Chua Bor Jern

Partner

Bor Jern’s areas of expertise span acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate actions and capital markets. He has been involved in advising on a broad range of complicated and notable transactions in various areas including data centres, hospitality, healthcare, and student accommodation.

Bor Jern has been the sole recipient of “Best Legal Advisor – Singapore” award in the FinanceAsia Dealmaker Poll Awards. The Legal 500 has described Bor Jern to be “the preeminent REIT and real estate lawyer in Singapore, with an unparalled database on practical deal and situational knowledge. He is extremely liked by his clients and partners and packages his advice in easily understandable and actionable directives”. He has also been described by Chambers Asia-Pacific that “sources particularly highlight his ‘deep local knowledge and excellent relationship with issuers and regulators’” and by Chambers Global that “sources are quick to commend his expertise and market prominence”. IFLR1000 has ranked Bor Jern in the “highly regarded” category and described him as having "very good knowledge of the law and has a good relationship with regulators, and therefore is able to give us some insight on our matters from the regulators' perspective". He has been cited as an expert in Lexology Index.

Bor Jern was formerly the Chief Editor of the Singapore Law Review, being the only student-run law review at the National University of Singapore. He was conferred “Friend of Labour” by the Singapore National Trade Union Congress for his contributions to the Singapore labour movement during the May Day Awards. Bor Jern led the winning team from Allen & Gledhill LLP to emerge as the overall quiz champion in the SGX Cares Bull Charge Ultimate Quiz Challenge.