Dato Siew Cheang Loh > Cheang & Ariff > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile

Cheang & Ariff
273A, Jalan Medan Tuanku
Medan Tuanku
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur 50300
Malaysia

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner

Career

Practice Focus

Siew Cheang’s practice is in dispute resolution involving company and securities laws.

Experience and Credentials

Siew Cheang has appeared and continues to appear as counsel in many complex and high-profile business and corporate disputes. He was one of the counsel who appeared before the Constitutional Tribunal established in 1998 to inquire into the alleged judicial misconduct of five Malaysian Supreme Court Judges. He was also a member of the Companies Law Reform Committee of Malaysia.

Numerous independent legal publications have consistently listed him as a leading individual in dispute resolution and corporate/M&A. He has been ranked as a Market-Leading Lawyer by Asialaw Leading Lawyers since 2014 for dispute resolution and as a Distinguished Practitioner in the Asialaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers 2022 edition. The Chambers Asia – Asia’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2009 edition described him as “a standout” and “a formidable advocate who presents incredible robust arguments”. He is also named as a Dispute Resolution Star in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2019.

Education

Siew Cheang is a graduate from the University of Malaya. He was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1978.

Lawyer Rankings

Malaysia > Dispute resolution

Cheang & Ariff provide a full-service dispute resolution offering, ranging from commercial litigation to judicial and regulatory investigations. Acting for local and international clients from the financial services, infrastructure, transportation, telecoms and engineering industries, the firm handles banking and insolvency matters, contractual issues, and international trade disputes. Loh Siew Cheang is known for his know-how in business and corporate cases, whilst Cindy Goh Joo Seong’s expertise encompasses complex corporate and commercial work, and Kelvin Seet Wan Nam focuses on shareholder and joint venture disputes.