Mr Phye Keat Chew > Raja, Darryl & Loh > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile

Mr Phye Keat Chew

+603 2632 9873 chewphyekeat@rdl.com.my

Work Department

Corporate and Commercial;Intellectual Property.

Position

Managing Partner; Head of Corporate and Commercial; Competition law.

Career

Phye Keat graduated from the University of Malaya with Honours in 1986.   In practice since his admission to the Bar in 1987, Phye Keat became a partner in 1991 and is currently the firm’s Managing Partner.  He is a highly respected practitioner in competition and intellectual property laws, and has handled a broad spectrum of projects and advisory work relating to competition, joint ventures, manufacturing, telecommunications, computer contracts, information technology, licensing, franchising, foreign investment, privatisation and infrastructure.

One of the founding members of the Malaysian Intellectual Property Association (MIPA), he has been the President of MIPA more than once and is also a Past President of the ASEAN Intellectual Property Association.

In the last few years since the Competition Act came into force in 2012, Phye Keat has been focusing on competition law as a new niche of his practice, advising various clients on compliance with the Act.

Over the last decade or so, Phye Keat has been consistently recognized by reputable legal publications such as The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Chambers Asia Pacific and asialaw, being named as a Leading Individual, Market-leading Lawyer, Distinguished Practitioner and Elite Practitioner for his work in Competition/Antitrust, Corporate and M&A and Intellectual Property.

In the Who’s Who Legal 2023 Phye Keat has been recommended as a Global Leader for IP – Trademarks 2023 and as a National Leader for both Southeast Asia – Franchising 2023 and Southeast Asia – Trademarks 2023.

Languages

English; Bahasa Malaysia.

Memberships

Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (1987); Registered Patent Agent; Registered Trade Mark Agent; Registered Industrial Designs Agent; Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Malaysia National Group; Council Member of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association; Member of the Board of Examiners of Patent Agents in the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia; Chairman of the Intellectual Property Rights Committee of the EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Member of the Malaysia-Singapore Business Council

Education

Bachelor of Laws (Hons), University of Malaya [1986]; Master of Laws, University of Malaya (in Advanced Company Law, Copyright, Construction Law and Alternate Dispute Resolution) [1996].