WAN CHIN obtained her LL. B (Hons.) degree from the University of Malaya in 1999 with second upper class honours in law. She was admitted to the Bar in the year 2000. From a legal assistant in MESSRS WONG-CHOOI & MOHD NOR, she worked her way up to being a partner from year of 2002 until 2009. She then joined MESSRS LIO & PARTNERS as a partner where she single-handedly started two (2) branches under her leadership in MESSRS LIO & PARTNERS until April 2017.
WAN CHIN has twenty-four (24) years of experience in the area of corporate and commercial works including initial public offering exercises, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. She has in-depth experiences in drafting commercial agreements for corporate companies.
In view of her broad experience in the corporate and commercial area, WAN CHIN has been appointed as:
1. Independent Non-Executive Chairman for VOLCANO BERHAD, a company listed on Ace Market, BURSA MALAYSIA;
2. Independent Non-Executive Director of ICONIC WORLDWIDE BERHAD, a company listed on Main Market, BURSA MALAYSIA;
3. Non-Executive Director of a trust company registered under Trust Companies Act 1949, JCCW TRUSTEE (M) BERHAD; and
4. Independent Non-Executive Director of LMS COMPLIANCE LTD, a company listed on the SINGAPORE EXCHANGE (SGX);
WAN CHIN has recently been appointed as vice president of PENANG CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. She is legal advisor to:-
1. the FEDERATION of MALAYSIAN FOUNDRY & ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION (FOMFEIA);
2. PENANG FOUNDRY & ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION (PENFEIA); and
3. PENANG CHINESE TEA CULTURE ASSOCIATION.
Due to her immense contribution to the community and to the state of Penang, she has been conferred the title of Darjah Johan Negeri (DJN) on the 26th day of July 2017 by the Penang State Governor.
In addition, WAN CHIN has been recognised as a role model in Malaysia in the year 2023 by the MALAYSIA ENTREPRENEURS’ DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (PUMM) and currently a committee member of the Disciplinary Board of the Association.
Her areas of practice include capital market, corporate and commercial and banking and finance. Aside from that, WAN CHIN is being regularly consulted by families on setting up their family offices.
YEOW KHOON is a Barrister-at-Law of the Honorable Society of KING’S INNS, Republic of Ireland and holds a Bachelor-of-Laws (Hons.) degree from UNIVERSITY OF WALES, CARDIFF. He was admitted to the Malaysian Bar on 28th October 2000 when he practiced as a Legal Assistant in MESSRS BAN ENG ANUAL & FOONG. He joined MESSRS LIM KEAN SIEW & CO in September 2003 and was promoted to junior partner in 2006. On 1st January 2011, he was made an equity partner in MESSRS LIM KEAN SIEW & CO.
YEOW KHOON heads the civil litigation department. He was counsel in a number of trials and hearings reported in the Malaysian law journal. He specialises in contract law, corporate and commercial disputes where he appeared at all levels of the court.
He has extensive experience involving corporate and commercial advisory work. He has been involved in restructuring of companies, takeover and merger of companies, commercial agreements and venture capital where he advised and drafted agreements in relations thereto. In the recent months, he has been appointed as solicitor for multi-million transactions involving listed companies whereby their investments in Penang are reported in the newspaper.
He is a licensed trademarks agent duly registered with the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO).
He is legal advisor to:-
1. PENANG CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE;
2. HAN CHIANG HIGH SCHOOL and HAN CHIANG MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE’s BOARD OF GOVERNORS; and
3. THE PENANG GOLDSMITHS & JEWELLERS ASSOCIATION.
YEOW KHOON has been appointed as a Notary Public.
TSONG CHENG obtained her LL.B (Hons) University of London and she was admitted to the Bar on 29th September 2001.
TSONG CHENG began her involvement in legal career in the year of 1997/1998 as an attachment in MESSRS TANG KHYE KIAN & CO, concentrating vastly in defend work for insurance companies against personal injury & accident claims.
She then chambered and practiced as Legal Assistant in MESSRS OOI LEE & CO. As a young lawyer, she gained substantial exposure in civil litigation in particular her extensive involvement in resolving freight & forwarding dispute claims and Sale of Goods claims (SOGA), retail banking litigation, due diligence work for corporate listing, wills & estate administration and family law.
She joined MESSRS SAN & ASSOCIATES in 2002 practicing in property law. A stern and diligent lawyer and with the assistance of two (2) other lawyers whilst supported by fifteen (15) experienced clerical personnel under her wings, she has built up an exemplary practice with a vast base of esteemed institutional and high net worth individual clientele, thus she was made a partner in 2009. She has vast knowledge on corporate and commercial law with additional portfolio in sale and acquisition of company shares, banking and finance (both conventional and Islamic), real property development of commercial and residential, real estate, creation of lease including extensions thereof.
Her areas of practice include banking and finance, corporate and commercial, and real estate.
AI LING obtained her LL.B (Hons.) degree from the UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA with second upper class honours in law and was admitted to the Bar on 14th day of March 2003. She read in chambers under Ms. CHRISTINA SIEW of MESSRS LIM KEAN SIEW & CO and thereafter practiced as a Senior Legal Assistant before joining MESSRS LING, EE & PARTNERS on 19th June 2008 as a partner. During her early years of practice, she assisted in general civil litigation and banking litigation.
In MESSRS LIM KEAN SIEW & CO., her experience covered a wide breadth of areas of joint ventures, debts and corporate restructuring and also the law on receivership and liquidation in which the firm acted for one of the big 4 accounting firms in Malaysia.
She was also involved in advising and drafting of agreements of appointment of management, marketing agents, supply, consultancy and teaming agreements relating to operation of hotels of international chains. In addition, she gained experience in advising on private trusts as well as charities and drafting of trust deeds for renowned temples and churches. She gained significant exposure and experience in the law on associations and societies.
She concentrates on initial public offering, corporate & commercial law, development projects, banking and finance, trust, wills and estate.
NOREHAN obtained her LL.B (Hons) degree from INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALA YSIA (IIUM) in 1997. She read in chambers under MESSRS. ARIFFIN & CO. Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang and was admitted to the Bar on 27th June 1998. She joined
MESSRS. ANWAR & ASSOCIATES, Kulim. Kedah thereafter.
She was then was offered to be a salaried partner in MESSRS TAN LOK HEAH & ASSOCIATES, Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang on 1st of October 1998.
NOREHAN has been in practice in this legal fraternity for more than twenty (20) years, being an experienced lawyer, she is an expert in conveyancing particularly sale and purchase of properties and also vacant lands including advising and preparing security documentations particularly in Islamic banking. She is regularly engaged by clients to draft tenancy agreements for residential, commercial and industrial premises. She also handles non-contested civil litigation particularly in the application of probate and letters of administration.
During her practice, she is also involved in banking litigation on recovery issues such as insolvency, receivership and foreclosure.
JAMIE graduated from UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA in year 2004 and was admitted to the Bar in year 2005. In her early years of practice, she has handled banking litigation particularly in hire purchase and housing loans for financial institutions.
Between 2009 to 2012, JAMIE worked as a compliance officer in HWANGDBS INVESTMENT BANK BERHAD where she has a proven background of carrying out compliance functions pertaining to securities laws, regulations, guidelines and company’s procedures. In addition, she assisted in establishing, reviewing and updating internal rules, policies and guidelines to ensure compliance and to meet best practice and industry standards. With her wide spectrum of knowledge, she has completed her first initial public offering exercises for a listed company in the LEAP market. She is in the due diligence working group of a group of companies to be listed in the ACE Market of BURSA MALAYSIA.
JAMIE has immeasurable knowledge and experience in conveyancing work and she represents the banks such as HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD, MAYBANK BERHAD, PUBLIC BANK BERHAD and UNITED OVERSEAS BANK (MALAYSIA) BERHAD in conventional and Islamic loan documentations for commercial / corporate loans.
JAMIE is a registered company secretary with the COMPANIES COMMISSION OF MALAYSIA (SSM).
GUAT CHIN obtained her LL.B (Hons.) degree from the UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA and she was admitted to the Bar in year 2008. GUAT CHIN was previously practising as a Legal Assistant with MESSRS LIO & PARTNERS. GUAT CHIN heads our Simpang Ampat branch.
Throughout the years, GUAT CHIN developed vast experience on laws on property developments and she is the partner in charge for projects developed by reputable developers such as ECO WORLD DEVELOPMENT GROUP BERHAD, PARAMOUNT PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD, TAMBUN INDAH LAND BERHAD, HUAYANG BERHAD and ASAS DUNIA BERHAD. She is an expert in development projects of residential and commercial properties and banking law for financing of construction of housing and commercial projects including facilities granted to individuals, corporations and foreigners.
Her practice also covers initial public offering and corporate and commercial laws such as drafting corporate agreements such as joint ventures, share sales and shareholders agreement.
STEPHEN graduated from UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree in 2007. He worked in the Attorney General’s Chambers, Civil Division from 1-7-2007 to 1-2-2009. When he was in the Attorney General Chambers, he attended to litigation which involved contested matters for recovery of outstanding JPA loans, recovery of outstanding JPA scholarship which were granted to students and also recovery of outstanding loans which were granted by KEMENTERIAN BELIA & SUKAN. Besides that, Stephen did tort cases which include running down and also misconduct of public servant. Stephen had assisted his seniors in cases involving constitutional law in the Federal Court.
STEPHEN was exempted from chambering and was called to the Malaysian Bar in year 2009. Subsequently thereto, he joined MESSRS LIM KEAN SIEW & CO. from 1-6-2009 to 30-4-2014, before setting up MESSRS STEPHEN & CO.
He is the President of PENANG ANIMAL SANCTUARY SOCIETY. He holds office as the legal advisor of SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES ASSOCIATION (SAMENTA) of the Southern Region of Malaysia.
STEPHEN is currently handling litigation cases including judicial review, company dispute and debt recovery, whereby he has appeared before all levels of the Courts in Malaysia. Of late, he has been advising and handling cases for developers, joint management bodies and management corporations in all aspects of property management laws.
He is regularly called upon by corporate clients in employment matters on both contentious and non-contentious matters such as reviewing HR-related operational policies, advising internal investigations of unlawful termination and unfair dismissal claims and industrial court litigation.
STEPHEN is also actively involved in real estate transactions acquisitions and disposals and property financing for residential and industrial lands.
STEPHEN is an accredited mediator of the MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION CENTRE (MIMC)
XIN YIN obtained her LL.B (Hons) degree from the University of London and she was admitted to the Bar in year 2011. Her legal career began in MESSRS SAN & ASSOCIATES before joining the Firm as a partner.
XIN YIN advised and acted for local and foreign individuals and corporations in the purchase of development and industrial lands, residential and commercial properties including drafting of the relevant sale and purchase agreements, applications to the relevant authorities to the completion of the sale or purchase of the lands.
She has extensive experience in advising reputable housing developers on laws of property development which includes OSK PROPERTY HOLDINGS BERHAD, SP SETIA GROUP BERHAD and SRI PENGKALAN BINAAN SDN BHD. Apart from the above, XIN YIN also gained significant experience in advising and acting for leading banks loan documentations including financing construction of housing and commercial properties.
She is developing a practice covering corporate agreements amongst others joint ventures, tenancies and leases and also share sales and shareholders agreement including due diligence in relation thereto.
She practices in the area of property developments, banking and finance, corporate and commercial and real estate.
LAY SEE obtained her LLB from UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA and was called to the Bar in year 2012. Prior to joining us, she was practising as a legal assistant in MESSRS. LIO & PARTNERS handling conveyancing works for reputed developers. LAY SEE is currently heading the Kuala Lumpur branch.
Throughout the ten (10) years in practise, LAY SEE developed vast experience on laws on property developments and she is currently in charge for projects developed by reputable developers among others GSD LAND (M) SDN BHD and FAITHVIEW GROUP DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD in their development projects in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Melaka respectively.
Apart from the above, LAY SEE also gained significant experience in subsale cases involving residential and commercial properties. She is advising and acting for leading banks in loan documentations including financing purchase of housing and commercial properties.
She practices in the area of property developments, real estate and banking and finance.
Partner | Email: yixuan@wongloh.com | Tel: +604-611 5989
YI XUAN obtained her law degree from the University of Malaya and was subsequently called to the Bar in July 2017. She chambered in MESSRS WONG & LOH and subsequently joined as associate. She practices in the area of banking and finance, corporate and commercial and real estate.
She also undertakes advisory work and drafting of corporate and commercial agreements for clients in their local and cross-border business collaboration.
YI XUAN is involved in various matters relating to initial public offerings and listing on Bursa Malaysia where she is required to participate in corporate exercises including due diligence and other submission of documents to regulatory authorities. She also handling merger and acquisition transactions involving private companies and public companies.
YI XUAN is a registered company secretary with the COMPANIES COMMISSION OF MALAYSIA (SSM).
YI XUAN has been promoted as a junior partner at the Firm on 1 January 2024.
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out”
Partner | Email: kokchong@wongloh.com | Tel: +604-611 5989
KOK CHONG holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of London. He obtained his Certificate in Legal Practice in 2016 and was called to the Bar in October 2017.
He completed his pupillage with MESSRS WONG & LOH and subsequently joined as an associate.
He began his involvement in legal career in general civil litigation such as contract and commercial disputes, debts recovery, probate and administration of estates, and divorce matters where he appeared at all levels of court.
He was subsequently promoted to Senior Associates and focus in real estate, corporate finance and corporate advisory works. He has assisted the corporate client with the acquisition and disposal of their real property or shares, drafting the commercial contract, corporate finance and banking, and mergers and acquisitions.
He also advises client on matters relating to wills, trust and succession, particularly in setting up the family offices and business succession planning.
He is a sub-committee member of the MALAYSIA ENTREPRENEURS’ DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (PUMM), Kedah and Perlis states.
He has been promoted as a junior partner at the Firm on 1 January 2024.
Senior Associate | Email: mandyyeoh@wongloh.com | Tel: +604-228 6989
MENG LI obtained her law degree from UNIVERSITY OF LONDON and was called to the Bar in October 2018. She chambered in MESSRS WONG & LOH and subsequently joined as an associate.
Her area of practice consists of real estate where she advises on various sale and purchase transactions including sale of residential properties, commercial and industrial lands. Her client consists of local and foreign individuals and companies. In relation, she also advises financial institutions on various types of financing including housing loans and trade line facilities for both conventional and Islamic facilities.
Meng Li is assisting in transactions involving multi-million loan granted to multinational corporation.
Senior Associate | Email: kimhan@wongloh.com | Tel: +604-588 5989
KIM HAN obtained her law degree from UNIVERSITY OF LONDON and was called to the Bar in October 2018. She chambered in MESSRS WONG & LOH and subsequently joined as an associate.
She has been handling sale and purchase agreements and financing documentations for development projects involving different types of properties such as low-cost flats, apartments, landed properties, condominiums, commercial buildings et cetera.
Her area of practise is real estate, banking and finance and property developments.
Senior Associate | Email: phuahwj@wongloh.com | Tel: +604-228 6989
WEN JIAN obtained his law degree from MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY and was called to the Bar in August 2019. He chambered in MESSRS WONG & LOH and subsequently joined as an associate.
He handles intellectual property matters as well as civil litigation such as probate and bankruptcy.
He has been assigned to handle banking litigation matters representing PUBLIC BANK BERHAD.
Partner | Email: celynnkoh@wongloh.com | Tel: +604-310 2989
CELYNN obtained her law degree from MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY and was called to the Bar in August 2019. She chambered in MESSRS WONG & LOH and subsequently joined as an associate.
She handles conveyancing matters including sub-sale, tenancy agreement and banking and finance.
She is focuses on small and medium enterprise loan granted by various financial institutions.
She has recently been promoted as a junior partner at the Firm on 26 May 2024.
Senior Associate | Email: lohfh@wongloh.com | Tel: +603-6419 5989
FEN HUI obtained her law degree from Northumbria University and was called to the Bar in March 2021. She chambered in Messrs Wong & Loh and subsequently joined as an associate.
She handles conveyancing matters including sub-sales to various residential projects and mixed-development projects.
Associate | Email: joycelynlxh@wongloh.com | Tel: +604-228 6989
XIU HUI obtained her LL.B (Hons) degree from the University of London and was called to the Bar in April 2021. She chambered in Messrs Wong & Loh and subsequently joined as an associate.
She handles intellectual property matters, probate and administration of estates as well as conveyancing matters including sub-sale and tenancy.
Senior Associate | Email: sinyuan@wongloh.com | Tel: +604-588 5989
SIN YUAN obtained her law degree from the UNIVERSITY OF LONDON and was called to the Bar in October 2017. She chambered in MESSRS GHAZI & LIM and subsequently joined as an associate.
She joined MESSRS WONG & LOH on 1st June 2021. She is handling development projects including residential and commercial properties. She has handled loan documentations for small and medium enterprise especially for RHB BANK BERHAD and ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD.
She also handles other conveyancing matters including sub-sale, tenancy agreement, and banking and finance.
Associate | Email: wongpy@wongloh.com | Tel: +604-228 6989
“You will get there, but only if you keep going”
PUI YENG obtained her Law degree from the Multimedia University and was called to the Bar in September 2021. She chambered in MESSRS WONG & LOH and subsequently joined as an associate.
She handles probate and administration of estates as well as conveyancing matters including sub-sale, tenancy and banking and finance.
Associate | Email: pohshen@wongloh.com | Tel: +604-588 5989
POH SHEN obtained his law degree from the UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA and was admitted to the Bar in January 2022. He chambered in MESSRS WONG & LOH and subsequently joined as a associate.
He practices in the area of banking and finance and real estate . He also handles civil litigation particularly in the area of probate and administration of estate, contract and debt recovery. Recently, he is also involved in due diligence exercise relating to initial public offerings and listing on BURSA MALAYSIA.
“Think and wonder, wonder and think.”
Associate | Email: andrew@wongloh.com | Tel: +604-611 5989
“A positive attitude can lead to a chain reaction of positive thoughts, outcomes, and events”
SHAO ZHI obtained his law degree from MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY and was called to the Bar in July 2022.
He chambered in MESSRS WONG & LOH and subsequently joined as an associate. He handles mainly civil litigation cases as well as probate and administration of estate.
Senior Associate | Email: andy@wongloh.com | Tel: +606-281 6289
KIAN EU obtained his Bachelor of Law degree from Multimedia University and was called to the Malaysian Bar on July 2015.
KIAN EU began his career in MESSRS HOCK & ASSOCIATES in year 2015 and practised in area of conveyancing matters in sub-sales cases, banking and finance.
Here in the firm, he handles conveyancing matters such as development projects, sub-sales and banking and finance. KIAN EU also handles non-contentious divorce cases, probate and administration of estate.
“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try”
Associate | Email: nicholas@wongloh.com| Tel: +604-611 5989
“Fearlessly upholding justice”
NICHOLAS LIM is a Barrister-at-Law of the HONORABLE SOCIETY OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE, in the United Kingdom and holds a Bachelor-of-Laws (Hons.) degree from Northumbria University at Newcastle, United Kingdom.
He chambered in MESSRS. JEEVA PARTNERSHIP and was later admitted to the Malaysian Bar on 7th April 2023 where he assisted in civil litigation and industrial court cases.
He subsequently joined MESSRS WONG & LOH as an associate and is handling civil litigation cases.
Associate | Email: rabiatul@wongloh.com | Tel: +606-281 6289
RABIATUL ADAWIAH BINTI ROSLI read law at the UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN (UNISZA) in Terengganu and subsequently completed her pupillage at MESSRS ARIZAL JAILANI & CO. She was called to the Bar on June 2023 and joined MESSRS WONG & LOH on July 2023.
During her pupillage period, she was exposed to conveyancing matters ranging from variety of sub-sales to development projects.
She is now handling development projects, sub-sales and banking and finance.
“Don’t pray for an easy life, pray for strength to endure a difficult one”
Associate | Email: tengaw@wongloh.com | Tel: +606-228 6989
“Word hard in silence, let success make the noise”
AI WEN obtained her Bachelor of Law degree from University of Sultan Zainal Abidin and was called to the Bar in July 2023. She chambered in MESSRS ZAID IBRAHIM & CO and subsequently joined MESSRS WONG & LOH in September 2023 as an associate.
She handles general civil litigation cases mainly in construction industry relations, contract and commercial disputes, and divorce matters.
Associate | Email: ihaqeim@wongloh.com | Tel: +603–6419 5989
IMAN HAQEIM BIN NOR SAIDI read law at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) in Shah Alam and underwent his pupillage in MESSRS YEOW & SALLEH. He subsequently joined MESSRS. WONG & LOH as a paralegal and was called to the Bar on October 2023.
He is currently handling development projects and also banking and finance.
“Do the unexpected, attack the unprepared”
“Never be ashamed of trying, effectiveness is a myth”
LI WEN obtained her LL. B (Hons.) degree from Multimedia University in 2022 and was called to the Bar in November 2023. She chambered in Messrs Wong & Loh and subsequently joined as legal associate.
She handles intellectual property matters and conveyancing matters including sub-sales and tenancy agreement. LI WEN also handles registration of society as well as probate and administration of estates. LI WEN assists in non-contentious divorce cases.
Associate | Email: anisshamimi@wongloh.com | Tel: +604-611 5989
ANIS SHAMIMI BINTI SHABARUDDINobtained her LL.B (Hons) degree from the Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Shah Alam in September 2021 and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in March 2023. She completed her pupillage at MESSRS FARAHAZLINDA & CO and thereafter joined the firm as a Legal Assistant.
She joined MESSRS. WONG & LOH in January 2024 as an Associate. She is currently handling conveyancing matters amongst other sub-sales cases, banking and finance.
“Always the journey, never the destination”
Associate | Email: jeffersonchew@wongloh.com| Tel: +604-228 6989
“Do or do not. There is no try”
JEFFERSON CHEW is a Barrister-at-Law of the HONORABLE SOCIETY OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE in the United Kingdom and holds a LLB (Hons) Law with Business degree from the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol, United Kingdom.
He chambered in MESSRS. ONG AND MANECKSHA and was later admitted to the Malaysian Bar on 8th December 2023 where he assisted in both the litigation and conveyancing departments.
He subsequently joined MESSRS WONG & LOH as an associate and is handling civil litigation files.
Associate | Email: anne@wongloh.com| Tel: +604-588 5989
ANNE LEE obtained her LL. B (Hons.) degree from the University of London in 2019 and was called to the Bar in January 2024. She chambered in Messrs Ghazi & Lim where she was exposed to a variety of conveyancing matters and subsequently joined Messrs Wong & Loh as legal associate.
She handles conveyancing matters including development projects, sub-sales and tenancy agreements.
“Allow yourself to grow”
Associate | Email: suhasni@wongloh.com| Tel: +604-611 5989
Associate | Email: emily@wongloh.com| Tel: +604-611 5989
“For every challenge, we have a solution”