Established 1999
Tel: +60 3 2203 3388
Fax: +60 3 2203 3399
Email: jlpw@jlpw.com.my
Website: www.jlpw.com.my
Contact: Jeff Leong, Kenny Poon, James Wong
Number of partners: 10
Number of lawyers: 38
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean. Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia, Burmese
Practice Areas: Our Corporate, Banking & Finance, Real Estate and Litigation practices provide services in the following areas: Corporate Commercial Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions, IPOs, Takeovers & Takeover Defence, Privatisations, Cross Border Joint Ventures and Foreign Investments, Franchising and Retail Industry, Bilateral Loans & Syndications, Islamic Finance, Ship and Aircraft Financing, Real Estate & Construction, Litigation & Commercial Arbitration, Project Finance & Infrastructure and other work.
Jeff Leong, Poon & Wong has extensive experience in mergers & acquisitions, capital markets and IPOs, cross-border investments, real estate, banking & finance and litigation and founded the JLPW Cross Border Asia network of Asian firms.
Malaysia
Jeff Leong Poon & Wong
With over 10 years of cross-border experience, the firm comprises 10 partners and 30 associates. Its areas of expertise include banking and finance, capital markets, and corporate and M&A. The team enters the Real estate sector table this year.
Capital markets
Work highlights
Acted for Kuwait Finance House on behalf of its client, Malaysia Steel Works, in relation to its issuance of 7-year Islamic medium term notes of up to RM130 million under its sukuk ijarah programme, to be guaranteed by Danajamin Nasional.
Key clients
Symphony Life
Corporate and M&A
Work highlights
Advised on takeover and privatisation of Selangor Properties by way of a selective reduction of its capital.
Engaged by Dentons Nantong on behalf of its China client, TongFu Microelectronic (TFME), to conduct pre-acquisition legal due diligence review on the target company, Fabtronic, through TFME’s joint venture company in Malaysia, namely TF AMD Microelectronics (Penang).
Key clients
Daibochi, Knit Textile Manufacturing, Jelutong Development, MAA Group
Client feedback
“The firm is highly committed and professional in all their undertakings even under the tight timeline given.” – Corporate and M&A
“Experienced in cross-border M&A risk identification and mitigation strategies for cross-border transactions. Strong representation in negotiations. Exposure to laws and regulations in foreign jurisdictions.” – Corporate and M&A
Jeff Leong
“Experienced and discipline.”
Malaysia
Real estate
| Outstanding |
|---|
| Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Wong & Partners |
| Highly recommended |
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| Christopher & Lee Ong |
| Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill |
| Rahmat Lim & Partners |
| Skrine |
| Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Zul Rafique & Partners |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff |
| Jeff Leong Poon & Wong |
| Tay & Partners |
| Zain & Co |
| Other notable firms |
|---|
| Adnan Sundra & Low |
| Albar & Partners |
| Kadir Andri & Partners |
| Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh |
Banking and finance
| Outstanding |
|---|
| Adnan Sundra & Low |
| Albar & Partners |
| Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Zul Rafique & Partners |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Kadir Andri & Partners |
| Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill |
| Rahmat Lim & Partners |
| Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Shook Lin & Bok (Malaysia) |
| Skrine |
| Wong & Partners |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Azmi & Associates |
| Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff |
| Christopher & Lee Ong |
| Jeff Leong Poon & Wong |
| Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh |
| Naqiz & Partners |
| Raja Darryl & Loh |
| Tay & Partners |
| Zain & Co |
Capital markets
| Outstanding |
|---|
| Adnan Sundra & Low |
| Albar & Partners |
| Kadir Andri & Partners |
| Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Zul Rafique & Partners |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Wong & Partners |
| Wong Beh & Toh |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff |
| Jeff Leong Poon & Wong |
| Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill |
| Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh |
| Rahmat Lim & Partners |
| Recognised |
|---|
| Christopher & Lee Ong |
| Raja Darryl & Loh |
| Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Shook Lin & Bok (Malaysia) |
| Skrine |
| Zain & Co |
| Other notable firms |
|---|
| HL Tan Lim & Partners |
| Murad Yee Partnership |
| Naqiz & Partners |
| Tay & Partners |
| Wei Chien & Partners |
Corporate and M&A
| Outstanding |
|---|
| Rahmat Lim & Partners |
| Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Skrine |
| Wong & Partners |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Adnan Sundra & Low |
| Christopher & Lee Ong |
| Kadir Andri & Partners |
| Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Recognised |
|---|
| Azmi & Associates |
| Jeff Leong Poon & Wong |
| Naqiz & Partners |
| Sedgley & Co |
| Tay & Partners |
| Wong Beh & Toh |
| Other notable firms |
|---|
| Abdullah Chan & Co |
| Donovan & Ho |
| HL Lee & Co |
| HL Tan Lim & Partners |
| Koh Dipendra Jeremiah Law (KDJLaw) |
| Lim Jo Yan & Co |
| MahWengKwai & Associates |
| Murad Yee Partnership |
| Lawyer | Ranking | Practice Area |
|---|---|---|
| Leong, Jeff Pak Lim | Distinguished practitioner | Capital markets, Corporate and M&A |
| Poon, Kenny | Distinguished practitioner | Corporate and M&A, Restructuring and insolvency |
| Wong, James Chee Chin | Notable practitioner | Capital markets, Corporate and M&A |
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