Ms Janice Ngeow > Dentons Rodyk > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Dentons Rodyk
80 RAFFLES PLACE
#33-00 UOB PLAZA 1
SINGAPORE 048624
Singapore

Work Department

Finance, Corporate Banking, Enterprise Banking, Trade, Commodity Finance and Aviation

Position

Janice Ngeow is a senior partner in Dentons Rodyk’s Finance practice group. She is Head of the Asset-based Finance practice and Co-Head of the Islamic Finance practice.

Janice’s practice encompasses:

  • A broad range of asset-based and acquisition finance work for local and foreign banks and institutional lenders in domestic and cross-border, structured financing, preparing and negotiating facility agreements (bilateral and syndications), sale-and-lease back and finance leases, with a focus on offshore exploration and drilling assets, ships and aircraft.
  • Advising on international trade and the sale and purchase of goods and commodities, shipping, storage, trade financing, regulation (including international sanctions), and insurance, and acting for trade finance banks in structured trade finance deals, including receivables-backed financing, warehouse receipt financing, letters of credit issuance and facilities for receivables purchase.

Languages

English, Mandarin

Education

LLB (Hons) National University of Singapore, 1992

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Shipping: local firms

Housing a ‘diverse team with expertise in substantive maritime law’, Dentons Rodyk maintains a strong track record in contentious mandates, ranging from ship arrests and enforcement cases to cargo claims and charterparty disputes, with additional capability in handling shipping finance and restructuring matters. Lawrence Teh showcases ‘exceptional experience’ in shipping disputes in Singapore, and jointly leads the team alongside Janice Ngeow, who acts for local and foreign banks and institutional lenders on ship finance mandates, and Jen Wei Loh, who represents ship owners, charterers, banks, shipyards and marine insurers in contentious shipping and admiralty cases. Senthil Dayalan is another key contact in the group.

Singapore > Banking and finance: local firms

Dentons Rodyk remains best known for real estate finance, continuing to represent local and regional banks along with real estate developers and companies in substantial financings. The firm has made a further impression in green and sustainability-linked financings in the real estate sector. It is also noted for syndicated lending, asset finance, Islamic financings, leveraged finance, and trade and commodity finance. Key industry sectors include real estate, private equity, energy and natural resources. Doreen Sim is head of the banking and finance group with a background in bilateral and syndicated loans, real estate finance and acquisition finance; she continues to lead many of the firm’s major real estate finance engagements. Joo Thye Tan leads the infrastructure practice and is noted for project financings in the energy sector. Janice Ngeow is head of the asset-based finance group and is co-head of Islamic finance alongside Zhulkarnain Rahim. Jonathan Guwe is also rated.