Mr Soh Yin Chuin > 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 Soh Yin Chuin

Work Department
Banking & Finance, Maritime & Aviation
Position
Yin Chuin is a Partner in the Firm’s Financial Services Department.
Career
Yin Chuin’s principal area of practice is Maritime & Aviation. He concentrates on banking and asset finance transactions, with a particular focus in the maritime and offshore sectors. He is dual-qualified in both Singapore and Malaysia, and regularly advises lenders, bondholders, equity investors, trusts, owners and lessees in lending, leasing and debt restructuring matters involving vessels, offshore assets, aircraft and equipment.
Chambers Global noted that Yin Chuin “continues to develop a reputation as an adviser on complex matters concerning shipping-related leasing and loan transactions”. In Chambers Asia-Pacific, Yin Chuin was ranked as an Up and Coming Lawyer, and noted as having “a growing reputation in the market” and cited by clients as “very experienced and committed”. Yin Chuin was also recommended for his expertise in ship financing by The Legal 500 Asia.
He joined Allen & Gledhill LLP, Singapore as an Associate after completing his pupillage in 2004. In 2009, he was seconded to the London office of Linklaters LLP. Yin Chuin was called to the Malaysian Bar and joined Rahmat Lim & Partners in 2015.
Languages
English and Bahasa Malaysia.
Education
Yin Chuin was awarded the NUS-ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship to the National University of Singapore, where he completed his LL.B. (Hons) degree in 2003. He was admitted to the Singaporean Bar in 2004 and the Malaysian Bar in 2015.
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Shipping
(Leading partners)Rahmat Lim & Partners offers full-service capabilities to assist clients across the maritime and offshore industries. The team routinely handles matters such as the sale, registration, and de-registration of vessels, transfers of the flag, and secured and unsecured vessel lending, serving both local and international clients including financial institutions, equity providers, and insurers. Jointly leading the practice, Soh Yin Chuin has wide experience across maritime transactions including loan and lease financings, sustainable financings, and asset sales, while Jack Yow leads the litigation side of the practice alongside Chong Yee Leong, who spearheads the arbitration offering.
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