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Zaid Ibrahim & Co (in association with KPMG Law) Offices
LEVEL 19, MENARA MILENIUM
PUSAT BANDAR DAMANSARA
50490 KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia
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Miss Lilian Liew
Work Department
Lilian heads the Debt Capital Markets and Structured Finance practice at Zaid Ibrahim & Co.
She has advised Malaysian and international financial institutions and project sponsors on single bank and syndicated term and multi-facility loans, banking regulations and other general banking matters. She has extensive experience in advising, structuring, negotiating and documenting project finance transactions, Islamic finance transactions, debt and equity linked security issues, bank capital instruments, asset-backed securitisation transactions, structured notes and other structured finance transactions. Lilian’s experience also includes advising local and international lenders on the financing of some of the largest infrastructure projects in Malaysia based on conventional and Islamic financing structures. Lilian has led many award winning capital market deals, the most recent being the 2018 award for Project & Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year by Islamic Finance News for her role in the world’s largest green SRI sukuk, Quantum Solar Park’s RM1 billion Green SRI Sukuk.
Under her leadership, the Debt Capital Markets and Structured Finance practice at Zaid Ibrahim & Co. has consistently been ranked in the top tier in Capital Markets and Banking & Finance in international publications such as Chambers, Legal 500 and IFLR. Lilian is recognised as a leading lawyer for Banking & Finance in IFLR 1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms every year since 2006. Lilian has also been named in Who’s Who Legal as a leading practitioner in the Capital Markets field since 2013 and also is one of only four Malaysian lawyers named in IFLR1000’s Women Leaders Guide 2018 – an elite cohort of the 300 leading female transactional experts in local markets globally.
Position
Partner
Career
Lilian started her career in legal practice at Shook Lin & Bok in January 1992. In 1995, Lilian joined the firm as an associate and she was made a Partner in 1998.
Languages
- English
- Malay
Education
- Advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree and Bachelor of Economics degree from Monash University, Australia
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Banking and finance
(Hall of Fame)Lilian Liew
– Zaid Ibrahim & Co (in association with KPMG Law)
Malaysia > Capital markets
(Leading individuals)Lilian Liew
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Zaid Ibrahim & Co (in association with KPMG Law)
The team at Zaid Ibrahim & Co (in association with KPMG Law) is recognised for its extensive capabilities in the debt capital market arena, regularly engaging in high-value, international, and complex transactions. In particular, the group has a track record in advising on asset backed securities, project finance involving green bonds, Islamic financial services, and responsible investments. Lilian Liew and Chin Sook Kwan lead the practice and are key figures within the field, with significant experience in debt restructurings and syndicated corporate loans, respectively.
Malaysia > Islamic finance
(Leading individuals)Lilian Liew
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Zaid Ibrahim & Co (in association with KPMG Law)
Lawyer Rankings
- Capital markets Malaysia
- Hall of Fame Malaysia > Banking and finance
- Leading individuals Malaysia > Capital markets
- Leading individuals Malaysia > Islamic finance