Sara Liew is a Director and heads the Corporate Department of Central Chambers. She graduated from Kings College London in 1988. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1989 and was admitted to the Singapore Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor civil litigator in 1991.

Sara started her practice as a civil litigator in 1991 and over the years, had moved into general corporate and commercial practice. Prior to joining Central Chambers, Sara spent 11 years as in-house Legal Counsel and Head Legal to EDB Investments Pte Ltd (“EDBI”), the investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board (“EDB”). Her years in litigation had given to her a wider dimension and outlook in a corporate legal environment. She was involved very substantially in advising on structuring and negotiating strategic joint ventures (including domestic and cross-border transactions). A major part of her portfolio also involved seed and venture capital investments and very naturally, she was involved in legal aspects of fund management. Sara had also concurrently served two years as in-house Legal Counsel and Head Legal to the EDB. She was also Company Secretary to EDBI and its several subsidiaries.

Statutory Boards and other organisations have periodically retained Sara as part of agreed legal retainer arrangements given her familiarity with Government investment culture and regulations.

The practical experience that Sara brings to Central Chambers is obviously in the areas of corporate practice including private equity investments, divestment of companies, venture capital work, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture agreements, corporate re-structuring and general corporate agreements.