CURRICULUM VITAE
JULIE HUAN LI YUEH
Senior Lecturer
NUS Business School
National University of Singapore
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Tel: (65) 6516-6439
Email: jhuan@nus.edu.sg
EDUCATION
Graduate
1998 Columbia University School of Law, New York, USA, LL.M. (James
Kent Scholar – Outstanding Academic Performance)
Undergraduate
1990 National University of Singapore, LL.B. (Second Class-Upper
Division Honours)
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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
2002 Attorney and Counsellor at Law of the Supreme Court of the State of New
York, USA, 2002
1991 Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, 1991
1991 Member, Singapore Academy of Law, 1991
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
National University of Singapore
NUS Business School
Senior Lecturer (2011- Present)
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Course Co-ordinator, Corporate and Securities Law
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Course Co-ordinator, Legal Environment of Business
Attorney-General’s Chambers
State Counsel, Legislation and Law Reform Division (2000 - 2010)
Deputy Senior State Counsel, Legislation and Law Reform Division (2010-2011)
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 Wrote law reform papers in the areas of company law, partnership law,
administrative and civil sanctions, legal professional fees, civil litigation and mental
capacity. These involved conducting legal research and comparative studies of
developments in foreign jurisdictions.
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 Collaborated with industry players in law reform work. Member of the Singapore
Academy of Law - Law Reform Committee, the MOF Company Law Regulatory
Framework Committee, the MOF Study Team on Limited Liability Partnerships and
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Limited Partnerships and the MCYS Legal Framework committee on the Mental
Capacity Act.
 Drafted legislation and rendered legal advice particularly in the areas of company
law, partnership law, banking law, securities and futures law, mental capacity and
general civil law.
 Lectured at Drafting Courses organised by the Attorney-General’s Chambers for
Ministries, Statutory Boards and counterparts from Brunei and Malaysia.
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Assistant Director, Securities and Futures Department (1999-2000)
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 Formulated policies to develop a disclosure-based regulatory framework for
capital markets in Singapore.
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 Led an internet taskforce to study the impact of Electronic Communication
Networks and Alternative Trading systems for the trading of securities.
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 Represented MAS in the MOF Corporate Finance Committee Working Group and
at international organizations such as the International Organisation of Securities
Commissions.
Temasek Polytechnic
Law Lecturer, Diploma in Legal Studies (1994-96)
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 Developed new curricula for the Law of Insolvency, Commercial Transactions,
Company Law; conducted lectures and tutorials in these subjects.
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 Developed the Legal Training Program to provide internships for legal students in
law firms and the courts. Organised exhibitions to promote courses offered by the
Polytechnic. Editor of in-house publications.
Allen & Gledhill
Corporate Lawyer (1991-1993)
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 Managed international projects including the reconstruction of the Alfa-Laval and
Tetra pak group of companies in many jurisdictions including the US, Hong Kong,
Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore.
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 Advised local and foreign clients on the conduct of business in Singapore.
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 Drafted and negotiated joint venture agreements, distributorship and service
agreements, and agreements for the sale and purchase of businesses or shares.
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PUBLICATIONS
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Julie Huan, “Shareholders’ Rights in China: An Analysis of Private Equity in Former
State-Owned Enterprises”, [2000] 12 Singapore Academy of Law Journal, 428-455.
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Julie L. Y. Huan, “The Director’s Duty of Care: A Comparative Analysis of Delaware
and Singapore Law”, Columbia Journal of Asian Law, Vol 12, Issue 2 (1998) 279-300
Selected publications as State Counsel of the Attorney-General’s Chambers
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Limited Liability Partnerships, 26 March 2002, LRRD No. 3/2002 (published for public
consultation)
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Administrative and Civil Sanctions, 13 May 2002, LRRD No. 7/2002 (published for
public consultation)
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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Huan, J, The Director’s Duty of Care: A Comparative analysis of Delaware and
Singapore Law, Harvard East Asia Society Graduate Student Conference, Harvard
University, Massachusetts, USA, 7 March 1998.
Selected presentations as State Counsel of the Attorney-General’s Chambers
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Mental Capacity Act 2008, Annual Medico-Legal Seminar, Medico-Legal Society of
Singapore, 11 Oct 2008
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Limited Liability Partnerships, Company Law Reform Seminar, LexisNexis/Law Society
of Singapore, 15 July 2004.
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Licensing and Regulatory Frameworks, Technical Considerations in Drafting, AGC
Legislative Drafting Course, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
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AWARDS
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Columbia University School of Law James Kent Scholar – Outstanding
academic performance (1998)