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Bill is an English lawyer who is also registered to practise Singapore law in the areas of corporate law, banking and finance and securities laws. His experience includes 10 years in the City of London and over 30 years in Asia, based in Singapore. Before joining CNP, Bill was a partner in a well-known international law firm. He has worked for clients from all over the world on M&A, capital markets, investment fund, private equity, project finance, leveraged buy-out and restructuring transactions. His focus is on assisting clients access Asian markets and investment flows through Singapore. He also advises on financial services regulatory and employment issues.

He is a leading individual for Corporate and M&A as well as recommended lawyer for Banking and Finance and Labor and Employment in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023. He is also a highly regarded lawyer for Investment Funds in IFLR1000 33rd Edition, Chambers Asia Pacific 2023, and Asialaw Distinguished Practitioner 2023.

Bill is one of the firm’s contacts for Interlaw, a network of independent full-service corporate law firms ranked by Chambers & Partners in its highest category, “Elite” amongst all global law firm networks.

Min-Li’s principal areas of expertise are in corporate and financial services with particular emphasis on corporate finance, securities and capital markets and private and public mergers and acquisitions throughout Asia. She derives satisfaction from structuring practical legal solutions that take into account the commercial aspirations of clients and their risk profiless, be it helping a client to extract value from his business through a sale or a listing or working on strategies to scale and expand, bringing the business to the next level. Her clients include private companies, from start-ups to established companies and companies listed on the SGX and other international exchanges, funds and financial institutions. She also regularly advises on corporate governance and listing rules for companies listed on the SGX (Mainboard and Catalist).

Min-Li firmly believes in being a valued partner to her clients, as opposed to merely a service provider.

She heads the firm’s Corporate Finance team.

In addition to Li Fei’s experience in acting for banks on varied transactions and in general corporate law, he also provided estate planning and succession planning advice to individuals, including the legal aspects of wealth management, setting up trusts and off-shore structures. He also advises on charities and other structures in philanthropy, including setting up charities and companies limited by guarantee.

His cross-border work on various transactions, loans, infrastructure, debt and equity issues have involved lenders, borrowers and corporates in many jurisdictions including Indochina, the PRC, Korea, ASEAN, the Bahamas, Panama and the United Kingdom. He enjoys providing clients with clear thinking on matters that are often highly complex.

He is also actively involved in advising on legal aspects of distributed ledger technology/blockchain, cryptocurrency; ICOs (initial coin offerings), including legal and regulatory compliance.

Li Fei heads the firm’s Banking and Finance as well as Private Clients teams.

Pradeep acts for corporations, whether they are private or listed companies, on all aspects of their business including advice on structuring their operations, the setting up of the business (such as incorporation of companies, registration of branches or representative offices), compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements, licensing requirements, advice and drafting of corporate documentation as well as advice and drafting of documentation on investments, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and restructurings.

Pradeep also advises companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) on listing issues and transactions including compliance with the SGX Listing Manual, fundraising, bond issues, acquisitions and disposals, interested party transactions, employee share option and share schemes, corporate transactions requiring shareholders’ approval and corporate governance issues.

He is also active in helping businesses to manage their people effectively – the most important aspect of any successful organisation. His work covers the whole spectrum of employment law issues from the onset of the employment relationship to its termination (including reviewing employment contracts and employee handbooks for compliance with Singapore laws and advising on corporate restructuring and termination issues) as well as immigration issues (including the application of employment passes, Singapore permanent residence and Singapore citizenship).

Pradeep is a former Senior Assistant Registrar of Companies and Businesses.

He sits on the firm’s Management Committee.

Pei-Ling was formerly the Head of Legal and Compliance of a Malaysian main board listed company, which provided business outsourcing services to multinational clients across Asia, the United States and Europe. Prior to joining CNP Law, she served as legal counsel in a government asset holding company for public healthcare institutions, advising the institutions on their commercial and technology contracts.

Pei-Ling has over 23 years of experience in corporate and cross-border transactions, and has advised on investments, joint-ventures and commercial transactions in Singapore and Malaysia.  Over the years, she has also developed a practice in the areas of data protection, technology and employment.   Pei-Ling is qualified to practise law in Singapore and Malaysia, and was admitted to the English Bar in 1996.

Andrew is an associate in the Corporate Finance Practice Group. His main areas of practice include corporate finance, equity capital markets, and general corporate advisory. He has been involved in preparing commercial agreements and general corporate contracts.

Daniel is an associate in the Funds Practice Group. He graduated from the Singapore Management University in 2022 and was called to the Singapore Bar in 2023. His main areas of practice include funds, banking and finance, and general corporate advisory work. His broad areas of practice allow him to assist you in multiple aspects of your transactions.

Prior to joining the firm, Daniel trained at a leading law firm in Singapore.

Nicole is an associate in the Corporate Finance Practice Group. She advises clients including multinational companies, listed issuers, sponsors and investors in complex mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and corporate and commercial cross-border transactions.

Nicole graduated from the Singapore Management University in 2020 and was called to the Singapore Bar in 2021. She is fluent in English and Chinese.

Wee Liang is an Associate in the Funds and Financial Services Practice Group. His main areas of practice include investment funds as well as banking and finance matters. He has advised fund managers on establishing multi-jurisdictional funds, financial institutions on licensing issues and continuing compliance obligations, and clients on general corporate matters, such as acquisitions and incorporations. Wee Liang also regularly assists clients with matters involving blockchain, cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings, and charity and philanthropy.

Wee Liang graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2022 with a Bachelor of Laws and was called to the Singapore Bar in 2023. He is also a member of the Law Society Equity Capital Markets Law Committee, and Visiting Researcher at the Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law at the Faculty of Law, NUS.

As part of his broader interest beyond the law, he interned at a food tech venture capital firm in Shanghai, and completed technopreneurship modules at Fudan University and NUS, as part of the NUS Overseas Colleges programme.

Yuting is an associate in the Corporate Finance Practice Group. He graduated from the Singapore Management University in 2018 and was called to the Singapore Bar in 2019.

Prior to joining the firm, Yuting practised corporate law with a focus on cross-border transactions. He also worked as a legal counsel for a global manufacturing MNC, where he advised stakeholders on legal risks in transactions, assisted in negotiations, and supported the implementation of group-wide legal compliance.

Yuting is currently in the firm’s Corporate Finance department, focusing on listing compliance, securities, capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. He is also involved in general corporate advisory work.