Leanne Sim

Leanne Sim is Counsel at Bird & Bird in Singapore. Her primary practice area is Real Estate Law, and she advises on a wide spectrum of corporate real estate transactions across asset classes in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region.

She typically acts for an international clientele, including major real estate investment trusts, government-linked corporations, private equity real estate funds, real estate asset managers, family offices, property developers and hotel operators.

Her hotel and branded residences experience spans the Middle East and Southeast Asia in relation to both greenfield hospitality developments and the redevelopment and rebranding of brownfield hospitality assets.

Her general real estate experience includes direct and indirect acquisitions and divestments, leasing and other operational matters across asset classes (e.g. office, industrial, logistics and retail) in Singapore and regionally.

She enjoys working closely with clients and counterparties to move deals forward smoothly and efficiently, and with a collaborative spirit and commercial mind, she looks for solutions that balance everyone's interests while protecting her clients' best interests.