Pauline Chong
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 4 : Banking & Finance: Domestic
Band 4
About
Provided by Pauline Chong
Practice Areas
Pauline heads the Banking & Finance practice and is also a Director in the Corporate & Finance Department. She has more than two decades of experience representing and advising clients on a wide range of local and cross-border loan and financing transactions. More specifically, Pauline has worked on bilateral and syndicated loan facilities to borrowers from the ASEAN countries, the Asia Pacific region, and Europe. She has advised clients on the financing of infrastructure projects including power plant and highway construction projects, property construction financing, acquisition financing, ship financing, and loan restructuring and rescheduling.
Pauline is recognised by prestigious legal publications for her Banking & Finance work. She is described to be “highly competent”, "highly professional, responsive and knowledgeable" and holds a “fine record in syndicated and bilateral lending, acquisition finance and project finance”.
Career
LL.B (Hons), National University of Singapore; Admitted to the Singapore Bar
Professional Memberships
Member, Law Society of Singapore; Member, Singapore Academy of Law
Publications
Co-author, International Comparative Legal Guide to Lending & Secured Finance: Singapore chapter (2019 - 2021 editions); Co-author, Woon's Corporation Law: Chapter on Shares, Debentures and Charges
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Pauline Chong leads Drew & Napier's banking and finance practice, with experience advising lenders and borrowers on loan facilities as well as debt restructuring. Her clientele includes corporate and development banks.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Pauline is very professional and always has our best interests in mind. She is able to work within a tight deadline and will ensure a very fast turnaround time."
"Pauline is very professional and always has our best interests in mind. She is able to work within a tight deadline and will ensure a very fast turnaround time."