Singapore has added three names to its roster of senior counsel: Goh Yihan, dean of Singapore Management University s (SMU) School of Law; Abraham Vergis, founder and managing director of law firm Providence Law Asia; and a senior director of the Attorney-General s Chambers.
Goh has served as a senior legal officer’s law clerk at the subordinate courts of Singapore, as well as an assistant registrar at Supreme Court of Singapore. He also worked at law firms like Rajah & Tann and Baker McKenzie. Goh joined SMU in 2014, and was appointed dean in 2017.
Vergis, an international arbitration expert, established Providence Law Asia as a disputes-focused practice in 2012. He was named Singapore Managing Partner of the Year, and shortlisted for Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year, at the ALB SE Asia Awards 2019.