Established 1986
Tel: +673 2242819
Fax: +673 2227994
Email: adco@adcobrunei.com
Website: www.adcobrunei.com
Contact: Bernard Tan (Managing Partner) bernardtan@adcobrunei.com
Number of partners: 3
Number of lawyers: 12
Languages: English, Malay, Chinese (Mandarin)
Practice Areas: Banking (Conventional & Syariah), Corporate & Commercial, Conveyancing, Property Development, Securities and Funds, Litigation, Syariah Practice and Intellectual Property, Corporate Secretarial
Brunei
Abrahams Davidson & Co
Established in 1986, Abrahams Davidson & Co still stands as one of the leading law firms in Brunei. The firm’s core practice areas are corporate, commercial, banking and finance, and property development. The managing partner Bernard Tan frequently leads the firm’s key cases and deals, and Suan Chin Tan is a key partner in banking and finance.
General business law
Work highlights
Advised Australia and New Zealand Banking Group on issues related to its derivatives trading with entities incorporated and registered in Brunei.
Advised ThyssenKrupp Singapore on the Brunei laws and regulations in relation to its proposed construction and operational activities of its fertiliser project in Brunei.
Advised DotC Holding on its acquisition of a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with a Brunei subsidiary. The firm conducted due diligence on the company.
Advised State Street Trust (SG) on the duties and obligations of a trustee in the marketing of its unit trusts to the public according to the applicable Brunei laws and regulations.
Key clients
Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Avolon Aerospace Leasing, European Investment Fund, Lufthansa Technik, Prudential Assurance Company Singapore, Solar Turbine, State Street Globallink Asia
Brunei
Banking and financial services
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| CCW Partnership |
| Cheok Advocates & Solicitors |
| Dr Colin Ong Legal Services |
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| Ahmad Isa & Partners |
| Eversheds HEP |
| Pengiran Izad & Lee |
| YC Lee & Lee |
Infrastructure
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| CCW Partnership |
| Cheok Advocates & Solicitors |
| Dr Colin Ong Legal Services |
| Eversheds HEP |
| Ridzlan Lim |
Real estate
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| Abrahams Davidson & Co |
| CCW Partnership |
| Cheok Advocates & Solicitors |
| Dr Colin Ong Legal Services |
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General business law
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| Abrahams Davidson & Co |
| CCW Partnership |
| Cheok Advocates & Solicitors |
| Highly recommended |
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| Ahmad Isa & Partners |
| Dr Colin Ong Legal Services |
| Pengiran Izad & Lee |
| YC Lee & Lee |
| Recommended |
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| Eversheds HEP |
| Ridzlan Lim |
| Lawyer | Ranking | Practice Area |
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| Tan, Bernard Thiam Swee | Elite practitioner | Banking and finance, Corporate and M&A |
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