About
Samuel is the founding director of Yuen Law. Samuel has a strong reputation for being able to proficiently straddle both the complexities of commercial transaction and the intricacies of intellectual property laws. His sharp business acumen has allowed him to provide innovative and cost effective solutions to his clients.
Samuel previously practiced in the corporate and securities law departments of a large local firm and boutique law practices. He enjoyed a fruitful stint as a head of department and group legal counsel of an internationally renowned conglomerate headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. Samuel has represented clients from diverse and specialized sectors that included banks, venture capitalist, manufacturers, biotech, pharmaceuticals, medical clinics, F&B chains, retailers, online businesses, fintech, and social enterprises.
Samuel is the honorary legal counsel for the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore. In his spare time, Samuel volunteers with Law Society, the Guide Dogs Association of the Blind and serves in his local church. Samuel’s idea of fun is playing with his baby girl and building jigsaw puzzles.
Samuel and his team of dedicated legal practitioners place professionalism and service excellence as a fundamental value within the heart of our firm and practice, serving clients with integrity and professionalism. Every client is intently understood with utmost empathy of their unique legal needs. Yuen Law looks to serve their clients with dedication as a cohesive team, working to meet a well communicated goal.
Legal Expertise
- Protection and Commercialisation of Brands and IP
- Investment transcations
- Sale and Purchase of Assets, Businesses and Companies
- Shareholders’ relations
- Seed and series funding
- Due Diligence
Awards
- Fast Emerging Boutique Law Firm of the Year in Singapore (Global Law Experts 2016)
- Boutique Private Client Law Firm of the Year in Singapore (Global Law Experts 2016)
- Boutique Private Client Law Firm of the Year in Singapore (Corporate INTL Global Awards Winner 2016)
- Boutique Private Client Law Firm of the Year in Singapore (Corporate INTL Global Awards Winner 2015)
- Fast Emerging Boutique Law Firm of the Year in Singapore (Corporate INTL Global Awards Winner 2015)
Reviews (7)
Featured Services
Sale and Purchase of Business
From private equity mergers, acquisitions, investments, Yuen law is able to advise on all stages of the deal, from structuring the deal, conducting due diligence, to contract negotiations and lodging applications for regulatory licences. We advise buyers and sellers on how to understand the value of a business and how to manage undisclosed risks and liabilites.
Intellectual Property
We assist our clients to identify, protect and commercialise their IP assets, so they can build long and lasting brands, through a wide range of IP services, including trade mark registrations, design protection, IP management, enforcement of IP rights, negotiationg for licenses, distributions and collaboration agreements.
Drafting Contracts
The success of a company depends on the fortitude and success of its relationships. We help our clients formalise their commerical relationships with customers, employees and shareholders, to give clarity to the terms of the working relationship and to provide for exit strategies. We also assist clients in day-to-day corporate administration, advising them on managing their legal risks and providing board/shareholder advisory services.
Media & Publications
Publications
LegaleSE: A Legal Handbook for Social Enterprises (first edition)
LegaleSE: A Legal Handbook for Community Organisation (second edition)
Singapore Business Review: What you need to known when buying a business in Singapore
The New Savvy: Funding Options Available for Companies
Media
Adrian Tan: Interview with Legal Entrepreneur, Samuel Yuen
Asia Law Network: Lawyer Feature- Samuel Yuen
Talks
Brands and Influencers | PR and Legal Perspectives organised by IPRS (21 Jul 17)
SME & The Law, organised by e2i and SeraphCorp (29 Jun 17)
Overview of IP and Advanced IP Strategies, organised by Ideas Inc NTU (27 May 17)
Legal Aspects of Contract Negotiations by Managers organsised by Redshift (9 May 17)
Contracting in a freelance agreement – dos and don’ts organised by NTUC (5 May 17)
Starting a Business in Singapore organised by Boardman (24 Mar 17)
IP Issues Faced by PR and Creative Professionals organised by IPRS (27 Oct 16)
Fundraising in Singapore organised by Global Exchange Enterprise (25 Jul 16)
Legal Structures for VWO organised by NCSS (26 Jan 16)
Services & Fees
Fees
We believe in being transparent about our pricing, we offer fixed fee costs for project basis or monthly retainers.
Legal Services
- Adoption
- Commercial Crime and Regulatory Compliance
- Commercial Disputes
- Commissioner for Oaths
- Contract Review
- Contractual Disputes
- Copyright Infringement
- Corporate
- Cybercrime
- Debt Recovery
- Debt Recovery for Companies
- Deed Polls (Name Change)
- Drafting Contracts
- Drafting IOU / Debt Acknowledgment
- Employment
- Employment Disputes
- Immigration and Relocation Advisory
- Information / Cybersecurity Review
- Intellectual Property Advice
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Privacy / Data Compliance Review (PDPA)
- Sale and Purchase of Business
- Setting up a business
- Shareholder Disputes
- Trade Mark Registration
- Trademark Infringement
As we were setting up our operations in Singapore, we were introduced to Yuen Law by a mutual friend. We have been very happy from the get go and have been able to get all our basic legal needs met in Singapore with the help of Yuen Law. As a fast paced technology company ourselves, we value prompt responses and great communication. Yuen Law has provided us prompt feedback and comments on whatever items we may have required. I can only recommend them to other expat companies looking to setup business in Singapore.
Yuen Law is prompt and professional. They provide good quality legal advice and services. I would recommend Yuen Law without any hesitation as the firm is very sincere and small business friendly and takes a great deal of interest in understanding a company’s problems and provides direct solutions to problems. Samuel and his team as a whole are a bunch of rock stars and work together closely to solve a our problems in a timely and professional manner.
I have known Samuel as a lawyer and friend for a few years. During this time, Samuel has provided me and my companies with invaluable advice and guidance for various commercial transactions. Samuel is also one of the most authentic people you will ever hope to meet in the market place. He takes the extra effort to explain various considerations simply (without legal jargon). Samuel gives very practical and commercially-savvy legal advice. This gave me the confidence we needed to move ahead with our transactions. With his help and the support of his team, I successfully re-acquired the HSR Group for S$1. Not only is Samuel and his team highly competent and knowledgeable, I know they care for me and are attentive to my concerns and are constantly looking out for my interests and legal rights. I have been doing business for more than 25 over years, and I dare say that it is sometimes difficult to find like-minded business people and entrepreneurs, which is why I value our relationship with Yuen Law greatly.