Chen Mian Kuang
Mr. Chen is a graduate of the University of Bristol, England. He was called to Lincoln’s Inn, U.K. as a barrister-at-law.
Mr Chen is the author of “Law of Construction Variations”, published by Sweet & Maxwell in 2025. He is the litigation partner of the firm having practised in the field of litigation and dispute resolution since 1996. His main portfolio of work is construction, corporate and commercial disputes. Where his construction practice is concerned, he has acted as counsel in and/or advised on disputes arising out of an EPCC contract of a gas facility, the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) project, a joint venture and construction contract re a golf course and housing project in Johor, as well as a number of multi-million commercial and residential projects. He was also involved in contract negotiations in relation to certain work packages in the Klang Valley MRT project and a biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Johor, amongst others.
Mr Chen also practices as an Arbitrator and an Adjudicator. He is on the Panel of Arbitrators and Panel of Adjudicators of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre For Arbitration. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Malaysia Branch.
Mr Chen’s commercial and corporate cases include disputes concerning take-overs of public listed companies, international trade and joint venture disputes, franchise disputes, company shareholders’ disputes and insolvency litigation.
Mr Chen has appeared before the Federal Court, Court of Appeal and High Courts. He has acted as counsel in construction arbitrations in West Malaysia and in Sabah, adjudications and in an insurance arbitration in Sarawak. He has testified as an expert witness on Malaysian law in an international arbitration proceeding held in Singapore.
Apart from the above, Mr Chen has also advised on general litigation matters, including negligence, defamation, banking and sale of goods disputes.
Leong Wai Ling
Leong Wai Ling graduated from the University of Adelaide, Australia as a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in accounting, in 1993 and as a Bachelor of Laws in 1995. She was admitted to the Supreme Court of South Australia in September 1995 and the Malaysian Bar in July 1996. Ms Leong has practised since 1996 in the fields of corporate and commercial law, information technology, unit trust and conveyancing.
Ms Leong has wide experience in corporate and commercial work. She has advised and also drafted the relevant agreements and documents pertaining to joint ventures, foreign investments, distributorship, various types of service agreements, consultancy agreement for procurement of medical equipment and hospital services, sale and purchase of shares, shareholders’ agreements and agency agreements. She has advised on the exchange control laws in Malaysia. She has conducted various due diligences for the purposes of listing companies on Bursa Malaysia and also for the acquisition of properties by a public listed company.
Apart from the above, Ms Leong also has experience in unit trust matters. She has advised unit trust management companies in the restructuring of unit trust funds, the appointment of institutional unit trust agents (IUTA), drafting of trust deed and prospectus and she has carried out legal due diligences on prospectuses for unit trust funds. She was also involved in the drafting of guidelines for the Federation of Malaysian Unit Trust Managers (FMUTM) and has advised the FMUTM on IUTA matters.
Ms Leong has advised on information technology matters including contracts for system development and maintenance, technology transfer, licensing and data conversion.
Ms Leong has also handled banking and conveyancing matters, and other dealings pertaining to land.
QUEK HWEE YE
Ms Quek is a Legal Associate of the firm who was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2023. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class) from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Ms Quek’s practice focuses on construction disputes, covering internal and domestic arbitration, adjudication and court litigation. She has advised corporate and individual clients on civil and commercial matters, such as debt recovery, contractual and corporate disputes, and negligence claims. She is also the legal advisor of the Foochow Sek Aik Batu Pahat Association.
Ms Quek is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), United Kingdom, and is fluent in Bahasa Malaysia, English and Mandarin.
IVAN WONG ZHEN QIAN
Ivan is a Legal Associate of the firm who was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in September 2024. Ivan holds a LLB (Hons) degree from the University of London.
Ivan’s practice focuses on construction disputes, covering arbitration, adjudication and court litigation. He also advises on corporate and commercial disputes and handles a broad range of other civil matters, such as contractual disputes and debt recovery.
Ivan is fluent in Bahasa Malaysia, English and Mandarin.