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, e-commerce, infrastructure, healthcare, hospitality and student accommodation.

In the FinanceAsia Dealmaker Poll Awards 2023, Bor Jern was the sole recipient of “Best Legal Advisor – Singapore” award. He has 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". The Legal 500 has described Bor Jern to be “extremely helpful in providing solutions to many complex issues”. He has been cited as an expert in Who’s Who Legal.

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. As part of the May Day Awards 2020, he was one of the six persons conferred “Friend of Labour” by the Singapore National Trade Union Congress for his contributions to the Singapore labour movement. In the SGX Cares Bull Charge Ultimate Quiz Challenge 2023, Bor Jern led the winning team from Allen & Gledhill LLP to emerge as the overall quiz champion.