Clara is an Associate in the China and Asia practice at LVM Law Chambers.

Clara has expertise and a speciality in disputes in international infrastructure and construction projects, international telecommunications projects, and cross-border shareholder disputes. She is currently one of the counsels in a high-profile suit to recover loans advanced of around US$40 million which also engages issues of corporate governance and allegations of fictitious transactions. Most recently, she acted in defending an application to set aside an international commodities arbitration award.

Other notable cases by Clara are, acting for a company listed on the SGX in a claim against former directors and officers for breach of fiduciary duties in relation to 6 large-scale infrastructure, construction, and investment projects or transactions in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, and acting for  directors of a large energy company to strike out a claim against them involving the breach of a shareholders agreement and breach of directors’ duties.

Prior to coming to the firm, Clara worked with renowned senior practitioners in a well-known construction boutique firm. Clara has also gained valuable experience and handled multimillion dollar infrastructure and construction matters at one of the big-four firms in Singapore.

A keen disputes practitioner, Clara believes that the practice of law must be alive to the business concerns of clients, and in pursuit of commercially practical goals.