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Described in Legal 500 as “a leading individual”, "extremely prompt and responsive", commanding "astounding legal knowledge" and "genuinely interested in developing long term relationships with clients", Thomas is a corporate transactional and employment lawyer focusing on regional M&A (including VC and PE), insurance and TMT regulatory matters, corporate finance and employment. He leads the Corporate and Employment practices in Singapore and the Corporate Secretarial practices in Asia.
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Described in Legal 500 as “a leading individual”, "extremely prompt and responsive", commanding "astounding legal knowledge" and "genuinely interested in developing long term relationships with clients", Thomas is a corporate transactional and employment lawyer focusing on regional M&A (including VC and PE), insurance and TMT regulatory matters, corporate finance and employment. He leads the Corporate and Employment practices in Singapore and the Corporate Secretarial practices in Asia.
Thomas is a Partner based in the Singapore office and leads the Corporate and Employment Practices in Singapore and the Corporate Secretarial practices in Asia. He is admitted as a solicitor in both Singapore and England & Wales.
Corporate Transactional (M&A, VC and PE)
Thomas leads the Corporate practice in Singapore. He is active on cross border corporate and private equity / venture capital transactions across South East Asia and China and works for a wide range of clients with a particular focus on the Technology, Education, Private Equity / Venture Capital, Marine, Insurance and Healthcare sectors.
Often working across multiple jurisdictions, Thomas advises on a full range of corporate transactions with a particular focus on complex mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, private equity, trade sales and competitive bids, joint ventures, corporate restructuring and financing. He has advised clients on significant high-profile asset and business acquisitions and disposals, and innovative operating and financing arrangements, and also has significant experience in representing owners and operators of vessels and other maritime and offshore interests. He has acted for regional governments and governmental bodies, state-owned enterprises and multinationals on significant M&A transactions, privatisations and regulatory matters.
Regulatory (Insurance and TMT)
Thomas has extensive experience advising (re)insurers and insurance intermediaries and technology companies (such as e-payment providers) on business establishment and licensing, acquisitions and disposals, portfolio transfers, outsourcing arrangements, cross-border business structures and regulatory compliance.
Employment, Immigration & Pensions / Data Protection and GDPR
Thomas leads the Employment, Immigration & Pensions practice in Singapore. As a key member of the global employment practice group, Thomas regularly advises on a wide range of non-contentious employment and immigration matters including the reviewing and drafting of employment and service agreements and severance packages, establishment of complex incentivisation schemes for senior executives, team moves, enforceability of restrictive covenants and advising on Singapore laws and regulations in the area of employment, immigration and industrial relations.
He additionally leads the Corporate Secretarial practice in Singapore and Hong Kong, which encompasses company administration and general corporate compliance issues, including corporate secretarial, data protection and anti-bribery & corruption.
Thomas has published widely and is regularly asked to speak at international conferences on corporate transactional, data protection, employment and immigration topics.
Corporate Transactional
Employment and Immigration: Advised and assisted on a range of non-contentious employment and immigration matters including:
Corporate Compliance, Secretarial and Administration: Advised and assisted on a range of matters relating to corporate re-organisations, capital restructuring, capital reductions and company administration including:
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Employment, Pensions & Immigration
Technology, Outsourcing & Data
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Employment, Pensions & Immigration
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