Eden LI is a Partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency and Special Situations Advisory Practices.

Her main areas of practice include restructuring and insolvency, commercial litigation and international arbitration. She has extensive experience acting for corporate debtors, creditors, and turnaround professionals. On the disputes front, Eden routinely acts for a variety of clients in court and arbitral proceedings, with a particular focus on complex, high-value and cross-border matters.

Eden was emplaced on the Supreme Court of Singapore's Young Independent Counsel Scheme in 2022, and was appointed as Young Independent Counsel in Nicholas Tan Siew Chye v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 35 (wherein a three-judge coram expressed their “deep appreciation to [Eden] for her thorough research and comprehensive submissions on the legal issues raised in this appeal” in its written judgment).

Outside of practice, Eden is an active member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commission on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and the ICC Singapore Arbitration Group. She was also a member of the global ICC Task Force on ADR and Arbitration.

Eden graduated summa cum laude from Singapore Management University as the Kwa Geok Choo Top Law Student for the graduating class of 2016, with a double degree in law and business management. She was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2019, after serving for two years as a Justices’ Law Clerk in the Supreme Court of Singapore.

Matters of significance in which Eden has been involved in include advising / acting the following:

  • Pacific International Lines (Private) Limited, an international logistics and shipping group, on its US$3.3 billion restructuring through a successful scheme of arrangement sanctioned by the Singapore High Court involving over US$1 billion, as well as an out-of-court restructuring of the company's remaining debts. The restructuring also involved a US$600 million investment by Heliconia Capital Management through a combination of debt and equity instruments.
  • The interim judicial managers and liquidators of Hodlnaut Pte Ltd, one of the largest Singapore-based cryptocurrency borrowing and lending platforms.
  • The court-appointed receivers in the sale of 100% of shareholding in DyStar Global Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a global leading dyestuff and chemical manufacturer and solution provider headquartered in Singapore, valued at more than US$1 billion.
  • A Korean gaming company in two ICC-administered arbitrations against its Chinese licensees for claims of breach arising out of Korean law-governed contracts, with claim amount of approximately RMB 225 million.
  • A Delaware-based limited liability company against a BVI company in an SIAC-administered arbitration for claims of breach arising out of Delaware law-governed contracts, with claim amount of approximately US$9 million, and related anti-suit injunction proceedings in the Singapore Court.
  • A Hong Kong S.A.R. based private equity company in (i) a SIAC-administered arbitration for claims of breach of shareholders' agreement and minority oppression, with claim amount of approximately US$100 million, and (ii) a statutory derivative action in the Singapore High Court with a damage claim of approximately US$750 million.

Related Practices

  • Restructuring & Insolvency
  • Special Situations Advisory
  • Case Watch, “Singapore High Court Provides Guidance on Factors Relevant to Granting Authorisation for Liquidator to Commence Legal Proceedings” (23 October 2024)
  • “Challenges with Current Prepack Framework and learnings from other jurisdictions” Evolution of Indian Insolvency Ecosystem and Way Forward, a publication by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India in collaboration with British High Commission under the FCDO Programme (August 2024)
  • Publication, “Insolvency Officeholders’ Series, Part 1: Duties and Decisions” (16 July 2024)
  • “Crypto asset recovery and restructuring: lessons from the Crypto Winter in Singapore” International Insolvency & Restructuring Report 2024/25.
  • Case Watch, “Jurisdictional Location of Cryptoassets: Recent Decisions Involving Three Arrows Capital Ltd” (15 May 2024)
  • Singapore Law Gazette, “Let’s Bank on Arbitration … Why or Why Not?” (February 2024)
  • Case Watch, “Insolvency and the Arbitration Agreement – A Closer Look at Founder Group (Hong Kong) Limited (in liquidation) v Singapore JHC Co Pte Ltd” (18 January 2024)
  • Publication, “Singapore Restructuring & Insolvency Year Book 2023” (2 January 2024)
  • Case Watch, “Obligation to Pay Cryptocurrency May Count as Debts in Determining Insolvency, Singapore High Court Rules” (29 November 2023)
  • “Duties, Obligations and Potential Liability of Directors and Insolvency Professionals: A Brief Review of Recent Decisions of the Singapore Courts” Chambers Global Practice Guide Insolvency 2023 – Trends and Developments, Singapore
  • “Cross-class cramdown of secured creditors – Singapore’s implementation of a US Chapter 11 tool” International Insolvency & Restructuring Report 2023/24.
  • “Tread Carefully: Asymmetric Arbitration Clauses and their Potential Pitfalls” SIAC India Newsletter, Third Issue (January 2023)
  • The Insolvency Review, Singapore Chapter (10th Edition) (2022); (8th Edition) (2020)

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Qualifications

Singapore Management University (LL.B., Hons; BBM (Finance), Hons.)

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