{"id":54456,"date":"2026-01-20T21:34:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&#038;p=54456"},"modified":"2026-01-20T21:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:34:39","slug":"azmi-associates-strengthens-our-corporate-commercial-team-with-the-appointment-of-airene-ho-as-senior-counsel","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/azmi-associates-strengthens-our-corporate-commercial-team-with-the-appointment-of-airene-ho-as-senior-counsel\/","title":{"rendered":"Azmi &amp; Associates Strengthens Our Corporate &amp; Commercial Team with the Appointment of Airene Ho as Senior Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-54460\" src=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/Picture1-1-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/Picture1-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/Picture1-1-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/Picture1-1-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/Picture1-1.png 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Azmi &amp; Associates is pleased to announce the appointment of Airene Ho as Senior Counsel in the Firm\u2019s Corporate &amp; Commercial Practice Group, effective 15 January 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54458 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/Picture2-1-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/Picture2-1-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/Picture2-1.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Airene Ho Eu Ghee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Senior Counsel<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"mailto:aireneho@azmilaw.com\">aireneho@azmilaw.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Airene was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 1997 and brings more than 25 years of legal experience spanning private practice and in-house leadership roles. She began her career as an Advocate &amp; Solicitor, practising for seven (7) years before spending more than two decades in the corporate sector as General Counsel and Head of Legal for leading organisations. She has since returned to legal practice.<\/p>\n<p>During her time in private practice, Airene advised and represented a diverse clientele on complex corporate, commercial, intellectual property, and litigation matters. Her notable assignments include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acted for a leading U.S. software company and secured a landmark software piracy decision against copyright infringers, reported in Malaysian media.<\/li>\n<li>Successfully defended an appeal on the assignment of debt, reported as Arab-Malaysian Bank Bhd v Teamsystems Interior Sdn Bhd [2004] 6 CLJ (Supp) 232.<\/li>\n<li>Led a team advising Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad, Malaysia\u2019s national asset management company, on the recovery of non-performing loans during the 1997\u20132000 financial crisis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As an in-house counsel, Airene has advised on complex and high-value matters across multiple jurisdictions, including acquisitions, investments and divestments, joint ventures, strategic collaborations, and complex cross-border disputes. Her experience spans the real estate and life sciences \/ biotechnology sectors, where she served as a strategic adviser to Boards and senior leadership teams, delivering commercially aligned legal solutions to support organisational growth and resilience. She has also gained exposure to sustainability-related initiatives involving the voluntary carbon market.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on her complementary experience in both private practice and in-house leadership, Airene is particularly passionate about transactions at the intersection of corporate, commercial, and intellectual property law, especially where business objectives align with environmental and sustainability priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Airene holds an LL.B (Hons) from the University of East London and an MBA. She has passed the Patent Agent Examination and is a MIM Certified Professional in Intellectual Property Management (MIM-CPIPM).<\/p>\n<p>This appointment reflects the Firm\u2019s continued commitment to strengthening its leadership and delivering high-quality, commercially focused legal solutions. We are delighted to welcome Airene and look forward to her valuable contributions to the Firm and its clients.<\/p>\n<p>Corporate Communications<\/p>\n<p>Azmi &amp; Associates<\/p>\n<p>20 January 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-54456","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/54456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}