Malaysia (asialaw)

Halim Hong & Quek's real-estate department provides comprehensive legal services to the Malaysian real-estate industry. The team advises clients from project planning through completion and beyond. The firm currently advises 29 property developers and is panel counsel for most leading financial institutions in Malaysia. The practice provides transactional, regulatory, compliance and dispute resolution advice relating to project acquisitions, planning and development, and construction. Justine Lim heads the real-estate practice. Key partners include Yoke Wah Lim, Han Chen (Leon) Gan and Ankit Sanghvi. The firm strengthened its senior team with the addition of Suet Leng Tham, who joined as principal associate from Messrs Tia and Noordin in December 2024, focusing on banking finance, real estate, and corporate and M&A matters. In October 2024, partner Leon Han Chen Gan departed for Jeffery Wong, Noorul, Ho & Lim, where he continues his practice in corporate and M&A, capital markets, real estate, TMT and banking and finance.