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Irene Ng Šega is Head of the APAC Desk and Senior Attorney (Singapore, New York) for the Corporate/M&A practice area at CMS. As one of the few lawyers in Austria admitted to practice in Southeast Asia and the US and with professional experience in both Asia and Europe, she regularly works with international clients looking to expand their presence in Asia or Europe.
Irene Ng Šega also has a strong interest in legal technology and legal informatics, which she continues to broaden and deepen during her secondment as a Senior Project Manager at Lupl Inc, a legal technology start-up from 2020-2022, as well as through her academic work. She is a regular academic contributor and a Fellow of the Stanford-Vienna Transatlantic Technology Law Forum (TTLF).
Before joining CMS, Irene Ng Šega worked as Group Legal Counsel for a (then) listed company in Singapore, where she oversaw its expansion into Europe. She also worked as a Consultant for the Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on International TradeLaw (UNCITRAL) in Vienna. Irene obtained her LL.B. (Hons.) with a Minor in European Studies from the National University of Singapore and her LL.M. and doctorate (Dr.iur.) from the University of Vienna. She is admitted to the bar in Singapore (since 2015) and New York (since 2017).
