Overview
Jennifer Chih is a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice in Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair Pte. Ltd.'s Singapore office. She has over 20 years of experience as a corporate lawyer. She has worked on a range of complex corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity fund-raising, franchising, real estate transactions and joint ventures.
Spoken Languages
- English
Experience
General Corporate Law
- Represented public and private companies, venture capitals firms and multinational corporations in roles ranging from principal external counsel to local counsel for mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance-related projects.
- Advised the client in the negotiation of company and business sales and purchases, and transactions involving private equity fundraising.
- Advised clients in the liquidation and striking-off of Singapore incorporated companies.
Technology and Data Protection
- Advised various clients ranging from early stage start-ups to multinational corporations and foreign government agencies on data protection and technology law in collaboration with leading lawyers and technology professionals from across the region.
- Assisted companies with the conduct of comprehensive data protection compliance reviews and the formulation of their data protection policies and procedures.
- Advised clients on the management of data breaches and has represented them in the course of investigations conducted by Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission.
Employment and Labour Law
- Assisted both local and international companies on employee related matters prior to reorganisations. This includes assisting with employee terminations, as well as assisting with the necessary regulatory notifications.
- Advised local and foreign companies on issues pertaining to relocation of staff abroad or to inward to Singapore.
- Assisted clients in the setting up of Employee Share Ownership Plans for listed and private companies, and providing assistance for securing approvals from the relevant authorities.
- Assisted clients in the drafting of employment agreements and executive service agreements for company directors as well as employees of various levels.
- Assisted clients in the drafting of employee handbooks setting out internal human resource policies and processes for companies in various industries.
Education
National University of Singapore, LLB
Hons
Admissions
- Singapore
- Practitioner Certificate for Personal Data Protection (Singapore)