ABOUT
Patrick Ang is the Managing Partner of Rajah & Tann Singapore. He is also the Vice-Chairman of Rajah & Tann Asia.
Patrick is globally regarded as a pre-eminent lawyer, having been consistently named in legal directories like Chambers Asia Pacific, IFLR1000 and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. His market-leading reputation is endorsed by Chambers Asia Pacific, where he is ranked ‘Band 1’ lawyer (since 2008) and is commended as a “widely respected practitioner”, “truly exceptional” and “one of the leaders in the area.” Who’s Who Legal recognised him as Lawyer of the Year for Restructuring & Insolvency in 2020 and also as a Global Elite Thought Leader (since 2020) for his “truly outstanding” expertise, an accolade conferred on the top 2 percent of all practitioners listed globally across their guides.
Most recently, Patrick was awarded the Public Service Star (Covid 19), the second highest honour of The National Awards (COVID-19), by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for his contributions towards Singapore’s fight against the pandemic.
In 2018, he was inducted into the prestigious American College of Bankruptcy as a Fellow, making him the only Singaporean (and the fourth Asian lawyer) in this honorary public service association of bankruptcy and insolvency professionals. He is a director on the Boards of the International Insolvency Institute, Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore, and Vice-Chairman of the Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative under the Singapore Management University.
He served as independent director of the Esplanade Theatres, and SMRT Holdings (Singapore’s largest rail, bus company), and is currently an independent director of the Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation.
