Darius Tay

One of the founders of BlackOak, Darius’ work focuses on special situations, including both contentious and non-contentious aspects of corporate restructuring and insolvency (“CRI”), banking and finance as well as mergers and acquisitions for special situations. A key component of Darius’ practice is advising various fund managers on both compliance and regulatory matters as well as issues arising from their investments and portfolio companies and working with various debtor companies.

As a separate component of Darius’ practice, he works closely with various start-ups, especially those in the logistics field, advising them with all aspects of their business including regulatory and business contracts as well as assisting them with corporate governance and fund raising.

Darius was appointed to the Singapore Supreme Court’s Young Amicus Curiae Scheme in 2014. He acted as amicus curiae in the only reported Singapore judgment on the issue of testamentary capacity regarding the disposal of one’s Central Provident Fund (Singapore’s national retirement savings plan) monies and was also part of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore’s working committee on their amicus brief in Kao Chai Chau Linda v Fong Wai Lyn Carolyn and Others [2016] 1 SLR 21, a landmark Singapore decision on insolvency practitioners’ remuneration.

Darius is a recognised rising star of the local CRI scene and he has been ranked in leading publications such as Asia Law, Chambers Asia Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Best Lawyers and IFLR 1000.

Companies

• Director BlackOak LLC (2016)
• Adjunct Professor - Corporate Law Singapore Management University (2016 — 2017)
• Adjunct Professor - Company Law Singapore Management University (2015 — 2016)
• Senior Associate TSMP Law Corporation (2012 — 2016)
• Adjunct Professor - Equity and Trusts SMU - Singapore Management University (2014 — 2015)
• Adjunct Lecturer (Company Law) Singapore Management University (2012 — 2013)
• Trainee Solicitor TSMP Law Corporation (2012 — 2012)

Education

• Bachelor of Civil Law University of Oxford (2013 — 2014)
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Singapore Management University (2006 — 2011)
• Saint Andrew Junior College