Our Team

Our Management

Samuel Yuen

Managing Director,
Head of Corporate Practice Group Team Lead (Startups and Transactional)

Kevin Chua

Senior Director,
Corporate Practice Group Team Lead (Regulatory and Securities)

Lim Fung Peen

Director,
Head of Family Practice Group

Amos Cai

Director,
Head of Disputes Resolution Practice Group

Wendy Tan

Senior Manager, Human Resources

Wendy Tan

Senior Manager, Human Resources

Prior to joining Yuen Law LLC, Wendy Tan was with the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Law from 2007 to 2020, where she served as head of HR, Finance, Procurement and Corporate Communications. She played a pivotal role in transforming the administration of key corporate services functions, and was instrumental in the staffing and set-up of processes within each unit when the functions were decentralised.

She also led the overhaul of the Alumni Relations and Development section’s operations and developed a functional workflow for student financial aid administration. At the University level, Wendy successfully implemented improvements to finance systems through business process reengineering initiatives, as co-lead of the team tasked to review Accounts Receivables processes.

Wendy’s experience in managing a diverse scope of responsibilities on the work front and as "minister of home affairs" as a mother of three (2 human, 1 furkid) has given her in-depth working knowledge of relational, operational and administrative matters within an organisation. She believes that employees make the organisation and subscribes to Konosuke Matsushita’s “people before products” philosophy.

At Yuen Law, she aims to provide contextualised recommendations and solutions in the areas of human resources and general administration, and assist the management in effective policy formulation and strategic decision-making that will enable the organisation by first enabling the employees.

Cheryl Mok

Manager, Business Development

Cheryl Mok

Manager, Business Development

Graphic Design (Hons)
LaSalle College of the Arts, Class of 2009
Communication Design (Diploma)

Cheryl Mok is the Business Development Manager at Yuen Law LLC.

Cheryl possesses a rare mix of artistic sensibilities, procedural know how and business acumen that will prove valuable to our clients. Cheryl received formal education in graphic design at the prestigious LaSalle College of the Arts and possesses considerable artistic flair and a keen eye for detail. She is experienced in matters relating to trade mark and design protection.

Cheryl applies her innate and considerable artistic talent in assisting our Intellectual Property Practice clients, by assisting them in positioning and optimising the strategic value and protection of their trademarks and designs through the marriage of functionality and artistry. A free spirit with a can do attitude, Cheryl cut her teeth in the business world by overseeing the planning, sourcing and operational activities of a local footwear retail and manufacturing company.

In her free time, Cheryl paints, reads, plays the piano and ukulele and is the proud owner of a Pomeranian named Lilo.

Woo Meng Hwei

Manager, Finance

Woo Meng Hwei

Manager, Finance

Meng Hwei is the Finance Manager at Yuen Law LLC.

Meng Hwei has been an accounting professional for more than 20 years, with extensive experiences general accounting and internal control processes. Meng Hwei has served stints in local enterprises and MNCs. 

Prior to joining Yuen Law, Meng Hwei was a finance and grant manager at a local charity organization where she helped to set up and streamline the reporting of the grant progress and financial report, while ensuring that internal controls are adhered to.

Integrity and trust are values she abides by. One of her favourite mottos is “Do not do unto others, what you do not want others to do unto you”. She also believes in continuous learning. These values and principles have helped her tremendously in her well-being and career growth.

Meng Hwei enjoys playing mahjong, board games, music related activities, outdoors and travel.

Our Lawyers

Under the leadership of veteran legal practitioners, our dynamic team of dedicated, street smart lawyers puts clients at the heart of all we do.

Corporate Practice

Samuel Yuen

Managing Director,
Head of Corporate Practice Group Team Lead (Startups and Transactional)

Kevin Chua

Senior Director,
Corporate Practice Group Team Lead (Regulatory and Securities)

Angeline Wong

Director,
Corporate Practice Group

Valerie Ho

Associate, Corporate Practice Group

Corporate Lawyer Nasyrah Rohim, associate at Singapore law firm Yuen Law LLC

Valerie Ho

Associate, Corporate Practice Group

LLB (Hons)
Singapore Management University, Class of 2018
Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore

Valerie Ho is an Associate with Yuen Law LLC.

Valerie trained in general litigation and has prior experience with dispute resolution involving litigation, mediation and adjudication. As an Associate with Yuen Law, she has assisted in advisory work for corporate issues as well as advising, drafting and reviewing of commercial agreements.

Valerie recognises that the law is a minefield and aims to help clients navigate that minefield by providing practical solutions to achieve their goals.

Thomas Lee

Associate, Corporate Practice Group

Thomas Lee

Associate, Corporate Practice Group

LLB (Hons)
National University of Singapore, Class of 2021
Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore

Thomas is an Associate at Yuen Law LLC.

Thomas formerly trained at a litigation department with a focus on intellectual property litigation and advisory. As an Associate in the corporate department, he now works on Mergers & Acquisitions deals and various other transactions that frequently raise intellectual property and data privacy security considerations. A firm believer that innovation is the bedrock to any company’s or investor’s long-term success, he enjoys working with his colleagues to come up with creative solutions to maximise growth potential for his clients.

Thomas is also an avid reader of any and all things new in the Information and Communication Technology sector, and his interest started from his undergraduate studies, where he wrote and published a dissertation paper on big data mining, intellectual property and data privacy law.

Outside the office, Thomas plays the piano and the guitar and tries to recall his steps for Argentine Tango.

Alyssa Luar

Legal Executive, Corporate Practice Group

Alyssa Luar

Legal Executive, Corporate Practice Group

LLB (Hons)
National University of Singapore, Class of 2022

Alyssa is a Legal Executive at Yuen Law LLC.

She trained with the Corporate Team at Yuen Law LLC and then joined the team as a legal executive following the end of her training period. During her time here, she has worked on and helped manage a wide variety of corporate matters and transactions.

With a passion for simplifying complex legal issues, Alyssa takes pride in assisting clients to navigate through challenging legal procedures. She strives to streamline deals to help her clients understand and comply with the legal requirements in an easy-to-understand manner.

Outside the office, Alyssa is an entertainment enthusiast who enjoys a diverse range of movies, television series, and musicals. She also finds joy in solo travel, seizing every opportunity to explore new destinations.

Disputes Practice

Amos Cai

Director,
Head of Disputes Resolution Practice Group

Denise Teo

Director,
Disputes Resolution Practice Group

Kieran Pillai

Associate, Disputes Resolution Practice Group

Kieran Pillai

Associate, Disputes Resolution Practice Group

LLB
National University of Singapore, Class of 2021
Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore

Kieran is a Junior Associate at Yuen Law LLC.

He trained with the Disputes Team at Yuen Law LLC and then joined the team as an associate after being called to the bar. Kieran has acted for and advised clients in a wide spectrum of civil and commercial litigation matters including shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, property-related disputes and personal injury matters amongst others.

A firm believer that lawyers ought to play their part in alleviating injustice in society, Kieran spearheaded several pro-bono initiatives during his schooling days. Kieran currently serves as a pro bono lawyer with the Singapore Law Society’s Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (CLAS).

In his free time, Kieran can be found cycling along the north-eastern coast of Singapore.

Family Practice

Lim Fung Peen

Director,
Head of Family Practice Group

Kayshavani Kuppusamy

Senior Associate, Family Practice Group

Kayshavani Kuppusamy

Senior Associate, Family Practice Group

LLB
Murdoch University, Class of 2016
Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore

Kayshavani (also known as Kaysha) is a Senior Associate at our firm.

She graduated from Murdoch University in the top 30% of her cohort and she was called to the Singapore Bar in August 2018. She subsequently joined our firm as a Junior Associate in January 2019.

Kaysha has extensive experience in family practice. She also has helped clients with complicated estate matters. She has a keen interest in criminal law as well. Her clientele are locals as well as foreigners and expatriate clients in contentious and non-contentious matters. Her clients value her collaborative approach with their legal problems in finding cost-effective solutions without going to court and reaching an amicable settlement. This and her ability to empathise with our clients is especially appreciated by our family clients. She is the new breed of lawyer that passionately embraces the spirit of therapeutic justice demanded by the Family Justice Court. To this end, she strives to achieve favourable outcomes for her client through amicable means such as negotiation and mediation.

Where a settlement is not possible, she is not one to shy away from a contested matter be it in the Family Court or High Court. Where necessary she is prepared to journey with the client all the way to trial and prepare the client for this journey. Kaysha advises both individuals, couples and families on tax issues, wealth protection as well as on inheritance, and succession planning. She has helped clients with their wills, trusts, and private family agreements for wealth preservation.

Language is also no barrier for our Kaysha as she can converse in English, Tamil and Mandarin.

Outside of legal practice, Kaysha is involved in organising social and educational activities for young children placed in group homes and delivering milk and diapers to the underprivileged. In her free time, she can be found hanging out with her family and friends.

Integrated Property Practice

Tris Xavier

Associate Director,
Head of Integrated Property Practice Group

Affiliate

Nancy Thio

Principal Senior Associate,
Affiliate Practitioner

Support Team

Our clients benefit from the proficient service from our support team members, who are empowered beyond administrative duties to assist in client needs as well.

Serene Tan

Senior Manager, Integrated Property Practice Group

Serene Tan

Senior Manager, Integrated Property Practice Group

Serene Tan is Manager (Private Client) at Yuen Law LLC.

Serene is a veteran of the conveyancing practice, with more than 30 years’ experience. Serene has variously been a member of the conveyancing practices of various large and medium sized Singapore law practices and has over the years gained a vast wealth of know-how in property transactions and documentation work.

A highly organised person, Serene is quietly effective and an indispensable asset in any property transaction. Her vast experience allows her to anticipate and pre-empt potential problems in each transaction. Serene excels particularly in supporting sale and purchase, redemption, refinancing and mortgage transactions.

In her free time, Serene ushers at her local church and serves with its local chapter of the Women’s Society of Christian Service. Serene also plays the ukulele as a member of a bluegrass band. Serene is a proud mother of 2 lovely young adults Cassandra and Ericson.

Riikka Loisamo

Manager, Business Development (Foreign Desk)

Riikka Loisamo

Manager, Business Development (Foreign Desk)

LLM, National University of Singapore
M.Sc. (Economics), Aalto University
LLB, University of Helsinki

Riikka is our Business Development Manager (Foreign Desk).

Riikka has extensive experience in the international banking industry, specializing in fields such as corporate banking, compliance and management of share-based incentive schemes. Before joining Yuen Law, Riikka was in charge of the Danish customer portfolio in a Nordic bank where she helped to grow her customers’ business in Southeast Asia.

Inspired by the startup culture, Riikka is also responsible for the investor relations at Slush Singapore, an event and a movement developing the startup ecosystem in Singapore. The first event was held in September 2016 with over 2000 attendees, 160 investors and 200 startups participating.

Riikka is a Finn and a Singapore PR, and she has been calling the Little Red Dot her home for the past six years. She is also a board member of Finnish Business Council of Singapore, a position where she can support Nordic companies to expand their operations into Southeast Asian market. Riikka loves to travel to explore new cultures and cuisines. And in 2017 she will finally run that full marathon.

Lee Su Fern

Manager, Human Resources & Information Technology

Lee Su Fern

Manager, Human Resources & Information Technology

HR Graduate Certificate
Singapore Management University Academy

Bachelor of Computing
Monash University, Class of 2000

Prior to joining Yuen Law LLC, Su Fern was leading the HR and IT operations in a local charity organization where she incorporated technology to streamline the HR and IT policies and processes, which improved employee experience.

Su Fern believes in promoting employee wellbeing to maintain a positive and productive environment.

Su Fern tries to cycle regularly, enjoys watching K-dramas and loves chilling out at beach resorts.

Tara Renee Ungson

Assistant Manager, Business Development

Tara Renee Ungson

Assistant Manager, Business Development

Hotel and Restaurant Management,
St. Scholastica’s College, Class of 2008

Born and raised in the Philippines, Tara graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management.

Over the years, Tara has served in various hospitality companies which includes hotels and airlines, where she excelled in providing exceptional customer service to clients. She also enjoyed a fruitful stint in corporate events planning.

Singapore has been her home for eight years since she landed a job in one of the leading banks in the country prior to joining Yuen Law.

Tara is a team player with a strong work ethic, and has the aptitude to foster positive relationships. This allows her to deliver the highest level of customer service and to build long-lasting relationship with our clients.

Tara is a lover of music and an adrenaline junkie. Outside work, if she’s not dancing or playing the piano, you can find her trying out a new sport or jumping off planes and waterfalls.

Daniel Chong

Senior Executive, Finance

Daniel Chong

Senior Executive, Finance

Bachelor of Accounting (Hons),
Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Class of 2016

Daniel is our Finance Executive.

Daniel started his career in Singapore shortly after graduating from the University.

Prior to joining Yuen Law, he worked as an accountant in various industries such as food & beverage, logistics, manufacturing, and banking & finance.

Daniel believes continuous learning is the key to success. “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty – Henry Ford.”

Outside of work, Daniel enjoys having a few good sips at pubs or playing computer games.

Brendan Kok

Senior Executive, Integrated Property Practice Group

Brendan Kok

Senior Executive, Integrated Property Practice Group

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology,
University at Buffalo, New York, Class of 2013

Ever dependable, Brendan is a pillar of strength to the Yuen Law community. He is also the go-to executive for a wide spectrum of our legal practice, including conveyancing and other real estate transactions, notarial services, as well as matters related to the Mental Capacity Act, such as Lasting Powers of Attorney.

Brendan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in 2013. Thereafter, he travelled the world, living in Italy, the UK and Australia for some time before returning to Singapore.

Outside work, he enjoys family time, Theological discussions, Gregorian Chant, trying not to forget his Italian and playing with Leila – his Singapore Special.

Caroline Tedoen

Executive, Corporate Practice Group

Caroline Tedoen

Executive, Corporate Practice Group

Associate Degree in Applied Science
Borough Manhattan Community College, New York, USA, Class of 2009

Caroline supports the Corporate Practice Group at Yuen Law in corporate secretarial matters. Prior to joining Yuen Law, Caroline worked at two professional services firms in Singapore, where she helped to service clients in corporate secretarial and accounting matters.  

Caroline's genuine care and concern for colleagues and clients help her build good working relationships.

Caroline has worked and lived in many cities across the globe. In her early years, she grew up in Indonesia, and later, pursued an associate degree at the Borough Manhattan Community College in the state of New York. Having studied and worked in Indonesia, United States and Singapore for more than a decade, Caroline’s life experiences has taught her to appreciate diversity and culture.

Outside of work, Caroline enjoys reading and hiking.

Ken Law

Executive, Finance

Ken Law

Executive, Finance

Diploma in Finance and Accounting,
Omega International College, Class of 2017

Ken was born and raised in Malaysia. Prior to joining Yuen Law, Ken worked at Resorts World Sentosa as Finance Executive, where he handled AML/CFT (anti-money laundering/countering financing of terrorism) matters.

Ken is a Finance Executive at Yuen Law, assisting in billing and payment processing matters. Ken is a keen listener and actively seeks to understand clients’ needs.

In his free time, Ken enjoys diving as he finds exploring coral reefs and the deep blue the best way to relax and recharge.

Melissa Chai

Executive, Disputes Resolution Practice Group

Melissa Chai

Executive, Disputes Resolution Practice Group

Bachelor of Law (LLB) (Hons),
Universiti Utara Malaysia (Northern University of Malaysia), Class of 2020

Melissa assists our Disputes Practice Group in civil and commercial litigation matters.

Melissa graduated from the Universiti Utara Malaysia with a Bachelor of Laws Second Class Honours (Upper) in 2020. Prior to joining Yuen Law, Melissa completed her pupillage at a medium sized conveyancing firm in Kulai, Johor, and was called to the Malaysian bar in 2021.

As a self-motivated and driven individual, Melissa embraces new challenges and seizes opportunities to learn and explore different practice areas in law.

Melissa is passionate about volunteer work. Her experience in serving the underprivileged and elderly has taught her to be a good listener and how to show care and concern for others, allowing her to connect with colleagues and clients better. .

Melissa is a nature lover and enjoys making time for a hike or a walk in the park.

Chin Xiu Yi

Executive, Business Development

Chin Xiu Yi

Executive, Business Development

Bachelor of Arts (Magna Cum Laude) in Communication Studies
Singapore Management University-University of Buffalo, New York, 2014

Xiu Yi is a business development executive, and supports the Family Practice practice group, in matrimonial, mental capacity and adoption matters.

Xiu Yi graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies. Prior to joining Yuen Law, Xiu Yi worked in communications and marketing for a non-profit organisation and a private country club. She also enjoyed a productive stint at a food and beverage services company, in a supervisory role.

Proficient in English and Mandarin, Xiu Yi uses her communication skills to bridge the communication between our lawyers and clients. Xiu Yi is a big believer in teamwork and collaboration. She works closely with the team to help clients achieve a well-communicated goal. .

Outside of work, Xiu Yi enjoys travelling to learn about other cultures, and painting.

Bernice Tan

Executive, Business Development

Bernice Tan

Executive, Business Development

Diploma in Business
Temasek Polytechnic, Class of 2021

Bernice is a Business Development Executive at Yuen Law. She supports the Family Practice practice group in conveyancing and probate matters.

Bernice graduated with a Diploma in Business from Temasek Polytechnic in 2021. As a young and inquisitive individual, she embraces every opportunity to learn and cultivate her knowledge of legal matters, so that she can better serve the firm’s clients.

Bernice believes in putting the customer first and takes pride in keeping the clients happy and satisfied. Bernice’s commitment to excellent customer service is seen in her responsiveness and attentiveness to the clients’ needs.

Her life outside work sees her whipping up dishes in the kitchen. Bernice is an avid listener of second-generation Korean Pop music.

Joshua Sim

Executive, Business Development

Joshua Sim

Executive, Business Development

Bachelor of Science Honours (Distinction) in Chemistry with specialisation in Medicinal Chemistry and a minor in Public Health, National University of Singapore, 2022

Joshua is a Business Development Executive, supporting Yuen Law LLC's Corporate Practice Group in a wide range of areas, including startups, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance, among others. Joshua recently graduated from the National University of Singapore, earning a Bachelor of Science Honours (Distinction) in 2022. 

Joshua’s experience as a student entrepreneur has instilled in him a profound understanding of business development and client relationship management, making him well equipped to navigate the challenges and opportunities of today's ever-changing market. Joshua works closely with our lawyers to support our clients.

When he's not working, Joshua enjoys unwinding by jamming with his friends in a studio, indulging his love of music. He also likes to spend quiet moments reading a book in a café, sipping on a cup of coffee and taking a break from his busy schedule. Joshua's diverse interests and experiences make him a well-rounded and valuable asset to our team.

Kirsten Hoon

Executive, General