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Lucas Nicolet-Serra

Lucas Nicolet-Serra is counsel at the firm's Singapore office, where he advises clients across the life sciences, digital health, and fintech sectors. His practice focuses on complex cross-border transactions, regulatory compliance, and technology-driven innovation, with a particular emphasis on AI, data privacy, digital assets, and medical technology.

Lucas represents multinational corporations, financial investors, and fast-growth technology companies on matters involving M&A, post-deal integration, data governance, and regulatory strategy across Asia-Pacific. He has significant experience navigating sector-specific legal frameworks in emerging and highly regulated industries.

Qualified in France, England, and Wales, and registered to practice in Singapore, Lucas brings an international perspective and operational insight, having previously completed in-house secondments with both a global pharmaceutical group and a US medical device company in ASEAN.

Prior to joining the firm, Lucas was a supervising associate at an international legal practice in Paris and Singapore.

  • Recognized by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a Recommended Lawyer, 2025
  • Named a 2024 Rising Star by Asian Legal Business
  • Co‑Moderator, AI & Automation in Legal Practice Roundtable, French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, May 2025
  • Panelist, La French Tech/IMDA AI & ML Event, Singapore, 27 November 2024
  • Speaker, French Chamber of Commerce & FCCS Roundtable, Singapore, November 2024
  • Panelist, APACMed Forum–“AI in Healthcare & MedTech–Ethics to Care, Ethics to Share”, Singapore, 5 September 2024
  • Speaker, APACMed Breakfast Conversations–Ethical AI in Intelligent Healthcare, Singapore, 18 July 2024
  • Presenter, Webinar–Digital Assets & Tokenisation, French Chamber / MedTech Forum, April and September 2023
  • Presenter, “AI and the Regulatory Framework in Asia”, APACMed Webinar, 2022
  • Lecture, “AI & Medical: Ethical and Legal Implications”, NTU Singapore, 2022
  • Presenter, Assas International Executive Session, Singapore 2022
  • Presentation at FrenchFounders on “Global trends of security tokens”
  • “A Global Tour of Digital Assets Regulation-APAC,” 3 November 2021, AIMA
  • Webinars on data privacy in the context of COVID-19
  • Presentation at the French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore on “M&A in times of COVID-19”
  • Presentation at Seton Hall Asia-Pacific Healthcare Compliance Certificate Program on “Transparency in the Life Sciences industry”
  • Presentation at the French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore on “Transparency in the Life Sciences industry”
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