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Richard Young

Richard Young

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A: Domestic

Singapore

12 years ranked

About

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Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Corporate & Commercial; Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity; Restructuring & Insolvency

Career

Richard has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (with particular focus on share and business acquisitions), local and regional joint ventures, schemes of arrangements, amalgamations, capital reductions, corporate reorganisations as well as general corporate and commercial law.

Richard joined the Firm on a scholarship in 1995 and became a Partner in 2000. During his time at the Firm, he undertook a secondment as Regional Legal Counsel for CNBC Asia and National Geographic cable channels in Singapore, and later with General Electric International Inc, in Hong Kong. He also had a one-year stint in the London office of Linklaters, where he gained considerable experience on cross-border transactions.

Professional Memberships

Board Member, Wealth Management Institute International

Audit and Risk Committee Member, Wealth Management Institute

Publications

The Singapore chapter of Lexology In-Depth: Corporate Governance (15th Ed, 2025) published by Law Business Research.

The Singapore chapter of Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers (2024) published by Wolters Kluwer.

The Singapore chapter of Joint Ventures: Control and Minority Protection published by Practical Law.

Languages Spoken

English

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Corporate/M&A: Domestic - Singapore

Band 3
Individual Editorial
Richard Young is a respected corporate lawyer in Singapore. He is appreciated in the market for his capabilities in cross-border M&A and joint ventures in addition to providing general corporate advisory.
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Strengths

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  • He is very commercial and service-oriented.

    Corporate/M&A: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific

  • Richard has in-depth knowledge of all M&A matters and is able to break down complex subjects into simple sentences for clients to understand and make a decision.

    Corporate/M&A: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific

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Asia-Pacific Region

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Singapore

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