
KHOO Chian Yian, Kenneth
Kenneth is an Assistant Professor at the NUS Faculty of Law. He graduated from NUS (2014) with an LL.B. (First Class Honours) and a B.Soc.Sci. (Economics) (First Class Honours); the London School of Economics (2018, M.Sc. Economics); and Yale Law School (2019, LL.M.; 2024, J.S.D.). In 2022 he was a research fellow at Harvard Law School’s Program on Corporate Governance. His research and teaching lie at the intersection of Law and Economics, especially Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities Regulation, and Competition Law. His awards include the Ministry of Trade and Industry (Economist Service) Prize for Best Thesis in Economics (NUS), the Best Academic Paper on ESG (Junior Category) at the ECGI–Berkeley Forum on Corporate Governance, and the Best Paper Award for Junior Scholars at the Asian Law and Economics Association Annual Conference. His work has been published (or is forthcoming) in journals including the Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, International Review of Law and Economics, and European Business Organization Law Review.
Education
JSD (Yale University); LLM (Yale University); MSc (Economics) (London School of Economics); LLB (Hons), BSocSci (Economics) (Hons) (NUS)
Curriculum Vitae
Current Courses
Company Law (C)
Kenneth is an Assistant Professor at the NUS Faculty of Law. He graduated from NUS (2014) with an LL.B. (First Class Honours) and a B.Soc.Sci. (Economics) (First Class Honours); the London School of Economics (2018, M.Sc. Economics); and Yale Law School (2019, LL.M.; 2024, J.S.D.). In 2022 he was a research fellow at Harvard Law School’s Program on Corporate Governance. His research and teaching lie at the intersection of Law and Economics, especially Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities Regulation, and Competition Law. His awards include the Ministry of Trade and Industry (Economist Service) Prize for Best Thesis in Economics (NUS), the Best Academic Paper on ESG (Junior Category) at the ECGI–Berkeley Forum on Corporate Governance, and the Best Paper Award for Junior Scholars at the Asian Law and Economics Association Annual Conference. His work has been published (or is forthcoming) in journals including the Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, International Review of Law and Economics, and European Business Organization Law Review.
Book Chapters
Journal Articles
- Law & Economics
- Competition Law
- Company Law
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Securities Regulations