Gerard Louis Ambrose

Practice Areas

Employment & Industrial Relations

Civil Litigation

Publications

2022 - Author of Chapter on Malaysia in International Employment Law

2015- Contributing Editor of Malaysian Civil Procedure 2015 published by Sweet & Maxwell Asia

2013 - Contributing Editor of Malaysian Civil Procedure 2013 published by Sweet & Maxwell Asia

2011 - Co-author of Chapter on Malaysia in International Employment Law, Second Edition published by Juris Publishing

2002 - Co-author of Chapter on Malaysia in International Employment Law, published by Matthew Bender

Personal

Louis Ambrose is the founder of Louis Ambrose & Partners with more than 31 years’ experience as an Advocate & Solicitor. Louis’ practice focuses mainly on civil litigation and employment law (advisory, litigious and non-litigious). Louis is also involved in corporate and commercial advisory matters, including due diligence, negotiations and drafting. He has been involved in corporate exercises including mergers, acquisitions and takeovers.

In the area of civil litigation, Louis acts as counsel in a wide variety of matters involving various areas of law and various industries in all tiers of the civil courts in Malaysia.

In employment law, Louis has vast experience in providing advisory services on a wide array of matters, including recruitment, investigations, termination, reorganisation, downsizing and cross border mergers & acquisition exercises. He also acts as counsel in employment disputes in the Industrial Court and all tiers of the Malaysian Courts.

Louis has been certified as a “Tutor Trainer Trial Advocacy” by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in 2011. He regularly provides training to advocates through the Advocacy Training Committee programmes conducted by the Malaysian Bar and is a committee member of the Bar Council’s Advocacy Training Committee. Louis has also trained young advocates overseas, including Singapore, Hong Kong and South Africa.

Louis is also the Designated Legal Counsel of the Austrian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur and the Official Lawyer of the Embassy of Switzerland in Malaysia.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Malaysia

Languages Spoken

English

Bahasa Malaysia

Clients

Embassy appointments

2020 - Official Lawyer to the Embassy of Switzerland in Malaysia

2003 - Designated Legal Counsel of the Austrian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur