Sarah Yeo

EXPERIENCE / ACCOLADES

In 2026, Sarah was ranked as a “Rising Star” by Thomson Reuters, Asian Legal Business – Singapore Rising Stars 2026.

The ranking is hailed for putting “the spotlight on Singapore’s emerging legal talent” and which celebrates “exceptional practitioners” for their “technical skills” and “deep expertise”.

Some of Sarah’s notable matters and clients include:-

• Represented one of the longest standing crypto platforms in the Asia-Pacific region with a total trading volume of approximately $7 billion;
• Represented a senior banker in matrimonial proceedings involving assets in excess of $30 million and shareholdings spanning across various corporations in and beyond Singapore (including a Family Office);
• Represented the CEO of a public listed company in respect of a shareholder / director dispute in the context of a corporate group spanning various jurisdictions;
• Represented a boutique surgery practice (and its founder doctor / shareholder) in a multi-million dollar acquisition and joint venture with a public listed health group;
• Represented a Singapore-incorporated company (backed by state-owned interests from the People’s Republic of China) in a cross-jurisdiction joint venture governed by the laws of Singapore for the development of solar powered generation plants in Myanmar;
• Represented and advised minority shareholders with an aggregate secured shareholding of approximately USD 103 million in the restructuring of a public-listed entity.
• Represented a global life science company in arbitration stemming from a dispute involving the construction of specialised medical machinery.
• Represented a minority shareholder and director in an action for wrongful termination, minority oppression (section 216, Companies Act 1967) and derivative action (section 216A, Companies Act 1967) in the context of a corporate group spanning across India, Singapore and Malaysia with an annual turnover in excess of $30 million.

Amongst other accolades, Sarah’s clients have noted her to be “An exceptionally smart lawyer, always well prepared and has the unique ability to craft simple and elegant solutions to complex problems.”

[Cited by Thomson Reuters, Asian Legal Business – Singapore Rising Stars 2026] – “Beyond the courtroom, Yeo is a thought leader on corporate governance and shareholder rights. She has spoken at international disputes and governance forums/summits/conferences, contributed to leading global legal practice guides, and delivered accredited training at the SMU Law Academy on directors’ duties and boardroom governance.” 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & PUBLICATIONS

• “Shareholder Oppression or Activism Defence? Voting Power, Activism and Corporate Control” – Panellist at The Legal 500’s Asia Pacific Disputes Summit 2026
• “Corporate Governance or Trojan Horse : Revisiting the Concepts of Shareholder Passivity and Activism in a New World Order” – Chambers & Partners Virtual Forum, 2025
• “The Boardroom Trifecta: Directors’ Duties, Corporate Governance and Diversity” – Panellist at The Legal 500’s Asia Pacific Disputes Summit 2025
• “Perspectives on Shareholder Activism: A Cross-Border Case Study” – Panellist at The Legal 500’s Asia Pacific Disputes Summit 2024
• “Minority Shareholders’ Remedies in Singapore: Oppression defined, Reliefs and Valuation” – The Legal 500’s Webinar Series
• “Directors’ Duties and the Function of the Board” – The SMU Law Academy (Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University) (Accredited CPD Event)
• “Overseas Investment Series: Singapore Investment Risks and Family Business Wealth Succession” (focusing of Singapore corporate structures and shareholding arrangements / boardroom compositions) – Leadvisor Global’s (Shanghai) International Conference
• “Directorship Fundamentals” – in-house live seminar conducted for various large, medium enterprises and trade associations in Singapore
• “Shareholders’ Rights & Shareholder Activism 2025” – Chambers and Partners, Global Practice Guides