Raja, Darryl & Loh

Corporate and Commercial

Partner; Aviation, Banking & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions

Kok Seng obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of London in the United Kingdom in 2001 and subsequently obtained the Certificate in Legal Practice from the Malaysian Qualifying Board.  He was called to the Peninsular Malaysian Bar in November 2003 and joined the ranks of the partners on 1st March 2011.

Kok Seng is the firm’s specialist in aviation law, acting for major airlines, aircraft lessors and banks/collateral agents/security trustees in advising on local laws in relation to the sale and purchase, lease and/or financing and securitisation of aircraft.

At the same time, Kok Seng also handles mergers and acquisitions, foreign investments and cross-border financing transactions.

Kok Seng has been ranked by asialaw as a Leading Lawyer and as a Distinguished Practitioner in Corporate/M&A, being praised in a leading legal publication as having a “great command of legal issues in Malaysia and great client service”.  The 2023 edition of IFLR1000, a publication that is called “the guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers”, rated Kok Seng as “Highly Regarded” in the practice areas of Banking and M&A.   From 2015-2020, he was the Vice-Chair of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Aviation Law Committee.

He authored the chapter on Malaysian aviation law in the 2nd – 8th editions (2014 - 2020) of The Aviation Law Review which is published by Law Business Research Ltd.

English; Bahasa Malaysia; Mandarin (spoken only); Cantonese (spoken only).

Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (since 2003); Member of the Malaysian Bar Council Corporate and Commercial Law Committee.

LL. B (Hons) (Lon) [2001]; Certificate in Legal Practice [2002].