Chew Mei Choo

Chew Mei Choo is a Consultant at Shook Lin & Bok LLP, specialising in real estate law, corporate real estate, and real estate investment trusts. With more than 40 years of experience in corporate real estate transactions, she has advised on all types of commercial, industrial, and residential property transactions, including securitisation and REITs.

Mei Choo's clients include listed companies, offshore and local multinational corporations, banks and other financial institutions, real estate investment trusts, and other types of landlords and tenants. Her practice also includes advising on property development and finance, and the property‑related aspects of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other corporate transactions. She has acted for Sabana REIT on the conversion of parts of New Tech Park to a retail hub; ESR‑LOGOS Funds Management on the redevelopment of a general industrial property; a German pharmaceutical company on its acquisition of a facility at Tuas Biomedical Park; and various REITs on build‑to‑suit transactions, acquisitions, divestments, and asset enhancement initiatives.

Mei Choo holds an LL.B (Hons) from the National University of Singapore (1980) and was called to the Singapore Bar in 1981.

She has served on various sub‑committees of the Law Society of Singapore, including the Conveyancing Practice Committee, and has organised and co‑ordinated seminars on behalf of the Law Society. She is ranked as a leading individual in Real Estate by Chambers Asia‑Pacific (2019–2026), as a Leading Individual in Real Estate by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2017–2026), and as a Distinguished Practitioner in Real Estate by Asialaw Profiles (2019–2025).