Vivien Yui is the Co-Head of the Employment Practice and is a Partner in the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Establishment, Corporate Governance & Compliance, and Private Equity Practices. Her main practice areas are private mergers and acquisitions, employment, corporate governance and compliance, and general corporate and commercial work.
Vivien practises general corporate law, with an emphasis on representing private equity investments, especially in biotechnology and biomedical companies. As the Co-Head of the Firm's Employment Practice, she regularly advises multinational corporations on their global share incentive plans and establishment of local employment practices, benefits and policies. She also assists clients with immigration law and regulatory issues.
Vivien is one of the authors of the LegisWatch: Updated Tripartite Advisory on COVID-19 Vaccination at Workplace, Tripartite Partners Issue Advisory on COVID-19 Vaccination in Employment Setting, SGX RegCo extends Enhanced Share Issue Limit in support of Listed Issuers amid COVID-19 and Update on COVID-19 Workforce Considerations
She is recommended as a leading practitioner for Employment in Best Lawyers; asialaw Profiles – The Guide to Asia-Pacific's Leading Domestic Law Firms; The Legal 500: Asia Pacific – The Guide to Asia's Commercial Law Firms and in Chambers Asia-Pacific – Asia Pacific's Leading Lawyers for Business.
Vivien is also recognised as a leading lawyer in the area of Life Sciences – transactional in Who's Who Legal's The International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers and The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers and in the area of M&A and Corporate Governance in Who's Who Legal's The International Who's Who of M&A and Corporate Governance Lawyers.