Mr Chong Boon Leong > Rahmat Lim & Partners > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile
Rahmat Lim & Partners Offices

SUITE 33.01, LEVEL 33, THE GARDENS NORTH TOWER
MID VALLEY CITY, LINGKARAN SYED PUTRA
59200 KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia
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Mr Chong Boon Leong

Work Department
Energy, Infrastructure & Projects, International Arbitration, Litigation
Position
Boon Leong is a Partner in the Firm’s Projects & International Arbitration Department.
Career
Boon Leong has practised almost exclusively in international arbitration seated within South-east Asia, for the past 15 years.
He regularly appears before the courts in Singapore and Malaysia on arbitration-related litigation, two of the most active international arbitration jurisdictions within the region. While he has extensive experience handling commercial and corporate disputes, his practice has evolved to focus on complex power/energy, infrastructure, oil and gas and international investment/commercial disputes.
Boon Leong was recommended for his work by notable legal directories. In Chambers Global, Boon Leong “attracts praise from sources, who value his ‘good legal mind’ and readiness to ‘listen and take in the client’s ideas’”. Clients also praise him for being “hard-working, very committed and dedicated to the client…” (Chambers Asia-Pacific).
Languages
English and Bahasa Malaysia.
Memberships
Boon Leong sits on the Singapore International Arbitration Centre Panel of Arbitrators.
Education
Boon Leong graduated from the National University of Singapore and was admitted to the Singaporean Bar in 1992. he was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2010.
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Dispute resolution
Distinguished by its popularity with multinational clients, Rahmat Lim & Partners’ scope of work includes commercial, banking, and corporate disputes. The firm regularly undertakes matters concerning shareholder issues, employment cases, and contentious insolvency and restructuring. The group is jointly led by the ‘meticulous’ Jack Yow, who focuses on corporate and industrial relations cases, and Chong Yee Leong, a key contact for in the international arbitration space with a focus on power and energy matters. Arbitrator Chong Boon Leong covers international investment and commercial disputes, and Yap Yeow Han represents financial institutions at all levels of Malaysian court. Kwong Chiew Ee advises on fraud litigation and asset tracing proceedings, while Abd Azim Bin Abd Razak handles infrastructure disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and Finance (including Islamic Finance)
- Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A
- Antitrust and competition
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction