Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill

Corporate and M&A

Partner

Wai Sum has extensive experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, as well as corporate and commercial advisory work.

She has advised both local and international clients on her areas of expertise.

Wai Sum also advises on personal data protection. She has advised clients on the requirements and compliance with the data protection laws in Malaysia on collection, processing, use and transfer of personal data. She has also drafted and reviewed privacy policy.

Wai Sum has extensive experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, as well as corporate and commercial advisory work.

She has advised both local and international clients on her areas of expertise.

Wai Sum also advises on personal data protection. She has advised clients on the requirements and compliance with the data protection laws in Malaysia on collection, processing, use and transfer of personal data. She has also drafted and reviewed privacy policy.

Wai Sum also advises on TMT-related matters including drafting and negotiating the access agreements to be entered into between the telecommunications infrastructure providers and telecommunications operators.

She acts regularly as Malaysian counsel in outbound initial public offerings on some of the key international bourses, including the Singapore Exchange, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange and the London ISDX.

Wai Sum graduated from Universiti Malaya with an LLB (Hons) in 2002. The following year, she was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. She also holds a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Melbourne. She was recognised as a “Notable Practitioner” in Asialaw Profiles 2023/2024. Wai Sum is also seen as a recommended lawyer in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 rankings.

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LLB, University of Malaya LLM, University of Melbourne Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya