Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are disrupting global supply chains, maritime routes, and energy markets. The blockade over the Strait of Hormuz, and curtailed aviation routes, is having real time impact on business continuity. Companies with operations, suppliers, or contractual relationships connected to the region should act now to manage their legal and commercial exposure.
Continue reading “Middle East Tensions: What Your Business Needs to Know”
By Leon Yee and Sally Kim
Singapore has positioned itself as a leading jurisdiction for digital transformation and artificial intelligence (“AI”) governance through a deliberately pro-innovation regulatory model. Rather than adopting a single, binding AI statute, Singapore relies on a combination of national strategies, voluntary governance frameworks, sector-specific guidance, and practical implementation tools. This approach reflects a policy choice to encourage responsible AI adoption while preserving flexibility as technologies evolve.
For businesses and legal practitioners operating in or from Singapore, AI compliance is not a matter of satisfying a single “AI Act,” but of navigating an ecosystem of interlocking frameworks and sectoral expectations. This article outlines that ecosystem, explains how digital and AI governance operate in practice, and highlights most relevant developments.
Continue reading “Singapore’s Digital & AI Governance: A Pro-Innovation, Framework-Driven Model”
The Chambers Energy & Infrastructure M&A 2025 Global Practice Guide was launched recently.
Duane Morris & Selvam’s Directors Priyank Srivastava, Ramiro Rodriguez, and Associate Colette Tan, as well as Duane Morris’ Partner Shelton M. Vaughan have contributed their valuable insight to the Singapore Chapter on Trends and Developments.
Continue reading “Chambers Energy & Infrastructure M&A 2025 Global Practice Guide”By Leon Yee, Patrick Ong and Hannah Poh
The Ministry of Manpower of Singapore (“MOM”) has been consistently implementing a multi-pronged strategy to tighten the work pass regime for foreigners, with the primary goals of fostering a strong local workforce, ensuring foreign workers complement local talent, and maintaining fair hiring practices.
Continue reading ““Phantom Workers – A Phantom Menace””把名字借给某家公司老板，不但不必奔波上班，还能按月收到公积金存款，你敢吗？近年，一些公司为凑足本地员工人数，获取更多外籍员工配额，铤而走险寻找“幽灵员工”。这种看似抄捷径的做法，会触犯哪些刑事罪？借“人头”者会面对什么后果？违法公司在税务申报上，又会踩到哪些法律红线？本期《说法识法》邀请三名律师逐一解析。
Continue reading “《联合早报》说法识法：冒险雇“幽灵员工” 小心捷径变死路”
SINGAPORE, 8 December 2025 — Duane Morris & Selvam LLP today announced a renewed commitment to its SG–LATAM alliance, strengthening the firm’s longstanding Latin America Business Group and expanding the bridge it has built between Latin America and Asia.
The alliance now spans a network of leading firms across Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela, underscoring the firm’s comprehensive regional reach. The members of the Latin America Business Group are top-ranked law firms in their respective jurisdictions.
近期，新加坡律政部（MinLaw）组织的委员会发布了一份报告，提出一系列针对外国律所与本土律所合作的新规建议。该委员会由公共及私营部门代表、本土与外国律所资深律师共同组成。作为新加坡首家获批的国际联营律所——德茂欣律师事务所（Duane Morris & Selvam）的主席，余启贤（Leon Yee）律师也受邀加入了委员会。 本次新规旨在解决新加坡司法制度被滥用及本土大型律所人才流失的问题。然而，新举措在业界引发争议，有律师认为其可能削弱新加坡作为亚洲金融中心的开放形象。
Continue reading “新加坡拟推新规遏制司法滥用与律所人才流失，业界担忧恐适得其反”
The 10th Edition of The Legal 500: International Arbitration Comparative Guide was launched recently. Duane Morris & Selvam’s Managing Director Sarbjit Singh Chopra and Directors Ramiro Rodriguez, Priyank Srivastava and Daniel Soo have contributed their expert insights to the Singapore chapter.
Continue reading “The Legal 500: International Arbitration Comparative Guide 2025”
SINGAPORE, 7 November 2025 — Duane Morris & Selvam LLP is proud to announce that our Managing Director, Mrs. Arfat Selvam, has been awarded with the prestigious Annual International Bar Association (IBA) Pro Bono Award 2025 by the Pro Bono Committee at the Annual Conference of the IBA in Toronto, Canada held on 2-7th November 2025.
Continue reading “Arfat Selvam Receives the Annual International Bar Association (IBA) Pro Bono Award 2025”
The International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) on International Arbitration 2025 has been launched recently. Duane Morris & Selvam’s Directors Ramiro Rodriguez, Daniel Soo, Priyank Srivastava and Associate Director Luis Duhart have contributed to the Singapore chapter.
Continue reading “The International Comparative Legal Guide – International Arbitration 2025”