Mark A. Jacobsen

Mark A. Jacobsen is a Partner at TSMP. His primary practice area is Fintech Law, and he is the go-to adviser for esoteric fintech startups, advising them on novel structures and helping them navigate cutting-edge regulatory and compliance requirements.

He has acted on more than half of Singapore's Sandbox participants, a number of "digital securities" exchanges, and Asia Pacific's first blockchain incorporation agent and smart contracting platform. He has also been involved in many Singapore debuts, including a robo-advising platform, an equity crowdfunding platform, a revenue-sharing arrangement and a P2P platform.

In the traditional space, he has represented financial institutions on regulatory and compliance matters, in applications and submissions to major financial regulatory organisations globally, such as the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.

He knows his way around funds and their transactions, having served as both legal counsel and business consultant — an increasingly relevant skill as private equity and venture capital funds increasingly take over the fundraising role traditionally played by stock exchanges. Together with the firm's partners, he founded compliance consulting firm Integrium Pte. Ltd. to service the ongoing compliance and reporting requirements of its financial institutions clients.

Beyond the office, he has served as pro bono counsel for both entities and individuals in a number of areas, and has served as secretary to the board of directors of The Mekong Club, which works to disrupt and end modern-day slavery. He holds a J.D. from Stanford.