{"id":42735,"date":"2026-01-02T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=42735"},"modified":"2026-01-02T07:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T00:30:00","slug":"three-partners-launch-independent-law-practice-following-departure-from-mayer-brown-pk-wong-nair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=42735","title":{"rendered":"Three Partners Launch Independent Law Practice Following Departure from Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair"},"content":{"rendered":"

SINGAPORE<\/span><\/span>, Jan. 2, 2026<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Three Partners from Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair Pte. Ltd. \u2014 Suresh Nair<\/span>, Jennifer Chih<\/span>, and Bryan Tan<\/span>, have announced their decision to leave the firm to establish a new independent law practice in Singapore<\/span>. The new firm, Nair, Jen & Tan LLC will focus on Litigation, Restructuring & Insolvency, Corporate and Employment matters, areas in which the partners are widely recognised.<\/p>\n

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Partners Suresh Nair, Jennifer Chih and Bryan Tan set up independent Singapore law practice following departure from Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The breakaway marks a strategic move by the trio to create a specialist platform dedicated to contentious, advisory, and crisis-driven mandates, particularly in the context of heightened restructuring activity, more nuanced employment and immigration issues, and complex commercial disputes including arbitration in Singapore<\/span> and the wider Asia-Pacific<\/span> region.<\/p>\n

Collectively, the three partners bring decades of experience advising multinational corporations, financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, boards, and senior executives. Their practices span high-value commercial disputes, cross-border restructuring and insolvency proceedings, employment litigation, and compliance-related advisory work.<\/p>\n

Suresh Nair<\/span><\/b>\u00a0has been widely recognised for his leadership in corporate and commercial litigation, insolvency and restructuring, and employment disputes. He has a distinguished record of representing clients in landmark cases and is known for pragmatic, results-oriented advocacy.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Chih<\/span><\/b>\u00a0has almost three decades of experience advising on complex corporate, immigration and employment matters, compliance frameworks, and regulatory strategy. Her work spans M&A transactions, corporate governance, and immigration and labour-related compliance services.<\/p>\n

Bryan Tan<\/span><\/b>\u00a0specialises in corporate and commercial litigation, arbitration, restructuring and insolvency, and employment-related disputes. His practice also encompasses disputes involving technology, digital assets<\/span>\u00a0and financial issues, reflecting the evolving needs of commercial clients.<\/p>\n

In a joint statement, the three partners said: “We are establishing an independent practice that allows us to deepen our work in core areas where clients increasingly require specialised, senior-level advice. This move enables us to offer a more agile and conflict-free platform while continuing to deliver the depth and quality our clients expect.”<\/p>\n

Nair, Jen & Tan is headquartered in Singapore<\/span> and will operate from their office at SGX Centre 1.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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SINGAPORE<\/span><\/span>, Jan. 2, 2026<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Three Partners from Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair Pte. Ltd. \u2014 Suresh Nair<\/span>, Jennifer Chih<\/span>, and Bryan Tan<\/span>, have announced their decision to leave the firm to establish a new independent law practice in Singapore<\/span>. The new firm, Nair, Jen & Tan LLC will focus on Litigation, Restructuring & Insolvency, Corporate and Employment matters, areas in which the partners are widely recognised.<\/p>\n

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\"Partners <\/a>
Partners Suresh Nair, Jennifer Chih and Bryan Tan set up independent Singapore law practice following departure from Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The breakaway marks a strategic move by the trio to create a specialist platform dedicated to contentious, advisory, and crisis-driven mandates, particularly in the context of heightened restructuring activity, more nuanced employment and immigration issues, and complex commercial disputes including arbitration in Singapore<\/span> and the wider Asia-Pacific<\/span> region.<\/p>\n

Collectively, the three partners bring decades of experience advising multinational corporations, financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, boards, and senior executives. Their practices span high-value commercial disputes, cross-border restructuring and insolvency proceedings, employment litigation, and compliance-related advisory work.<\/p>\n

Suresh Nair<\/span><\/b>\u00a0has been widely recognised for his leadership in corporate and commercial litigation, insolvency and restructuring, and employment disputes. He has a distinguished record of representing clients in landmark cases and is known for pragmatic, results-oriented advocacy.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Chih<\/span><\/b>\u00a0has almost three decades of experience advising on complex corporate, immigration and employment matters, compliance frameworks, and regulatory strategy. Her work spans M&A transactions, corporate governance, and immigration and labour-related compliance services.<\/p>\n

Bryan Tan<\/span><\/b>\u00a0specialises in corporate and commercial litigation, arbitration, restructuring and insolvency, and employment-related disputes. His practice also encompasses disputes involving technology, digital assets<\/span>\u00a0and financial issues, reflecting the evolving needs of commercial clients.<\/p>\n

In a joint statement, the three partners said: “We are establishing an independent practice that allows us to deepen our work in core areas where clients increasingly require specialised, senior-level advice. This move enables us to offer a more agile and conflict-free platform while continuing to deliver the depth and quality our clients expect.”<\/p>\n

Nair, Jen & Tan is headquartered in Singapore<\/span> and will operate from their office at SGX Centre 1.<\/p>\n

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