Karen Foong > 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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Karen Foong
Work Department
Regulatory & Compliance
Position
Partner
Career
Karen has experience in advising financial institutions and corporations on financial services laws and regulations. These include advising on licensing, regulatory, compliance and other conduct of business requirements for banking, securities, derivatives, asset management and other capital markets businesses.
She has also assisted domestic and foreign entities in relation to regulatory enquiries and investigations in connection with potential, alleged or actual breaches of laws or binding guidelines.
Karen has co-authored the Malaysia chapters of Banking Regulation Global Guide 2019 published by Thomson Reuters and The International Comparative Legal Guide to Anti-Money Laundering 2019 published by Global Legal Group Ltd.
Languages
English, Mandarin and Bahasa Malaysia.
Memberships
Education
Karen graduated from the University of Reading with an LL.B. Law degree in 2008 and the University of Oxford with the Bachelor of Civil Law in 2011. She was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2010.
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > TMT (including Fintech)
Rahmat Lim & Partners pulls together a well-regarded offering with particular strengths in the negotiating and drafting of sector-specific commercial agreements for issues such as the licensing of telecoms networks, outsourcing and biotechnology. The team is also well-placed to advise on fintech matters with equity crowdfunding platforms and online payment systems standing out as recent areas of activity. A quarter of partners head up the practice: Azman bin Othman Luk 
has significant experience of advising on banking and finance transactions; Wan Kai Chee and Moy Pui Yee are equipped to advise on M&A work; and Pauline Khor is an IP expert with a contentious and non-contentious portfolio of work. Zandra Tan is singled out for her capital markets knowledge. Karen Foong and Penny Wong are further names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction