Pradeep Nair

Pradeep specialises in corporate and commercial dispute resolution, including international arbitration, civil and commercial litigation, and mediation.

On the employment front, Pradeep's practice has a focus on contentious or potentially contentious issues, including termination of employment, dismissal, retrenchment, breach of fiduciary duties, enforcement of restrictive covenants and confidentiality obligations and protection of trade secrets, and employee investigations. Pradeep also has significant experience in advising and assisting clients on compliance and regulatory issues in the context of cross-border investigations, compliance & ethics (ICE) matters.

Notable matters that Pradeep has handled include:

Litigation and arbitration

• Acting for the founder of a leading Indian matchmaking technology platform before the Singapore High Court and Court of Appeal in a complex dispute concerning the arbitrability of matters of shareholder oppression and company mismanagement. The dispute dealt with a novel question of law which had not previously been determined by the Singapore Courts or the Courts of any Commonwealth jurisdiction (Anupam Mittal v. Westbridge Ventures II Investment Holdings [2023] SGCA 1).
• Acting for a Thai corporation in a complex cross border dispute relating to alleged fraudulent dealings in the shares of a Thai publicly listed company. The matter involved both litigation before the Singapore High Court and arbitration proceedings under the SIAC Rules.
• Acting for a multinational technology company before the Singapore High Court in a dispute against multiple defendants involving claims relating to breaches of contracts, breaches of confidence, and conspiracy by unlawful means.

Employment

• Acting for a global technology company in seeking an urgent ex parte interim prohibitory injunction and search orders from the Singapore High Court against an ex-employee accused of transferring highly sensitive proprietary information to himself after his resignation.
• Acting for a global technology company in legal proceedings both at the first instance and on an appeal before a Senior High Court Judge in chambers, successfully resisting an interlocutory injunction sought by a prospective employee’s former employers to enforce a non-competition covenant against the prospective employee.

Compliance & Investigations

• Advising and assisting a global beverage company in a cross-border investigation involving one of its subsidiaries in Southeast Asia and several senior employees, following allegations of inappropriate payments to senior members of the judiciary via third-party intermediaries.
• Advising and assisting a multinational charitable enterprise on cross-border investigations and regulatory compliance matters relating to whistleblower claims of third-party financial misconduct in South Korea and Singapore.

• Member, Law Society of Singapore
• Member, Singapore Academy of Law