Ms Koon Huan Lim > Skrine > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile

Skrine
Level 8, Wisma UOA Damansara
50 JALAN DUNGUN, DAMANSARA HEIGHTS
50490 KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia
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Work Department

  • Anti-Dumping and Trade Remedies
  • Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering
  • Banking and Finance Litigation
  • Civil & Commercial Litigation
  • Fraud and Asset Recovery

Position

Partner.

Career

Koon Huan is an experienced commercial litigator focussing on conventional and Islamic banking and finance disputes, insolvency, shareholders, corporate and civil disputes, acting for clients in various industries across multiple jurisdictions. She heads the firm’s Trade Remedies Practice Group and also Co-Heads the Compliance Practice Group.
 
She also specialises in anti-corruption compliance work and fraud and asset recovery disputes. 
 
Another key focus area of her practice is international trade disputes and trade remedies work. She has been involved in numerous trade petitions filed in both Malaysian and overseas, on the imposition of tariffs, anti-dumping and safeguards duties.

Languages

English and Malay.

Memberships

  • Co-Chair, Anti-Corruption and Rule of Law Committee, Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
  • Committee Member, ICC Malaysia Corporate Responsibility & Anti-Corruption Committee
  • Member, Focus Group on “Enforcing Contract” working with PEMUDAH on the proposed establishment of the New Commercial Courts of Kuala Lumpur
  • Member, Focus Group on “Enforcement of Judgement” working with PEMUDAH to streamline efficiency of enforcement proceedings in the Malaysian court system

Education

  • Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1995)
  • LL.B (Hons), Melbourne (1993)
  • Bachelor of Commerce, Melbourne (1991)

Lawyer Rankings

Malaysia > Dispute resolution

Skrine has a fine record in acting on multi-jurisdictional civil and commercial disputes, with their know-how also extending to intellectual property, construction, and banking litigation. Ivan Loo, who draws strengths from his experience in construction disputes, leads the team together with Koon Huan Lim, an expert in fraud and asset recovery matters. The department also houses Preetha Pillai, who has demonstrable experience in fraud and tax matters, Sharon Chong, who is particularly skilled in handling aviation disputes, and Khoo Guan Huat, a highly regarded litigator.