Candice Chua (蔡菁渊)
About Candice Chua (蔡菁渊)
Senior Legal Counsel - eRB & M&A at Reckitt Benckiser CHQ. Founder of 2Now, a startup incubator based in Singapore. Turning people and ideas into legally sound start-ups, getting companies investor-ready, navigating through due diligence and building capabilities within the SEA legal and regulatory landscape. Previously, Legal Advisor to hypergrowth hospitality tech unicorn OYO (oyorooms.com), Group Head of Legal at SEA's leading ecommerce enabler aCommerce (acommerce.asia), Legal Counsel (SEA) in Chinese tech giant LeEco, Legal Counsel (Regional) in Rocket Internet incubated Lazada and led SEA regional legal team of Thai public-listed online entertainment firm, Asiasoft. Specialization – Corporate, M&A, TMT, Ecommerce (with Cross-border expertise), Transportation, Supply Chain and Logistics; 10.5 years of in-house experience running fundraising transactions, general corporate/compliance/regulatory/risk management and leading legal teams; graduated from The University of Melbourne with LLB; admitted to Supreme Court of Victoria in 2009; private practice experience in top International, Australian and Asian law firms including Clifford Chance (Shanghai), Minter Ellison (Melbourne) and Allens Arthur Robinson (Singapore). Fluent in English and Mandarin.