Birgitta von Dresky
Areas of practice
Amongst other things, Birgitta von Dresky mainly advises German and Swiss clients in relation to the proper structuring of their business, financial and fiscal affairs both in Singapore and regionally. Typically, this would include advice and guidance on M&A, Venture Capital, Private Equity, the setting up of corporate structures for the region, corporate restructuring, as well as drafting and negotiating the relevant contracts. Birgitta von Dresky is a board member a number of German and Swiss companies with interests in South East Asia. Birgitta von Dresky is an active member of the Singaporean-German Chamber of Commerce and is a committee member of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Singapore.
Vita
Birgitta von Dresky studied law at the University Bonn with a focus on private international law. Subsequently, she worked as an in-house lawyer for several years for two well-known companies in Germany in the chemical/cosmetics industry, namely, Sasol and L’Oréal. Since 2003, Birgitta von Dresky has been based in Singapore, working in private practice as a lawyer for internationally operating, multidisciplinary German law firms, becoming a Partner of Luther LLP in 2008. Birgitta von Dresky has been a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Singapore since 2003.
Honors and distinctions
- kanzleimonitor.de (2016/2017): Listed as top law firm in Southeast Asia
Clients
- German venture capital companies: advice regarding their investment in startup companies in Singapore and the region
- German and Swiss SMEs: advice in regard to their business activities in Singapore and the region (e.g. acquisition of companies)
- Advising on private equity investments
Publications
- Der Top-Standort Asien im Aufbruch, in: Asia Bridge, Ausgabe 10/2023, S. 34ff
- Die Distanz überwinden, in: ASIA BRIDGE vom 20. April 2016
- Neue EU-Erbrechtsverordnung: Einschneidende Änderung des Rechts für in Singapur lebende Europäer, in: Impulse - The Magazine for the German-speaking Community in Singapore, Ausgabe 12/2015
- Auf die eigenen Stärken konzentrieren, in: Asia Bridge, Ausgabe 11/2015, Seite 38 f. (gemeinsam mit Pascal Brinkmann, LL.B. , LL.M.)
- 50 Years Singapore, 50 Years Partnership with Germany, in: Veröffentlichung der Singapore-German Chamber of Commerce zum 50. Geburtagsjahr Singapurs vom 13. Oktober 2015
- Nichts an Anziehungskraft verloren, in: Asia Bridge, Ausgabe 9/2015
- Gemeinschaft will Harmonisierung vorantreiben, in: Nachrichten für Außenhandel vom 19. November 2014
- Datenschutz, Kartellrecht und Zollabgaben, in: Asia Bridge Special - ASEAN Economic Community 2014, S. IV-V
- Newcomer Myanmar - Neues Investitionsgesetz endlich in Kraft, in: UnternehmerEdition, Ausgabe 6/2012
- Das Ringen geht weiter, in: Asia Bridge, Ausgabe 10/2012, S. 22 f.
- Gesetz: Präsident und Parlament suchen Kompromiss, in: Nachricht für Außenhandel vom 17. Oktober 2012, S. 5
Lectures
- 10.05.2017: Legal Aspects of doing business in Singapore and ASEAN, good experiences and pitfalls, Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce
- 24.02.2017: Singapore Budget Talk 2017, SBA Swiss Business Association - Singapore Budget Talk 2017
- 05.05.2016: Riding the Asean Elephant - Legal & Tax frameworks for investment opportunities in the ASEAN Region, Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica
- 22.04.2016: Update on tightened rules for work permit applications and on significant Employment Act changes, Swiss Business Association, Singapore - HR Legal Breakfast talk
- 09.06.2015: Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen für den Energieeffizienzbereich im Vergleich, Südostasien: Energieeffizienz in Gebäuden – Singapur und Thailand im Fokus
- 09.10.2014: Rechtliche Aspekte Singapur, IHK Vortragsveranstaltung China und Singapur
- 23.06.2014: Integration, Connectivity and Financing, The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
- 12.03.2014: Update: Marktchancen in Myanmar, IHK Rhein-Neckar
- 05.03.2014: Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen und regulatorische Beschränkungen, Round Table Myanmar
- 03.03.2014: Rechtsgrundlagen und Investitionsbedingungen in Myanmar, Vortragsveranstaltung "Marktentwicklung und Investitionspotentiale in Myanmar und Thailand
- 15.01.2014: Doing Business in Myanmar, EuroCham Talk Series: How European companies can tap into Myanmar: Key strategies, opportunities and pitfalls to investing in this greenfield
- 17.10.2013: Doing Business in Myanmar, SGC Breakfast Briefing
- 06.09.2013: Ländersprechtag Myanmar: Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen und Geschäftspotentiale für deutsche Unternehmen, IHK Hannover
- 28.08.2013: Business-Frühstück Myanmar, IHK Köln Business-Frühstück
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