Ms Pamela Kung > Shearn Delamore & Co > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile
Shearn Delamore & Co Offices
7th Floor Wisma Hamzah-Kwong Hing
No. 1 Leboh Ampang
KUALA LUMPUR
50100
Malaysia
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Ms Pamela Kung
Work Department
- Financial Services
- Energy, Natural Resources & Green Technology
- Infrastructure & Projects
- Private Client & Family Business
- China Desk
Position
Partner since 2011
Career
Pamela’s practice covers a broad range of banking and debt capital market transactions including acquisition financing, project financing, structured lending, real estate financing, corporate loans, trade facilities, Islamic financing, issuance of corporate bonds and Sukuk. She advises lenders as well as borrowers across a wide spectrum of cross-border and domestic, bilateral and syndicated, loan and financing transactions. She also advises on corporate debt restructuring. In addition, she provides regulatory advice on exchange control regulations, banking and financial institutions regulations, finance and securities laws.
Pamela is also involved in private wealth and succession planning, and advises on trusts and foundation structures.
Languages
English, Malay, Chinese
Memberships
- Member, Malaysian Bar
- Member, International Bar Association (IBA)
- Asia Regional Director, World Law Group (WLG)
Education
- LL.B (Hons), University of Leicester
- Certificate in Legal Practice
- Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
Leisure
Publication:
- Doing Business in Asia-Pacific: Malaysia – Chapter 5: Foreign Investment, and Chapter 10: Financing, 1st edition (2020), published by the Asia-Pacific Regional Forum of the International Bar Association
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Banking and Finance (including Islamic Finance)
(Leading partners)Shearn Delamore & Co’s banking and finance department is frequently engaged by a wide array of Malaysian and international multinational companies, financial institutions, and corporations. The firm’s reputable offering includes advising on securities investments, derivatives, and collective investment funds. Well-versed in financial services and capital market regulations, the department is spearheaded by Christina Kow, an industry veteran who is known for her experience in project financing, foreign exchange policy, and the regulation of securities. Pamela Kung is a valuable member of the team and handles various banking and debt capital market transactions, alongside syndicated lending matters.
Malaysia > Capital markets
Shearn Delamore & Co’s team is jointly led by Pamela Kung, a specialist in acquisition financing and structured lending, and Nicholas Tan Choi Chuan, who is well-equipped to handle equity capital markets work, including IPOs. Counting investors, financial advisers and corporate issuers among its key roster of clients, the firm’s scope of work also includes advising on rights issues, corporate securities, Islamic finance, and asset-backed securitisation.
Malaysia > Islamic finance
Shearn Delamore & Co’s Islamic finance practice builds upon its well-established background in banking and finance, in addition to its strong relationships with Malaysia’s leading banks and financial institutions. The firm advises on Sukuk issuances, Islamic securities investments and derivatives, and Islamic medium-term note programmes. Elsewhere, the team acts for Islamic financiers in advising on innovative Islamic products involving Shariah principles such as Murabahah, Tawarruq, and Hiwalah. Christina Kow leads the department and Pamela Kung is a notable member of the group.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and Finance (including Islamic Finance) Malaysia
- Leading partners Malaysia > Banking and Finance (including Islamic Finance)
- Islamic finance Malaysia
- Capital markets Malaysia
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition
- Banking and Finance (including Islamic Finance)
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property
- Labour and employment
- Real estate and construction
- Shipping
- Tax