Ms Irene Yong > Shearn Delamore & Co > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile
Shearn Delamore & Co Offices
7th Floor Wisma Hamzah-Kwong Hing
No. 1 Leboh Ampang
KUALA LUMPUR
50100
Malaysia
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Ms Irene Yong
Work Department
- Tax & Revenue
- Personal Data Protection & Privacy Laws
- Technology, Media & Telco
- Japan Desk
Position
Partner since 2008
Career
Irene practices in all aspects of Tax and Revenue law advisory, structuring, planning, audits, investigations, dispute resolution (including advising taxpayers on the settlement of tax cases or in dealings with governmental authorities) and litigation (including tax appeals, declaratory proceedings, judicial review applications, civil suits, windings up etc.), sales tax, service tax, goods and services tax (GST), transfer pricing, income tax, real property gains tax, indirect taxes, stamp duty, taxation of oil and gas companies, tax incentives, trusts, and asset protection and planning. Irene has appeared as counsel for taxpayers before the GST Appeal Tribunal, the Special Commissioners of Income Tax and the Superior Courts of Malaysia.
Irene also practises in the area of Personal Data Protection & Privacy Laws, and provides information and data management strategies and solutions, business practice and process reviews, as well as template and document reviews for business enterprises. She has advised and conducted reviews and audits for various business enterprises, including financial institutions. She has presented many papers on personal data protection law and regularly conducts training and workshops for clients and event organisers.
Languages
English, Malay
Memberships
- Member, Malaysian Bar
- Member, Malaysian Bar Council’s Tax Sub-Committee
- Member, International Bar Association (IBA)
- Member, International Fiscal Association (IFA) and its Malaysian Branch
- Malaysian representative, Women of IFA Network (WIN)
Education
- LL.B (Hons), University of London
- MBA, University of Warwick
- Certificate in Legal Practice
- Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
Leisure
Publications:
- One of the authors of Bloomberg BNA’s Business Operations in Malaysia
- Contributed to Tax Planning International Asia-Pacific Focus and Tax Planning International Indirect Taxes published by Bloomberg Tax
- Contributed to The International Tax Review published by Euromoney Institutional Investor plc.
- Contributed to The Asia-Pacific Tax Bulletin published by the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation in Amsterdam
- Contributed to the Tax Nasional published by the Malaysian Institute of Taxation
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Tax
The well-established tax practice at Shearn Delamore & Co is spearheaded by expert Anand Raj
, who advises on all elements of tax, including transfer pricing litigation. Covering the full spectrum of direct and indirect tax matters, the firm is skilled in handling tax advisory, planning, and structuring concerns. Counting international offshore funds, public listed companies, and government-linked companies amongst its key roster of clients, the department also advises on audits and investigations carried out by the Inland Revenue Board, in addition to corporate tax and tax risk management. A significant portion of its cases are of a cross-border nature, and often involve the telecoms, electronic, and transport industries. Irene Yong is a valuable member of the team and is well-versed in all aspects of tax and revenue law advice, as is Foong Pui Chi, who regularly appears as counsel in tax proceedings before the Superior Courts of Malaysia.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Banking and finance
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- Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property
- Labour and employment
- Real estate and construction
- Shipping
- Tax