Jean has a broad range of legal expertise. She previously worked in a big four Singapore firm, where she was actively involved in the initial public offering (IPO) of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and business trusts, as well as secondary offerings on the mainboard of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX). She was also seconded to Citibank Singapore Limited, where she worked on a wide array of significant banking transactions, including ISDA agreements. Subsequently, she joined a Wall Street law firm, where she assisted in exempt offerings in equity, high yield and investment grade debt securities, as well as debt restructuring and liability management, such as exchange offers and consent solicitations.
Apart from the above, Jean has experience in advising fund structures including variable capital companies (VCC), financial technology (Fintech) companies, joint ventures, franchises, sale and purchase of businesses, business restructuring and refinancing, and general corporate and compliance advisory work. She is also a Commissioner for Oaths and a Notary Public.
As an affiliate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Jean also provides effective solutions to clients who wish to preserve and enhance their wealth and manage it over several generations.
Besides being a corporate finance lawyer, Jean is also a founding partner and director in a number of food and beverage companies in Singapore, Taiwan and Philippines.
Jean graduated from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB, Hons) and Master of Laws in U.S. Securities Regulations from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She also has a post-graduate diploma in Singapore Law from the National University of Singapore.
Jean previously sat on the Board of Trustees for Friends of University of Warwick Foundation, which offers Singaporeans fully paid bond-free scholarships to pursue any undergraduate degree of their interest at the University of Warwick in the UK. This foundation has now established and converted into an endowment fund to support the same purpose. Jean also serves in the Corporate Law Practice Committee (CLPC), established by the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL), and in the State Properties Advisory Committee (SPAC), established by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA). Jean is a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), serving in the governance committee and a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
