Faculty Profile

Rachel is an Assistant Professor of Law at the Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University (SMU). Her research interests are in the areas of financial law and regulation, contract law and tort law. She is also particularly interested in issues at the intersection of financial regulation and private law. Recently, her work has focused on digital transformation in banking and finance, including legal and regulatory issues pertaining to stablecoins, cryptocurrency derivatives, decentralised finance and e-payments. She has also written on legal and regulatory issues in sustainable finance, such as in relation to ESG disclosure and the development of sustainability-linked derivatives. Her work has been published in various local and international journals, including the Journal of Business Law, the Banking & Finance Law Review, the Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law, and the Singapore Academy of Law Journal. Prior to joining SMU, Rachel practised as a lawyer in Singapore. She teaches contract law and tort law.
 

Qualifications

• LLM, University of California, Berkeley
• LLB, National University of Singapore
• Advocate and Solicitor (Singapore)

Courses Taught

• Contract Law
• Law of Torts

Research Areas / Areas of Specialisation

• Financial law and regulation
• Fintech
• Contract Law
• Tort Law