Expertise

Yvette is an Associate in Addleshaw Goddard, Singapore. She is experienced in energy, construction and international arbitration.

She has acted in both Singapore litigation proceedings and complex multi-jurisdictional international arbitrations, involving parties from Singapore, the United States of America, India, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Japan and Mexico.  Her experience includes high value cross border disputes on matters relating to design, construction, offshore services, delays, variations, termination disputes and recovery of losses.

Experience

Yvette's experience includes:

  • Acting for a leading provider of offshore oil and gas solutions in a SIAC arbitration involving a dispute surrounding detailed design engineering of an FPSO for an oil field in Mexico with claims in excess of SGD 10 million.
  • Advised a key contractor on multi-million dollar disputes, arising out of a North Sea windfarm project, under the consortium agreement and project contract (both subject to the laws of England & Wales / ICC arbitration).
  • Advised a contractor on the negotiation of key terms in the project contract for a planned offshore wind farm project near East Yorkshire.
  • Advised a client on a HSSE incident which occurred on an FPSO deployed in Mexico.
  • Advised a client on an amended BIMCO contract for the recycling of an FPSO which was deployed offshore Brazil.
  • Advising a client on exit / buyout strategies under a joint-venture agreement where the main asset was a pipe lay vessel