EXPERT WITNESS · CONSULTING · ADVISORY · HK & SINGAPORE
Industry
Experience
That Matters
Expert witness, consulting, and advisory services for Asia’s most complex financial matters — delivered by senior practitioners with deep expertise across regional markets, financial institutions, and regulatory frameworks.
ABOUT THE FIRM
A global financial advisory firm.
SEDA is a global financial services firm providing expert witness, consulting, and advisory services to law firms, financial institutions, and regulators navigating the world's most complex financial matters
WHAT WE DO
Expert Witness Services — Our testifying experts have provided reports and testimony in hundreds of high-stakes litigations, disputes, arbitrations, and regulatory proceedings globally.
Consulting Services — Beyond the witness stand, our practitioners advise institutions on risk, compliance, strategy, transactions, and regulatory matters.
Advisory Services — Senior advisory relationships for financial institutions, law firms, and regulators navigating complex financial, regulatory, and market challenges.
JURISDICTION
We operate across Asia with deep familiarity in HKIAC and SIAC arbitrations, Hong Kong and Singapore court proceedings, SFC and MAS regulatory matters, CSRC and SEBI frameworks, and complex cross-border disputes.
Rakesh Manani
Partner - Head of Asia Pacifc
Asset Management
Mr. Manani brings nearly 30 years of experience in asset management, capital markets, derivatives and institutional financing. Throughout his career at Goldman Sachs, he held senior positions across Europe, Asia and Australia, advising and working with leading asset managers, hedge funds, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and institutional investors
FORMER
Goldman Sachs - Member, Goldman Sachs Australia & New Zealand Operating Committee, Head of Asset Management Client Business, Australia & New Zealand
Managing Director
Asian Private Credit
Jean Chung has over 25 years of experience in Asian private credit and distressed investing. He has held senior investment roles at Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Lehman Brothers, and currently serves as Chief Portfolio Manager of the Asia Debt Opportunities Fund. He is a qualified attorney and FINRA arbitrator.
FORMER
GICAM - U.S. Representative
PA Balanced Fund, Singapore -Chief Investment Officer
Morgan Stanley, Hong Kong - Head of Asia Proprietary Credit Group
Managing Director
Transaction Banking and Trade Finance
Lisa Robins is a Senior Executive and Board Director, recognized globally for her expertise in transaction banking and trade finance. In recent years, she was based in Asia, including Hong Kong, China, and Singapore, where she led diverse, multi-geography teams focused on technology, digitization, and risk management.
FORMER
Standard Chartered Bank - Head of Global Transaction Banking
Deutsche Bank - Managing Director, Head of Asia Transaction Banking
Financial Industry Expert Witness & Consulting Services | SEDA Experts | ASIA HK & SINGAPORE
Our experts are former senior executives from premier global financial institutions, leading consulting firms, and key regulatory bodies — not academics who consult, but practitioners who led desks, ran businesses, and shaped markets.
OUR PRACTICES
