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Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
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Benjamin Cheong
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Singapore
- Phone+65 62320738
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Work Department
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Position
Deputy Head, Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Career
Benjamin has practised in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai (as a foreign lawyer), and has been involved in many complex cross-border and multi-jurisdictional deals across Asia.
He has been recognised as one of Asia’s Leading Lawyers for IP by Chambers Asia Pacific, where he was lauded as being “smart, quick, precise, dynamic and on top of things”, and by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific “one of the brightest minds in the industry' in respect of IP and data protection in addition to his broader TMT expertise” and is praised for his “valuable insight and experience”. Benjamin has also been named as one of “Singapore’s 40 Most Influential Lawyers Aged 40 and Under” by Singapore Business Review.
Benjamin has more than a decade of experience in advising clients on contentious and non-contentious matters, with a particular focus on technology-related join ventures / mergers & acquisitions, technology and intellectual property licensing, technology outsourcing deals and data protection compliance. He has worked on a number of cross-border joint venture and mergers and acquisition deals across Asia, with a particular focus on the PRC. With the growth of the digital and knowledge-based economy, Benjamin has a keen interest in cybersecurity, blockchain technology, fintech, insurtech, medtech, digital payments and AI and keeps abreast with developments in these new technologies and industries.
In addition, Benjamin is active in the start-up space and has been partnering with start-ups throughout various stages of their business life cycles (including the seed and development, start up, growth and establishment, expansion and exit stages). He regularly advises and gives talks to start-ups on issues relating to intellectual property protection, electronic transactions, consumer protection, data protection and general commercial laws.
Memberships
Member, Licensing Executives Society (Singapore)
Member, Singapore Shanghai Business Association