{"id":113972,"date":"2023-08-03T10:50:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T10:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/?post_type=event_report&p=113972"},"modified":"2023-08-17T09:37:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T09:37:27","slug":"gc-powerlist-malaysia-2023","status":"publish","type":"event_report","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/report\/gc-powerlist-malaysia-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"GC Powerlist: Malaysia 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Equatorial Plaza\u2019s glamorous<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Sk<\/span><\/span>y51 Bar, one of the most\u00a0<\/span>impressive and\u00a0<\/span>cutting-edge<\/span>\u00a0event venues in Kuala Lumpur, was a truly fitting space\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>host the launch reception for\u00a0<\/span>The Legal 500\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0first-ever\u00a0<\/span>GC\u00a0<\/span>Powerlist<\/span>: Malaysia<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Ben Lovell and Joe Boswell were\u00a0<\/span>The Legal 500\u2019s representatives at the event<\/span>, along with the lions\u2019 share of event associates Wong & Partners\u2019 Kuala Lumpur-based\u00a0<\/span>senior\u00a0<\/span>lawyers<\/span>, there to celebrate both the GC\u00a0<\/span>Powerlist<\/span> and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their own firm\u2019s 25<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span>\u00a0anniversary.\u00a0<\/span>Mo<\/span>st<\/span>\u00a0importantly, the event saw over 100 of Malaysia\u2019s top in-house counsel arrive to share in their ac<\/span>hievement and meet and\u00a0<\/span>network\u00a0<\/span>with their fellow GC\u00a0<\/span>Powerlist<\/span>\u00a0alumni.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Legal 500\u2019s global editor for the GC\u00a0<\/span>Powerlist<\/span>\u00a0Joe Boswell was first to the podium, explaining the research process and selection\u00a0<\/span>methodology<\/span>\u00a0to those in attendance to\u00a0<\/span>provide<\/span>\u00a0some cont<\/span><\/span>ext\u00a0<\/span>and background\u00a0<\/span>to the achievements of the guests of\u00a0<\/span>honour<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>making it into the publication.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The GC keynote speaker for this event was the truly excellent Navrita Kaur of Microlink<\/span>\u00a0who<\/span>, after congratulating all the GC\u00a0<\/span>Powerlist<\/span>\u00a0alumni,<\/span>\u00a0addressed the room with a\u00a0<\/span>wid<\/span>e-ranging speech that touched on\u00a0<\/span>topics related to the\u00a0<\/span>multi-faceted\u00a0<\/span>role of a modern GC:\u00a0<\/span>how to lear<\/span><\/span>n from others\u00a0<\/span>in your network<\/span>, how to grow your influence in\u00a0<\/span>your\u00a0<\/span>organis<\/span>ation<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>the art of b<\/span>uilding a reputation<\/span>\u00a0as a business-friendly corporate counsel\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0\u2013<\/span>\u00a0conversely\u00a0<\/span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span>when it is best to trust your judgment and\u00a0<\/span>advise against a course of action<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Munir Abdul Aziz, managing partner of Wong & Partners,\u00a0<\/span>provided<\/span>\u00a0the second keynote speech<\/span>, congratulating the succes<\/span><\/span>sful GCs who made it on the\u00a0<\/span>Powerlist<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and speaking about some of the key\u00a0<\/span>developments that have taken place in the Malaysian legal world in recent times as well as how legal counsel will be ever-more instrumental in navigating these going forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The award ceremony followed, with the inaugural Malaysia GC\u00a0<\/span>Powerlist<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>i<\/span>nductees called to the stage to receive their award certificate from Munir<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When the final certificate was handed out, <\/span><\/span>another\u00a0<\/span>hearty\u00a0congratulations<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and shared round of applause was followed by drinks,\u00a0<\/span>food<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>many stunning<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>photos with\u00a0<\/span>the rooftop venue\u2019s outstanding<\/span>\u00a0views\u00a0<\/span>of the Petronas Towers\u00a0<\/span>as the backdrop.\u00a0<\/span>As\u00a0<\/span>is often the case at a GC\u00a0<\/span>Powerlist<\/span>\u00a0launch<\/span>, drinks and celebration<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0continued late into the night.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Many thanks to our event partners Wong & Partners and Robert Walters for making this milestone event possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The\u00a0<\/span>L<\/span>egal 500 will be back in Malaysia on\u00a0<\/span>Thursday 9th Nov 2023\u00a0<\/span>for our GC Summit<\/span>, a full day conference\u00a0<\/span>that will look to\u00a0<\/span>provide<\/span>\u00a0value to all senior counsel\u00a0<\/span>operating<\/span> in Malaysia. Find out more and register here: GC Summit Malaysia 2023<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":114432,"template":"","class_list":["post-113972","event_report","type-event_report","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_report\/113972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_report"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event_report"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_report\/113972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114838,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_report\/113972\/revisions\/114838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}