Tongel Yeo
Qualified as a barrister-at-law in England in 1983 and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1984.
From 1984 to 2005, he was in private practice and was a founding partner of the legal firm of Messrs Chong Yeo & Partners. Whilst in private practice, he handled a wide range of both contentious and noncontentious corporate work.
He has considerable experience in civil commercial litigation and arbitration (both domestic and international) in the areas of contract and tort, construction, international trade, shipping and insurance, shareholders' disputes, banking, landlord and tenant, oppression of minority shareholders, employment, enforcement proceedings and debt collection. In non-contentious matters, he handled the drafting of general commercial documents and agreements, eg joint-venture agreements, shareholders' agreements, employment contracts, tenancy agreements, agency and distributorship agreements, licensing agreements, trust deeds and due diligence engagements.
He left private practice in 2005 and was appointed the Asia-Pacific Legal Counsel of IMS Health Inc, a listed US company which supports the health-care industry. At IMS, he was in charge of all legal-related matters in 17 countries and supported the various business functions in the Singapore corporate office.
From 2008 to 2012, he was the Legal Director of the Amanresorts group of companies. He returned to private practice in 2015 and is currently a Consultant with Aequitas Law LLP. He is currently an Associate Lecturer teaching Business Law at the Republic Polytechnic and an Adjunct Lecturer with the School of Business at SUSS.
Memberships & Appointments
- Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore
- Barrister-at-Law (Gray's Inn), Supreme Court of England & Wales
- Associate Lecturer for Business Law at the Republic Polytechnic
- Adjunct Lecturer with the School of Business at SUSS
- Associate Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre
- Accredited Mediator (Level 1), Singapore International Mediation Institute
- Mediator, Law Society Mediation Scheme
- Volunteer Mediator, Small Claims Tribunal
- Member, Law Society of Singapore
- Member, Singapore Academy of Law
Personal Touch
- Cycling and Golf (Handicap 12)
- Follower of Christ
杨忠慈
于 1983 年取得英格兰大律师资格，并于 1984 年获准成为新加坡最高法院出庭律师（Advocate & Solicitor）。
1984 年至 2005 年期间，他从事私人执业，并为 Chong Yeo & Partners 律师事务所的创始合伙人之一。在私人执业期间，其业务涵盖广泛的争议性及非争议性公司法律事务。
他在民事及商事诉讼与仲裁（包括国内及国际仲裁）领域拥有丰富经验，涉及合同及侵权、建筑、国际贸易、航运及保险、股东纠纷、银行业务、房东与租户纠纷、少数股东受压迫案件、雇佣纠纷、执行程序及债务追偿等多个领域。在非争议性事务方面，他负责起草及审阅各类商业法律文件与协议，包括合资协议、股东协议、雇佣合同、租赁协议、代理及分销协议、许可协议、信托契约及尽职调查相关工作。
2005 年，他离开私人执业，受任为 IMS Health Inc（一家在美国上市、服务于医疗健康行业的公司）的亚太区法律顾问，全面负责该公司在 17 个国家的法律事务，并为新加坡总部的各项业务职能提供支持，包括人力资源、全球知识产权保护、外包、许可及诉讼事务等。
2008 年至 2012 年，他担任 Amanresorts 集团的法律总监。Amanresorts 为一家以高端度假酒店闻名的国际酒店集团。他为集团新加坡总部及旗下 25 家酒店提供法律支持，并为集团高级管理团队成员之一。
他于 2015 年重返私人执业，目前为 Aequitas Law LLP 的顾问律师。其现阶段执业重点以公司事务为主，同时亦就争议性事务提供法律咨询。他现为共和理工学院商法课程的副讲师，并担任新加坡社科大学商学院的兼职讲师。
资格与任命
- 新加坡最高法院出庭律师（Advocate & Solicitor）
- 英格兰及威尔士最高法院大律师（Barrister-at-Law，Gray's Inn）
- 共和理工学院 商法副讲师
- 新加坡社科大学商学院 兼职讲师
- 新加坡调解中心 认证调解员
- 新加坡国际调解学院 一级认证调解员
- 新加坡律师公会调解计划 调解员
- 小额索赔法庭 志愿调解员
- 新加坡律师公会 会员
- 新加坡法律学会 会员
个人兴趣
- 骑行及高尔夫（差点 12）
- 基督信仰追随者
