Jason Liang > Wong & Partners > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile
Wong & Partners Offices
LEVEL 21, THE GARDENS SOUTH TOWER
MID VALLEY CITY, LINGKARAN SYED PUTRA
KUALA LUMPUR 59200
Malaysia
Jason Liang
Work Department
Tax, Trade & Wealth Management
Position
Partner
Career
Jason Liang is a partner in the Tax, Trade and Wealth Management Practice Group of Wong & Partners. His focus is on tax disputes and controversies, with experience in handling all aspects of tax litigation. He regularly appears before the national courts and tax tribunals, representing clients on landmark tax disputes and precedent-setting cases.
Jason advises and represents clients on a wide spectrum of issues ranging from anti-avoidance, transfer pricing, stamp duty, real property gains tax, customs duty, indirect taxes, deductibility of capital and income expenses, and withholding tax. He has a portfolio of clients from various industries, including pharmaceutical, logistics, manufacturing and oil and gas.
Jason’s practice extends to advising on legal and regulatory issues affecting multinational corporations in Malaysia. He has acted for clients in corporate exercises which includes cross border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and establishing of new operations in Malaysia for clients from various industries including manufacturing, telecommunications, aviation and shipping, insurance, banking and wealth management.
He regularly speaks at various international conferences and events in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Europe and the United States, and is often called upon to conduct trainings for various multinational clients on tax developments in emerging and growth-leading economies, transparency and information exchange on foreign tax audits and controversies, tax investigations and litigation considerations during an audit.
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Tax
(Leading partners)Wong & Partners prides itself in its expertise in both non-contentious and contentious tax matters. Adeline Wong
, ‘a veteran of the industry’, spearheads the practice with a particular experience in providing direct and indirect tax advice on the digital economy. Boasting a diverse client portfolio of household names, the team’s practice capabilities span cross-border work on transfer pricing, trade and customs and tax litigation. Yvonne Beh regularly advises on sales and service tax issues, while Krystal Ng provides ‘commercially sound advice’ across a breadth of cross-border issues such as double tax treaties and income tax. On the litigation front, Jason Liang represents clients on a variety of issues ranging from anti-avoidance to stamp duty, while Istee Cheah focuses on tax matters relating to success planning.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition
- Banking and Finance (including Islamic Finance)
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Fintech and financial services regulatory
- Intellectual property
- Labour and employment
- Real estate and construction
- Tax