Subramanian Pillai

Established in 1988, CNPLaw (CNP) is a full-service law firm with a talent for cross-border business. With about 100 staff, including close to 50 lawyers, and a strong network of international contacts, the firm has the capability to deliver legal solutions in Singapore and beyond.  

CNP is consistently recognised as being amongst the top law firms in Singapore by leading legal publications such as Legal 500 Asia Pacific, International Financial Law Review 1000, Chambers and Partners and Asialaw Profiles. 

Our practice areas include banking & finance, capital markets, corporate & M&A, employment, funds, insolvency & restructuring, intellectual property & technology, litigation & arbitration, private clients, real estate, and regulatory & compliance.  

We focus on business involving Asia, in particular Greater China, India, Indonesia, Indo-China, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, as well as Singapore. Our lawyers are qualified in a number of jurisdictions as well as in Singapore and advise on cross-border transactions under English law.  

The firm is a member of international networks such as Interlaw, a network with law firms located in more than 150 cities worldwide. IR Global, a network of professional services firms across 155+ jurisdictions and SCG Legal, a network located in 82 countries. With strong contacts in all the foreign jurisdictions where our clients do business, CNP is well-placed to meet the ever increasing need for practical and effective legal services in Singapore and for cross-border business in Asia and beyond. 

We make knowing our clients’ businesses our business and pride ourselves in providing innovative, yet practical and valuable advice. 

CNPLaw LLP's M&A practice ranked in Asian Legal Business M&A Rankings in 2020 

CNPLaw LLP (CNP) is proud to announce that our Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) practice has been ranked by Asian Legal Business (ALB) this year and has received a Tier 3 ranking within the domestic category.

In 2020, CNP’s Corporate and M&A practice has also been recognised in several legal publications such as Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Asialaw Profiles as well as IFLR1000. CNPLaw's Partner, Ms Tan Min-Li, has also been recognised in the 12^th Edition of Best Lawyers^® in Singapore for Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law.

ALB draws results from firm submissions, interviews, editorial resources and market suggestions to identify and rank the top firms for M&A in Asia.

Please click on the bullet points below to find out more about our practices.

• CORPORATE
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Corporate Advisory
  • Corporate Governance, Compliance and Regulatory
  • Corporate Restructuring
  • Joint Ventures
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Private Equity

• DISPUTE RESOLUTION
  • Arbitration
  • Construction
  • General Litigation
  • Insolvency
  • Matrimonial and Family Disputes
  • Professional Liability

• EMPLOYMENT
  • Employment Contracts and Relations
  • Employment Disputes
  • Immigration (Employment)
  • Workforce Restructuring and Termination of Employment

• FINANCIAL SERVICES
  • Banking and Finance
  • Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings
  • Corporate Finance – Capital Markets
  • Investment Funds

• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Data Protection and Security
  • Franchise Arrangements
  • Intellectual Property
  • Media and Entertainment
  • Technology and E-Commerce

• PRIVATE CLIENTS, FAMILY OFFICES AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT
  • Charities and Philanthropy
  • Estate Planning
  • Family Offices
  • Immigration (Private Clients)
  • Probate
  • Wills and Trusts

• REAL ESTATE
  • Corporate Real Estate
  • Retail Conveyancing

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Subramanian’s practice has been primarily in the field of commercial litigation and arbitration. He heads the firm’s International Arbitration and Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure teams.

He has had an active commercial litigation practice for the last 26 years, he regularly advises and represents publicly listed companies, multi-national corporations and high net worth individuals in a variety of corporate and commercial disputes in the High Court and the Court of Appeal in Singapore.

As an accredited Arbitrator and experienced Arbitration Counsel, he has also advised and represented clients in several international arbitrations such as clients from the Middle East, India, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Recent accolades include:

Recommended Lawyer for Dispute Resolution – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018, 2019 and 2020

Market-Leading Lawyer for Dispute Resolution and Litigation – Asialaw Profiles 2018

Leading Lawyer for Disputes and Infrastructure – IFLR1000 2016

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