Consultant & Experienced Lawyer. Practical Insights. Personal Reflections.
Independent consultant and experienced lawyer with GPS Legal LLP. Advising on financing, corporate, governance matters and strategic consulting.
Independent consultant and experienced lawyer with GPS Legal LLP. Advising on financing, corporate, governance matters and strategic consulting.
Strategic consulting for SMEs, ventures and funds. Legal expertise from 20+ years in banking and finance. And honest writing exploring law, career and professional growth.
Commercial risk analysis, operational advisory and governance support for SMEs, early-stage ventures, entrepreneurs and funds. Flexible engagement—ad-hoc, project-based or ongoing support tailored to your needs.
Senior lawyer at GPS Legal LLP. 20+ years advising on complex cross-border banking & finance, restructuring, corporate and governance matters across Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Europe.
Board-level governance oversight for funds and companies. I bring 20+ years of cross-border finance, governance and risk expertise to Cayman and Hong Kong fund structures.
I’m an experienced lawyer, indepedent director and strategic consultant building an advisory practice alongside my roles at GPS Legal LLP and ALTURA Governance. I also enjoy writing honest professional and personal insights.
Read My Full StoryKar-Wing Lau, CTO LiquidStack | 2-Phase Immersion CoolingI have asked Rupen to help with contract review and drafting work on multiple occasions. His professionalism, deep expertise, and commercially practical suggestions, paired with very fast turn-around time, were immensely helpful at a critical juncture of my business ventures. Happy to work with Rupen again on future legal matters and can highly recommend him!
Legal 500 2025“an expert in Bermuda law-related issues, with a strong emphasis on acquisition and leveraged finance”. “I have worked closely with Rupen Shah, who is technically sound, provides a high quality of service and responsive. I would be more than happy to recommend Rupen as a trusted advisor”.
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It has been a month since I put pen to paper. It’s easy to let things slip, but the best option is to start again. Here's what's been on my mind lately.
After three months grinding the portfolio career, I needed a proper break. Here’s how we got a family Easter holiday to Pattaya that was genuinely relaxing, cost-effective using points and miles, and actually disconnected from work.
A reflective review of the first quarter of 2026, covering my move to GPS, Hong Kong admission, writing plans, website fixes, and how the first three months in my new career have actually gone.
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