Joel Shen > Withers KhattarWong LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile
Withers KhattarWong LLP Offices
18 Cross Street,
#14-01
Singapore 048423
Singapore
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Joel Shen
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
Joel is a partner in the corporate team and co-leads the Withers Tech Asia team.
Joel advises corporate and venture capital clients in cross-border investments, acquisitions, and joint ventures.
Joel has particular experience in the Indonesian market where his clients include major technology companies, financial institutions, retailers, payment companies, and venture capital fund managers.
He is also a co-head of Withers Tech, which comprises a team of highly experienced lawyers with expertise in investment funds, tax structuring, investments in tech companies, mergers and acquisitions of technology businesses and assets, and commercialisation of digital assets.
Outside of legal practice, Joel is the vice chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia, a faculty member of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education and tutor for the Advanced Corporate module of the Singapore bar course, as well as a non-faculty lecturer at the Law and Business Faculties of the University of Indonesia, and Universitas Pelita Harapan.
Languages
English
Memberships
Vice Chairman, Singapore Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia
Member, Law Society of Singapore
Member, Singapore Academy of Law
Faculty Member, Singapore Institute of Legal Education
Education
National University of Singapore LL.B (Hons)
Singapore Board of Legal Education (now the Singapore Institute of Legal Education), Postgraduate Practical Law Course
Indonesian Advocates Association (PERADI), Foreign Advocate’s Course
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > Start-up and venture capital – Local firms
Withers KhattarWong LLP’s full service practice represents numerous investment funds, venture and growth capital funds, as well as acting for emerging companies in structuring equity, debt and hybrid investments involving several institutional investors and angels. Practice head Joel Shen has strong expertise in the Indonesian market, where his clients include major technology companies, financial institutions and venture capital fund managers. Daniel Yong is another key contact in the group, especially regarding regulatory and licensing issues affecting fund managers and capital markets intermediaries.
Singapore > Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms
Led by cross-border private equity and M&A transactional specialist Daniel Yong, Withers KhattarWong LLP assists clients operating in the fintech space with private equity, financial and technology transactions and strategic alliances. Privacy and data security compliance and financial services and bank regulatory advisory work are further strengths of the multi-disciplinary team. Tech specialist Joel Shen leads the startups and emerging markets practice at the firm. His varied portfolio of work encompasses tax structuring matters and advice on investments in tech companies. Leong Chuo Ming further extends the corporate transactional expertise at the firm. Senior associate Yap Ling Man is another name to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms Singapore
- Start-up and venture capital – Local firms Singapore
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Labour and employment: local firms
- Real estate: local firms
- Banking and finance: local firms
- Dispute resolution: local firms
- Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms
- Intellectual property: Local firms
- Investment funds: local firms
- Restructuring and insolvency: local firms
- Start-up and venture capital – Local firms
- White-collar crime - Local firms
- Corporate and M&A: local firms
- International arbitration