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About
Provided by Chee Wee Lim
Practice Areas
Chee Wee is the Senior Partner of the firm and has been in practice for more than 28 years. He has a broad commercial, corporate, public law, and regulatory disputes practice with experience in a wide variety of high-value and high-profile cases including international arbitrations in Asia and Europe.
He is the former President of the Malaysian Bar (2011-2013), a former member of the National Unity Consultative Council, a former member of the Operations Review Panel of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, and a former member of the 1MDB Task Force for the investigations, prosecution and asset recovery.
He primarily acts as counsel having appeared at all tiers of the Malaysian Courts. He has more than 100 cases reported in the law reports with a portfolio including arbitrations, contractual disputes (involving joint ventures, IT, franchise, oil and gas), boardroom/takeover tussles, fraud investigation and recovery, regulatory enforcement action, corporate restructuring, insolvency claims, competition law, and estate disputes.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Lim Chee Wee has a broad disputes practice spanning competition, oil and gas, and fraud cases in Malaysia, among others.
Lim Chee Wee is a noted competition lawyer who often handles contentious mandates. He regularly defends MyCC in challenges, covering a range of issues from cartel investigations to price-fixing arrangements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lim Chee Wee is an excellent, sharp and poised individual who delivers his cases eloquently."
"He is very practical and commercial interest-driven."
"Chee Wee is not afraid to tackle difficult situations and draws on his immense experience to reassure clients, provide succinct clear advice and help shepherd clients in making difficult decisions."
"Lim Chee Wee is instrumental to all matters. He has the direction, knows the best possible angle, and is the drive behind their team with good leadership, moving the case along in a professional way."
"Lim Chee Wee is an excellent, sharp and poised individual who delivers his cases eloquently."
"He is very practical and commercial interest-driven."
"Chee Wee is not afraid to tackle difficult situations and draws on his immense experience to reassure clients, provide succinct clear advice and help shepherd clients in making difficult decisions."
"Lim Chee Wee is instrumental to all matters. He has the direction, knows the best possible angle, and is the drive behind their team with good leadership, moving the case along in a professional way."
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