Pioneering boutique law firm Providence Law Asia LLC marks 10 years with brand refresh and appointment of second Pro Bono Advocate – Asia Law Portal

Providence Regulation Asia LLC, a globally recognised Singapore law company specialising in cross-border business disputes, commemorated its 10-12 months anniversary at the Supreme Court docket Terrace of the Countrywide Gallery of Singapore on Thursday, 24 November. In the course of the celebrations, the agency unveiled a refreshed brand brand and id and announced the appointment of Ms Bestlyn Bathroom as its 2nd focused Pro Bono Advocate.

More than 300 regional and international lawyers and users of the company neighborhood ended up in attendance which includes Ms Indranee Thurai Rajah, the Minister in the Primary Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance, and Second Minister for Countrywide Growth.

In a speech commemorating the tenth anniversary of Providence Regulation, Ms Indranee stated, “The company has positioned alone not only as providing high quality dispute resolution solutions, but also investing in technological innovation, investing in its legal professionals, seeking for a new way to do new things – and this concept of also executing excellent as legal professionals. …You can do a great deal of very good as legal professionals and acquiring a pro bono observe can make a variation.”

“We are grateful to consumers and legislation corporations all-around the globe for regularly referring tough and significant disputes to us about the earlier ten years. We have experienced the chance to produce a observe report and a professional track record for the high-quality of the function we do. We hope to continue on representing the Singapore Bar and Singapore regulation in international disputes, and above time, on an increasingly broader phase. At the same time, pro bono is at the heart of what we do, With the appointment of Ms Bestlyn Loo as our next Pro Bono Advocate, we hope to support strengthen access to justice for our professional bono clients and encourage other Singapore-primarily based companies to look at performing a thing similar”, said Mr Abraham Vergis S.C, Founder and Handling Director of Providence Regulation.

Providence Law’s refreshed brand name identity reflects rapid growth

As portion of his welcome address, Mr Vergis discovered the firm’s new symbol and site[1]. He described that the firm’s rebrand was the fruits of a 12 months-lengthy effort and hard work to mirror on its evolution and progress and detect its core strengths and values.

Providence Regulation was proven in 2012 as a boutique apply concentrating only on disputes. Led by a group of lawyers who were being all from the Significant 4 and intercontinental companies, Providence Regulation was ready and willing to get on intricate or delicate briefs which most other corporations were not organized to do, both because of to conflicts or other professional motives[2]. A 10 years later on, the organization has grown to nearly 20 lawyers and is the initially port of simply call for quite a few customers on tough, controversial, and commercially delicate disputes. The firm’s clients increase from multi-countrywide companies to state-owned enterprises and ultra-large-net worthy of men and women.

The business credits its progress over the final 10 several years to its professional concentration and its ability to do the job effectively with international partners in complicated multi-jurisdictional disputes.

Consistently rated among the prime disputes practices in Singapore and the receiver of several awards and accolades, Providence Law was rated in 2022 as a top firm for Dispute Resolution by Chambers and Associates, Legal 500 and Asialaw Profiles. The business is also continuously shortlisted as one particular of the best regional boutique companies by leading lawful publications.

Mr Vergis was also recognised by Who’s Who Authorized in 2022 as a Worldwide Imagined Chief in Professional Litigation, and he is Suggested as National Leader in Southeast Asia for Arbitration, Industrial Litigation, and Investigation. He was also named “Managing Lover of the Year” at the 2019 Asian Legal Business enterprise Southeast Asia Law Awards.

A comprehensive record of the firm’s awards and accolades can be discovered on their web page.

Providence Law’s Pro Bono Observe

Providence Law is 1 of the 1st couple nearby companies to build a whole-time place for a law firm to do professional bono perform. Ms Bestlyn Loo was not long ago appointed the firm’s new Pro Bono Advocate, the firm’s second appointment following the plan was released in 2021.

Less than the professional bono scheme, Providence Law will present assistance and authorized illustration for meritorious conditions and leads to the place it thinks its lawyers will be in a position to make a difference. This consists of legal defence, civil promises, administrative and community regulation challenges, and matters of general public desire. Users of the organization have accomplished several major prison circumstances representing indigent accused individuals dealing with serious prison prices. The company also does not shy absent from mounting civil claims for professional bono purchasers. In 2019, Mr Vergis and Ms Bathroom led a 30-day demo in the Substantial Court symbolizing the household of an personal in a permanently vegetative state next write-up-operative issues following mind medical procedures. The business on a regular basis is effective with NGOs to stand for migrant personnel trying to get redress from errant companies. Providence attorneys also routinely advise charities and societies on a host of regulatory and governance concerns.

Ms Loo will be responsible for increasing the firm’s pro bono follow, and will determine suitable causes, primarily for people who can’t access the current authorized aid strategies in Singapore. She will also do the job intently with neighborhood universities and non-income organisations to produce optimistic collaboration options.

A lot more information and facts about the firm’s Pro Bono Practice can be found right here.

For extra facts, be sure to refer to: https://www.providencelawasia.com/