Lawyer

Wee Siong is a Senior Adviser (non-practising) at CNPLaw. He is also Group General Counsel at a listed Indonesian mining group. In his role as Senior Adviser, Wee Siong provides input on the firm’s talent development and acts as a mentor to the younger lawyers of CNPLaw.

Prior to ceasing legal practice, Wee Siong was a partner at various reputable Singapore law firms and advised on a wide spectrum of corporate advisory and transactional work. He possesses multi-disciplinary skill set and experience, being a chartered accountant and having worked in the fields of investment banking and audit. He has also been appointed to the board of directors of listed companies, holding appointments such as lead independent director, audit committee chairman and nominating committee chairman.

Wee Siong has been regularly recognised as a recommended lawyer by The Legal 500: Asia Pacific – The Client’s Guide to the Asia Pacific Legal Profession in the areas of Capital Markets and Banking and Finance (first in 2018). He has been described as an “experienced figure in the capital markets space”, with expertise in “capital markets and takeovers” and “Hong Kong-listed companies” and having assisted “financial institutions, investment funds and corporate borrowers” “in a variety of lending transactions”. AsiaLaw 2022/23 commended him as “responsive and able to communicate effectively on issues” and “very knowledgeable in the capital markets, providing effective solutions.” In 2016, Singapore Business Review named him among the most influential lawyers under 40.

Wee Siong graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University, a Bachelor of Laws from National University of Singapore and a Master of Laws from King’s College London. He is admitted to the Singapore Bar, to the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales and as a Chartered Accountant of Singapore. He has also been accredited as a Senior Accredited Director by the Singapore Institute of Directors.