Firm Profile > Skrine > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

‘Excellent track record advising on significant oil & gas transactions in Malaysia with relationships at PETRONAS, Carigali, and other relevant third parties such as service companies‘.

‘Fariz was always available for a call/meeting throughout the process and provided good counsel‘.

‘When we first encountered our first Alternate Dispute Resolution on a construction matter and Skrine was recommended to us, we naturally felt comforted that we were in good hands as it was a large firm, with a team with solid credentials. We found the accomplished team at Skrine to be very sharp, precise, and sprightly‘.

‘Strong presence and capability in Malaysia, especially for local dispute issues‘.

‘Very responsive, they give practical advice about how to deal with a very difficult legal system‘.

‘Our relationship with Skrine goes back to 2008-09 when they provided us with legal support on two major litigation cases. My personal experience was for a case that ended up at the ICC Arbitration in London. Skrine’s team was outstanding in building up our case and identifying adequate partners in England, a key to our ultimate success in that case‘.

‘Sharon Chong Tze Ying has always impressed me with both her round-the-clock availability and her ability to get up to speed with sometimes complex matters. Her advice has helped me building a favourable background in several commercial matters, to not only build a stronger position in the relevant matters, but also to know that we were leaving a trail of strong and favourable documents in case we would end up in litigation‘.

‘Sharon Chong of their aviation litigation team is responsive and gives practical and clear advice‘.

‘Sharon Chong is extremely responsive and savvy‘.

‘Concise and high-quality advice. Excellent response time‘.

‘The Labour & Employment team headed by Siva Kumar Kanagasabai, gives sound practical and commercially-driven advice‘.

‘The stand-out partner is Mr. Kumar Kanagasabai. We have been working with him mostly on IR-related matters and very happy with his performance‘.

‘Good client engagement. Can expect them to be proactive and responsive with an ability to empathise with client’s concerns’.

‘Sivakumar is one of the best HR lawyers in the business- he is very commercial in his approach and his advice is always spot on. He is very accessible, a good communicator and understands the industry and the structure in which his clients operate‘.

‘Incredibly responsive, quickly and effortlessly understand what is required and deliver the right product, on time and within budget’.

‘Charmayne Ong Poh Yin – Charmayne is very responsive and always delivers high quality work. Natalie Lim – Natalie consistently provides high quality advice in a succinct and appropriate way, delivering advice on technical issues in a way which is always comprehensive but easy to understand‘.

‘Skrine (in particular Claudia Cheah Pek Yee) is able to manoeuvre and set precedent in the grey area of fintech where precedents are scarce in Malaysian law. The precedent set allows all other P2P crowdfunding players to enforce the payment obligations on the issuers and objections or defence raised with an improper reference to moneylending act or improper electronic signing have been successfully struck out by Skrine‘.

‘We very much appreciate that Skrine is very responsive and almost always available despite the significant time zone difference. Their advise is straight to the point and very client-oriented. Their hands on approach makes life for an in-house lawyer much easier‘.

‘We work closely with Claudia Cheah Pek Yee. She is always attentive and hands-on on all the files delivering professional service on a timely manner which is important in the debt recovery and banking practice. She also thinks outside the box which is important for start-ups and fintech players like Funding Societies as our operation model differs from that of a traditional bank. The solutions provided by Claudia serves commercial purpose and yet resolves legal complications and obstacles which we treasure very much‘.

‘Claudia Cheah Pek Yee also does not charge unreasonable fees or excessively. Her deliverables and work remain professional and of standard‘.

‘Lee Ai Hsian is very responsive and provides practical advice‘.

‘Excellent value for money. Concise and focused advice which demonstrates a real appreciation for business needs.’