Industry Group
Technology, Media & Communications
Qualifications
LL.B (Hons)(Singapore), Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore;
Commissioner for Oaths
Azman JAAFAR
Managing Partner
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Azman Jaafar is the Managing Partner and one of the founding members of RHTLaw Asia. His corporate practice focuses mainly on energy and resources, and hospitality industries. He has advised and represented clients in numerous transactions involving mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, mining and oil and gas in Singapore, Indonesia, and the People’s Republic of China. Fluent in Mandarin and Bahasa Indonesia, he also heads the firm’s Indonesia Practice and manages the ASEAN Plus Group.
He is an ad hoc tutor and lecturer at the National University of Singapore Law Faculty’s Legal Case Studies programme and is also a regular speaker at seminars on mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and regulatory compliance in Singapore.
Azman was awarded a Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat, PBM) by the President of the Republic of Singapore in 2007 in recognition of his voluntary work as a councillor with Northeast Community Development Council since 1997. Having served under three different administrations, he has also worked in and chaired several standing committees within Council. He was also awarded the Long Service Award from Northeast Community Development Council.
Azman was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of SAFRA Jurong Clubhouse and member of the Management Committee of SAFRA. He remains a volunteer in SAFRA. He is also Chairman of the Tanjong Katong Girls School Advisory Committee and he is a member of the Board of Trustees of Industrial & Services Co-operative Society Ltd (“ISCOS”). He is also a serving member of the Management Committee for Home United Football Club (“HUFC”).
Azman was named IFLR1000 Leading Lawyers 2015 – M&A, Project Finance, Energy, Mining and Oil & Gas, as well as AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers 2009 – Capital Markets/Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance.
Azman was awarded a Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat, PBM) by the President of the Republic of Singapore in 2007 in recognition of his voluntary work as a councilor with Northeast Community Development Council since 1997. Having served under three different administrations, he has also worked in and chaired several standing committees within Council. He was also awarded the Long Service Award from Northeast Community Development Council. In 2018, Azman was conferred the Long Service Award for his dedicated voluntary service to the Home Team’s Boards, Councils and Committees.
- Tan Chong Huat and Azman Jaafar jointly wrote an opinion piece published on The Business Times
- Deputy Managing Partner, Azman Jaafar, together with SSEK Indonesian Legal Consultants, Partner, Fransiscus Rodyanto, gave a joint talk entitled “An overview of business regulations and laws in Indonesia and Central Java” to members of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI)
- Deputy Managing Partner and ASEAN Plus Chairman, Azman Jaafar, invited to speak at the In-House Congress Singapore 2018
- RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner, Azman Jaafar, spoke on the Valuation of Technology Companies at a KADIN Indonesia event
- Azman Jaafar, RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner and Head of Corporate practice, shared his expertise on Angel Investing on Asia Tech Podcast, a regular podcast featuring start-up founders, investors and ecosystem builders.
- Azman Jaafar, RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner and Head of Corporate practice, shared his expertise at the sixth annual AVPN Conference, a unique funders’ network based in Singapore committed to building philanthropy and social investment community across Asia
- Azman Jaafar, RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner and Head of Corporate practice, shared his expertise on the legal aspects of angel investing at a seminar organised by SIMFx and BANSEA, supported by Platform E
- RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner and chairman of the ASEAN Plus Group, Azman Jaafar, quoted in The Business Times and The Straits Times in relation to the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail
- Deputy Managing Partner Azman Jaafar and one of the founding members of RHTLaw Taylor Wessing, presented the Witness Orientation Project with the 2018 RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Subhas Anandan Pro Bono Award at the 3rd annual National University of Singapore Law Pro Bono Awards Ceremony
- Embracing going global is an integral part of RHTLaw Taylor Wessing’s DNA. Deputy Managing Partner and Chairman of the ASEAN Plus Group Azman Jaafar shared the milestones of our journey with The Business Times and The Straits Times
- Deputy Managing Partner Azman Jaafar comments in The Edge that fewer lawyers will be needed as artificial intelligence disrupts the legal industry
- RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner and Chairman of ASEAN Plus Group Azman Jaafar expresses the importance of ASEAN to be a rules-based organisation as a coping strategy in response to the changing business environment, in The Jakarta Post
- RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner and Chairman of ASEAN Plus Group Azman Jaafar addresses Singapore’s push towards a digital economy as timely, at the Firm’s 3rd ASEAN Summit as featured in TODAY
- External counselling services are accessible to lawyers to cope with the stress of the legal profession, shares Deputy Managing Partner Azman Jaafar with The Sunday Times
- RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner Azman Jaafar interviewed by Channel NewsAsia
- RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner Azman Jaafar quoted in PR Newswire Asia
- RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner and Head of Corporate Practice Azman Jaafar quoted in The Straits Times
- “The US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership will see Singapore putting in more resources to develop FTAs” Deputy Managing Partner Azman Jaafar said in an interview with Channel NewsAsia
- RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner Azman Jaafar quoted in The Straits Times
- RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner Azman Jaafar published a post titled “The Trans Pacific Partnership – 5 things you need to know”
- RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner Azman Jaafar featured in Channel NewsAsia
- RHTLaw Taylor Wessing’s Head of Corporate Practice, Azman Jaafar authors article entitled “Embracing Diversity in the ASEAN Economic Community” for Asian Legal Business
- “It’s about doing something meaningful with my time”
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