Benjamin Cheong

Benjamin has practised in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai (as a foreign lawyer), and has been involved in many complex cross-border and multi-jurisdictional deals across Asia. Benjamin is fluent in English, Mandarin (Putonghua) and Cantonese.

He has been recognised as one of Asia’s Leading Lawyers for IP by Chambers Asia-Pacific, where he was lauded as being “smart, quick, precise, dynamic and on top of things”, and by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as “one of the brightest minds in the industry in respect of IP and data protection in addition to his broader TMT expertise” and is praised for his “valuable insight and experience“. Benjamin has also been named as one of “Singapore’s 40 Most Influential Lawyers Aged 40 and Under” by Singapore Business Review.

Benjamin has more than a decade of experience in advising clients on contentious and non-contentious matters, with a particular focus on technology-related joint ventures / mergers & acquisitions, technology and intellectual property licensing, technology outsourcing deals and data protection compliance. He has worked on a number of cross-border joint venture and merger and acquisition deals across Asia, with a particular focus on the China. With the growth of the digital and knowledge-based economy, Benjamin has a keen interest in cybersecurity, blockchain technology, fintech, insurtech, medtech, digital payments and AI and keeps abreast with developments in these new technologies and industries.

His clients range from multinational companies to start-ups which span across a wide range of industries, including the IT, telecommunications, life sciences, financial services and insurance.

In addition, Benjamin is active in the start-up space and has been partnering with start-ups throughout various stages of their business life cycles (including the seed and development, start-up, growth and establishment, expansion and exit stages). He regularly advises and gives talks to start-ups on issues relating to intellectual property protection, electronic transactions, consumer protection, data protection and general commercial laws.

Benjamin has been appointed as the committee member in the IT committee of the Law Society of Singapore (“LawSoc“). His role in this capacity includes advising LawSoc on matters relating to technology, artificial intelligence, technological innovation and legal practice and assisting LawSoc in reviewing and monitoring the adoption and management of technology and technological innovation in legal practice.