christopher@advocatus.sg Direct Dial: +65 6603 9201
Education LL.B. (Hons) (National University of Singapore) LL.M. (University of Pennsylvania Law School)
Bar Admissions Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore
Associations The Law Society of Singapore Singapore Academy of Law
Christopher is the Managing Partner of Advocatus Law LLP. He was a member of the 1994 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition team from the National University of Singapore Law School, which emerged World Champions. Christopher obtained an LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1999.
Christopher has been in practice since 1995. Prior to establishing Advocatus, he was a Partner and Director in Allen & Gledhill LLP and Drew & Napier LLC, respectively. Christopher has an active court and arbitration practice. He has conducted litigation and arbitration matters, at all levels of Courts in Singapore and before other tribunals as Lead Counsel, including the Court of Appeal, Singapore’s highest Court. His areas of practice include banking, professional negligence, contract, tort, construction, arbitration, competition, shareholder disputes and white collar crime. Christopher has successfully acted for Singapore statutory authorities, Singapore government linked companies, financial institutions and multi-national corporations.
ganga@advocatus.sg Direct Dial: +65 6603 9204
Education LL.B. (Hons) (National University of Singapore) Bar Admissions Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore
Ganga joined Advocatus Law LLP as a Senior Associate and was promoted to Partner in April 2012. Prior to joining Advocatus, she was a Senior Associate with Allen & Gledhill LLP and a Legal Counsel with a private bank. Ganga graduated from the National University of Singapore Law School in 2002. Ganga has acted and dealt with a variety of commercial litigation and arbitration matters, such as employment disputes, property and contractual disputes, defamation claims, claims for breach of directors’ duties, as well as criminal litigation matters. She also has experience in corporate practice, including the drafting and reviewing of various commercial contracts.
harjean@advocatus.sg Direct Dial: +65 6603 9203
Education LL.B. (Hons) (National University of Singapore) LL.M. in International Financial Law (King's College London)
Harjean joined Advocatus Law LLP as an Associate and was promoted to Partner in January 2014. Prior to joining Advocatus, she was a Associate with KhattarWong LLP. Harjean graduated from the National University of Singapore Law School in 2005 and has been in practice since May 2006. She obtained an LL.M. in International Financial Law from King’s College London in 2010.
Harjean has acted and dealt with a variety of matters across various practice areas, including banking, professional negligence, contract, tort, arbitration and criminal litigation.
mervyn@advocatus.sg Direct Dial: +65 6603 9205
In 2008, Mervyn graduated from the National University of Singapore, Law School, and has since devoted much of his legal career in disputes resolution, dealing with a variety of areas including commercial law, company law, insolvency law, criminal law, white collar crime, employment law and intellectual property law. He also obtained the Specialist Certificate in Intangible Asset Management from IPOS International in September 2019. Mervyn was also an adjunct instructor with the National University of Singapore, Law School, teaching in the school’s Legal Skills Programme, from July 2016 to July 2019.
priya@advocatus.sg Direct Dial: +65 6603 9202
Bar Admissions Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore Barrister-at-Law, London
Priya began her career as a legal officer of the Singapore Stock Exchange. She then practiced on her own for several years before joining Advocatus in January 2018. Her main areas of practice are conveyancing and corporate law.
eileen@advocatus.sg
Education LL.B., cum laude (Singapore Management University)
Eileen graduated from the Singapore Management University in 2014, and has been in practice at Advocatus Law LLP since 2015. Eileen was promoted to Partner in January 2022. Eileen has devoted her legal career to disputes resolution, and has acted in and dealt with a variety of matters across various practice areas, including banking, commercial litigation, contractual disputes, tort, construction, employment disputes, professional negligence, arbitration, and white collar crime.
saadhvika@advocatus.sg
B.A. (Hons), University of Warwick Singapore Bar, 2022
Saadhvika was conferred a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Sociology (Qualifying Degree) from the University of Warwick in 2019. She was called to the Singapore Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Republic of Singapore in August 2022.
julian@advocatus.sg
LL.B. (Hons), University of Bristol Singapore Bar, 2019
Julian was conferred a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Bristol in 2016. He was called to the Singapore Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Republic of Singapore in August 2019.
yizheng@advocatus.sg
LL.B. (Hons), SUSS Singapore Bar, 2022
Yi Zheng was conferred a Bachelor of Laws from the Singapore University of Social Sciences in 2021. She was called to the Singapore Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Republic of Singapore in August 2022.