Ms Lee Yee Ling > 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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Ms Lee Yee Ling
Work Department
Corporate Real Estate, Real Estate investment Trusts
Position
Yee Ling is a Partner and Head of the Firm’s Corporate Real Estate Department.
Career
Yee Ling has advised and represented property developers, statutory corporations, property funds, property investors, asset managers, local and foreign real estate investment trusts, government-linked corporations, sovereign funds, and listed and private companies.
Her practice encompasses direct real estate acquisitions and divestments, sale and leaseback transactions, commercial leasing, built-to-suit sale and purchase and leasing transactions, property joint developments, and property development projects.
Yee Ling is recognised as a Notable Practitioner for real estate acquisition in IFLR1000 and as a Leading Individual in Real Estate and Construction by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. A client noted Yee Ling to be “very efficient and prompt”. She is also recognised in Asialaw Profiles as a Leading Lawyer in Construction & Real Estate.
Languages
English, Bahasa Malaysia and Cantonese.
Education
Yee Ling graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 1998.
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Real estate and construction
(Leading partners)Praised for its ‘responsiveness and technical expertise’, Rahmat Lim & Partners is well versed in the intricacies of corporate real estate, advising clients across the full range of real estate matters including property developments and joint ventures, and listings of real estate investment trusts. Lee Yee Ling leads the department, with capabilities spanning a broad range of commercial property transactions, while Chen Lee Won covers various corporate-related matters. The construction team regularly advises across a spectrum of construction and engineering issues, including the structuring of projects, contract and project documentation, with Dzuhairi bin Jaafar Thani noted for handling construction contracts. Members of the team also appear as counsel in domestic and international arbitration and lead mediation proceedings, with Chong Yee Leong being recognised as a proficient dispute resolution practitioner alongside Kamilah Kasim
, who is involved in complex engineering disputes. All named individuals collectively lead the department.
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