Lauded for its strengths in the antitrust and competition space, Christopher & Lee Ong offers an established and in-depth practice, regularly advising global multinationals, conglomerates and government-linked companies. The team’s core workflows include assisting on investigations by the Malaysia Competition Commission, merger notifications in regulated sectors, and acting as competition law counsel in M&A transactions. Notably, the group has strong economic expertise and frequently evaluates net economic benefits and immunity considerations. The experienced Yon See Ting leads the department and is proficient in both transactional and non-transactional advisory work, regularly acting in dawn raids and cartel investigations, in addition to reviewing anti-competitive agreements and securing merger approvals. Jane Guan is well versed in matters relating to the Competition Act 2010, and often handles work pertaining to abusive conduct and vertical restraints.
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‘The competition law team has strong knowledge on the area and close rapport with the MyCC authorities.’
‘Yon See Ting and Jane Guan stand out by giving regular training and updates on new developments in competition law.’
‘The team has in depth knowledge of the current landscape of competition law and provides pragmatic, realistic and concise advice. Their extensive network with industry experts and both locally and internationally gives them an edge over other firms.’
‘Yon See Ting is a veteran who provides an honest and unwavering approach and has profound legal knowledge. We can always trust her.'
- 'Jane Guan is a bright counsel who is not afraid to think out of the box. Her friendly and approachable disposition makes clients feel at ease.'
‘This is a strong team with deep experience having handled all aspects of competition law, including cartel and dominance investigations, compliance and more. On merger control, the team has been advising from a sector regulation perspective as there is no generic merger control as yet.’
‘Yon See Ting is head and shoulders above any other practitioner in Malaysia. She is sound, very business centric.'
- 'Jane Guan is a true competition law specialist and is across many of the major MyCC cases. Her ability and clarity of advice is apparent.’
Key clients
- Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad
- Progressive Insurance Berhad
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Yon See Ting