biography
Ruiyuan is an associate in Incisive Law. Ruiyuan read law at Singapore Management University and was admitted to the Singapore Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court in 2023. Ruiyuan’s areas of practice include international arbitration and mediation, commercial litigation, and non-contentious advisory work. Ruiyuan is effectively bilingual, fluent in both Chinese and English.
qualification
Education
Juris Doctor (JD), Singapore Management University
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Maritime Studies, Nanyang Technological University
Professional Association and Membership
The Law Society of Singapore
Singapore Academy of Law
Languages
English
Mandarin
Notable matters
Mareva and Anti-Suit Injunctions
- Successfully obtained an anti-suit injunction against a foreign investor who commenced proceedings in breach of an exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of Singapore Courts.
Corporate and Commercial Disputes
- Successfully represented subsidiaries of a Chinese bank before the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) in a US$170 million claim against a director, shareholder, and executive chairman of a Singapore-listed company for breach of his obligations under letters of support.
- Successfully acted for a Singapore bank in a dispute with its customer in excess of US$40 million over banking facilities, letter of credit, and performance guarantee.
Fraud & Misrepresentation
- Acted for a Singapore commodity trading company in a US$300 million fraud claim involving financing based on forged warehouse receipts. Successfully resisted pre-action discovery and interrogatories applications before the Singapore Court and obtained an injunction against the adverse parties.
- Acted for a Singapore commodity trading company in a fraud case arising from the trading and storage of gold and precious metals in warehouses.
Admiralty and Shipping
- Acted for a terminal and arrested a VLCC for an allision caused by the VLCC against the terminal’s berth.
- Acted for an oil trading company in the arrest of multiple vessels arising out of the insolvency of an oil supplier.
Notable Matters
- Advised global insurance broker Pacific Prime on its multi-million acquisition of Singapore-based insurance tech company CXA Group.
- Advising Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation as lead arranger for the purchase of two LNG new buildings by SPVs owned by BW Pavilion (a joint venture between BW and Pavilion Energy), (Deal of the Year, 2016. Maritime Money: Project Finance).
- Advised Oro Negro as issuer of the largest high yield bond (US$725million) ever issued in the Norwegian market (Norwegian Bond Deal of the Year, 2015. Marine Money Offshore).
- Advised Singapore based Epic Shipping group on its refinancing and subsequent merger with Greek based Pantheon.
- Advising on a US$900 million bond issue restructuring.
- Special counsel for US trustee in bankruptcy relating to major international bankruptcy.
- Preparation of tender documents for Sentosa Cove Development.
practices
Criminal Law
Corporate
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