Mr. Ho Soo Lih, or Mr. Ho, will serve as chairman of the nomination committee and as a member of the Audit committee and compensation committee. Mr. Ho is currently a lawyer at Drew & Napier LLC, which is one of the largest law firms in Singapore. Specializing in real estate transactions with specific focus on corporate real estate work, Mr. Ho co-heads the firm’s Real Estate and Corporate Real Estate practice group.
He advises private and public listed companies, financial institutions, developers, funds and individuals in real estate transactions (including JTC properties) such as land tenders, joint ventures, share sale and purchases, real estate investment trusts, mortgagee sales, collective sales and commercial and residential leases. He also routinely advises on hotel management, property investment and management contracts. Mr. Ho has also assisted clients as their instructing counsel in their acquisition and disposition of properties in countries such as Malaysia, Australia, China and South Korea.
As a sub-specialty, Mr. Ho advises on banking and financing issues related to these transactions (including regulatory and compliance) and has dealt with competent authorities in Singapore such as the Singapore Exchange, Monetary Authority of Singapore Jurong Town Corporation, Housing Development Board and Urban Redevelopment Authority.
Mr. Ho graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LL.B (Hons.) in 1992 and he is admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor to the Singapore Bar in 1994. Mr. Ho is a Member of The Law Society of Singapore and he is also a Member of the Singapore Academy of Law.