Our Team
Hui Ling Teo
Head of Corporate & Finance
LL.B (Hons)
Area of practice :
Corporate & Finance
Years of practice
– Qualified in Singapore law advocate & solicitor in 2011
– Qualified as English law solicitor in 2013
Academic qualifications (degree, masters, PhD)
– Singapore’s first double degree program
– Bachelor of Laws (LLB), National University of Singapore, Deans List in graduating year
– Bachelor of Social Sciences (Economics) National University of Singapore
– Harvard University, Executive Education
Specialised accreditation (mediation, PDD, Child Rep, Parenting Coordinator, Collaborative Family Practice)
– Passed CFA Certificate in ESG Investing
– Passed Chartered Banker’s Institute certificate in green and sustainable finance
Any outside interest that makes the lawyer more human and relatable to (about family, pets, hobbies, interests)
– New technology, transportation & space, decentralized finance.
– Proud and tortured mother of 2 boys.
– Dance and the performing arts. Hui Ling co-founded a varsity competitive cheerleading team and held the role of vice-chair and mid-flyer, which amongst others included leading the fund raising efforts of the team.
Leadership positions (in legal and non-legal)
– Sustainability subcommittee co-lead – Women in Aviation International, Singapore Chapter
Volunteer work in legal scene or non-legal (membership, legal aid)
– Sustainability subcommittee co-lead – Women in Aviation International, Singapore Chapter
– Community Builder – Beyond Horizons
Awards won (legal or otherwise)
– Band 3 Chambers, Aviation Finance Singapore 2023
– Band 4 Chambers, Aviation Finance APAC 2023
– Legal 500 “Next Gen Partner” 2023
– Top 10 most influential lawyers shaping aviation finance in Singapore
Any notable legal work (significant cases won, deals done)
– M&A : Acquisition by a Singapore headquartered global platform of a support vessel specialist based in the UK
– M&A: Sale of aircraft leasing platform including aircraft and engine assets and order books with enterprise value US$ 2.8 billion
– Asia’s first asset backed securitization of aircraft assets for one of China’s largest aircraft lessor
– Customized tax driven finance lease structures in the form of French tax lease and Japanese operating lease – an award-winning transaction 2 years in a row
– Aircraft AFIC (non-payment insurance) financing – award winning
– Aircraft pre-delivery payment financing
– Engine and parts trading (sale and purchase) and leasing
– Sale and purchase of business jets, interests in football clubs, art and other alternative assets
– Quotes from Chambers / Legal 500
– “Second to none. She quickly provides concise, clear, easy to understand and practical advice, allowing us to structure our sometimes complex transactions more robustly.” Aviation Finance, Asia Pacific, Chambers 2024
– “She has a deep understanding of the industry and is constantly evolving.” – Asset Finance Client, Legal 500, 2024
– “One word best describes Hui Ling: Excellence” – Finance Client, Chambers 2023
Any publications (books, articles, journals)
Hui Ling has authored:
– Bloomberg Law’s chapter on ESG issues for Aerospace and Defense Companies
– Re-Volt – Battery Sovereignty in Electric Aircraft
– Decarbonizing supply chains – can sustainable financing help?
We write a weekly newsletter on new tech, defi and sustainability in transportation focused on the APAC region – Beyond Horizons by Hui Ling | Huiling | Substack
& covering topical issues such as:
-May 2024 – EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD): A Game-Changer for Global Corporations [available upon request] Who STO (securitised token offerings) my aircraft ABS (asset backed securitization)
– April 2024 – Go Air / Go First – Lessors win against the DGCA, or have they?
– March 2024 – Fortifying Borders: CFIUS (US), NSIA (UK) & Singapore’s new Significant Investments Review Bill (SRA, SG)
– February 2024 – 3 “easy” steps to finance SAF?
– February 2024 – AI in transportation
Public exposure (featured in media, talks to organizations)
– Quoted in Business Times, June 26, 2023 – “As used cooking oil glistens, Singapore’s smaller collection agents struggle”
– Key Note Speaker, Investor Forum, Global Urban and Advanced Air Summit, September 2023
– Airline Economics, Dublin May 2023 Environmental Summit – Moderator for panel on sustainable finance featuring panelists from MUFG, CACIB, Soc Gen, SMBC and Natixis
– Aerospace financing – Dispute Resolution Panel – Air and Space Law Conference by National University of Singapore and McGill University, June 2023
– Panelist discussion for Amadeus, May, 2024 – “WAISG – Reflection on Sustainable Aviation Fuels”
– Panelist discussion for French Chamber of Commerce celebrating the joint year of Sustainability France – Singapore with IMPACT!, June, 2024 – “The Influence of Environmental Regulations and Policies on Green Investments”
