2023
2023 Asia Pacific Legal 500
HALL OF FAME
“Vincent Chan – Abdullah Chan & Co
Asia Pacific Legal 500 has ranked Vincent Chan Siew Onn as a member of the elite “Hall of Fame” list for Corporate and M&A lawyers and a Recommended Lawyer for both Corporate and M&A and Banking and Finance respectively.”
CORPORATE AND M&A
“Abdullah Chan & Co has expertise in the financial services, oil and gas, plantation, foreign direct investment and aerospace arenas. Across these sectors, the practice is able to advise on M&A, corporate finance and capital markets matters. Vincent Chan advises on privatisation and government issues, while Shelina Razaly Wahi offers expertise in the commercial and general aviation sectors. Yap Hui Lu acts for clients including Hong Leong Bank Berhad and experienced banking and finance partner Gopala Krishnan Sundaram is another key member of the practice. All named practitioners collectively lead the team.”
BANKING AND FINANCE
“Abdullah Chan & Co draws banking and finance expertise from across the firm, with demonstrable experience in acquisition, property and asset financing. The firm has worked on a series of applications for digital banking licenses along with crypto and digital asset matters. Vincent Chan and Gopala Krishnan Sundaram are key partners, along with Shelina Razaly Wahi, who is experienced in aviation finance.
In addition, all partners are recommended in the The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 editorial :-“
CAPITAL MARKET & SECURITIES
– Vincent Chan Siew Onn
– Yap Hui Lu
CORPORATE ADVISORY
– Vincent Chan Siew Onn
– Dato’ Muthanna Abdullah
– Yap Hui Lu
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
– Vincent Chan Siew Onn
– Yap Hui Lu
VENTURE CAPITAL/PRIVATE EQUITY
– Vincent Chan Siew Onn
– Yap Hui Lu
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
– Gopala Sundaram
– Vincent Chan Siew Onn
– Yap Hui Lu
REITS
– Vincent Chan Siew Onn
– Yap Hui Lu
BANKING & FINANCE, REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE
– Gopala Sundaram
ISLAMIC FINANCE
– Gopala Sundaram
ENERGY
– Vincent Chan Siew Onn
– Yap Hui Lu
CORPORATE FINANCE
– Vincent Chan Siew Onn
– Yap Hui Lu
OIL AND GAS
– Vincent Chan Siew Onn
– Dato’ Muthanna Abdullah
AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
– Datin Shelina Razaly Wahi
2023 Chambers Global & Asia Pacific
“Vincent Chan leads Abdullah Chan’s corporate law group in Malaysia. He has a notable practice acting for financial institutions and corporations on mergers, joint ventures and company restructuring.”
“Abdullah Chan & Co has a noted corporate law team in Malaysia, adept at handling M&A and FDI, corporate restructuring and joint ventures, with particular expertise advising on bank mergers. The firm frequently acts for financial institutions and funds on corporate matters, as well as companies in a range of sectors. The department advises foreign and Malaysian entities from the firm’s Kuala Lumpur office.”
2023 IFLR1000
“The International Financial Law Review 1000 (IFLR1000) comments that Vincent Chan ‘receives positive feedback for his negotiating and drafting skills’. Vincent’s extensive practice experience includes corporate finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, privatisation, private finance initiatives and private equity transactions, as well as cross-border joint ventures, investments and financing transactions. He has advised a wide range of clients including major investment banks, multinational companies, government linked companies and foreign clients in connection with his areas of expertise.”
2023 Asialaw Profiles
“Vincent Chan has been ranked by Asialaw Profile as a distinguished practitioner in the area of Corporate and M&A in Malaysia.”
“Abdullah Chan & Co has ranked by Asialaw Profiles as “Recognised” for Corporate M&A and “Recommended” for industry sectors for Aviation and Banking and Financial Services”
Expert Guides
“The 2022 edition of the Women in Business Law Expert Guide has listed Datin Shelina Razaly who specialises in Aviation and Aerospace as an expert in the area of Aviation in Malaysia.This guide lists the world’s top female practitioners across 90 jurisdictions in 32 practice areas.”
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