Mr Andrew Ean Vooi Chiew > Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill Offices
LEVEL 6, MENARA 1 DUTAMAS, SOLARIS DUTAMAS
NO. 1, JALAN DUTAMAS 1
50480 KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia
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Mr Andrew Ean Vooi Chiew
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner (Banking & Insolvency, Receivership & Insolvency Practice, Corporate & Commercial, Disputes, Oil & Gas, Planning and Environment, Shipping).
Career
Andrew has notable experience in the areas of banker’s liability, civil fraud, corporate insolvency and restructuring, as well as money laundering. He acts for various financial institutions on financing obligations and security enforcement, involving conventional and Islamic financing, and asset recovery.
His experience in corporate and commercial disputes covers various business sectors, including energy, hospitality, logistics, and plantation. He also acts for corporations on matters concerning fraud and breaches of fiduciary and fidelity by senior management and directors.
Clients have described him as a “sharp, skillful, knowledgeable articulator” and someone “who knows his work and produces really good arguments”. Andrew is a Ranked Practitioner by Chambers & Partners and Benchmark Litigation. He is ranked as a “Litigation Star” for Commercial & Transactions in The Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2023, and a “Distinguished Practitioner” for Dispute Resolution in Asialaw Profiles 2023/2024. He is also ranked “Band 3” for Dispute Resolution in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023 rankings.
He is a contributor to a number of practitioner guides, such as the Law & Practice of Corporate Insolvency in Malaysia. He also frequently speaks, locally and overseas, on matters relating to his areas of practice.
Andrew is also a member of the Malaysian Bar Council’s Advocacy Training Committee. He conducts advocacy training not just in Malaysia, but also in other countries, having had stints in Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom, Singapore, and South Africa.
Languages
English, Malay, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka
Memberships
Multilaw, Asia-Pacific Region Coordinator, Dispute Resolution
Bar Council of Malaysia, Advocacy Training Committee, Member
Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia, Member
Education
LLB Hons (Hons), University of Leeds
Called to the Bar of England and Wales (Middle Temple)
Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill enjoys a prestigious history in the dispute resolution arena. Regularly engaged by an impressive clientele comprised of multinational companies, major institutions and local banks, the firm covers the full spectrum of disputes including international trade, commercial, contract, and insurance. The practice is co-led by Lambert Rasa-Ratnam, an industry veteran who has demonstrable experience in handling banking and administrative law cases, and Kumar Kanagasingam, who regularly acts in high-value insolvency and fraud matters. Other notable practitioners include Andrew Ean Vooi Chiew, who is recognised for his work in the defamation sphere.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution
- Islamic finance
- Labour and employment
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction