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Christopher & Lee Ong Offices
LEVEL 22, AXIATA TOWER NO. 9, JALAN STESEN SENTRAL 5
KUALA LUMPUR SENTRAL, 50470
KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia
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Kuok Yew Chen
Position
Managing Partner, Christopher & Lee Ong, Malaysia
- Corporate & Commercial
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Regulatory & Trade
- Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Career
Yew Chen is the Managing Partner of Christopher & Lee Ong. He is a Corporate M&A lawyer with a specialisation in Regulatory & Trade, and Technology, Media & Telecommunications laws.
He regularly advises on cross border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, telecommunications projects, trade, and general corporate and regulatory matters. His expertise in the corporate space extends to advising private equity funds, multinationals, and public and private companies on these areas of law, and is familiar with the various regulatory authorities for competition, telecommunications, and trade.
Yew Chen was recently featured on The Asia Pacific Legal 500 TMT Hall of Fame which highlights individuals who are at the pinnacle of their profession and have received constant praise from their clients for continued excellence. Yew Chen is also recognised as a Distinguished Practitioner for Corporate M&A by Asialaw Profiles and is ranked as a Tier 1 Corporate M&A Lawyer by Asia Pacific Legal 500.
Memberships
- Member, AmCham Government Relations Committee
- Legal Advisor, Hong Kong – Malaysia Business Association
Education
- LLB, University of Bristol
- Legal Practice Certificate
- Solicitor, England & Wales (non-practising)
- Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)The practice at Christopher & Lee Ong
harnesses an ‘in-depth understanding of market practices’ in the corporate and M&A arena. The team’s workload includes a variety of matters, spanning the full lifecycle of transactions on behalf of its industry-spanning domestic and multinational client roster, while providing support on regulatory approvals and compliance mandates, in addition to competition and antitrust issues, and industry-specific concerns. The practice also sees high-stakes M&A bidding and structuring matters through to execution. The team is collectively led by Yon See Ting, Kuok Yew Chen
and Yau Yee Ming, who bring a wealth of experience in cross-border transactions, Christopher Lee, Por Chuei Ying, See Hua Chua, and Anette Soh. Other key contacts in the group include Kelvin Kho and consultant Lee Hock Chye.
Malaysia > TMT (including Fintech)
(Hall of Fame)Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and M&A Malaysia
- Hall of Fame Malaysia > TMT (including Fintech)
- Leading individuals Malaysia > Corporate and M&A
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition
- Corporate and M&A
- Intellectual property
- Projects and energy
- Shipping
- TMT (including Fintech)