Banking & Finance: Regulatory
Singapore
10 years ranked
Provided by Clifford Chance
Lena Ng leads the financial regulatory practice in our Singapore office and advises on the full range of financial regulatory issues relating to financial services and market products, including banking services, securities, futures, derivatives, funds and payment services.
Lena advises banks, financial institutions, corporates (including commodities houses), funds and payment service providers on licensing requirements, exemptions, conduct of business and other regulatory requirements. In addition, she advises on custody, collateral, netting and clearing issues, as well as cash and credit risk management.
Lena's practice extends to advising on bank secrecy, confidentiality and data privacy. She is also part of the firm's Tech Group and advises on fintech, cryptocurrency and blockchain related matters.
Originally from Singapore, she joined Clifford Chance in 2001 after receiving her LLM from University College London. She is admitted to practice law in multiple jurisdictions including as a solicitor in England & Wales and Hong Kong, and as an advocate & solicitor in Singapore.
Admitted as solicitor in Singapore 1997
Admitted as solicitor in England & Wales 2000
University College London (LLM) 2001
Joined Clifford Chance London 2001
Clifford Chance Hong Kong 2004
Admitted as solicitor in Hong Kong 2007
Clifford Chance Singapore 2009
Partner since 2017
Provided by Chambers
Lena Ng has a well-regarded financial regulatory practice in Singapore. She is adept at handling matters concerning regulators, as well as the establishment of programmes and credit-linked transactions. In addition, she has experience advising financial institutions on bonds issues.
Provided by Chambers
Lena Ng is a very strong partner and lawyer on regulatory issues, with deep connections within the industry.
Lena is a standout regulatory partner with deep expertise across financial markets, and consistently provides commercially sound and technically robust advice.
Lena is practical and helps address complicated issues. She is responsive, knows the local regulators well and is aware of the cross-border issues which may affect us.
Lena has the level of experience that I would expect of someone with her reputation. She's definitely someone that I feel I can trust when it comes to advisory work.
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