Counting international banks, clearing houses, insurers, stock and futures exchanges, brokers, corporates and sovereign wealth funds, to name a few, among its key roster of clients, Clifford Chance handles the gamut of domestic and cross-border transactional and regulatory matters, and maintains a strong relationship with The Monetary Authority of Singapore. Lena Ng, who advises on mandates concerning licensing, exemptions, conduct of business, and other regulatory issues, jointly leads the practice alongside Gareth Deiner and Kabir Singh. Another key contact in the group is Mae Yen Teoh, who advises on derivatives transactions and structured note programmes.

Linklaters offers ‘on-point and in-depth advice’ on ISDA-related matters and to market participants on regulatory developments in Singapore involving derivatives and structured products, with additional experience in handling securitisation and derivatives transactions. Evan Lam showcases demonstrable expertise in transactional mandates, spanning derivatives, structured repos and securities and commodities loans, structured notes and repacks, and securitisations, in addition to a range of regulatory issues. Peiying Chua leads the team, with other key contacts including Jonathan Han and Helen Zhou.

Counting global investment banks, commodities houses, corporates and service providers among its key roster of clients, Norton Rose Fulbright stands out for its advice to clients in Asia and the Middle East on matters concerning the development of new Islamic products, with additional experience advising on the gamut of transactional and regulatory mandates. Colin Rice, who is English law qualified and a registered foreign lawyer practising Singapore law, leads the practice and handles a range of financial markets transactions, particularly focusing on OTC derivatives, structured products, structured finance deals, repos and securities lending. Rice is continually praised for his ‘exceptional service and expertise’.