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Zachary SCULLY

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HMS Law

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Zachary is a Partner with HMS Law. He specialises in regional cross-border transactions, Restructuring and Work-Outs with an emphasis on M&A, corporate turnarounds, rescue financing, and insolvency funding.

Practice AreaCapital MarketsCommercial LawCompany LawCorporate & Capital MarketsCorporate & Commercial LawDebt RestructuringEquity, Debt & Hybrid Securities OfferingsForeign InvestmentM&ATakeovers & Mergers
Industry GroupBuilding, Construction & ProjectsEducation

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Background Information

Zachary has over 26 years of experience and is qualified to practise law in Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia. He has extensive expertise gathered from diverse experience across both private practice as well as from being General Counsel in a public-listed Oil & Gas company based in Malaysia.

Throughout his legal career in the various legal jurisdictions of Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia, Zachary has represented clients ranging from individuals to multi-national  companies.

Zachary is the Vice-Chairman of the ASEAN Plus Group (APG) network of law firms and Council member of the Chinese-Asean Business Alliance (CABA). He is also a Partner of Esther Hor, Mohanthas, Scully and Of-Counsel of RHTLaw Cambodia.

Education

  • Certificate in Legal Practice, Malaysia, Second Class (Honours) (1995)
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Second Class (Honours), University of London (1994)

Career Highlights

  • Solicitor, JK Lawyers & Co, Melbourne Australia
  • General Counsel, TH Heavy Engineering Berhad

Awards & Accolades

  • Obtained special mention in “The Legal 500”, a legal directory of international lawyers [2006-2008 edition].
  • Member of the committee of Messrs Cheang & Ariff, responsible for the drafting of the firm’s legal manual for documenting the legal processes for ISO certification. Cheang & Ariff was the first legal firm in Malaysia to obtain ISO certification in 1998.

Memberships & Associations

  • ASEAN Plus Group, Vice-Chairman
  • Chinese-Asean Business Alliance, Council Member
  • Bar Council of Malaysia, Member
  • Law Society of Singapore, Member
  • Law Institute of Victoria, Member

Thought Leadership

  • Tutor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, Academic Year 2022-2023 Semester II Corporate Deal tutorials
  • Moderator for panel discussion on “When Trouble Strikes: Insolvency and Restructuring” at RHT ASEAN Summit 2019

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