Alexander Lawrence Yeo

Alexander Lawrence Yeo is a Partner at Allen & Gledhill LLP, specialising in dispute resolution, with a focus on corporate, commercial and insolvency disputes and arbitrations. He regularly represents and advises local and overseas corporations, financial institutions, noteholders and insolvency professionals on major cross‑border insolvencies and restructurings, cryptocurrency, banking and investment disputes, landlord and tenant claims, breaches of directors' duties, employment claims, estate disputes and information technology claims.

He has acted as lead insolvency counsel for major creditors and insolvency professionals in numerous schemes of arrangement, judicial managements, liquidations and receiverships, including the Zipmex Group, Prosafe Group, Hin Leong Trading, Ocean Tankers, Xihe Holdings, Swiber Holdings Limited, Hyflux Limited, and the IM Skaugen SE group. He has also acted for investors in major fraud and financial irregularity investigations, and clawing back improper disposals by insolvent entities. He represented 15 bank lenders owed more than US$1.6 billion in the successful cross‑border restructuring of Prosafe SE, and represented noteholders to successfully oppose schemes of arrangement to restructure US$950 million of guaranteed senior secured notes.

Alexander is the co‑author of the Singapore chapter of "Cross‑Border Insolvency: A Commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law", and has been appointed to panels established by the Ministry of Law on insolvency law matters. He is also an adjunct professor of Singapore Management University. He has been ranked in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as one of the "key names for contentious insolvency matters", described as "top notch when it comes to considering issues with a 360‑degree viewpoint and anticipating next moves."

He holds an LL.B. (Hons) from the National University of Singapore and was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2010.