The ‘top-notch team’ at Wong & Partners is led by Ai Leen Tang, an expert in real estate financing matters, and Janice Tay, who specialises in construction and engineering disputes. The full-service real estate offering handles complex infrastructure projects, high-value commercial agreements that span various industries, joint venture transactions, and data centre development work. Advising tenants, landlords, and multinational corporations, the practice also possesses build-to-suit leasing expertise. On the construction front, it is well-placed to provide advice on sophisticated manufacturing, distribution, and warehousing operations. May Chua is a valuable member of the group and has strong know-how on property acquisitions and compliance considerations, while senior associate Chih-wen Ooi focuses on arbitration disputes involving construction and engineering matters.

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  • 'Knowledge of the law and the ability to narrow down legal issues in dispute.'
  • 'Top-notch team in Kuala Lumpur with outstanding results derived from a detailed process and strategy driven work.'
  • 'Janice Tay is a great leader and is able to see the big picture.'
  • 'Chih-Wen Ooi provides detail-oriented work and offers solutions-oriented options for all possible obstacles.'
  • 'The team has a very sensible and pragmatic approach to issues and knows the law very well. Going above and beyond, the team was even able to pinpoint lacunas relating to our company's processes through the deep diving of issues at hand and advised ways in which to go about the same.'
  • 'Chih-Wen Ooi was exemplary in providing support. He was courteous and gave recommendations to us which made complex issues seem relatively simple.'
  • 'Janice Tay and Chih-Wen Ooi are both meticulous and think strategically.'

Key clients

  • Employees Provident Fund
  • GDS IDC Services (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
  • Iskandar Investment Berhad
  • Lagenda Properties Berhad
  • Mattel (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
  • Naza Corporation
  • Royal Group of Companies
  • Sime Darby Property Berhad
  • Tropicana Corporation Berhad

Work highlights

  • Acted for the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) of Malaysia in its investment into a logistics hub located in Klang, Malaysia. The hub will be equipped with the first Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) in the country, providing increased efficiency and flexibility for tenants.
  • Advising an assisting GDS IDC Services (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., the Malaysian subsidiary of GDS Holdings (GDS) in its RM70m acquisition of a plot of industrial land from Nusajaya Tech Park Sdn. Bhd., a joint venture between CapitaLand and UEM Sunrise.
  • Advising and assisting Sime Darby (Bukit Raja) Sdn. Bhd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sime Darby Property Berhad, in its sale of three parcels of land in Selangor by entering into a conditional sale-and-purchase agreement with Inta Development Sdn. Bhd.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Janice Tay, Ai Leen Tang

Other key lawyers

May Chua, Chih-Wen Ooi