He has been practising in the area of intellectual property and technology for more than 20 years, in particular, contentious matters.

During this period Cyril was advising major clients in the telecommunications, software, luxury goods, automotive parts and IT companies in relation to intellectual property enforcement and anti-counterfeiting in the Asia Pacific.

He coordinates a team of multi-jurisdictional anti-counterfeiting lawyers and practitioners in the region.

He works closely with counsels and business units of large multinational companies in the enforcement of their intellectual property rights.

He also regularly assists clients in supply chain issues, software and technology licences, copyright, trade marks and trade secrets.

He has been recognised by leading legal publications:

Cyril studied law in the National University of Singapore.  He started practice in 1996 with the firm Alban Tay Mahtani & De Silva which later became Bird & Bird ATMD.

In 2016, he left the partnership with his team to start Robinson LLC.

Cyril enjoys charity work.  He has been sitting on the boards of various charities and statutory bodies since 2004.

Tony graduated from the University of Birmingham with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons)) and also holds a Masters of Environmental Law (MEL) from the University of Sydney. He was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2012.

Tony qualified as a Chartered Secretary in 2021. He is an Associate with the Charted Secretaries Institute of Singapore (ACS) and the Chartered Governance Institute, Singapore (ACG). Tony is also a qualified individual and registered filing agent with the Accounting Corporate Regulatory Authority, Singapore (ACRA).

Tony’s legal experience spans a vast array of corporate and commercial matters, including advising on business functions and corporate structuring, real estate leasing, loans and finance, corporate secretarial and governance, employment, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance and public procurement. This includes drafting and reviewing contracts and agreements, and facilitating the transactional components of these matters.

Tony also leads the corporate secretarial practice and supports our clients with their company record maintenance, regulatory filing, and annual compliance and reporting in Singapore. He carries non-legal skillsets and is proficient with eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) and assist many clients with their annual XBRL preparation of their audited financial statements and annual return filing.

In addition, Tony has a keen interest in matters concerning environmental, social and governance (ESG) and environmental protection. He has spent time with the National Environment Agency, Singapore (NEA) on a secondment and also interned with the Environment and Development Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Thailand (UNESCAP).

Tony has worked with a diverse group of clients, ranging from local SMCs to multinational corporations in several industries such as energy and utilities, genomic epidemiology, manufacturing, media, pharmaceutical, real estate and infrastructure, and retail.

Tony has also provided legal support to non-profit organisations in Singapore and has been involved in a diverse portfolio of work and projects involving government agencies such as National Environment Agency, People’s Association, National Arts Council, and Tripartite Alliance Limited.

Alvin regularly acts for and advises leading multinational corporations and brands in the technology, luxury goods/fashion, fast-moving consumer goods and telecommunications industries on brand protection and contentious IP matters in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific.

Alvin’s experience includes civil and criminal enforcement, managing regional anti-counterfeiting programmes, planning and directing online/offline/online-to-offline (O2O) investigations, cease and desist letter campaigns, issuing takedown notices to online/e-commerce platforms, executing raids with enforcement authorities for counterfeit goods and in relation to use of unlicensed or pirated software, border enforcement and settlement negotiations for IP disputes.

Alvin graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) (Hons) in 2018 and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2019. He is a member of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association and sits on the Standing Committee on Emerging IP Rights.

He has represented clients in various industries including life sciences, technology, publishing, hospitality and travel in all aspects of commercial matters including setting up of businesses, intellectual property strategy, franchising and licensing and dispute issues.

He has been lead counsel in complex patent litigation and other contentious IP-related cases, and have been involved in a number of high profile and precedent setting IP cases before the Singapore Court of Appeal and the Patent Office, as well as handling multi-jurisdictional IP litigation.

He has been ranked as a leading intellectual property lawyer by Asia Pacific Legal 500, IAM Patent 1000, Chambers Asia Pacific and IPAsia for many consecutive years. He is also a panel member of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre, Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre; a Certified Mediator with the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) and Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI).

He had written many articles and authored several publications including the patents and registered deigns section of the Halsbury Law Singapore, Intellectual Property Vol 13.