LC2012 TRIAL ADVOCACY (AY 2020/2021) – EXTERNAL TUTORS’ PROFILES Brief Bio – Mr Wilson Wong Mr Wilson Wong is currently the Managing Director and Head of Legal (Asia) at a private bank headquartered in Switzerland, and with offices in various countries, including in Singapore. After graduating from NUS Law in 2002, Wilson began his career as a lawyer in private practice at Drew & Napier LLC, where he practised civil and commercial litigation for 8 years. He left Drew & Napier to become Director (Legal) in the Singapore branch of a boutique private bank renowned in England and mainland Europe in 2010, before joining his current bank in 2015. Prior to leaving practice, Wilson was a trainer for the Advocacy module of the Part B course run by the Singapore Institute of Legal Education. He was also actively involved in advocacy training at Drew & Napier LLC. Fun Fact: Wilson was responsible for training the current Course Convenor for the LC2012 Trial Advocacy module – Ms Sim Khadijah (aka “Ms J”) – when she was representing Singapore in the Australian Law Students’ Association Advocacy Competition in Perth in 2005. Though Ms J did not win the ALSA Competition, she credits much of her advocacy skills to her formative training with Wilson in Year 2 of Law School. Cases of Interest ▪ Mak Chik Lun & Ors v Loh Kim Her [2003] 4 SLR(R) 338 – Assisting Counsel to Hri Kumar Nair (as he then was) ▪ George Raymond Zage III v Ho Chi Kwong [2010] 2 SLR 589 – Assisting Counsel to Hri Kumar Nair, S.C. ▪ Lee Hsien Loong v Review Publishing Co Ltd & Anor [2010] 1 SLR 52 – Assisting Counsel to Davinder Singh, S.C. Outside of the law, Wilson is an avid Liverpool FC fan. He loves to sing, read, watch mindless TV serials, and eat good food. 1 .