Lawyers
KENNY HEW YEE LOON
LLB (Hons); LLM (Northumbria); Barrister at Law (Lincoln’s Inn)
Upon the successful completion of his LLB degree in the University of Northumbria, UK, Kenny embarked on post-graduate studies in the same university and graduated with a commendable Master of Laws, specialising in International Commercial Law. Kenny spent another year abroad to pursue the Bar Vocational Course, where he received his trainings on advocacy skills, and thereafter qualified as a Barrister at Law of Lincoln’s Inn, UK. He co-founded Hew, Lee & Co in 2006.
With 21 years in legal practice, Kenny has gained extensive experience in the areas of construction law, conveyancing law, banking law, family law and criminal law.
Kenny regularly advises construction companies from China and Hong Kong on a wide range of legal matters such as negotiation on award of new construction projects to main contractors and sub-contractors, formation of joint venture for construction projects, dispute resolution for construction matters, review or crafting of corporate and commercial agreements.
Apart from English and Malay, Kenny is also fluent in the Chinese language which has proved to be of convenience to clients from China.
LEE KONG HAN
LLB (Hons) London; LLM (Cambridge); CLP; Adjudicator (AIAC); Mediator (AIAC); RICS Accredited Mediator
- RICS Accredited Mediator
- AIAC empanelled Adjudicator & Mediator
- LLM from University of Cambridge
- Cambridge-Malaysia Commonwealth Trust scholar
- UOL Award for outstanding performance in LLB
- DYMM Tuanku Jaafar Champion’s Trophy for LLB
- First-Class Honours LLB from University of London
Lee co-founded and is a Partner in Hew, Lee & Co. With 21 years of experience in legal practice, he specialises in construction dispute resolution and provides regular legal advice to main contractor clients on a retainer basis. Among his clients are construction public listed companies and foreign-state-owned companies undertaking construction projects in Malaysia. He has considerable experience in the drafting and review of construction contracts.
In High Court, Lee is regularly engaged for enforcement, stay & set aside of Adjudication Decisions and injunction on performance bond. He also appears in Court of Appeal and Arbitration. He has vast experience in claiming for certified sums, loss & expense, release of retention sum; addressing regular disputes on extension of time and liquidated damages, and he had succeeded in claiming for substantial amounts of uncertified sums.
Lee also has experience in drafting and reviewing various corporate and commercial agreements such as joint venture agreement, shareholders’ agreement and partnership agreement.
Lee had supervised legal due diligence exercises and advised on the acquisition of 3 construction private limited companies between 2016 and 2019. In 2020, he advised a subsidiary of a Singaporean public listed company on the acquisition of a state-owned company in Malaysia.
TAN SHOO MAY
LLB (Hons) UKM
Tan graduated with First-Class Honours in Law (LL.B.) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She began her legal career at Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill, where she completed her pupillage and was subsequently retained in the firm’s Banking Litigation team. During her time there, she gained substantial hands-on experience in managing debt recovery matters, attending case managements and hearings, assisting in trials and drafting a variety of cause papers for both recovery proceedings and interlocutory applications.
In pursuit of broader exposure, Tan later joined Hew, Lee & Co, where she diversified her practice beyond banking litigation. Her current portfolio encompasses a wide range of legal areas, including real estate and conveyancing, general civil litigation, as well as construction law and dispute resolution, with particular focus on adjudication and arbitration proceedings.
NOOR MUSLIHAH BINTI MARHABAN
LLB (Hons) IIUM
Muslihah graduated from the International Islamic University of Malaysia and later qualified herself with LLB (Hons) Degree in 2013. Her pupillage was undergone with a prominent civil and criminal litigation firm, and thereafter she was called to the Bar in 2014. Subsequently, she was practising in reputable litigation firms in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor before joining Hew, Lee & Co. Muslihah had made numerous appearances in various courts ranging from the Magistrate’s Court, right up to the Court of Appeal.
Currently, she handles litigation matters in Hew, Lee & Co such as construction, winding-up, general litigation, debt recovery, family law, labour & employment, settlement agreements and probate & estate administration. She also assists other lawyers in the firm to conduct research for legal advisory matters and potential litigation matters in order to assess the chances of success in claims or defences.
GRACE SERN WEI TZE
LLB (Hons) MMU
Grace graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Multimedia University (MMU) and was called to the Malaysian Bar in 2017. Before joining Hew, Lee & Co, she gained experience in handling various civil matters, including employment disputes, debt recovery, uncontested divorce proceedings and estate administration.
At Hew, Lee & Co, Grace now focuses on dispute resolution and civil litigation, working on a range of cases and aiming to assist clients in finding practical solutions to their legal issues.
HEW SHIRLEY
LLB (Hons) Hull; CLP
Shirley graduated from University of Hull, UK. She is proficient in Chinese, English and Malay. She currently supports other lawyers with legal research for general litigation, construction, industrial and corporate advisory matters.
CHAI JIA YIE
LLB (Hons) London; CLP
Chai graduated with a Bachelor of Laws, Second Class Honours (Upper Division) from University of London in 2017. Thereafter, she had completed her Certificate in Legal Practice in 2019 and commenced her pupillage at Hew, Lee & Co and was retained by the firm as a legal associate assisting in both conveyancing and litigation matters.
She is involved in conveyancing work, with a focus on sub-sale transactions, discharge of charge, leasehold tenure extension, and other ancillary matters.
Chai also provides support to senior associates in litigation matters, including labour and employment disputes, debt recovery, family law matters, wills and testaments, as well as probate and letters of administration. She is also involved in legal research and drafting particularly in construction law and other general legal matters.
ETHAN TEH KHAI XIAN
LLB (Hons) London; CLP
Ethan graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of London in 2020 and subsequently completed his Certificate in Legal Practice in the first attempt in 2022. Prior to setting foot in the legal industry, he has gained working experiences working in an NGO to partner with a major life insurance and financial services provider to carry out their CSR programmes.
Ethan commenced his pupillage at a law firm specialized in strata management law and was also retained as an Associate thereafter. During his stint at the law firm, he was tasked to draft an assortment of cause papers as well as assist the partners in various legal research and submissions in Court. Ethan has made a series of appearances in Court ranging from the Magistrate’s Court, right up to the Federal Court. At the Federal Court level, Ethan was co-counsel and had orally submitted to defend and object to leave applications.
Ethan currently handles construction and general litigation matters in Hew, Lee & Co.
