Lau Sok Hiang

Co-head, Real Estate and Corporate Real Estate

Sok Hiang's primary areas of practice include all aspects of real estate work and banking and finance transactions. She has extensive real estate and real estate financing experience. 

Sok Hiang has advised major institutional clients, including listed real estate developers, real estate investment trusts (REITS), multi-national corporations, major investment and property development groups with operations in the Asia Pacific region and beyond, property funds and asset managers, and high net worth individuals, on major real estate and real estate financing transactions, including the disposal, acquisition, leasing and financing of large local plant projects, large residential and industrial developments, prime commercial real estate, hotels and integrated resorts. 

She also acts for major real estate developers in the sale of residential, commercial and industrial properties, including executive condominiums and mixed residential and commercial developments, liaising with the various statutory boards and regulatory authorities, such as URA, IRAS, Controller of Housing, where required.

Sok Hiang is experienced in the structuring of real estate transactions, loans and other financial transactions. She has advised extensively on complex land issues, including issues relating to properties owned by the various statutory boards, such as SLA, JTC and HDB (including advising on the policies relating thereto, which could involve other statutory boards such as the URA and EDB) in relation to a myriad of transactions such as sale and purchase transactions (relating to property or shares), financing transactions, commercial and industrial leasing transactions, and other real estate-related transactions.

She advises major local as well as offshore banks and lending syndicates, finance companies and insurance companies on loan and other debt-related financing, including bilateral and syndicated loans and acquisition financings. 

• Member, Law Society of Singapore
• Member, Singapore Academy of Law

• LL.B. (Hons), National University of Singapore (1995)
• Admitted to the Singapore Bar (1996)