Fiona Sequerah > 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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Fiona Sequerah
Position
Partner, Christopher & Lee Ong, Malaysia
- Aviation & Aircraft Financing
- Banking & Finance
- Debt Capital Markets
- Islamic Finance
- Project Finance
Career
Fiona co-heads Christopher & Lee Ong’s Banking & Finance Practice Group, and has been in legal practice for over 25 years.
Her primary area of practice includes local and offshore bilateral / syndicated credit facilities for financial institutions and corporate borrowers, both conventional and Islamic financing, issuance of conventional debt capital market instruments and Islamic financing instruments, corporate debt restructuring, project financing, sale and purchase of distressed debt, aviation finance, securitisation, and other related corporate banking and financial matters.
Memberships
- Member, Gray’s Inn (UK)
- Member, Malaysian Bar
Education
- LLM (Hons), University of Malaya
- LLB (Hons), Queen Mary College, University of London
- Certified Diploma in Accounting & Finance (CACA, UK)
- Barrister, United Kingdom (non-practising)
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Banking and finance
Christopher & Lee Ong prides itself on providing an expansive range of banking and finance advisory services to a plethora of local and international banks and financial institutions. On account of its association with the Rajah & Tann Asia Network, the firm benefits from an established network of practitioners across the Southeast Asia region, strengthening its ability to provide a high-quality service to multinational corporations and Malaysian enterprises. Much of the firm’s work centres on syndicated lending, project financing, Islamic finance, and debt restructuring. Christopher Lee and Fiona Sequerah head the team and are experienced practitioners who are well-regarded within the banking and finance spheres. Chor Jack leads on several engagements and has recently been tasked with leading the department’s sustainability practice on matters including sustainability linked financing, while Teo Siang Ly has experience in advising corporate borrowers on financing matters.
Malaysia > Capital markets
On account of its membership of Rajah & Tann Asia, Christopher & Lee Ong is well-positioned to advise clients on various cross-border capital market mandates, particularly across Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The department is headed by Yon See Ting, Annette Soh, and Fiona Sequerah, whose combined experience enables the firm to offer advice on IPOs, corporate governance rules, sale and purchase agreements, and due diligence concerns. Advising clients on debt fundraising exercises also lies within the firm’s scope of activity.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition
- Corporate and M&A
- Intellectual property
- Projects and energy
- Shipping
- TMT (including Fintech)