Singapore & London
Counsel for consequential decisions.
We act for founders, boards, and family enterprises at the moments where the wrong advice compounds for a decade.
The Firm
Small by design. Senior by default.
Meridian was built around a simple constraint: the partner you meet is the partner who does the work. We keep the practice deliberately small so that every matter receives senior attention rather than being handed down a chain of associates.
That structure limits how many clients we can take. It also means we decline more work than we accept — and that the matters we do take get the whole firm behind them.
Track record
Measured on outcomes, not billable hours.
Practice areas
Five disciplines, one standard.
Corporate & Commercial
Formation, governance, shareholder agreements, and the structural decisions that determine what a company can do later.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Buy-side and sell-side counsel across Southeast Asia and the UK, from term sheet through completion accounts.
Dispute Resolution
Commercial litigation and arbitration, with a strong preference for resolution before a courtroom is required.
Private Client & Succession
Trusts, estate structuring, and the difficult conversations that families put off for a generation too long.
Regulatory & Compliance
Investigations, disclosure obligations, and advisory work for regulated industries under active scrutiny.
Approach
We tell you the answer you need.
Clients rarely come to us for a legal opinion in the abstract. They come because a decision is due and the downside is real. Our job is to give a clear recommendation, state the risk plainly, and stand behind it.
If the honest answer is that you don't need us, we will say so. It has cost us fees. It has also produced most of our referrals.
05 — Client
“They talked us out of an acquisition we badly wanted. Eighteen months later that target was insolvent. That single conversation paid for every fee we have ever sent them.”Chair, Family Holding Company — Singapore
Consultation
Tell us what decision is in front of you.
Initial consultations are 45 minutes and carry no fee. You will speak with a partner, not an intake coordinator.
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