Suegene ANG is a Partner in the Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice, the Corporate & Regulatory Investigations Practice, the Employment Practice, and the Myanmar Practice. 

Her main practice areas are commercial dispute resolution, all aspects of employment laws, and contentious investigations. Suegene has led and been involved in cross-border investigations relating to fraud, employee misconduct, compliance and corporate governance matters.  

Suegene was the Firm's Resident Partner in Yangon, Myanmar, from 2016 to 2022. She advised clients on setting up and managing investments in Myanmar, and on including commercial and contractual matters, debt recovery, joint ventures, acquisitions, market entry, regulatory and compliance issues, corporate governance, and employment law.

She is also appointed to the Specialist Mediator Panel of the Singapore International Mediation Centre.

Suegene is recognised as a "Litigation Star" in Labour and Employment by Benchmark Litigation and her expertise in Myanmar has been recognised by Chambers Global and The Legal 500: Asia-Pacific. She has been recognised as a Rising Star for her work in Myanmar in IFLR1000 – The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law and was named as the "highest rated lawyer" to work with for General Business Law in Myanmar, in asialaw Client Service Excellence.

She is described by clients as being "highly knowledgeable in local laws and regulations", "proactive", one who "put[s] in long hours to deliver results", is "very quick and responsive", "very resourceful", and "able to work around challenges and provide solutions".

Suegene graduated from the National University of Singapore, which she represented in the Oxford Intellectual Property Law Moot. She obtained an LL.M. from the University of Cambridge, and is a member of Girton College. Suegene is admitted to the Singapore Bar and to the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales.
 

Matters of significance in which Suegene has been involved in include the following:

  • Advising an SGX-listed company in complex regulatory investigations involving the operations of its African operating entities and allegations of a multi-billion dollar foreign exchange fraud, working together with forensic accountants and foreign counsel. 
  • Conducting an internal investigation into the conduct of a senior ex-employee of an overseas cybersecurity company involving potential breaches of terms of employment, conflict of interests, and potential criminal conduct. 
  • Advising on the exits of senior employees from employment. 
  • Acted and advised on various cross-border disputes involving parties from and investments in a variety of jurisdictions, including Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan and the PRC.
  • Acting for a BVI fund in the arbitration of a dispute over a joint venture for the development and operation of various toll way projects in the Philippines, involving claims in excess of US$600 million.
     

Related Practices

  • Commercial & Corporate Disputes
  • Corporate & Regulatory Investigations
  • Employment
  • Myanmar
  • Philippines
  • Vietnam

Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business

  • Recognised expertise in Myanmar

The Legal 500: Asia Pacific – The Guide to Asia's Commercial Law Firms

  • Recognised expertise in Myanmar

IFLR1000 – The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law

  • Recognised as "Rising Star" for work in Myanmar

Benchmark Litigation: Asia-Pacific

  • Labour and Employment: Litigation Star 

asialaw Client Service Excellence

  • Named as the "highest rated lawyer" to work with for General Business Law in Myanmar