S Suressh

S Suressh is a Partner, Head of International Arbitration and Head of Compliance at Harry Elias Partnership LLP, focusing on Commercial Litigation. His main area of practice is commercial litigation, in particular corporate and shareholder disputes, misfeasance by company officers, international transactions and employment.

His cases include acting for the Republic of Philippines in its recovery in Singapore of monies amounting to nearly US$30 million plundered by former President Marcos, a case dealing with state immunity and issues relating to Philippines, Swiss and Hawaiian/US law and their applicability to proceedings in Singapore. He also acted for the private equity fund Schroder Venture Asia Pacific Fund in respect of a dispute relating to its investments of over US$100 million in Aman Resorts.

In employment law, Suressh has successfully acted for both employers and employees in actions involving restrictive covenants in employment contracts, including one of the leading Singapore decisions in this area, Stratech v Nyam Chiu Shin, and regularly advises on retrenchment and trade union related matters.

He advises on compliance issues, in particular relating to money laundering, competition and data protection. He represented an international freight forwarding group in connection with investigations by the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCCS) into rate fixing, and acted for one of the parties in the CCCS investigation into price fixing and cartel activity relating to fresh chicken distribution.

Suressh was part of the team advising on the successful bid by Las Vegas Sands Corp for the Marina Bay Integrated Resort, and acted for Marina Bay Sands in its successful action against Lester Ong, the first trial of a Singapore casino recovering a casino debt from a customer.

He is a ‘Litigation Star’ for Commercial and Transactions by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific (2024–2026), a ‘Notable Practitioner’ for Dispute Resolution by Asialaw Profiles (2023–2025), and a ‘Ranked Practitioner’ for Litigation by Best Lawyers Singapore and Global (2026, 2027). He was Chairman of the Law Society AML Committee (2016–2024), is a Commissioner for Oaths and Notary Public, and a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He holds a Master of Laws from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oxford.