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There’s perhaps no place more interesting to be a lawyer than in the tech industry – you often “make the road by walking” in uncharted legal territory and have a front row seat in shaping laws that impact the tech industry – including privacy, security, speech, commerce, sharing economy, fintech, employment, competition.

But how do you get a legal job in tech? What are the career paths that have led to successfully landing a job as a tech lawyer? What do tech companies look for in potential candidates? And what is it being a tech lawyer like?

The answers to these and more can be found through the APAC Tech Legal Externship, a program designed for final-year law students, trainee lawyers, and lawyers in their first or second year of practice based in Singapore, who are interested in connecting with mentors who are currently practicing as in-house tech lawyers.

Come and hear from the founders and organizers of the APAC Tech Legal Externship. The event will consist of a small panel discussion on life as an in-house lawyer in the tech sector, followed by an introduction to and sharing about the 2025 edition of the APAC Tech Legal Externship. There will also be plenty of time for Q&A.

About the Speakers

Peter Fairman
Legal Counsel, Payments Risk (APAC), Stripe

Peter is a Legal Counsel at Stripe who advises Stripe’s risk teams on a broad variety of matters including, for example, enablement of high-risk users and business verticals; and management of the risks faced by Stripe in the course of doing business (e.g. credit risk, fraud risk). Prior to joining Stripe in November 2021, Peter worked for Sea Group, globally managing financial services regulatory matters across the group. Peter trained at Linklaters LLP in London before moving to Singapore in 2016, and was an associate in the Linklaters Singapore financial regulation group until joining Sea in 2019.

Andrew Foo
Global Partnerships Counsel (APAC), Stripe

Andrew Foo is Global Partnerships Counsel (APAC) at Stripe, advising Stripe’s Partnerships team on Stripe’s relationships with its financial partners, including banks, card networks, and payment method providers (e.g. e-wallets, BNPLs).  Prior to working at Stripe, and a preceding stint as regional counsel at a Forbes Cloud 100 company, Andrew worked in London and Singapore with Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance, and was recognised in The Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner for international arbitration.  Andrew graduated from the University of Oxford (St John’s College) and is qualified in England & Wales and Singapore.

Steven Li
Senior Legal Counsel, Global Employment and Litigation, Airwallex, Singapore

Steven Li is Senior Legal Counsel at Airwallex, advising on global employment and litigation matters. Prior to working at Airwallex, Steven worked in Singapore and London with Reed Smith focusing on investigations and compliance work. Before moving to Singapore in 2016, Steven worked in New Zealand with Chapman Tripp focusing on commercial litigation work. Steven is qualified in New Zealand.