Lawyers

Kuok Yew Chen

Kuok Yew Chen

Position

Managing Partner, Christopher & Lee Ong, Malaysia

Corporate & Commercial Mergers & Acquisitions Regulatory & Trade Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Career

Yew Chen is the Managing Partner of Christopher & Lee Ong. He is a Corporate M&A lawyer with a specialisation in Regulatory & Trade, and Technology, Media & Telecommunications laws.

He regularly advises on cross border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, telecommunications projects, trade, and general corporate and regulatory matters. His expertise in the corporate space extends to advising private equity funds, multinationals, and public and private companies on these areas of law, and is familiar with the various regulatory authorities for competition, telecommunications, and trade.

Yew Chen was recently featured on The Asia Pacific Legal 500 TMT Hall of Fame which highlights individuals who are at the pinnacle of their profession and have received constant praise from their clients for continued excellence. Yew Chen is also recognised as a Distinguished Practitioner for Corporate M&A by Asialaw Profiles and is ranked as a Tier 1 Corporate M&A Lawyer by Asia Pacific Legal 500.

Memberships

Member, AmCham Government Relations Committee Legal Advisor, Hong Kong – Malaysia Business Association

Education

LLB, University of Bristol Legal Practice Certificate Solicitor, England & Wales (non-practising) Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

Mentions

Malaysia

TMT

Hall of fame