Ms Foong Pui Chi > Shearn Delamore & Co > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile

Shearn Delamore & Co
7th Floor Wisma Hamzah-Kwong Hing
No. 1 Leboh Ampang
KUALA LUMPUR
50100
Malaysia

Work Department

Tax and Revenue
Private Client & Family Business

Position

Partner since 2016

Career

All aspects of Malaysian tax and revenue law advisory, structuring, planning, transfer pricing, dispute resolution (including advising taxpayers on the settlement of tax cases or in dealings with governmental authorities), litigation (including tax appeals, declaratory proceedings, judicial review applications, civil suits etc.), audit and investigation work. Pui Chi has appeared as Counsel for taxpayers in numerous tax appeals before the Special Commissioners of Income Tax and in judicial review applications as well as other tax proceedings before the Superior Courts of Malaysia.

Languages

English, Malay

Memberships

  • Member, Malaysian Bar
  • Member, International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Member, International Fiscal Association (IFA), Malaysia Branch

Education

  • LL.B (Hons), University of London
  • 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 the Tax Guardian published by the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia
  • Contributed to The Malaysian Accountant published by the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

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.