Patrick E-Wei Ong

Director

  • Patrick E-Wei Ong
  • Phone: +65 6311 0047

    Import to Address Book

  • Selvam LLC
    16 Collyer Quay #17-00
    Singapore 049318

Patrick E-Wei Ong is a Director in Selvam LLC’s Corporate Practice Group. He has private practice and in-house experience, and practices in the area of corporate law. He advises on a broad range of commercial transactions involving cross border mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, private equity and various other corporate and commercial matters. His portfolio of corporate advisory work encompasses advising clients on corporate governance, compliance, data protection and privacy laws, and banking & finance matters.

Patrick also has experience in employment matters, and has advised employees, private and multinational companies on immigration matters, executive compensation plans, employment and confidentiality agreements, employment handbooks, unfair dismissal and the conducting of responsible restructuring, rightsizing and retrenchment exercises.

He has represented a wide range of clients including start-ups, founders, banks, funds, MNCs and HNWIs across various industry sectors.

Patrick graduated from University College London in 2014 with a Bachelor of Laws (Second Class Honours (Upper Division)), and is admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore.

Areas of Practice

  • Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures
  • Venture Capital
  • Employment
  • Data Privacy
  • General Corporate

Admissions

  • Singapore

Education

  • University College London, LL.B. (Hons), 2014

Experience

  • Selvam LLC
    - Director, 2025-present
    - Associate Director, 2023-2025
    - Senior Associate, 2021-2023
  • Collyer Law LLC
    - Senior Associate, 2020-2021
    - Associate, 2017-2020
  • SingEx Holdings Pte. Ltd. (previously SingEx, and presently Constellar)
     - Legal Secondment, Feb 2020-May 2020
  • Cigna Europe Insurance Company S.A.-N.V. – Singapore Branch
     - Legal Secondment, April 2019-June 2019
  • KKT Technology Pte. Ltd. (Holmusk)
     - Legal Secondment, May 2017-July 2017
  • PK Wong & Associates LLC (an independent member firm of the global EY network from 2014-2018, and presently Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair Pte. Ltd.)
    - Associate, 2016-2017

Professional Activities

  • Venture Capital Investment Model Agreements (VIMA) Working Group, Member
  • The Law Society of Singapore, Mentorship Scheme, Mentor
  • The Law Society of Singapore, Social & Welfare Committee, Member
  • Singapore Academy of Law, Member

Selected Publications

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Guest Lecturer, National University of Singapore (NUS), Master of Science (MSc) in Venture Creation, 2023-2024
  • Panelist, “Hot Topics in Foreign Investment in Asia – Part II: Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam”, New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), Webinar, 30 August 2024
  • “Lasting Powers of Attorney (“LPAs”) and Advance Medical Directives (“AMDs”)”, Selvam LLC Pro Bono Committee Initiative, Club HEAL, Singapore, 25 July 2024
  • “Wills, LPAs and AMDs”, Selvam LLC Pro Bono Committee Initiative, Nursing and Healthcare Management Faculty of the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore, 12 June 2024
  • “Doing Business in Singapore – The ABCs”, United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce (Chihuahua Chapter), Singapore, 23 October 2023
  • “Key Legal Considerations for Establishing a Business in Singapore & ASEAN”, United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce (California Regional Chapter) – 10th Annual Trade Mission to Asia, Singapore, 6 April 2023
  • “2023 – Singapore and the Year Ahead”, Duane Morris Asia Lawyers’ Summit, Phuket, Thailand, 24 February 2023
  • Panelist, "Singapore, Opening the Door to Asia for Pacific Alliance Nations – A Legal and Regulatory Overview", Webinar, 11 November 2021
  • “Overview on Singapore Corporate Compliance Requirements”, Webinar, 1 July 2021
  • Panelist, "Global Trade Impact and Implications: RCEP – A view from Singapore, China, Myanmar and Vietnam", in collaboration with the Association of Corporate Counsel (Singapore Chapter), Webinar, 19 May 2021

Representative Matters

    Venture Capital/Venture Debt

  • Advised a Seoul-based e-commerce aggregator on its Pre-Series A fundraising round, and its US$50 million Series A fundraising round.

  • Advised a global clinical stage biotech company on its Pre-Series A fundraising round, and its US$27 million Series A fundraising round.

  • Advised an earned wage access (EWA) service provider on its Pre-Series A fundraising round, and its US$20 million Series A fundraising round.

  • Advised a Vietnam-based pharmaceutical marketplace company on its US$9 million Series A fundraising round.

  • Advised a Vietnam-based language learning and test preparation platform on its US$7 million Series A fundraising round.

  • Advised a Vietnam-based education startup on its Series A fundraising round.

  • Advised a Seoul-based e-commerce aggregator on obtaining venture debt from a Korean private investment firm involving a KRW $20 billion loan facility with warrants.

    • Mergers & Acquisitions/PE; Joint Ventures

  • Advised a private equity fund on a US$400 million sale of a group of companies in the business of electronics manufacturing, to a company listed in Canada.
  • Advised a global provider of safety, security and sustainability solutions headquartered in Germany, in its acquisition of a Singapore-based vertical transportation inspection and testing services provider.
  • Advised a US-based private equity fund on its acquisition of a Singapore-based point of sale (POS) developer and service provider.
  • Advised a leading global biopolymer producer in its joint venture with a leading petrochemical company in Southeast Asia, in relation to the production of bio-ethylene and bio-based polyethylene.
  • Advised a Singapore-headquartered food-specialised e-commerce company in its joint venture with a leading global provider of AI-based SaaS solutions for the leisure and hospitality industries, in relation to the development of FoodTech solutions.

  • Advised a leading asphalt provider headquartered in Singapore on its acquisition of a group of companies owning and operating bitumen storage terminals and distribution activities in Vietnam, from a global mid and downstream energy company.

    • Employment

  • Advised a global transaction guarantee company for online purchases on its response to a termination related dispute filed by its former employee.
  • Regularly advising on the implementation and administration of RSUs, ESOPs and other equity and cash settled employee incentive schemes.
  • Regularly advising on restrictive covenants / restraints of trade.
  • Regularly advising on immigration matters, employment and confidentiality agreements, employment handbooks, unfair dismissal and the conducting of responsible restructuring, rightsizing and retrenchment exercises.

    • Data Privacy

  • Advised and assisted an Australian-listed company on obtaining Data Protection Trustmark (DPTM) certification and preparing intra company data transfer agreements.

  • Regularly advising on obligations relating to compliance with data privacy obligations under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 of Singapore, data sharing and data processing agreements.

    • General Corporate

  • Advised a Singapore-based film production company on its film financing agreements.
  • Advised various entities on regional franchising agreements.
  • Regularly advising entities on corporate actions, including share buybacks.
  • Regularly advising entities on regional contractual, regulatory and licensing matters, including establishment of a business presence, and PE risks.

    • Regulatory

  • Advised Korea Exchange (KRX) on its Recognized Market Operator (RMO) license application to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).