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Fariz Abdul Aziz Skrine |
| Key practice areas: Oil & gas, & energy; M&A; maritime & shipping advisory; projects infrastructure | |
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Munir Abdul Aziz Wong & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; consumer goods & retail; financial institutions; insurance; joint ventures & strategic alliances | |
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Salwah Abdul Shukor Zain & Co |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & M&A; capital markets; IP; technology, media & telecommunications; private wealth & Islamic family matters | |
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Mohamed Ridza Abdullah Mohamed Ridza & Co |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; Islamic finance; real estate; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Cecil Abraham Cecil Abraham & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; corporate & commercial; infrastructure; international trade & bilateral investment treaties; litigation | |
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Karen Abraham Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; data protection; IP; licensing & franchising; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Wilfred Abraham Zul Rafique & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; insurance & reinsurance; litigation | |
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Andri Aidham Badri Kadir Andri & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & securities; privatisation | |
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Selvamalar Alagaratnam Skrine |
| Key practice areas: Employment advisory & compliance; employment disputes; environmental, social & governance; employee fraud; management & investigations | |
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Ira Biswas Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution; commercial & civil litigation | |
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Adrian Chair Adnan Sundra & Low |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; infrastructure; M&A; power & energy; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Shemane Chan Christopher & Lee Ong |
| Key practice areas: Infrastructure; power & energy | |
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Vincent Chan Abdullah Chan |
| Key practice areas: Corporate finance; capital markets; M&A; takeovers; privatisation | |
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Adrian Chee Adnan Sundra & Low |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; joint ventures; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds | |
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Chen Lee Won Rahmat Lim & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Foreign investment; M&A; corporate restructurings; joint ventures; securities law | |
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Chew Kherk Ying Wong & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Compliance; data protection; IP; litigation; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Chew Phye Keat Raja Darryl & Loh |
| Key practice areas: Anti-corruption & anti-bribery; competition & antitrust; corporate & commercial; joint ventures; licensing & franchising | |
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Brian Chia Wong & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Public & private M&A; private equity; corporate restructuring & reorganisations; labour & employment; antitrust/competition | |
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Esther Chik Wong & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; Islamic finance; debt transactions; loans & credit facilities; acquisition financing | |
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Chin Sook Kwan Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Key practice areas: Corporate finance & securities; debt capital markets; banking & finance; Islamic finance | |
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Chung Swee Loong Albar & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; Islamic finance; project finance; securitisation | |
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Rosli Dahlan Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership |
| Key practice areas: Civil & commercial litigation; land acquisition; corporate fraud; appellate advocacy | |
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Cyrus V Das Cyrus Das Advocates & Solicitors |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution; administrative & constitutional law | |
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Andre Gan Wong & Partners |
| Key practice areas: M&A; private equity; antitrust & competition; real estate; regulatory & compliance | |
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Gilbert Gan Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate & commercial; joint ventures; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds | |
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Gan Khong Aik Gan Partnership |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; corporate governance; insurance & reinsurance; labour & employment; litigation | |
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Cindy Goh Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff |
| Key practice areas: IP; litigation; taxation; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Rodney Gomez Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; corporate & commercial; infrastructure; litigation; power & energy | |
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Rajasingam Gothandapani Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: Anti-corruption & anti-bribery; shipping; white-collar crime; litigation; power & energy | |
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Megat Hizaini Hassan Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill |
| Key practice areas: Islamic finance; Islamic capital market; corporate finance | |
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Ho Wei Lih Rahmat Lim & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Joint ventures; M&A; power & energy; private equity, venture capital & funds; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Samuel Hong Kadir Andri & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate & commercial; inbound investment; joint ventures; M&A | |
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Jeremy M Joseph Joseph & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Maritime & shipping; insurance & commercial | |
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Mohanadass Kanagasabai Mohanadass Partnership |
| Key practice areas: Construction & engineering; contract & commercial; shareholder & corporate; oil & gas; telecommunications | |
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Siva Kumar Kanagasabai Skrine |
| Key practice areas: Maritime & shipping; employment; commercial litigation & arbitration; fraud & asset recovery | |
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Shanthi Kandiah SK Chambers |
| Key practice areas: Anti-corruption & anti-bribery; competition & antitrust; compliance; corporate & commercial; data protection | |
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Kamilah Kasim Rahmat Lim & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Construction & engineering; energy, infrastructure & projects; international arbitration | |
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Abdul Kadir Kassim Kadir Andri & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & securities; equity capital markets | |
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Khoo Guan Huat Skrine |
| Key practice areas: IP litigation & enforcement; TMT disputes; international arbitration | |
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Pauline Khor Rahmat Lim & Partners |
| Key practice areas: IP; litigation; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Adrian Koh Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; corporate & commercial; joint ventures; M&A | |
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Vijey Mohana Krishnan Raja Darryl & Loh |
| Key practice areas: Tax & revenue | |
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Pamela Kung Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; Islamic finance; project finance; securitisation & structured finance | |
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Robert Lazar Robert Lazar |
| Key practice areas: Litigation; commercial dispute | |
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Christopher Lee Christopher & Lee Ong |
| Key practice areas: Projects, infrastructure & construction; energy & natural resources; banking & finance; capital markets; M&A | |
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Lee Lin Li Tay & Partners |
| Key practice areas: IP; franchising; data protection; technology, multimedia & telecommunications; healthcare & life science | |
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Lee Yee Ling Rahmat Lim & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate real estate; real estate investment trusts (REITs) | |
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Christopher Leong Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; capital markets; corporate & commercial; litigation; power & energy | |
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Jeff Leong Jeff Leong Poon & Wong |
| Tel: +603 2203 3388 Email: jeff.leong@jlpw.com.my Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate & commercial; inbound investment; M&A |
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| Jeff Leong is a founder of Jeff Leong Poon & Wong. He is one of Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers (Asia Business Law Journal’s A-List) and is also on Legal 500’s Hall of Fame (corporate and M&A) for Malaysia. A senior and experienced lawyer of 36 years, with a stellar track record of IPOs and M&A deals, he is often consulted in heavily regulated industries on complex, urgent and critical matters. He designed the due diligence system used in capital market transactions in Malaysia since 1999 and assisted with the latest industry due diligence updates. Jeff teaches part-time courses at Kobe University in Japan since 2009 and heads the firm’s Japan services group and China services group. He is also an accredited mediator of the Malaysia International Mediation Centre, the International Commercial Mediation Centre For the Belt And Road Initiative and several other mediation centres in China. |
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Lilian Liew Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; debt capital markets;Islamic finance & banking | |
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Lim Chee Wee Lim Chee Wee Partnership |
| Key practice areas: International arbitration; commercial litigation; fraud & asset recovery; competition law litigation; regulatory enforcement | |
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Lim Chin Hian (Mark) Wong & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; Islamic finance; debt capital markets; projects financing; projects | |
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Loh Mei Mei Zul Rafique & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; Islamic finance | |
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Loh Siew Cheang Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution | |
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Ivan Loo Skrine |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; infrastructure; litigation; power & energy; construction & commercial disputes | |
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Janet L H Looi Skrine |
| Key practice areas: M&A; corporate governance; foreign direct investment & joint ventures; environment; competition | |
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Azmi Mohd Ali Azmi & Associates |
| Key practice areas: M&A; projects; foreign investments; corporate & commercial; energy, oil & gas | |
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Muhammad Faisal Moideen Moideen & Max |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; labour & employment; litigation; power & energy | |
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Moy Pui Yee Rahmat Lim & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds | |
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DP Naban Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership |
| Key practice areas: Civil & commercial litigation; tax & customs; appellate advocacy | |
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Nitin Nadkarni Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill |
| Key practice areas: International arbitration | |
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Putri Norlisa Najib Adnan Sundra & Low |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance;corporate & commercial; Islamic finance; M&A; project finance | |
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Rabindra S Nathan Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution; arbitration & mediation; restructuring & insolvency | |
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Nahendran Navaratnam Navaratnam Chambers |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; corporate & commercial; litigation; power & energy; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Edward Ng Adnan Sundra & Low |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; Islamic finance; power & energy; project finance | |
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Ng Swee Kee Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: Inbound investment; joint ventures; M&A; power & energy; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Charmayne Ong Skrine |
| Key practice areas: IP; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Jerry Ong Zul Rafique & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; inbound investment; joint ventures; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds | |
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Jalalullail Othman Shook Lin & Bok |
| Key practice areas: Islamic finance; commercial contracts; corporate & M&A; projects, infrastructure & real estate; regulatory compliance | |
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Azman Othman Luk Rahmat Lim & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; Islamic finance; restructuring & insolvency; regulatory & compliance | |
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Deepak Pillai Christopher & Lee Ong |
| Key practice areas: Data protection; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; IP; outsourcing; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Kenny Poon Jeff Leong Poon & Wong |
| Tel: +603 2203 3388 Email: kenny.poon@jlpw.com.my Key practice areas: Corporate commercial; corporate finance; IPOs; M&A; Takeovers; cross border transactions |
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| Kenny Poon is a founding partner of Jeff Leong Poon & Wong and he co-heads the firm’s corporate, commercial & corporate finance practice group. He has been recognised as a leading lawyer in the corporate and M&A practice areas by Asialaw Profiles, as a distinguished practitioner by Asialaw Leading Lawyers and recommended for corporate and M&A, capital markets and banking and finance by Legal 500. His practice areas include takeovers, M&A, privatisations, foreign investments, joint ventures, corporate restructurings and initial public offerings. Having been in active legal practice since 1991, Kenny has played a pivotal role in leading his firm, which has been recognised by The Legal 500, IFLR1000, Chambers and Asialaw Profiles. He also heads the firm’s Myanmar Practice Group. |
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Belden Premaraj Belden Advocates & Solicitors |
| Tel: +603-2095 0203 Email: belden@beldenlex.com Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; infrastructure; insurance & reinsurance; litigation; power & energy |
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| Belden Premaraj has more than 25years of experience in construction and engineering, energy, oil and gas dispute resolution, on-project claims advisory and contractual risk management. He is an accredited arbitrator, mediator and adjudicator, with regular appointments as an arbitrator in international disputes. Belden gives intense focus to the facts of a case and applies a keen investigative approach in his dispute resolution work. He believes that if one looks thoroughly enough, the project documents will vividly reveal the truth behind a dispute. His commitment to arguing the case based on documented facts means that the case theory from pleadings to the close of submissions remains consistent. He does not shy away from technical information and is known for his incisive cross-examination of factual and expert witnesses. Belden also provides on-project advisory that helps his clients focus on dispute avoidance from an early stage of the project. |
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Anand Raj Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: Anti-corruption & anti-bribery; competition & antitrust; data protection; M&A; taxation | |
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Lambert Rasa-Ratnam Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill |
| Key practice areas: Appellate; civil & commercial litigation; corporate litigation; commercial arbitration | |
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Ariff Rozhan Ariff Rozhan & Co |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; banking & finance; insurance & reinsurance; litigation; power & energy | |
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Deepak Sadasivan Adnan Sundra & Low |
| Key practice areas: Securitisation; Islamic finance; debt capital markets; derivatives; project finance | |
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Iain Sedgley Sedgley & Co |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; M&A; projects & construction; private clients | |
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Saravana Kumar Segaran Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership |
| Key practice areas: Tax & customs; sales & service tax; stamp duty; trade facilitation, anti dumping & safeguard duties; private clients | |
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Indran Shanmuganathan Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: IP; personal data protection & privacy laws; competition & antitrust | |
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Michael Soo Shook Lin & Bok |
| Key practice areas: IP; IT & licensing | |
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Su Siew Ling Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Key practice areas: Patents, trademarks, designs prosecution & registration; IP dispute & litigation; IP enforcement; transactional IP & franchising; data protection | |
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Maximilian Tai Moideen & Max |
| Key practice areas: Employment; litigation; dispute resolution | |
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Tan Chea Li (Lily) Albar & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; capital markets; Islamic finance; project finance | |
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Tan Kong Yam Kadir Andri & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; corporate & commercial; M&A; real estate | |
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Tan Ming-Li Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; joint ventures; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds; regulatory & compliance; licensing | |
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Tay Weng Hwee Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & M&A; banking & finance; real estate & construction; equity markets | |
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Teh Meng Teck Cheah Teh & Su |
| Tel : +603 6203 6918 Ext. 138 Email: teh@ctslawyers.com.my Key practice areas: Banking & finance; bankruptcy & insolvency; litigation; restructuring & insolvency; shareholders’ dispute litigation |
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| Teh Meng Teck, the managing partner and a co-founding partner of Cheah Teh & Su has more than 35 years of experience in commercial litigation. A barrister of Gray’s Inn since 1983, he obtained a master of laws degree from the London School of Economics in 1984. He was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 1985 and to the Singapore Bar in 2001. Meng Teck been involved in corporate litigation and shareholders’ disputes involving both publicly and privately held companies within and beyond Malaysia. He has substantial experience in corporate and individual insolvency practice, pre-emptive remedies, receiverships and enforcement of securities. Meng Teck also has experience in securities and project financing claims by financial institutions. He has appeared in the high court, the court of appeal and federal court and has also collaborated with queen counsel and senior counsel in a shareholders’ dispute in multiple jurisdictions (Singapore, the British Virgin Islands and the UK). |
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Teo Bong Kwang Wong Jin Nee & Teo |
| Key practice areas: IP; litigation | |
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Thavalingam C Thavarajah T Thavalingam & Co |
| Tel: +603 9212 6980 Email: tt@tt-co.com.my Key practice areas: Labour & employment |
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| Thavalingam C Thavarajah was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1990, prior to which, he was admitted as a Barrister-at-law at Gray’s Inn. He is currently the managing partner of T Thavalingam & Co, a boutique legal practice specialising in employment law. Thavalingam has authored, co-authored and contributed to numerous publications in respect of employment and industrial relations law in Malaysia. He has been consistently recognised and ranked as a leading practitioner by Benchmark Litigation, Euromoney, The Legal 500, Chambers and Asialaw. In 2010 and 2011, he was honoured by ILO through the ILO Client Choice Awards in London, and by the In-House Community in 2017 in its awards ceremony in Hong Kong. He has also been involved in the restructuring of government-linked companies and acted as senior counsel in a number of high-profile employment disputes which have been reported in the media. He was also appointed by the Malaysian Government as a member of the National Labour Advisory Council during his tenure as honorary secretary of the Malaysian Employers Federation. He is currently an adjunct professor and a member of the Board of Governors at Perdana University. |
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Cynthia Toh Mei Lee Wong Beh & Toh |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate & M&A | |
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Linda Wang Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Key practice areas: IP; licensing & franchising; litigation | |
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Adeline Wong Wong & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Taxation; joint ventures: M&A; restructuring & downsizing | |
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Wong Jin Nee Wong Jin Nee & Teo |
| Key practice areas: IP | |
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Wong Tat Chung Wong Beh & Toh |
| Key practice areas: Equity corporate finance; M&A; competition | |
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Grace Yeoh Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; corporate governance; inbound investment; joint ventures; M&A | |
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Leonard Yeoh Soon Beng Tay & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial dispute resolution; employment & industrial relations; arbitration; banking litigation/insolvency; competition & antitrust | |
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Bahari Yeow Gan Partnership |
| Key practice areas: E-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; IP; licensing & franchising; litigation; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Yong Hsian Siong Hsian & Co |
| Key practice areas: Corporate M&A; corporate real estate; joint ventures; take-overs; corporate reorganisations & corporate restructuring | |
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Yoong Sin Min Shook Lin & Bok |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; litigation; restructuring & insolvency | |
