Halim Hong & Quek

Banking & Finance, Cross Border Trade & Investment, Corporate/M&A, Public Interest Litigation, Real Estate

Managing Partner

Dato’ Quek is an experienced legal practitioner whose main areas of practice ranges from matters relating to corporate and commercial, to cross border investments and property and township developments. He is regularly sought by major developers, multi-national companies and financial institutions for legal advice and representation.

Dato’ Quek leads the HHQ team in handling various projects related to digital databases, data centers, and renewable energy, driving progress toward the strategic goals of sustainable development.

He has represented major developers and completed sale and purchase transactions and loan documentations for urban and township developments, and several mixed commercial and residential developments. He also advises financial institutions on all matters pertaining to financing transactions, from preparation to completion of loan documentations of corporate financing, Islamic financing, commercial facilities and property financing and refinancing arrangements.

Dato’ Quek is regularly consulted by multi-national companies for advice in strategizing their investment plans as well as drafting and reviewing agreements and contracts used in cross borders investments. He is also regularly consulted by local and regional business councils and organisations for consultations on their respective agreements.

A highly strong-willed advocate, Dato’ Quek has in the recent years brought an appeal to the English Courts and the European Courts of Human Rights (ECtHR) in order to seek justice for the unlawful killings of the victims in the Batang Kali Massacre (Dec 1948) by the previous British government in Malaya.

For his vast experience in the Malaysia-China economic cooperation, Dato’ Quek is frequently consulted by body corporates and various organisations for legal advice. Most prominently, Dato’ Quek has spoken at several key international and local conferences on current issues pertaining to Belt & Road Initiative.

English, Malay, Chinese

Chairman of Silk Road Business Council Malaysia Chapter Arbitrator of Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) Arbitrator of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) Arbitrator of Shanghai International Arbitration Centre (SHIAC) Independent Non-Executive Director, Sunsuria Berhad Co-Chairman (Malaysia) of Malaysia-China Commercial Law Cooperation Committee Advisory Committee of the IIDPS, Beijing Institute of Technology Member of the Legal Advisory Committee on the Economic and Trade Friction of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Malaysia Advocate & Solicitor's Disciplinary Board Finance Committee, Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies Former Director of Malaysia-China Business Council (MCBC) Former Vice President of Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR) Former Coordinator of the Action Committee Condemning the Batang Kali Massacre

Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1995) Diploma in Syariah Legal Practice, International Islamic University Malaysia (2010) Master of Laws, National University of Singapore (1997) Bachelor of Laws (2nd upper honour degree), University of Adelaide (1992) Bachelor Of Economics with Major in Accounting, University of Adelaide (1990)