YYC Legal LLP

Corporate and Commercial, Data Protection, Cybersecurity & FinTech, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Fund & Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions

Partner

Sam’s practice is mainly focused on corporate and commercial matters and transactional work. He has extensive legal experience in handling cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate restructuring and private equity transactions. He also regularly advises on fintech regulations, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, employment law, data protection and privacy law.

Sam has represented listed companies, multinational corporations, state-owned enterprises, financial institutions, tech giants, private equity funds and start-ups across different industry sectors in numerous sizeable transactions.

The awards and accolades Sam has received include: recognised as one of Greater China’s top young lawyers in “LexisNexis® 40 UNDER 40 2024 – Greater China List”; recognised as “ALB Hong Kong Rising Stars 2024” by Asian Legal Business (ALB); shortlisted as a Finalist for “Fintech Lawyer of the Year” at the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024; awarded the “LegalOne Merits (Exemplary)” and recognised in the “LegalOne Deals of the Year 2023 - China” for advising CITIC Group on the sale of its shares in CITIC Limited (00267.HK) for HK$13.6 billion.

Sam is the co-contributor of the Hong Kong Chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guides: Equity Finance 2024 on the key trends and developments of the Hong Kong capital markets. His articles on other legal topics have also been regularly published on the China Business Law Journal.

Sam is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

English, Mandarin and Cantonese

The Law Society of Hong Kong

Civil Celebrant of Marriages, Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong, PCLL

University of Hong Kong, LL.B.

University of Hong Kong, BBA (Law)