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
(Next Generation Partners)According to satisfied clients, which include world leading software giants and tech conglomerates, Christopher & Lee Ong
is the ‘best in the industry’. Working across the e-commerce, fintech, and e-health sectors, the group is known for its ability to adeptly navigate the ever-changing TMT landscape. Core workflows include advising on data protection breaches, negotiating complex cloud and IT contracts, and handling open-source licensing and agile development issues. Having recently introduced a specialist tech disputes practice, which focuses on TMT and FinReg matters, the department is well placed to advise on an unparalleled range of work, often relating to cybersecurity, AI, and data centres. Other work highlights include handling instructions from European countries seeking assessments of Malaysian laws in the context of international data transfers, and advising on satellite and internet peering services, in light of Malaysia’s development of 5G. Deepak Pillai
, reputed for his ‘unique and sharp mind’, has ample experience in advising public sector agencies on tech policies and cloud services, and leads the offering alongside Kuok Yew Chen, a leading figure in large-scale telecoms projects. Intan Haryati is recommended for her strengths in outsourcing and digital media matters, Anissa Maria Anis focuses on the media and entertainment industry, and Yong Shih Han covers media and advertising laws.