Chin Hooi Yen
Director

Hooi Yen is a corporate and commercial lawyer with in-house and law firm experience, enabling her to provide practical legal advice meeting clients’ business objectives.  

Hooi Yen practiced with one of Singapore’s largest law firms after graduating from the National University of Singapore.  There, she advised many e-commerce and technology companies.  She particularly enjoyed working on the sale and purchase of businesses, venture capital and private equity placements, shareholders’ agreements, employment law and employee share incentive schemes.

In 2001, she joined the management team of ZUJI, a start-up that grew into an Asia Pacific wide MNC within 5 years. Hooi Yen was its Head, Legal & Compliance, leading the corporate expansion of the Company.

Hooi Yen heads the Corporate and Commercial Department of Gateway Law Corporation. Her practice focuses on (a) venture capital, investments and mergers and acquisitions, (b) technology, info-communications and e-commerce, (c) the travel and hospitality industry and (d) intellectual property, media and the arts. She is a company secretary for several companies, including one listed on the Singapore Exchange.

She is cited as a leading lawyer under the Corporate/M&A category of the 2007-2008 edition of the AsiaPacific Legal 500. Her work is also cited in Asialaw Profiles 2008 in 3 categories-labour & employment, M&A and private equity & venture capital.

Hooi Yen regularly speaks at seminars to share her experience on corporate and commercial law, and to judge business plan competitions to tap on her experience in venture capital, investments and mergers and acquisitions. She has judged the INSEAD Business Venture Competition, NUS’ Start up @ Singapore and business plan classes by MBA and undergraduate business students at NUS.

She is a member of the International Bar Association. She sits on the International Relations Committee of the Law Society and is a mentor with the United Nations’ Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)’s Hiroshima Fellowship for Afghanistan 2007 and 2008.

PUBLICATIONS
	e.com Asia, March 2000 issue, Singapore. “Spamming: Does the law do enough to trim the fat?”
	Companies and Securities Law Newsletter of CCH. December 2000 issue, Singapore. “Companies Amendment Bill No. 28 of 2000”

SEMINAR, CONFERENCE AND SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS
	“Contract Law Management”, by Ahrals, 13 & 14 March 2008.
	“Drafting and Mastering Contracts ”, by Lexis Nexis, 10 - 12 March 2008.
	“Employment Law Asia ”, 21 & 22 February 2008.
	“Introduction to Contracts and Procurement”, presented to the Info-communications Development Authority of Singapore, 29 November 2007.
	“Introduction to Contracts and Grants”, presented to the Info-communications Development Authority of Singapore, 27 November 2007.
	“Licensing”, Franchise and Licensing Asia 2007.
	“Employee Incentive Schemes”, by Fortress Intelligence Pte Ltd, 7 May 2007.
	“Nuts & Bolts of Outsourcing Relationships: Legal Aspects”, by Key Media, 19 March 2007. - Hooi Yen was featured on Channel News Asia, 19 March 2007.
	“Selected Elements of Contract Law”, presented to the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, 8 December 2006.
	“Joint Ventures in Singapore”. Organised by Lexis Nexis, 30 November 2006.
	“Consumer Rights on the Internet”, Singapore. Organised by Fortress Intelligence Pte Ltd, 31 August 2004.
	“The Consumer Protection & Fair Trading Act. Organised by Bukit Panjang CC, 2004.
	“Electronic Authentication-A Brief Study of the Singapore Experience”, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Organised by Centre for Management Technology, 18 April 2001.
	“Legal Strategies for the New Economy”, Singapore. Organised by the National University of Singapore Society, 10 April 2001.
	“Joint Venture and shareholders’ Agreements”, Singapore. Business Plan competition organised by Centre for the Management of Innovation and Technopreneurship of National University of Singapore, 17 February 2001.
	“Online Contracting Essentials”, Singapore. Organised by Auplex Pte Ltd and the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, 13 September 2000.
	“Doing Business in Singapore-Business Vehicles for eCommerce”, Singapore. Organised by Ngee Ann Polytechnic, 5 September 2000.
	“8 Dos and Don’ts for Dot Coms”, Singapore. Organised by eAngelz Pte Ltd, 4 July 2000.

Qualifications:
	Bachelor of Laws (Hons), National University of Singapore
	Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore

Member of:
	International Bar Association
	The Law Society of Singapore
	The Singapore Academy of Law
	Mediator, Consumers Association of Singapore

Contact:
Chin Hooi Yen | +65 6221 9780

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