Judicial Commissioner Sushil Sukumaran Nair

Biography

Judicial Commissioner Sushil Sukumaran Nair was appointed Judicial Commissioner on 1 April 2025. 

Judicial Commissioner Nair graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the National University of Singapore in 1989. He was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1990 and joined Drew & Napier LLC. 

He previously served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Drew & Napier LLC where he also headed its Corporate Restructuring and Workout practice group.

With about 35 years of legal experience, Judicial Commissioner Nair dedicated a majority of his time to restructuring work. His practice primarily targeted the Asia Pacific region, in particular Indonesia and China, where he played a key role in some of the largest restructuring exercises in Asia including cross-borders exercises. 

Judicial Commissioner Nair’s expertise and contributions have been publicly recognised. He has been named a Hall of Fame member by Asia Pacific Legal 500. Additionally, Who’s Who Legal has honoured him as a Global Elite Thought Leader. For the past 17 years, he has consistently maintained a Band 1 ranking in Restructuring/Insolvency by Chambers Asia Pacific.

In 2022, Judicial Commissioner Nair received the Friends of Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth (MCCY) Award for his role in the team that negotiated the takeover of the Singapore Sports Hub by Sport Singapore. In 2023, he was awarded Singapore’s Public Service Star (COVID-19) accolade for conceptualising the framework of and drafting Singapore's COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill. Passed by Parliament in April 2020, the Bill was integral to the management of the impact of COVID-19 on Singaporeans. He was also awarded the Ministry of Law Partner of the Year Award for this work.