Francis is Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP’s Regional Head of Disputes Group and is recognised as a leading disputes lawyer:

• Asia Law Profiles (2017-2022)
• Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2014-2019, 2021-2023)
• Ranked Lawyers Chambers Global (2016-2024)
• Dispute Resolution Chambers Asia-Pacific (2016-2024)
• Best Lawyer in Litigation Practice (2024), Best Lawyers International (2013-2024)
• Best Lawyer in Singapore — Arbitration and Mediation (2022, 2024)
• Global Arbitration Review (2010)
• Best Litigation Lawyers in Singapore (2013, 2022)
• Asia Law Leading Lawyers (2009, 2022). 

He was recently named as one of Asia’s Top 15 Litigators by Asian Legal Business (2021).

He is a past global President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2020) and also a Past President of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (2019).

He is the General Editor of two major publications — Civil Litigation in Singapore (Sweet & Maxwell, 2017) and Arbitration in Singapore: A Practical Guide (2nd Edition, Sweet & Maxwell, 2018).