Daniel & Wong

Dispute Resolution

Senior Legal Associate

Nicholas is a Senior Associate at Daniel & Wong in the Dispute Resolution department. He specialises in civil, corporate, and commercial litigation, with a focus on corporate and shareholder disputes, fraud and asset recovery, defamation and insolvency matters.

Nicholas holds an LL.B (Hons) degree from the University of London and obtained a Certificate in Legal Practice in 2019. He was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2021.

In a complex asset recovery matter arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, involving imposters who falsely claimed ties to one of the world's largest glove manufacturers, Nicholas assisted in obtaining Mareva and Proprietary Injunctions, along with Ancillary Disclosure Orders.

In relation to corporate disputes, he assisted the board of directors of a well-known investment holding company in successfully invalidating notices convening an extraordinary general meeting aimed at effecting a backdoor winding-up, as well as securing consequential injunctive relief.

As regards defamation, Nicholas assisted in defending the Prime Minister of Malaysia in defamation proceedings commenced by his immediate predecessor, concerning public statements made in relation to a complex waiver and debt restructuring scheme involving the write-off of RM 8.3 billion in debts owed by settlers of a statutory body.

English, Malay (Bahasa Malaysia), Mandarin, Cantonese

Malaysian Bar, Kuala Lumpur Bar Member

Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (2021); CLP (2019); LL.B. (Hons) University of London