Blackletter LLC

Banking & Finance

Managing Partner

Gerard is the Managing Partner of the firm. He is a former Partner in an international law firm. Gerard started his legal career in disputes. To reshape his practice, he switched to corporate and securities; and now, focusing on banking and finance.

Gerard has a broad financial services practice covering general bank and syndicated lending, asset financing, structured finance, capital market transactions, derivatives, and market regulations.

His banking and finance practice covers a broad array of banking transactions. He acts for banking institutions, non-bank finance providers, and corporates on general bank lending, syndicated lending, acquisition finance, leveraged finance, structured finance, and refinancing of existing loans.

For capital markets practice, he covers a wide spectrum of securities products (equity and debt products) and services, derivatives, and securitisation. He advises financial intermediaries on origination of securities products and services; and provides regulatory and transactional advice to financial and non-financial clients on exchange-traded and OTC derivatives, and market regulations.

His financial regulation practice supports clients operating in the financial services industry such as asset managers, banks, brokers, e-money issuers, funds, payment service providers, and trustees. He assists them in complying with financial services laws, business conduct rules, and market rules in their daily operations, governance, and transactions.

His fintech practice covers a diverse range of Fintech work relating to corporate, digital assets (such as cryptos and NFTs), lending, payment systems, and securities. He advises corporates, emerging players, and financial institutions on capital raisings through token offerings on blockchain, crowdfunding, and digital assets.

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Gerard is the Managing Partner of the firm. He is a former Partner in an international law firm. Gerard started his legal career in disputes. To reshape his practice, he switched to corporate and securities; and now, focusing on banking and finance.

Gerard has spent some time as an in-house counsel in a financial institution to learn the workings of the financial services sector. During his time, he established and expanded the legal department to support the growth of the regional investment banking businesses, oversaw regulatory and governance matters, and advised the board and senior management on a range of business issues and strategies.

Gerard is admitted to practice law in Singapore, and England & Wales.

Outside the office, Gerard turns to his passion on art and antiques to animate his life and develop an art law practice, as well as spends time with his four dogs rescued from a shelter.