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Our Team.
Qualifications
Council of Legal Education (Inns of Court School of Law), London, England.
Barrister of Lincoln’s Inn
Sau Yee obtained her professional education from the Council of Legal Education (Inns of Court School of Law) in England and was admitted to the Bar in England & Wales in 1978 as a Barrister of Lincoln’s Inn.
She commenced her legal career as a pupil with Shearn Delamore & Co and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1979. She was with Shearn Delamore & Co for 45 years during which she was admitted as a partner and was Head of the Real Estate Department until she retired as a partner on 31 December 2021, and thereafter she was a consultant with Shearn Delamore & Co for 2 years until 31 December 2023.
She has been with Julius Leonie Chai as our consultant since 1 January 2024.
Sau Yee’s area of practice includes acquisitions and disposals of real property, share sale and purchase of real property companies, subscription and shareholders’ agreements for property-based companies, joint ventures for property developments, joint development agreements for real property, development rights agreements, privatisation agreements for real property and commercial leases.
Sau Yee speaks fluent English, Cantonese and Hakka and is able to converse in Bahasa Malaysia.
Practice Areas
Real Estate & Property / Corporate & Commercial / Retail & Commercial Banking
Qualifications
National University of Malaysia
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), 2013
Choon Ming graduated from the National University of Malaysia with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree in 2013 and was called to the High Court of Malaya as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2014.
Choon Ming’s practice areas are primarily in equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, tax exemptions and other corporate and commercial matters. Her experience includes initial public offerings in Bursa Malaysia, HKEX and SGX, mergers and acquisitions of companies and businesses, takeovers, corporate restructuring exercises and fund-raising exercises involving start-up companies and venture capital funds.
Choon Ming speaks fluent English, Mandarin, Bahasa Malaysia and is able to converse in Cantonese and Hokkien.
Practice Areas
Corporate & Commercial / Capital Markets / Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity & Venture Capital
Qualifications
University of Malaya
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), 2015
Beverlyn graduated from University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree in 2015 and was called to the High Court of Malaya as an Advocate and Solicitor in July 2016.
Prior to joining Julius Leonie Chai, Beverlyn was regularly involved in corporate finance, capital markets and corporate commercial matters. She has experience in various corporate exercises including reverse take-overs (RTO), general offers, rights issue exercises, warrants issue exercises, bonus issue exercises and employees’ shares schemes. She was also involved in the initial public offerings of Malaysian companies on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia and Main Board of HKEX.
Beverlyn joined Julius Leonie Chai as a legal associate in 2018 and she practices mainly in property-related acquisitions and disposals.
Beverlyn speaks fluent English, Mandarin, Bahasa Malaysia and is able to converse in Hokkien and Cantonese.
Practice Areas
Real Estate & Property / Corporate & Commercial
Qualifications
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Laws, 2004
Certificate of Legal Practice, 2005
Pooi Ling graduated from the University of Tasmania, Australia with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2004. She obtained her Certificate of Legal Practice in 2005 and was called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2006.
Prior to joining Julius Leonie Chai, Pooi Ling was regularly involved in a wide range of commercial and retail banking work. Her practise experience includes conventional and Islamic banking (commercial and retail) and she is also exposed in handling matters for bridging financing, refinancing, housing projects and commercial documentation for banks and financial institutions.
Pooi Ling’s areas of practise also includes acquisition and disposal of residential and commercial properties as well as the loan transactions in such matters. She also handles project development and has attended to the Developer’s formation of Management Corporation.
Pooi Ling is fluent in English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Practice Areas
Real Estate & Property / Retail & Commercial Banking
Qualifications
Multimedia University (MMU)
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), 2016
Pui Kuan graduated from Multimedia University with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) Degree in 2016 and was called to the High Court of Malaya as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2017.
Prior to joining Julius Leonie Chai, Pui Kuan practised civil litigation on matrimonial matters, including but not limited, to divorce, custody, adoption, guardianship and estate distribution matters. She has experience in will drafting, Probates and Letters of Administration, Distribution Orders, Debt Recovery matters, obtaining Court Orders for Sale and Order to Transfer, Transmission and Transfer etc. She also handles conveyancing matters such as sale and purchase of properties, including ancillary matters such as loan preparation, proclamations of Sale and drafting of tenancy agreements.
Pui Kuan speaks fluent English, Mandarin, Bahasa Malaysia and Cantonese.
Practice Areas
Real Estate & Property / Estate Distribution
Qualifications
University of Malaya
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), 2017
Hsiao Ping graduated from University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree in 2017 and was called to the High Court of Malaya as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2018.
Hsiao Ping’s principal areas of practice are equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate and commercial matters.
Hsiao Ping speaks fluent English, Mandarin, Bahasa Malaysia and is able to converse in Hokkien.
Practice Areas
Corporate & Commercial / Capital Markets / Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity & Venture Capital
Qualifications
University of Essex
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), 2017
Certificate of Legal Practice, 2018
Lay Ping graduated from University of Essex with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree in 2017. She then obtained her Certificate of Legal Practice in 2018 and was called to the High Court of Malaya as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2020.
Lay Ping’s areas of practice encompass conveyancing, real estate and banking. She is actively involved in project developments, tenancy, financing and mortgage transactions, acquisitions and disposals of property.
Lay Ping is fluent in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin
Practice Areas
Real Estate & Property / Corporate & Commercial
Qualifications
University of London
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), 2018
Certificate of Legal Practice, 2019
Yin Teng graduated from the University of London with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree in 2018. She obtained her Certificate in Legal Practice in 2019 and was called to the High Court of Malaya as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2020.
Prior to joining Julius Leonie Chai, Yin Teng was regularly involved in conveyancing matters mainly in property-related acquisitions and disposals. Apart from that, she also practised in civil litigation such as matrimonial matters including divorce and estate distribution matters.
Yin Teng’s current areas of focus are equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and commercial matters.
Yin Teng speaks fluent English, Bahasa Malaysia, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Practice Areas
Corporate & Commercial / Capital Markets / Mergers & Acquisitions
Qualifications
University of Liverpool
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), 2017
Queen Mary University of London
Master of Law in Corporate and Commercial Law, 2019
Deborah graduated from the University of Liverpool with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours in 2017 and subsequently completed her LLM in Corporate and Commercial Law at Queen Mary University of London in 2019. She was admitted as a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn and called as a Barrister-at-Law in 2019. Having completed her pupillage in 2020, Deborah was admitted to the High Court of Malaya as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2021.
Deborah’s areas of focus are equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate and commercial matters.
Deborah speaks fluent English, Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin.
Practice Areas
Corporate & Commercial / Capital Markets / Mergers & Acquisitions
Qualifications
Queen‘s University of Belfast
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), 2016
Certificate of Legal Practice, 2021
Wei Foong graduated from the Queen’s University of Belfast with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree and was called to the High Court of Malaya as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2023.
Prior to joining Julius Leonie Chai, Wei Foong began his professional career by working in general litigation including debt recovery matters. He has experience in conveyancing, family matters, construction matters (Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication 2012) as well as general legal advisory matters.
Wei Foong’s current areas of focus are equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and commercial matters.
Wei Foong is fluent in English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and Hakka.
Practice Areas
Corporate & Commercial / Capital Markets / Mergers & Acquisitions
Qualifications
University of Leeds
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), 2019
Certificate of Legal Practice, 2022
Nicole graduated from the University of Leeds with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree in 2019. She then obtained her Certificate of Legal Practice in 2022. After completing her pupillage, Nicole was admitted to the High Court of Malaya as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2023.
Prior to joining Julius Leonie Chai, Nicole gained experience in civil litigation, particularly in the areas of medical negligence and contractual disputes.
Currently, Nicole’s current areas of focus revolve around conveyancing and real estate. She actively engages in project developments, tenancy matters, as well as acquisitions and disposals of property.
Nicole converses fluently in English, Mandarin, Bahasa Malaysia and Hokkien
Practice Areas
Real Estate & Property / Corporate & Commercial
Qualifications
Multimedia University (MMU)
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), 2023
Ali Asgar graduated from Multimedia University with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree in 2023. He was then called to the High Court of Malaya as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2024 after completing his pupillage. Ali’s current areas of practice include conveyancing, real estate and banking. He participates in project development, financing and mortgage transactions, as well as acquisition and disposal of properties.
Asgar is fluent in English, Bahasa Malaysia, Hindi and can converse in German.
Practice Areas
Real Estate & Property
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