CH’NG Li-Ling

As Head of Financial Services (Regulatory) Practice, Li-Ling advises financial institutions, FinTech firms and investors on acquisitions and capital-raising, on MAS licensing and regulatory requirements for capital markets services providers, operators of organised markets and payment services providers on digital token issuances and the establishment of digital assets exchanges and e-payments platforms.

She is co-author of “Law and Practice of Corporate Finance in Singapore”, published by Lexis-Nexis and continues to author expert articles on financial services matters. She has also co-developed and co-taught “Computational Law in a Token Economy” at the Singapore University of Social Sciences in AY2022.

Li-Ling is a regular speaker at seminars on capital markets issues, and the implications of Fintech developments on corporate finance and securities regulations. She also conducts training and briefing sessions on the Singapore listing regulatory regime to directors and executive officers of listed corporations in Singapore.

Li-Ling was appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Law Faculty of the National University of Singapore (NUS) for AY 2009/10 and AY 2011/12 and the NUS Business School for AY2009-2010.

• Advised investors and business owners in private equity transactions and advised companies on raising equity and debt capital from public markets.
• Advises listed companies on post-listing compliance and corporate actions including takeovers, acquisitions and further capital-raising.
• Recently, she has also advised Israeli companies seeking to expand their businesses and to raise funds in Singapore and the Southeast Asia region.

Li-Ling was named one of AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers in 2008, 2009 (Corporate Finance and Capital Markets), 2014 and 2015 (Capital Markets), and was recognised as ‘Leading Lawyers’ in the 2011, 2013-2020 editions of IFLR1000. In the 2021 edition of IFLR1000, Li-Ling has been named “Leading Lawyer – Highly Regarded for Capital Markets”.

Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore; Solicitor, Supreme Court of New South Wales; Solicitor, England and Wales

• Co-authored The Legal 500: Fintech Country Comparative Guide
• Summary of Jurisdictional Requirements for Asset Management Companies in Asia-Pacific
• Contributed to the ASEAN Plus Group’s Regional Regulatory Guide to Asset Management in Asia-Pacific
• Co-authored the Singapore Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide – Fintech 2020
• Contributed to the Singapore chapter of Cryptoassets & Blockchain 2020 – Lexology GTDT
• RHTLaw Taylor Wessing’s Head of Capital Market Practice, Ch’ng Li-Ling, was featured in The Business Times article titled “Raising capital in the digital world”
• RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Managing Partner Tan Chong Huat and Head of Capital Markets Ch’ng Li-Ling authored an article titled “Managing the pros and cons of dual-class listings a balancing act” for The Business Times
• RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Head of Capital Markets Ch’ng Li-Ling was quoted in The Business Times
• RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Head of Capital Markets Ch’ng Li-Ling quoted in The Business Times
• RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Managing Partner Tan Chong Huat and Head of Capital Markets Ch’ng Li-Ling authored an article titled “Why did board not consider JM or creditor scheme before winding up move?” for The Business Times
• Head of Capital Markets Ch’ng Li-Ling gave her comments to The Straits Times on the addition of 29 companies to SGX watch-list after failing to meet the revised minimum trading price rule