Mr Gerard Ng > Blackletter LLC > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Blackletter LLC
60B Boat Quay
Singapore 049848
Singapore

Work Department

Banking & Finance

Position

Managing Partner

Career

Gerard is the Managing Partner of the firm. He is a former Partner in an international law firm. Gerard started his legal career in disputes. To reshape his practice, he switched to corporate and securities; and now, focusing on banking and finance.

Gerard has a broad financial services practice covering general bank and syndicated lending, asset financing, structured finance, capital market transactions, derivatives, and market regulations.

His banking and finance practice covers a broad array of banking transactions. He acts for banking institutions, non-bank finance providers, and corporates on general bank lending, syndicated lending, acquisition finance, leveraged finance, structured finance, and refinancing of existing loans.

For capital markets practice, he covers a wide spectrum of securities products (equity and debt products) and services, derivatives, and securitisation. He advises financial intermediaries on origination of securities products and services; and provides regulatory and transactional advice to financial and non-financial clients on exchange-traded and OTC derivatives, and market regulations.

His financial regulation practice supports clients operating in the financial services industry such as asset managers, banks, brokers, e-money issuers, funds, payment service providers, and trustees. He assists them in complying with financial services laws, business conduct rules, and market rules in their daily operations, governance, and transactions.

His fintech practice covers a diverse range of Fintech work relating to corporate, digital assets (such as cryptos and NFTs), lending, payment systems, and securities. He advises corporates, emerging players, and financial institutions on capital raisings through token offerings on blockchain, crowdfunding, and digital assets.

Languages

English

Personal

Gerard is the Managing Partner of the firm. He is a former Partner in an international law firm. Gerard started his legal career in disputes. To reshape his practice, he switched to corporate and securities; and now, focusing on banking and finance.

Gerard has spent some time as an in-house counsel in a financial institution to learn the workings of the financial services sector. During his time, he established and expanded the legal department to support the growth of the regional investment banking businesses, oversaw regulatory and governance matters, and advised the board and senior management on a range of business issues and strategies.

Gerard is admitted to practice law in Singapore, and England & Wales.

Leisure

Outside the office, Gerard turns to his passion on art and antiques to animate his life and develop an art law practice, as well as spends time with his four dogs rescued from a shelter.

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Banking and finance: local firms

Blackletter LLC has gained considerable traction in the market, landing a number of banks and financial institutions as clients. It has succeeded in lending, regulatory and compliance matters, and has achieved further prominence in fintech and payment services, tokenisation of assets, digital asset derivatives, and green and sustainability-linked loans. Ow Kim Kit has over 20 years of experience in financings, product development and documentation, having previously worked as a senior legal counsel at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Managing partner Gerard Ng is another banking and finance specialist.