Advisory Board

The Advisory Board of ABLI plays an advisory role to the Board of Governors and the Secretariat.

The Advisory Board provides recommendations and advice to the Board of Governors regarding potential projects to be undertaken by ABLI which will enable it to fulfil its aims and any other matter requested by the Board of Governors. In addition, the Advisory Board provides recommendations and advice to project leads of potential projects and those projects that have been sanctioned by the Board of Governors.

The Advisory Board consists of up to 30 members appointed by invitation of the Board of Governors comprising eminent members of the judiciary, academics, legal practitioners and representatives of international organisations. The Advisory Board comprises of:

  1. representatives of ABLI’s Founding Partners; and
  2. representatives nominated by the Board of Governors.

ABLI’s Founding Partners are a limited group of private organisations who contributed to the establishment of ABLI.

ABLI’s Advisory Board

Members nominated by the Board of Governors
Australia
Professor Richard Garnett
Professor of Law, University of Melbourne
Australia
Dr Andrew Godwin
Special Counsel, Australian Law Reform Commission
Australia
Donald Robertson
Partner, Dentons
China
Professor Fan Jian
Professor and Doctoral Advisor, Nanjing University School of Law
China
Professor Shen Sibao
Dean of Law School, University of International Business and Economics of Beijing and Law School of Tianjin University
China
Professor Zhu Ciyun
Doctor Supervisor and Head of Tsinghua Commercial Law Research Centre, Law School, Tsinghua University
India
Sumant Batra
Internationally renowned insolvency practitioner
India
Rashesh Shah
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Edelweiss Group
Japan
Professor Yuko Nishitani
Kyoto University Graduate School of Law
Singapore
Professor Simon Chesterman
David Marshall Professor and Vice Provost (Educational Innovation), National University of Singapore
Singapore
Lionel Yee Woon Chin SC
Deputy Attorney-General, Attorney-General’s Chambers
Singapore
Professor Yeo Tiong Min
Yong Pung How Chair Professor of Law, Singapore Management University (Chair of the Advisory Board)
Representatives of ABLI’s Founding Partners​
Singapore
Cavinder Bull SC
Chief Executive Officer, Drew & Napier LLC
Singapore
Jerry Koh
Managing Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP
Singapore
Lee Eng Beng SC
Senior Partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore and Chairperson, Rajah & Tann Asia
Singapore
Li Chuan Hsu
Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP
Singapore
Low Sai-Choy
Director Group Legal & Compliance, Far East Organisation
Singapore
Ng Wai King
Managing Partner, WongPartnership
Singapore
Jessie Tan
Director (Legal Industry Division), Ministry of Law, Singapore
Singapore
Prema S
Group General Counsel, Singapore Telecommunications Limited
Singapore
Nish Shetty
Partner, Clifford Chance Asia
USA
Thomas F. Cullen Jr. (“Tim”)
Partner, Jones Day
USA
R Hewitt Pate
Vice President & General Counsel, Chevron Corporation