Benjamin Liew

Practice Areas

Benjamin Liew is a Partner with the firm’s Financial Institutions and Sustainability practice groups. He advises a diverse range of financial institutions in Singapore and in other major financial centres across the globe.

Career

Benjamin has been recognised as a Next Generation Partner for Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Derivatives and Securitisation (2022-2023) and Financial Services Regulatory (2024) by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. He has also been named one of Singapore’s 18 Most Influential Lawyers under 40 in 2021 by Singapore Business Review. He was also named an Up-and-Coming Lawyer for Capital Markets: Securitisation & Derivatives by Chambers Asia Pacific in 2024.

Benjamin was seconded to a Singapore bank under a specialist secondment programme in 2019, jointly organised by the Ministry of Law and the Economic Development Board. He was also seconded to a leading international law firm in London in 2016 and an international payment services firm in 2021.

Benjamin commenced his legal career as a transactional lawyer. He is now a recognised financial services regulatory specialist His clients include private banks, wealth managers, fund management companies, fintech and derivatives dealers. He has represented clients on a broad range of licensing, business conduct compliance requirements, enforcement matters, and has also worked on various M&A transactions involving the financial services sector. His practice has a deep focus on OTC derivatives and ISDA documentation.

Benjamin is also a Partner with our Sustainability practice group. He has advised on regulatory guidelines for environmental risk management and has been involved in renewable energy projects, green finance and sustainability linked-derivatives transactions.