Navin Joseph Lobo
Partner
Singapore
Overview
We are unwavering in our commitment to deliver commercially focused legal solutions that are tailored to the distinct needs of our clients. Drawing on our in-depth understanding of the regional legal landscape - and our in-depth knowledge of the sectors that we service - we provide strategic, results driven outcomes.
Operating in one of the world’s leading financial centres, our team advises and acts for companies operating in the Asia Pacific and beyond. We support clients across local and regional markets including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan, and Korea as well as Hong Kong and Mainland China. Whether we're helping clients navigate complex corporate transactions and commercial agreements, providing expert guidance on media, technology and data laws and digital challenges, or helping resolve contentious and regulatory challenges through robust dispute resolution services, we are committed to delivering seamless and impactful solutions.
Since 2016, Premier Law has been in a Joint Law Venture with international firm RPC. As one of the few international firms in Singapore with the capability to advise clients on local and cross-border matters, we provide clients with an integrated and seamless legal service from a single entity through RPC Premier Law. We draw together the international expertise and resources of RPC and the local knowledge of our team at Premier Law – a Singapore-registered law practice – to provide innovative legal solutions with a commercial approach across the region.
How we help
Whether relocating, selling and leasing back existing premises - or managing a property portfolio - our specialist commercial real estate team provides a highly personalised service. We act on the entire lifecycle of a property. Working with landlords and corporate occupiers on all aspects of the relationship, our team offers expert legal advice on lettings and moves, sales and leasebacks, HQ establishment, property management, landlord and tenant matters, fit-out and refurbishments.
Navigating both private and public M&A, private equity transactions, and advising on equity capital markets, joint ventures, reorganisations, investment funds, institutional and private wealth and more – we’re skilled and resourced to handle matters of any scale or complexity.
Advising on cutting-edge technology and the most complex challenges in data protection and privacy, our specialist lawyers tackle the emerging issues. All backed by one of the industry’s most experienced data breach teams, seamlessly plugged into an international network of local experts.
Our seasoned team has years of experience in resolving disputes; they know when to negotiate and what tactics to deploy to get the upper hand and outmanoeuvre the opposition. They have the scale and resources, including state-of-the-art technology and access to the best experts, to handle high-value and complex litigation, where the stakes can be existential. Whether your business is a corporate, a financial institution, a professional services firm or you are a high net worth individual, we will be by your side to defend your interests and seek resolution.
We advise on employment rights and workplace ecosystems, including as influenced by group and individual behaviours, engagement, and communication. We understand that though the law plays an important part in any solution so does an appreciation of the current and future regulatory, political, social and technological environment.
Advising across every aspect of the insurance value chain, we connect our talented teams with yours to understand and manage your brief at every level.
Our expert and defendant focused media team work on the full spectrum of disputes, from defamation and privacy complaints to data protection, contempt, and reporting restrictions issues. We’ve advised on some of the most complex and high-profile media cases in recent years.
The go-to firm for this type of highly specialist work, we advise and defend a range of professional services firms and individuals – from accountants and auditors to architects and surveyors. As a leading law firm for these clients, we also provide high quality employment, commercial, transactional and regulatory advice.
Covering regulatory responsibilities across data management, finance and fraud prevention, health & safety, crisis management, competition, ESG and more - our regulatory team’s diverse range of expertise and capabilities, provides comprehensive guidance across numerous regulatory regimes. We connect the dots enabling you to manage and meet your regulatory accountabilities and respond to regulatory enforcement actions.
The fast-moving and intensely competitive retail and consumer market presents a vast range of challenges and opportunities spanning regulatory risks, data protection, global consumerism, consumer litigation and more. Many of the world’s most renowned household names across fashion, food & drink, and sports – from mass-market PLCs to niche high end operators – trust our lawyers to navigate this hugely complex landscape.
As one of the go-to law firms for big tech, our market-leading technology, media, and telecoms (TMT) practice enables some of the world’s largest, most innovative tech platforms, media companies and network operators to stay ahead. Working to secure your place in tomorrow’s world, we’re fully invested in you, your business, and its potential, across consumer-facing services, consumer regulation, data protection, privacy, IP, litigation, regulatory and more.
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Client comments
RPC is a regional and industry-class leader. It is very well resourced as far as quality and timeliness of advice would reflect.
RPC has various partners and teams of varying expertise in the differing sectors. This has been helpful when dealing with cross-jurisdictional and cross-industry matter.
They are responsive, responsible and able to give straightforward advice even for complex matters.
Reliable, responsive and provides practical legal advice.
Highly personable team. Each are experts in their own field. All with fantastic interpersonal team.
RPC Premier Law stands out for its expertise in Web3 and AI, along with its record in IT projects, regulatory engagements, commercial agreements
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