Anissa Maria Anis > Christopher & Lee Ong > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile
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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Anissa Maria Anis
Position
Partner, Christopher & Lee Ong, Malaysia
- Media & Entertainment
- Technology & Telecommunications
Career
Anissa is a Partner in Christopher & Lee Ong’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications, and Data Protection Practice Group.
With over 10 years of experience in the TMT industry, Anissa’s forte is her ability to leverage on her deep understanding of this industry, providing sound legal advice with significant commercial and industry insights, particularly in the media and entertainment industries. Her background in corporate and commercial law also well-equips her to provide advice and drive negotiations for local and international clients, both in the public and private sectors.
She focuses on end-to-end legal advice for a wide variety of media and entertainment platforms such as broadcast television, feature films, animation, music, publications, digital media and sports on issues covering content creation, acquisition and distribution, licensing, regulatory and governmental projects, investments and financing, defamation, intellectual property protection and exploitation, commercial and business-related matters for areas such as media sales, e-commerce, talent and artist management, merchandising, advertising, marketing and sponsorship, master content provision/supply, procurement, satellite services, human resources, IT, tenancies, scholarships and corporate social responsibility.
Memberships
- Member, Malaysian Bar
Education
- LLM in Media, Communications and Information Technology Laws, University of New South Wales, Australia
- LLB (Hons), University of Bristol, UK
- Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > TMT (including Fintech)
(Next Generation Partners)Multinational organisations and conglomerates from industries ranging from banking to e-health beat a path to Christopher & Lee Ong
for assistance with issues such as IT and cloud contract negotiations, data breaches, consumer protection laws and sector specific regulatory advice. The practice has additionally seen an increase in instructions relating to the the deployment of artificial intelligence, e-commerce and fintech. Leadership duties are split between Deepak Pillai
, whose varied caseload includes commercial and regulatory advice on outsourcing and digital media, and KuokYew Chen, who is well-placed to advise on cross-border transactions. Intan Haryati is frequently active across public and private sector IT turnkey contracts. Anissa Maria Anis is a key contact for clients from the media and entertainment industries, while data protection specialist Yong Shih Han is equipped to advise on an array of regulatory and compliance matters. Yeap Yee Lin is another name to note.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition
- Corporate and M&A
- Intellectual property
- Projects and energy
- Shipping
- TMT (including Fintech)