James S. Wong practices in the area of corporate law with a concentration on private equity and investment management funds.
Mr. Wong is a 1995 graduate of Buckingham University. He also earned an LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1997.
Areas of Practice
- Private Equity
- Investment Management
- Corporate Restructuring
- Venture Capital Funds
Admissions
- Singapore
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.M., 1997
- Foreign Advisory Panel, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Economic and International Law - University of Buckingham, LL.B., 1995
Other Experience
- Duane Morris Selvam LLP
- Special Counsel, 2012-present - Crescent Advisors, Singapore
-Group General Counsel, 2005-2011 - Merrill Lynch International Bank, Singapore
- Counsel, 2004 - Kirkland & Ellis
- Senior Associate, 2002-2003 - Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
- Associate, 2001-2002 - Allen Overy Shook Lin & Bok, Singapore
- Solicitor, 2000-2001
Professional Activities
- Singapore Corporate Counsel Association
- International Liaison Committee, 2005-2012
Speaking Engagements
- "Cross-Border Bond Restructurings," PLC Global Counsel, Restructuring and Insolvency, 2003
- "Regulatory Harmonization in Europe," American Bankruptcy Institute, 2002
- "Overview Update of Singapore Listing Rules," International Law Office, Corporate Finance, 2001
- "Employee Stock Option Scheme," Butterworths Dotcom Conference, 2000
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