Ms Sheba Gumis > Skrine > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile
Skrine Offices
Level 8, Wisma UOA Damansara
50 JALAN DUNGUN, DAMANSARA HEIGHTS
50490 KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia
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Ms Sheba Gumis
Work Department
- Mergers & Acquisition
- Corporate Advisory and Transactions
- Education
- Hospitality and Tourism
Position
Partner
Career
Sheba is a corporate partner, with experience in providing advice on foreign direct investment in a wide range of industries including the set-up of joint ventures and other investment structures in Malaysia.
She has notable experience in the education and hospitality sectors.
As part of her portfolio, Sheba regularly deals with legal and regulatory compliance issues involving regulatory authorities such as the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority, Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Bank Negara Malaysia and others.
Languages
English, Malay
Education
- Masters in Corporate Law, University of Cambridge (2017)
- Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (2010)
- LL.B, University Technology MARA (2009)
- Bachelor of Legal Studies, University Technology MARA (2008)
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)Skrine’s prominent market reputation is evidenced by the firm’s frequent involvement in complex cross-border deals, often representing blue-chip Malaysian corporates and multinationals. The group’s capacity to lean on its complementary tax and insolvency practices equips its lawyers with the ability to advise on high-value M&A deals in the insurance and healthcare sectors, in addition to global restructuring exercises. Janet Looi leads the team with ample experience in takeovers, foreign direct investment and corporate governance matters. Fariz Abdul Aziz is a go-to for private equity transactions and public M&A deals, Sheba Gumis concentrates on the establishment of joint ventures in Malaysia, and Tan Wei Xian handles corporate advisory work, with a focus on the data centre, oil and gas, and energy indsutries.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property
- Labour and employment
- TMT