Jeremy Koo
Biography
Jeremy Koo is a financial services and regulatory lawyer based in Singapore.
His experience includes advising financial institutions on various licensing and business conduct requirements, as well as on matters pertaining to money laundering and terrorism financing, sanctions, data protection, as well as other key areas of concern of such clients.
Prior to joining the firm, Jeremy was an associate in the financial services and regulatory practice of another leading Singapore law firm. He was also seconded to the Payments Department of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, where he assessed licence applications and assisted in policy research to guide the development of the payments regulatory regime.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
Representative experience includes advising:
a number of financial institutions in relation to ongoing business conduct requirements in Singaporea US broker-dealer in relation to its application for a digital payment tokens licence in Singapore*
a foreign broker dealer in relation to its application for a broker-dealer licence in Singapore*
a private equity firm in relation to its application for a fund management licence*
a foreign asset manager in relation to its fund offerings in Singapore*
a FX settlement institution in relation to jurisdictional regulatory reviews for Singapore*
a settlement and custodial institution in relation to its Singapore business*
a foreign bank on the setting up of a Singapore bank branch*
a Web3 company on regulatory issues in relation to its cryptocurrency offerings*
*Experience prior to joining firm.
Admissions
Admissions
- Advocate & Solicitor (Supreme Court of Singapore, practising under section 36E of the Legal Profession Act) 2021
Languages
Languages
- English
- Mandarin Chinese
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