Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, the member firm of Baker McKenzie in Singapore, has added a team in Singapore, led by principals Shirin Tang and Ang Lip Kian. The team joins from Morrison Foerster, where Tang served as managing partner of the Singapore office and on the firm’s global executive committee, among other leadership roles. She will join as co-head of the Singapore M&A practice, jointly with Boo Bee Chun. Tang brings more than 20 years of experience in cross-border M&A and private equity transactions across Asia and the US, with a focus on complex and innovative transactions, including capital raising platforms, joint ventures and club deals, portfolio restructuring and exits. Her practice spans the institutional real estate, technology/e-commerce, life sciences and consumer sectors. Over the past several years, Tang has led transactions worth over US$35 billion in aggregate. Ang represents international funds, multinational corporations and financial institutions in large cross-border private equity, venture capital, M&A, real estate and fund transactions. His work spans a wide range of sectors, including real estate, fintech, life sciences, technology and consumer goods. Ang has significant experience in executing transactions involving cutting-edge technologies and assisting clients in entering into new strategies. He also maintains an active pro bono practice, with a particular interest in sustainability, education and refugee protection. Tang is admitted to practice in New York. Prior to joining Morrison Foerster as a partner in 2014, she spent 10 years at Shearman & Sterling (now A&O Shearman) in both the New York and Singapore offices. She holds an LLM from Harvard Law School and an LLB from the National University of Singapore. Ang, who is qualified in England & Wales, holds an MBA and an LLB from the National University of Singapore.
