Sivanathan Jheevanesh

Senior associate | Singapore


Secretary Joanna Ng

Jheeva is a senior associate in the litigation and arbitration team.

Sivanathan Jheevanesh (Jheeva) focuses his practice on commercial and civil litigation, international arbitration and corporate / white-collar crime and investigations. Before joining Withers, Jheeva worked with Senior Counsel in practice and in the Advocacy Group of the Attorney-General's Chambers. As Deputy Senior State Counsel / Deputy Public Prosecutor, Jheeva led trials of corporate and securities fraud offences and represented the state, statutory boards and regulatory agencies in judicial reviews.

In practice, Jheeva has advised and acted for high-profile clients including multinationals, listed corporations, and high net-worth individuals in complex and multi-jurisdictional disputes.

Admissions

  • Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore (2019)

Education

  • National University of Singapore, B.Soc. Sci (Honours) (Second Class Upper) in Political Science (minor in European Studies)
  • Queen Mary University of London, Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (First Class)

Languages

  • English
  • Tamil
  • French

Withers History

  • Joined 2025