EVYD Research

As Senior Legal Counsel at EVYD Technology, I've had the opportunity to spearhead various strategic initiatives across corporate restructuring, investment, and technology contracting with government entities. My role has encompassed comprehensive training of company personnel in compliance and regulatory requirements.

From 2022 to 2023, I achieved several significant milestones, including leading a successful M&A transaction and establishing a joint venture in the United States. I played a key role in restructuring the EVYD Group and implemented an employee stock awards program. During this period, I negotiated contracts with government ministries and a major US retail company. A highlight of my tenure was organizing the ASEAN Digital Public Health Conference, which brought together government officials and university representatives. I also provided specialized regulatory guidance on AI and data privacy in healthcare across multiple jurisdictions including Brunei, Singapore, and the United States. As the Data Protection Officer, I managed various aspects of HR, corporate matters, data protection, and policy training.

More recently, from 2023 onwards, I've supported broad policy initiatives throughout the EVYD group, developing contracting and grievance redress solutions. I created essential templates for software service delivery to government clients and developed a comprehensive AI Governance Framework for the company's AI initiatives. My corporate governance responsibilities expanded when I was appointed Secretary of both EVYD Tech Inc. and EVYD Technology Limited, where I prepared for Board meetings and managed legal requirements for potential proceedings. I've also overseen IP management for trademarks and successfully incorporated entities in Abu Dhabi Global Markets and Qatar Financial Centre. Additionally, I've provided support for arbitration proceedings under New York Law.

Atlas

In my immediate previous role, as Legal Counsel at TheAtlas Pte. Ltd. (Atlas), a start-up focussed on becoming the premier low cost carrier aggregator globally, my role has been broad ranging. I covered corporate and contractual matters ranging from negotiations with travel agencies and airlines to pre-acquisition and investment negotiation. Further, my role covered implementation a broad range of compliance and regulatory matters, ranging from data protection to EU passenger protection regulation. I have also been instrumental in managing risk across the entire organisation as well as employment related matters.

FedEx

I was Legal Counsel working at FedEx Express in its Singapore office from 2018-2021, covering the South East Asia region. In my role at FedEx, I was focussed on commercial contract review including IT Contracting for the APAC region. In this capacity, I provided advice the company on several large infrastructural agreements between FedEx and cloud computing vendors. I was also supporting on the implementation of revamped agreements between FedEx and third party “compatible” vendors which provided a suite of APIs allowing customers to integrate FedEx shipping solutions into their e-Commerce workflows, such efforts won me the Bravo Zulu award from the Marketing team.

I also covered real estate and properties matters for the company, negotiating several major leases with among others, large landlords such as the airport authorities of the region, and major REITs based in Singapore and Malaysia. I was also leading review of all marketing materials and covered security and liaison with law enforcement/ tax/ customs authorities.

I was also responsible for contentious matter oversight in the region. Supporting on the full lifecycle of a contentious matter from initiation of litigation up to appeal before higher courts. In this regard, I have been a core part of the legal team preparing and marshalling the resources of the company in relation to litigation in a major South East Asian country, which affects the interpretation of the Montreal Convention and the air-cargo industry.

Separately, I led the instruction of counsel for advice on a potentially pathological arbitration clause and providing advice to all relevant stakeholders on the chance of success in litigation. I also created a program for identifying customers with delinquent payments that would be most appropriately brought to litigation in the courts of Singapore and Malaysia, resulting in recovery of sums in certain cases, and advice for process improvement in others.

Aon

As Corporate Counsel at Aon, I supported various corporate matters and other aspects of Aon's Asia operations.

• Corporate Matters: Provided restructuring advice, corporate governance, coordination of corporate secretarial matters, and M&A advice in the insurance sector.

• Corporate and Commercial Law: Assisted with employment law, corporate governance, and contract reviews, focusing on Singapore while overseeing 16 jurisdictions across Asia.

• Negotiations and Contracts: Facilitated negotiations, reviewed and drafted contracts within the Aon Group, and advised on corporate lifecycle matters.

• Employment Matters: Provided advice on employment regulations and employee policy issues, and drafted employment contracts, notices, and policy documents across Asia.