Claudia is Head of the Firm’s Corporate and Financial Services Practice Group. Her main areas of practice are in corporate finance and M&A transactions throughout Asia. She has more than 17 years of experience in corporate finance, advising on initial public offerings on the Singapore Stock Exchange, listing of convertible securities and REITS where she advised the managers in the listing of the first Pan Asian REIT with an initial property portfolio of SGD$700 million (voted the 9th largest deal by Asian Counsel magazine). Claudia has also acted for several listed companies in placements and rights issue exercises and is currently advising on a reverse take-over transaction. Most recently she advised Singapore Health Partners in the SGD$250 million syndicated loan facilities in relation to the first mediplex comprising a hospital, hotel and medical centre in Singapore.

Before joining Harry Elias Partnership, Claudia practiced with a local law firm and an international law firm in Singapore. Prior to that, she lived and worked abroad for 12 years in both London and Hong Kong where she also practiced with two Hong Kong law firms, advising on initial public offerings and compliance issues on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Claudia is a sought after speaker for professional seminars and symposiums and has contributed a few articles to legal journals like the International Law Office.

Claudia is dually qualified as a barrister and a solicitor of England and Wales and is admitted to the Rolls of Solicitors of Hong Kong. She was called to the Singapore Bar in 1990.