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Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
9 STRAITS VIEW
MARINA ONE WEST TOWER #06-07
SINGAPORE 018937
018937
Singapore

Work Department

Financial Institutions Group

Position

Head, Financial Institutions Group

Career

Regina Liew is a corporate lawyer with more than two decades of experience, and leads the firm’s specialised practice, Financial Institutions Group.

Regina has been listed in Best Lawyers for her specialist practice in derivatives and regulatory since 2008 and has been described as “phenomenal” by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. She has also been recognised as a Band 1 lawyer for Banking & Finance: Regulatory by Chambers Asia Pacific since 2015, and is known to be “highly experienced in the Singapore market and has her finger on the pulse of financial institutions and regulators“. She has also been recognised as a “Highly Regarded” lawyer in Banking and Finance by IFLR1000 2024.

The FinTech practice she co-heads has been highly ranked since the inaugural Chambers Fintech (2019). She is described as a corporate lawyer “whose expertise is sought after for intricate Singapore financial regulatory matters” and “fully fluent in the financial sector” as well as “very good at listening to and understanding clients”. Regina was also named as a Recommended lawyer in Banking Regulatory by Who’s Who Legal 2023.

Regina regularly handles advisory, transactional as well as enforcement matters for banks, all classes of financial institutions and businesses.

 

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Capital markets: structured finance, derivatives and securitisation: Local firms

(Leading individuals)

Regina LiewRajah & Tann Singapore LLP

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP has demonstrable experience advising on listed and unlisted derivatives and structured products, in addition to handling matters concerning novel financial products. Regina Liew, who has considerable experience acting for banks and other financial institutions on a broad range of advisory, transactional and enforcement mandates, jointly leads the team alongside Larry Lim, who focuses on fintech, crowdfunding and digital currencies matters. Benjamin Liew counts retail and private banks, investment advisers, fund managers, fintech entities and derivative dealers among his key roster of clients, while Lee Xin Mei advises on structured debt and securitisation transactions.

Singapore > Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms

(Leading individuals)

Regina Liew Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP is well placed to give regulatory advice on novel financial projects, multi-jurisdictional transactions, and crowdfunding mandates. Payment services licence applications, NFT product offerings and the issuance of digital tokens are other notable areas of activity for the team, with venture capital fundraisings a further sweet spot. Capital markets expert Regina Liew co-heads the practice; she handles an array of advisory, transactional and enforcement matters for financial institutions and also has a strong fintech practice. Fellow co-head Larry Lim is highlighted for his expertise in licensing and regulatory clearances, open banking and real estate tokenisation. Benjamin Liew is adept at advising a wide range of financial institutions on issues such as China’s legislative framework for derivatives. Samuel Lim excels in matters relating to the Payment Services Act 2019.