Dr Liyana is an Associate Consultant in General Medicine and Specialist Trainee for Palliative Medicine in Woodlands Health. She attended medical school in National University of Singapore and has been in both hospital based and community medicine practice for the last 11 years. She currently works in palliative care consult services and hospice care services in various institutions in Singapore.

Her interests include collaborative healthcare decision making, enhancing communication skills and Palliative care education at all levels.

Wei Yi is partner at Harry Elias Partnership LLP, specialising in commercial litigation involving issues of contract, directors’ duties, shareholders’ disputes, employment, banking law, negligence and defamation. Her experience also includes a non-contentious aspect of advisory work pertaining to regulations and constitutions, statutory regulations, employment matters, commercial contracts and lease agreements.

She has been actively involved as a member of the Law Awareness Committee of the Law Society of Singapore since 2014 and is keen supporter of its various pro bono initiatives.

Rebecca is a Senior Associate with M/s Gloria James-Civetta & Co. 

She has been involved and has experience in numerous Court proceedings including divorce, annulments, Personal Protection Orders (PPO), spousal and child maintenance, custody and relocation applications and applications under the Mental Capacity Act.

She is well-versed in Family Justice Courts and Syariah Court proceedings and has practised in all levels of the Singapore Courts.

Gretchen is an intellectual property specialist and is highly experienced in the protection, commercialisation, and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Her areas of work include the strategic planning and management of clients’ global intellectual property portfolios, advising on brand clearance and protection, advising on and drafting commercial agreements relating to intellectual property and information technology, as well as advising and representing clients in intellectual property disputes. Gretchen has particular experience in working with public sector clients and regularly advises on tender-related transactions. She has extensive experience advising on contentious IP matters. She has acted for many well-known brands in their IP disputes, including LG Electronics and MediaCorp, amongst others. She is an accredited Mediator with the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI). Another aspect of Gretchen’s practice is data protection. She is an accredited as a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Abigail is the Executive Director of Healing Hearts Centre, and the current President of the Association for Play Therapy (Singapore). 

With close to 15 years of experience as a counsellor, play therapist, supervisor and trainer, Abigail works with children, adolescents, individuals and families who have experienced trauma, abuse and anxiety issues. 

She is a Certified Circle of Security Facilitator with Circle of Security International and a Certified TraumaPlay therapist and supervisor. In addition, she is appointed by the Family Justice Courts as a Parenting Coordinator and by the Singapore Mediation Centre as a Collaborative Family Practice Counsellor to work with families undergoing separation and divorce.

Abigail is a Commercial Counsel at a New York listed tech company. She is also a certified information privacy professional (both for Asia and Europe data protection and privacy laws). 

Outside of work, Abigail is involved in a number of women's rights initiatives. She is also the Co-Chair of the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association Women's Chapter. Believing in giving back to society, she is also involved in a myriad of pro bono initiatives both in Singapore and internationally. In her free time, she spends it with her corgi.

Amira’s practice currently focuses on IP and technology, particularly data protection (DP). She has advised various educational institutions, associations, and other entities on DP obligations and has been involved in data breach investigations by the PDPC. Regarding other areas, her work includes amongst others, advising on IP strategy, commercialisation and other regulatory and technology-related issues. 

Amira also continues to advise various Statutory Boards and other foundations and organisations on a plethora of legal matters, ranging from collaboration and procurement documentation, to other contractual and regulatory issues.

She is regularly invited to speak on and provide her viewpoints on several occasions relating to range of matters including IP, DP, contracts, and on establishing businesses. 

Andrew is the Legal Counsel for the Singapore operations of a global education provider and was formerly an Associate Director at Drew & Napier LLC. His passions lie in dispute resolution, employment, intellectual property, data protection and family law. He’s found volunteering with LSPBS particularly rewarding and fun and looks to continue in his free time.

Pei Lin is a pioneer in introducing Litigation PR to Singapore and her forte includes providing strategic PR consultancy in public affairs and public education campaign communications, corporate, litigation and crisis communications and government relations. Her strong acumen for developing creative and effective communication strategies has seen her sought after by clients ranging from government agencies, to global listed companies and non-profit organizations. Pei Lin is an accredited PR Practitioner of the Institute of Public Relations Singapore and has an Honours Bachelor of Law Degree from the National University of Singapore. She volunteers with various community and non-profit organizations.  

Desmurn graduated from NUS majoring in social work and a Masters in Counselling. He has been a helping professional for more than 18 years. 

He started working with youths, students and families, focusing on school social work and has since partnered with clients facing marital, family, LGBTQ, elderly and palliative issues.  

Desmurn has been with Montfort Care for the last seven years, offering a broad spectrum of social work knowledge. These services include family services, child protection services, caregivers’ support service, senior wellness and activity centre, as well as a community kitchen.

He is currently handling the child protection specialist centre in Montfort Care, providing help to children and family-facing child protection issues. He strongly believes in working closely with families, community partners and government bodies for the assistance rendered to clients during their times of difficulties.

Dharma has worked extensively in the public and private sectors over the last two decades holding various positions of responsibilities. She works in various fields of law like corporate, commercial, civil, criminal and family litigation. She gives talks and training sessions to government bodies and family service centres. Dharma currently runs Dharma Law LLC with other lawyers and has practice areas in estate matters, criminal, family, conveyancing and general litigation matters.

Mo Yee is an associate consultant family physician in the palliative medicine department of Tan Tock Seng hospital. She has been involved in the care of patients with palliative needs in different settings in Singapore, including acute hospital, inpatient hospice and outpatient clinic, for the past 12 years. She is also a facilitator in advance care planning, helping patients and their loved ones in the discussion of their preference in care, and exploring with them the meaning of living well, especially in the face of life-limiting illnesses and at the end of life.

Wei Li is the managing director of Forward Legal LLC – a small law firm specialising in Internet and social media law. He primarily practises litigation and arbitration, with a focus on media, Internet, and China-related matters. Wei Li also enjoys sharing his experience. He is an active member of the Law Awareness Committee and is often invited to conduct public talks and seminars aimed at promoting legal knowledge and awareness among laypersons. In addition to lawyering, Wei Li is an adjunct faculty member at the Singapore Management University’s YPH School of Law.

Halijah graduated from National University of Singapore and was called to the bar in 1984. The focus of her practice is family law (in both civil and syariah courts). She is involved with various NGOs (including AWARE & Muslim Financial Planning Association). She is now Vice President of Singapore Association of Women's Lawyers. She is a member of the Family Law Practice and Muslim Law Practice Committees in the Law Society of Singapore.  

Halijah is also part of Musawah (a global movement for equality in Muslim family). She had been involved in representations to Select Committee on several bills including Administration of Muslim Law Act, Women's Charter, Penal Code, and Maintenance of Parents Act.  She contributed the chapter on Overview of Syariah law in family matters in the book LAW & PRACTICE OF FAMILY LAW IN S’PORE published by Sweet & Maxwell (2016).   

Holly is the co-founder of Solid Ground, a resource site providing step-by-step guides for those facing online harassment or abuse in Singapore. She also conducts research on negative online experiences with the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at Singapore University of Technology and Design. 

June is the Managing Director of Eden Law Corporation, a low bono private law firm committed to providing competent and affordable legal representation to clients of modest means and underprivileged communities throughout Singapore. She has a keen interest in matrimonial matters involving child abductions/relocations and foreign wives living in and outside of Singapore. June volunteers with LSPBS' Criminal Legal Aid Scheme, the Legal Aid Bureau and Community Justice Centre.

Kenneth is a young lawyer in his second year of practice, who has appeared before the Courts in several harassment-related matters. In his free time, he enjoys being in the company of close family and friends.

After 15 years in the social service sector, Mun Loon made a mid-career switch to the legal sector.  As a trained and qualified social worker, counsellor and mediator, Mun Loon was Head of Professional Services in a non-profit organisation where he oversaw the agency’s professional practice direction and strategy. 

Tapping on his cross-training, Mun is equipped to work with high conflict, emotionally charged work.  He is perceptive and insightful faced with complex issues and works with clients from the repertoire of skills available.  Colleagues with complex, gridlocked cases often chat to glean from his synthesis of various training in social work, counselling, conflict management and law. 

Other than being a direct practitioner, Mun Loon is a talented orator who is both objective and clear.  Armed with a sharp wit and a clear mind, Mun is a sought-after speaker, trainer and mentor in the area of conflict management, relationships and marriage work.  He consults with individuals and corporates on dispute management and communications. 

Mun Loon graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Social Work. He earned accreditations in Mediation and Psychotherapy from the Regent’s College School of Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology (UK), in Family Mediation at the Erickson’s Mediation Institute (USA) and Pepperdine University. He is an accredited Gottman Educator for ‘The Seven Principles in Making Marriage Work’ and ‘Bringing Baby Home’ programmes, trained to Level II in the Gottman Method Couples’ Therapy by The Gottman Institute (USA).  In addition, Mun Loon holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Singapore University of Social Sciences.

Lei Theng is Co-Head of Allen & Gledhill‘s Pro Bono programme.

Lei Theng has been recognised for her volunteer contributions to the Legal Aid Bureau, the State Courts and various charities. She has been involved in the development of numerous innovative and sustainable pro bono opportunities that provide high quality legal services to individuals, families, communities and charities. Lei Theng was also instrumental in the setting up of the National University of Singapore’s Pro Bono Office in 2014, and she was appointed founding Co-Director of the NUS Centre for Pro Bono & Clinical Legal Education in 2017, a post she held until June 2020.

Lei Theng is also a mediator, having been a Principal Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre since 1997.

Michael is a dedicated corporate counsel and currently serves as the General Counsel for Mercedes-Benz Taiwan, a subsidiary of Daimler Group in Taiwan. Before this role, Michael was a regional counsel for a US based company in Singapore. Michael is called to the bar in the state of California and New York. He has been working in Shanghai, Singapore and Taiwan for the past 10 years and is familiar with regional legal matters.

Patrick is the Assistant Secretary-General of NTUC and also Director of NTUC’s Legal Services and Strategy. Concurrently, he is an elected MP and member of the NTUC Central Committee. He chairs the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Education and is a member of the GPC for Law and Home Affairs. He has been representing the Labour Movement in all the tripartite workgroups to review/update employment and industrial relations legislation.

Regana is currently the Learning & Development Manager at the Rajah & Tann Asia Academy, where she works with the team to curate and support professional development activities for the Rajah & Tann Asia network of legal and business professionals. This includes organising events & training activities, and curating content for their online video and microlearning platforms.

Having spent almost two decades in various sectors including Social Services (Disability & Legal Pro Bono), Volunteer Management, the Arts & Legal Education, Regana is passionate about legal education / awareness and strongly believes that it is important for people to be aware of their legal rights.

Richard is the founder and current Managing Director of R. S. Solomon LLC, a full-service law practice in Singapore. His principal areas of practice are commercial litigation and corporate advisory, criminal and family matters. He also advises high-net-worth clients on family offices and migration issues. 

Effectively bilingual in English and Chinese, Richard is one of the 5 panel lawyers of the People’s Republic of China Embassy in Singapore and the sole Singapore representative on the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese’s Legal Consultative Council. 

Richard is frequently invited to give talks on a wide range of legal topics in public and on radio stations CNA 93.8, Capital 95.8 and Hao FM 96.3. He is the columnist of 《萧遥法外》at 随笔南洋 (a prominent Singapore based blog featuring Chinese literary works and current affairs commentaries) where he regularly contributes articles on law. 

Samuel is the Managing Director of Yuen Law LLC, an award-winning Singapore Law Practice specialising in legal issues relating to Start-ups and Emerging Companies and the head of its Corporate Practice Group.

Since starting his practice in 2001, Samuel has gained a reputation as a creative but pragmatic practitioner of the law, who is able to provide effective legal solutions.  While Samuel doesn’t like to kiss and tell concerning his clientele, he counts amongst his clients well known GLCs, MNCs, social enterprises and individuals. 

Samuel is also active in the local business and charitable communities and spends his time outside of work with his only daughter.  

Sarita is a Singapore-qualified transactional and technology lawyer practising in the areas of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital markets and information technology law, with a passion for employment law. She is currently Senior Vice President, Global Legal at a major Asia-Pacific focused international healthcare company, where she is the legal lead for global M&A, capital markets and healthcare tech. She is a volunteer at LSPBS and sits on the Law Awareness Committee.

Serene is a senior regional legal counsel, qualified in Singapore and New York, with a background in Singapore and regional corporate work as well as commercial litigation. Serene provides practical legal advice to her clients, allowing them to capture business opportunities while effectively managing transactions, operations and on-the-ground legal risks. 

She is the Co-Chair of the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association Pro Bono Chapter which aims to encourage pro bono spirit within the in-house legal community to do volunteer work. 

Lam Siong is a senior legal practitioner who endeavours to dispense pragmatic solutions to clients in his legal practice. He describes mediation as the Spice of Life and believes that every dispute can be mediated. It’s all a question of mind over matter. 

Lam Siong has extensive mediation experience. He has mediated a diverse range from cases from complex corporate disputes to bitter communal disputes, altercations between neighbours and amongst family members, and in two-party cases to multi-party cases. He has volunteered extensively in charitable and other worthy causes and was a former SOS volunteer, attending to anonymous distressed callers late in the night. He has a down-to-earth personality and a strong sense of empathy. An active volunteer mediator, he received the Outstanding Volunteer Award (Advocate & Solicitor category) from the State Courts in 2019.

Besides law, Lam Siong also holds academic qualifications in education and psychology and received training in clinical hypnotherapy. In his spare time, Lam Siong is a fitness enthusiast, line dancer, karate practitioner and actor. He is a firm believer in training both mind and body and has recently completed a diploma in Sport and Exercise Science, paving the way for him to obtain accreditation as a personal fitness instructor.

Shen Kiat has often been described as a combination of a lawyer and social worker by those that he worked with. He believes sleep is often underrated, and he needs at least 8 hours to behave humanely for the day. He is a delighted co-founder of  Kith & Kin Law Corporation - a dedicated STEM Law practice in estate planning and later-life planning with the mission to help healthy families stay strong.

Trina is the Chief Legal Counsel and Director of the Legal Department at IPOS where she manages the legal affairs of the IP office including supporting IP policy reform and advising on IP issues in international agreements.   She jointly spearheads the Copyright Review with the Ministry of Law.

Prior to joining public service, Trina was in private practice where she specialised in matters involving the protection, management and exploitation of intellectual property rights, particularly in the media and entertainment sectors.  During her time in legal practice, she was ranked annually since 2007 in the intellectual property industry and TMT industry by the Asia Pacific Legal 500.   She is also listed in the 2020 and 2021 editions of the IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists guide.

Viviene is an experienced Lawyer and Senior Accredited Mediator and Arbitrator with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry. Skilled in Legal Advice and Dispute Resolution, in particular, Civil Disputes, Family Law, Employment Law, Personal Law and Insurance Litigation. Strong entrepreneurial professional with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Liverpool. Viviene was awarded the State Courts Volunteer of the Year (Advocate & Solicitor) category in 2018.

Viviene is happily married with three teenagers. She enjoys being a lawyer and helping others where she can.

Liansheng is a Partner at Bin Li & Lee LLP. His expertise is in private client matters (i.e. family and probate matters), and he has experience in commercial and family litigation, corporate and conveyancing matters. As a playwright, Liansheng has presented commissioned works with various arts festivals and institutions. In his free time, he enjoys watching theatre and dance performances.

Teong Liang was called to the Bar of England and Wales (Middle Temple) in 1991 and admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in June 1992. On 10 June 2002, he set up his boutique law firm specialising in Family Law.

Teong Liang has been engaged as leading counsel in both first instance and at appellate levels in the Family Division of the High Court and the Court of Appeal. He is listed as a Preeminent and Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer in the Doyle’s Guide and Litigation Star for Family and Matrimonial Disputes in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2021. In 2020, the firm was ranked one of Singapore’s Best Law Firms in Family Law in the inaugural Straits Times/Statista survey.  

Teong Liang also practices as a Collaborative Family Practitioner, Parenting Coordinator and is an Associate Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre and an Accredited Mediator with the Family Justice Courts and Regent’s University, London (Mediation and Psychology) and appointed onto the panel of Child Representatives by the Family Justice Courts since October 2014. 

Teong Liang has presented papers at both local and overseas family law conferences over the years and authored the chapter on Maintenance of Wife and Children in the book “The Art of Family Lawyering”, a publication of the Law Society of Singapore in 2005. He authored the chapter on Ancillary Relief: Orders That Can be Made in the book “The Law and Practice of Family Law in Singapore” published in 2016 and recently co-authored the Chapter on Dispute Resolution Options in the book “The Art of Family Lawyering” (2019 Special Edition).