Mr Jack Yow > 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 Jack Yow
Work Department
Employment, International Arbitration, Litigation, Restructuring & Insolvency
Position
Jack is a Partner and Head of the Firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department.
Career
His areas of practice include corporate, banking, industrial relations and employment law litigation. Jack’s extensive experience includes, among other things, acting for a local financial institution leading to recovery of a multi-million ringgit facility from a public listed company, obtaining a favourable KLRCA arbitration award for the Malaysian subsidiary of a public listed German company in a multi-million USD contractual dispute, acting in a judicial review application and obtaining a declaration and an order of mandamus compelling a local authority to issue a certificate of fitness and occupation for a shopping mall, acting on behalf of a multinational company in the successful suit of its former chief executive officer for negligence and breach of directors’ duties, and advising receivers and managers of companies in receivership, as well as acting for liquidators in insolvency proceedings.
Jack is consistently recognised by legal publications including Chambers Asia-Pacific for his professionalism. The publication noted him as being “very professional, ethical and really humble” and, he is described as “very knowledgeable”. The Legal 500 Asia Pacific recognized that Jack “gives sound advice” and quoted him as giving “pragmatic advice and out-of-the-box thinking”. Jack was also listed as a Local Disputes Star in the Benchmark Asia-Pacific.
Languages
English, Bahasa Malaysia, Cantonese and Hokkien.
Memberships
He is on the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) panel of adjudicators and is a member of the Bar Council Disciplinary Committee, Corporate & Commercial Law Committee and the Industrial & Employment Law Committee.
Education
Jack obtained the University prize for distinguished performance in the LL.B. examination from the Board of Examiners of the University of London’s External Programme. Having admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2000, he pursued his postgraduate degree at the University of Malaya and obtained his LL.M. (Hons) Malaya degree in October 2001.
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Dispute resolution
The disputes practice at Rahmat Lim & Partners engages with an array of clients including financial institutions, large corporations, creditors, and liquidators. Boasting a diverse caseload, the firm regularly handles corporate and shareholder disputes, banking transactions, and probate and administrative matters. The team is jointly led by Jack Yow and Chong Yee Leong, who are well-versed in industrial relations litigation, and international arbitration work, respectively. Allen Choong is a notable member of the group and represents clients in energy, engineering, and infrastructure disputes.
Malaysia > Labour and employment
(Leading individuals)Housing a team of ‘experienced professionals, who are business-savvy yet compassionate‘, Rahmat Lim & Partners handles employment disputes, including unfair dismissals, enforcement of confidentiality clauses and disciplinary proceedings, in addition to restructuring and reorganisation exercises. Head of the firm’s litigation department, Jack Yow leads the team and has experience in industrial relations and employment disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Malaysia > Labour and employment
- Dispute resolution Malaysia
- Labour and employment Malaysia
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction