YOU 
Chuanman

 
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Academic Fellow

Dr Chuanman You is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences. He previously held academic positions at the CUHK (Shenzhen), NUS, SMU, and Tel Aviv University. Dr You earned his PhD from the Sussex, specialising in comparative takeover regulation from a path dependency perspective. Additionally, he holds a Master’s Degree in Law and Economics (EMLE: Hamburg, Bologna, and Haifa), an MPhil in Law and History (Renmin), and an LLB in Civil and Commercial Law (SWUPL).

Dr You’s expertise lies primarily in corporate and financial regulation, law and technology, data and AI governance, geopolitics and global sanctions. He has published extensively in prestigious academic journals, including the Journal of Business Law, Computer Law & Security Review, and Capital Markets Law Journal, etc. His insights frequently appear in leading international media outlets such as Bloomberg, WSJ, SCMP, CNA, etc. He currently serves as a Council Member of the Law Society of Shenzhen, China (2024–present).

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Contact

CYOULAW@nus.edu.sg

Education

PhD (Sussex)

Current Courses

Chinese Legal Tradition & Legal Chinese

Dr Chuanman You is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences. He previously held academic positions at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), National University of Singapore, Singapore Management University, and Tel Aviv University. Dr You earned his PhD from the University of Sussex, specialising in comparative takeover regulation from a path dependency perspective. Additionally, he holds a Master’s Degree in Law and Economics (European Master in Law and Economics Programme: Hamburg, Bologna, and Haifa), an MPhil in Law and History from Renmin University, and an LLB in Civil and Commercial Law from Southwest University of Political Science and Law.

Dr You’s expertise lies primarily in corporate and financial regulation, law and technology, data and AI governance, geopolitics and global sanctions. He has published extensively in prestigious academic journals, including the Journal of Business Law, Computer Law & Security Review, and Capital Markets Law Journal, etc. His insights frequently appear in leading international media outlets such as Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, South China Morning Post, Channel News Asia, etc. He currently serves as a Council Member of the Law Society of Shenzhen, China (2024–present).

  1. Reconcile National Security Review with Takeover Regulation in the Global M&A Market, Journal of Business Law, Issue 6, 2024, pp. 535 – 557 (& Umakanth Varottil)
  2. A New Development of Fiduciary Duties for Financial Advisors in Hong Kong, Law Science, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2023, pp. 243 – 262
  3. Half A Loaf is Better Than None: The New Data Protection Regime for China’s Platform Economy, Computer Law & Security Review, Volume 39, Issue 6, 2022, pp. 1 – 21
  4. Equal Treatment of Shareholders under the Dual Class Share Structure: Recent Updates of the Takeover Code in Singapore, The Company Lawyer, Volume 41, Issue 2, 2020, pp. 59 – 61
  5. Law and Policy of Platform Economy in China, Computer Law & Security Review, Volume 39, Issue 6, 2020, pp. 1 – 21
  6. Recent Development of FinTech Regulation in China: A Focus on the New Regulatory Regime for the P2P Lending (Loan-based Crowdfunding) Market, Capital Markets Law Journal, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2018, pp.85 – 115

  • Corporate and Financial Regulation
  • Law and Artificial Intelligence
  • Data and Platform Governance
  • Geopolitics and Global Sanctions