Lawyer Profile

 

Practice Areas

 

• Financial Services (Head)
• Energy, Natural Resources & Green Technology
• Personal Data Protection & Privacy Laws

 

Languages     

      

• English, Malay

 

PRACTICE

 

Christina provides strategic legal advice on foreign exchange administration, the regulation of financial institutions, the regulation of securities (including collective investment schemes, securities borrowing and lending, licensing of regulated activities) and the regulation of derivatives. She has extensive documentation experience in banking and financing transactions that include financing from conventional banks for project financing and working capital purposes, treasury products, debt capital market offerings, Islamic financing (both domestic and cross border), structured finance products and investment products.
 

In the developing fintech and regtech space, Christina gives advice on structures involving financial services or capital markets including cryptocurrencies, electronic payments and electronic platforms.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

 

• LL.B, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

 

ADMISSIONS

 

• Malaysia (1986)

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

• Malaysian Bar
• International Bar Association (IBA)
• Firm Representative to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc. (ISDA)

 

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

 

• Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2017 – 2019) – “Market Leading Lawyer” in Energy & Natural Resources and Financial Services Regulatory
• Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2013 and 2014) – “Leading Lawyer” in Banking and Capital Markets
• Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2015 and 2016) – “Leading Lawyer” in Banking & Finance, Energy & Natural Resources and Financial Services Regulatory
• Asialaw Profiles (2011, 2013 – 2016) – “Recommended Individual” in Banking and Finance
• Chambers Asia-Pacific (2010 – 2014) – “Leaders in their Field” in Banking & Finance
• Chambers Global (2013 and 2014) – “Leaders in their Field” in Banking & Finance
• IFLR1000 (2011 – 2014) – “Leading Lawyer” in Banking and Project Finance
• IFLR1000 (2015 – 2017) – “Leading Lawyer” in Banking
• IFLR1000 (2018 – 2020) – “Highly Regarded Lawyer” in Banking
• The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2019 and 2020) – “Leading Individual” in Banking and Finance
• The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2019 and 2020) – “Recommended Lawyer” in Islamic Finance
• The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2020) – “Recommended Lawyer” in TMT
• The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2010 – 2018) – “Recommended Lawyer” in Capital Markets
• The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2010 – 2018) – “Recommended Lawyer” in Banking and Finance
• Expert Guide (2018 and 2019) – “Leading Practitioner” in Banking and Women in Business Law