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Kai Zee Liew

Kai Zee Liew

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

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Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance

Career

Liew Kai Zee has over 30 years of experience advising financial institutions and major corporates on a broad range of domestic and international financing, securitisation and debt restructuring. He has extensive experience in advising on syndicated lending, structured finance, leveraged buyouts and acquisition finance, structured commodity and trade finance, Islamic finance, ESG finance, project finance, property development finance, vessel finance, REIT financing, cross-border finance, sale of debts, debt programmes, rated and unrated commercial mortgage-backed securities and securitisation programmes.

Kai Zee also advises financial institutions on regulatory and compliance matters. In addition, he has represented bank and non-bank creditors, companies, regulators and insolvency practitioners in various consensual and non-consensual debt restructurings and insolvency matters in Singapore and the region. With the knowledge and experience which he has accumulated over the past three decades in his area of practice, Kai Zee is also the legal trainer for several banks in Singapore and the region.

Kai Zee graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LL.B. (Hons) degree in 1995 and was called to the Singapore Bar in 1997.

Languages Spoken

English, Mandarin

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Banking & Finance: Domestic - Singapore

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial
Liew Kai Zee is known for his activity in the market and offers expertise in acquisition and real estate financing. He regularly advises both lenders and borrowers.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • He is always responsive, gives good advice and always willing to help. He gives us the confidence to work with.

    Banking & Finance: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Kai Zee is a very knowledgeable and experienced lawyer. He is approachable, friendly and helpful. He is always willing to share his industry expertise.

    Banking & Finance: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific

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