HL Lee & Co is a corporate commercial law firm focusing on mergers and acquisitions advisory. It has expertise in various industries, including consumer goods, manufacturing, real estate, plantation, education and insurance. King Hoe Ng and Lay San Ng are key contacts at the firm. King Hoe practises corporate and commercial law, in addition to banking and finance – including Islamic finance – and real estate. Since joining the firm in 2017, he has played an instrumental role in establishing its Kuala Lumpur office. Before that, he was a partner at Shook Lin & Bok for more than 15 years. Lay San joined the firm in 2017 as a partner, having previously spent more than eight years as a partner at Shook Lin & Bok.
Work highlights
Advised a Bursa Malaysia Main Market-listed company on the RM20.4 million ($4.8 million) disposal of its wholly owned investment holding subsidiary and its six subsidiaries.