Advisory

• Secondment with Singapore bank: Assisting a group of banks in Singapore in relation to the joint KYC utility project, including drafting and coordination of submissions relating to various legal and regulatory issues to government agencies including the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Government Technology Agency of Singapore. 
• Secondment with Singapore bank: Assisting the data analytics working group of The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Industry Partnership (ACIP).
• Secondment with Singapore bank: Assisting The Association of Banks in Singapore in the preparation of a response to regulatory consultation relating to proposed revisions to the regulatory framework for large exposures of Singapore-incorporated banks.
• Singapore Government: Advising in relation to its adjudication of an appeal against a regulatory authority. Advising also on regulatory issues arising and conduct of the appeal. 
• Singapore-listed remittance services provider: Advising on regulatory audit by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. 
• Second-largest bank in India: Advising on a range of its activities and its business structure in Singapore, including corporate finance advisory services, private banking business, launch and promotion of new investment products, and marketing activities, and its internal personal account dealing policies.
• Indian financial advisory services provider: Advising on its notification to the Monetary Authority of Singapore in respect of its activities as an exempt financial adviser. 
• Multi-national Provider of Electronic Virtual Account Products: Advising on regulatory issues under Singapore law. 
• Singapore bank: Advising on its dealings with unclaimed monies. 
• Confidential Clients: Advising on regulatory issues in a range of areas including commodities markets and trading, energy market regulations, multi-level marketing schemes, employment and redundancy, government bonded warehouse schemes, and stamp duty exemption. 
• Confidential Clients: Advising on regulatory issues, licensing and anti-money laundering regulations in the areas of capital markets services, banking, financial advisory services, fund management, insurance, stored value facilities and payment systems, and remittance business regulations. 

Transactional (Corporate / Commercial)

• A number of Institutional Investors: Acting in the sale and acquisition of real estate holding entities, conducting due diligence, drafting and negotiating transactional documents, including ancillary agreements.
• Singapore-listed purchaser: Acting in its S$350 million acquisition of an offshore holding company and its commercial real estate holding Singapore subsidiary.
• Real Estate fund: Acting in the share-based acquisition of dormitory business, conducting and coordinating due diligence, drafting and negotiating transactional documents.
• Multi-National Marine Equipment Supplier: Acting in corporate restructuring. Drafted key corporate documents, worked with US, Canadian, and Dutch counsel to coordinate transaction, acted in application for stamp duty exemption. 
• Danish shipping company: Acting in its corporate restructuring in connection with extension of bank facility. Also acting in subsequent related transactions in connection with facility.
• Singapore-listed company: Advising on corporate actions including employee share option schemes and share buy-back mandates.
• Confidential Clients: Drafting key documentation for development of electronic international money order business by Singapore postal services provider.
• Confidential Clients: Drafting, reviewing and advising on investment management agreements. 
• Confidential Clients: Advising on joint ventures and shareholding arrangements, including drafting and negotiation of joint venture agreements and shareholder agreements.