Professional Qualifications

  • Attorney-at-law admitted with the Supreme Court of New York
  • Registered foreign lawyer in Singapore

Prior Experience

Joe spent several years working as an engineer in the oil and gas industry and then began his legal career on Wall Street before moving to Asia in 1997. He has worked on numerous NASDAQ, NYSE, Singapore and Indonesia IPOs and more than 90 high-yield financings throughout Asia.

Recognitions

  • Chambers Global and Asia: High Yield Debt - Band 1 (2008), "an outstanding high yield player"
  • Capital Markets (2011-2021):
    • Singapore - Band 2/3: "One of the top US securities law experts in the region"
    • Indonesia - Band 2/3: "is respected by peers as an expert in high-end matters, with a particular focus on Indonesia."
  • Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2010-2021): Indonesia: "has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the market in Asia, particularly Indonesia".
  • IFLR1000 (2017 - 2021): Singapore: a leading lawyer for Capital Markets and M&A
  • Who's Who Legal: Capital Markets (2011-2021)
  • Asia Business Law Journal (2018): Singapore's Top 100 Lawyers

Education

  • University of Notre Dame, J.D. magna cum laude, Executive Editor of Notre Dame Law Review, 1991
  • University of Michigan, B.S. in Chemical Engineering, National Merit Finalist, Regent's Scholar, 1981

Memberships

  • Registered Foreign Lawyer, The Law Society of Singapore