Singapore Armed Forces – Army – Armoured Infantry

Mandatory National Service; Current Status: MINDEF Reserve, Captain

• Selected for Officer Cadet School, commissioned as a 2LT Armour Infantry Platoon Commander; later promoted to 1LT and then CPT (as a reservist).

• Awarded NSF (National Service Full-time) of the Year Award, with a letter of commendation from the then Chief Armour Officer, Brigadier-General B. Lim.

• Awarded National Service Excellence Award for performance during reservist.

ISOTeam Ltd. – Independent Director / Chairman of Remuneration Committee, and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees

• One of Singapore’s largest and leading building maintenance and estate upgrading players; listed on the SGX (SGX:5WF).

Australian Alumni Singapore – Legal Adviser

• The national umbrella organisation for the over 200,000 Singaporean and Singapore-based graduates of Australian universities. Patrons include the Australian High Commission and former President of Singapore, His Excellency Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam.

Kazakhstan-Singapore Business Council – Legal Adviser

• Established since 2016 to facilitate bilateral commerce and investment, the KSBC is supported by the Embassy of Kazakhstan to Singapore, and most recently inaugurated by the Kazakhstan’s government and trade delegation to Singapore (led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mukhtar Tileuberdi).

Law Society of Singapore – Member of the Corporate Practice Committee, Equity Capital Markets Committee and International Relations Committee

Association of Listed Companies – Legal Adviser

• Supported by the Singapore Exchange, the ALC is dedicated to, amongst others, promoting the interests and representing the views of listed companies, and engaging the Singapore Exchange, relevant authorities and other stakeholders. The ALC was closed and relaunched as SGListCos in 2022.