Boutique Commercial Crime Law Firm of the Year in Singapore
Regent Law LLC Mathew Kurian Director Tel: +65 6438 9770 matt@regentlaw.com.sg www.regentlaw.com.sg Mathew Kurian is a Director at Regent Law LLC. According to Mr Kurian, the firm is committed to providing a broad range of legal expertise to individuals and corporate clients. “We understand the needs of our clients, whether it’s for them personally or their business,” he commented. “We do understand that what they need is practical, straight forward, cost-effective and expert legal advice without the legal mumbo jumbo.” Regent Law LLC is a dedicated criminal and civil litigation practice providing high levels of service. The firm covers all areas of criminal law and undertakes every aspect of investigatory and procedural work. “For our corporate clients, we combine legal and commercial acumen with tenacity to achieve their needs,” added Mr Kurian. “At Regent Law LLC, we believe in listening to our clients. The greatest advertisement is a satisfied client.” Mr Kurian is an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. Prior to joining Regent Law
LLC as a Director, he was a Partner at Edmond Pereira & Partners.
used for the purposes of fraud and has helped companies battle corporate fraud.
Mr Kurian has an LLB (Honours) from the University of Buckingham, UK; MSc (Strategic Studies) from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Post Graduate Diploma in Singapore Law from the National University of Singapore; and Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Studies from the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) of the Nanyang Technological University.
In the commercial and corporate law arena, Mr Kurian provides advisory services to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and also advises on matters concerning shareholders agreements, share purchase agreements, distribution agreements etc.
His practice covers a broad spectrum of criminal, employment and commercial law. Mr Kurian has appeared in the High Court and Subordinate Courts for both criminal and civil matters. In the criminal law arena, Mr Kurian’s interests lie in commercial crime and cross-border criminal proceedings. Mr Kurian handles all types of criminal matters and specialises in commercial crime, corruption offences, corporate fraud, sexual offences, unlicensed money-lending and drug offences. In addition, he also defends clients charged with immigration, customs and MOM offences. Mr Kurian is also trained in forensic examination of documents
Mr Kurian recently acted as the lead counsel in the acquisition of a local company by a US listed conglomerate with a market capitalisation of US$5 billion and has also acted in a number of acquisitions of SMEs. He is also a legal and corporate adviser to numerous SMEs and is a Member of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. Mr Kurian is an adjunct law lecturer at the Temasek Polytechnic. He also conducts seminars cum lectures for various organisations including Temasek Polytechnic, Security Industry Institute (SII), Singapore Customs and Certis CISCO. He is a law trainer for customised courses such as the Diploma in Police Studies and Security Management and the Fire Safety and Security Management courses for the Police and the private sector.
Boutique Contract Law Firm of the Year in Singapore Arielle Law Corporation Koh C-u Pinn Founder Tel: +(65) 6818 9785 pinn@ariellelaw.com www.ariellelaw.com Arielle Law Corporation is a boutique law firm in Singapore that focuses on providing top-notch corporate advice, is service driven, and flexible in presenting commercially practical solutions for its corporate clients. Arielle Law’s greater dexterity, innovativeness and responsiveness versus its larger behemoth competitors is what allows Arielle Law to thrive in the current landscape where there are more SmallMedium-Enterprises (“SMEs”) and business start-ups than ever before. Arielle Law’s speed in fulfilling its clients’ needs is what every business person requires in today’s fast-paced business world. The founder of Arielle Law, Koh C-u Pinn, has more than 15 years of experience in the legal industry, both in private practice and inhouse. C-u Pinn holds a law degree from the prestigious National University of Singapore’s law school (which counts amongst its alumni the current Minister of Law as well as many prominent judiciaries in Singapore), and qualified as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1999. In addition, she is a Registered Patent Agent with the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, and has a masters degree in counselling.
C-u Pinn began practice as a lawyer with one of Singapore’s most venerated law firms which was founded by the first Prime Minister of Singapore and Senior Statesman, and subsequently become inhouse corporate counsel for SMEs such as the home-grown Fullmark Pte. Ltd. and the iconic Singapore Flyer, as well as the global market leader in the payment industry, Visa Worldwide (Pte.) Ltd. C-u Pinn started Pinn & Co., which was eventually rebranded as Arielle Law Corporation, when she realized that there were many businesses that needed legal assistance, but could not afford the high rates being charged by the larger law firms. Being an entrepreneur at heart, C-u Pinn has a passion for developing businesses, and wanted to support such SMEs and start-ups by offering superior legal advice at reasonable rates. Arielle Law focuses on corporate and intellectual property advisory, contracts and intellectual property registrations, and has grown handin-hand along with its clients over the years, helping start-ups manned only by their founders blossom into notable companies invested into by venture capitalists. Having experience as an inhouse counsel, C-u Pinn is able to advise
in practical terms the legality of all aspects of running a business, and the documentation required to protect each transaction. As such, C-u Pinn not only offers her legal knowledge, but also her business acumen in transactions and business structures. Even more importantly is the approachability of C-u Pinn, which retainer clients recognise as a true measure of value Arielle Law understands all crucial aspects of a business from marketing to HR to tax issues, which is what makes Arielle Law the perfect partner for entrepreneurs and SMEs, and enable them to succeed in their endeavours. Areas of specialization:• Shareholders’ Agreements • Employment Contracts, Independent Contractor Agreements • Referral Agreements • Collaboration Agreements • IT Agreements, Design Project Agreements • Tenancy Agreements • Privacy Policies, Website Terms of Use • …and other commercial contracts • Intellectual Property protection and commercialization (Trademarks, Patents, Registered Designs, Copyright and Trade Secrets)
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