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Sheena is the Head of the regional Southeast Asian Intellectual Property practice at CMS Holborn Asia, the Formal Law Alliance with CMS Singapore and Singapore law practice, Holborn Law LLC. Qualified in Singapore, New York, England & Wales, she is a leading international lawyer in the field of Intellectual Property with more than 25 years of specialist experience in Asia. Sheena manages a team that handles trademark and patent prosecution in Southeast Asia, IP litigation and commercial IP transactions such as licensing and commercialization deals in the tech, media and life science sectors in Asia Pacific. Sheena is known for her sound, commercial advice and is widely acknowledged as a global thought leader on cutting-edge issues in the Intellectual Property field.
Sheena is also a Singapore registered patent agent, a Commissioner for Oaths and a Notary Public. She holds leadership positions in Licensing Executives Society Singapore and the AIPPI Singapore committee.
She is ranked as a leading Intellectual Property lawyer in numerous publications including Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2021, Asia IP Leading Stars 2021, Women in Business Law, Who’s Who Legal IP, Life Sciences 2021, Patents 2019, Who’s Who Legal Life Sciences 2022, World Trademark Review 2020 and IAM Patents 1000.
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Sheena is a leading Asian regional technology lawyer with a strong cybersecurity, media, privacy and fintech practice at CMS Holborn Asia, the Formal Law Alliance with CMS Singapore and Singapore law practice, Holborn Law LLC. Holding double international privacy certifications from the IAPP, Sheena has been active in technology in Asia for more than 25 years. She also represents a significant number of industry players in the entertainment and media industry including a number of the leading streaming platforms and has strong experience with cybersecurity and data localization issues across Asia.
Sheena works closely with a team of technology lawyers and advises on regulatory issues in the media, telecoms and fintech sectors in Asia. Sheena is ranked as a leading TMT lawyer in Asia and is known for her sound, commercial advice. She has handled a number of high profile data breaches involving ransomware attacks and works closely with clients to resolve issues with customers and regulators. She is one of only a few women lawyers active in the NFT space in Asia and has advised clients on the creation and mining of NFTs and their regulation across the various countries in Asia. She advises companies on their digital assets including gaming tokens, NFTs as well as payment platforms and digital payment tokens or cryptocurrencies.
Sheena is a member of the Global Board of iTechlaw, the first Singaporean to hold this post. She was also the only lawyer in Singapore listed as one of the Top Women in Cybersecurity and has written numerous articles on privacy, cybersecurity and the regulation of fintech. She currently sits on a number of industry committees.
