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
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.
Malaysia > Shipping
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.
Malaysia > Labour and employment
(Leading partners)On the employment front, Rahmat Lim & Partners offers advice on a full range of matters including, pension schemes, statutory welfare, and outsourcing arrangements. The team also handles disputes, including unfair dismissals, enforcement of confidentiality clauses, and disciplinary proceedings, displaying the team’s wide range of capabilities. On the health and safety front, the team advises on regulations, as well as assisting with employment investigations. Leading the team, Jack Yow is also heads the firm’s litigation practice and specialises in industrial relations and employment law litigation, while Tan Mei Fang handles a range of employment disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Malaysia > Labour and employment
- Dispute resolution Malaysia
- Labour and employment Malaysia
- Shipping Malaysia
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