Qualifications

  • LL.B. (Honours), National University of Singapore (2018)
  • Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2019)

Joelle is an Associate Director with the Corporate and Finance team of Drew & Napier, with a particular focus on clients from the Chinese Market. Her practice spans a broad spectrum of corporate legal matters, including corporate compliance, regulatory and policy advisory, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and general corporate law.

As part of her work with the Greater China Desk, Joelle regularly assists and acts as Singapore counsel to PRC clients in connection with their overseas investments, including the establishment of joint venture companies and the acquisition of shares in local and regional entities. She also supports clients on their business expansion into Southeast Asia and beyond, with Singapore serving as the base for their regional operations. She is experienced in helping clients navigate a range of Singapore legal and regulatory issues, including corporate governance, banking and finance, employment, and data protection. 

Joelle is fluent in both English and Mandarin and is comfortable advising clients in both languages. 

Some of the matters in which Joelle has handled include:
  • Acted as Singapore counsels to Super Hi International Holding Ltd. in connection to its listing by way of introduction on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKEX”) on 30 December 2022.
  • Acted as Singapore counsels to Super Hi International Holding Ltd. in connection to its dual listing on the Nasdaq Global Market ("NASDAQ") on 17 May 2024. Super Hi is noted to be the first company to be first listed on the HKEX and then on NASDAQ.
  • Acted as Singapore legal advisers to Beijing Capital Eco-Environment Protection Co., Ltd. (北京⾸创⽣态环保集团股份有限公司), a PRC state-owned entity, on a SGD605 million proposed sale of its shares in ECO Industrial Environmental Engineering Pte Ltd, the leading player in the hazardous industrial recovery and treatment market in Singapore, to Seche Environnement.
  • Advising a top online travel agency in the PRC in relation to its business expansion into South-East Asia including the setting up of its overseas headquarters in Singapore and providing Singapore legal advice in relation to its business activities in Singapore and the region.
  • Acted for a PRC alternative asset investment fund management company in relation to its investment in a Top 3 renewable energy company in Singapore through ODI.
  • Acted as Singapore legal advisers to a chemical company established in the PRC in its competitive bid to acquire certain energy and chemical assets (including, an oil refinery) in Singapore from an international energy company.
  • Member, Law Society of Singapore
  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law