Malaysia – Legal Updates January 2024.

Datin Grace C. G. Yeoh – Partner – Shearn Delamore & Co,
gcgyeoh@shearndelamore.com

Practice Areas

Corporate / M&A (Head) 
Energy, Natural Resources & Green Technology (Head)
Private Wealth & Family Business                                              

Languages

English,
Malay    

PRACTICE

Mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, takeovers, security dealings, corporate restructuring, joint ventures, demergers, listings, corporate exercises as well as general corporate planning work. Datin Grace Yeoh has assisted key banking players on their incorporation within the local banking industry as well as Malaysian companies investing overseas. She advises on regulatory compliance, corporate governance and inbound foreign investments in addition to private wealth and family business matters.

She oversees major transactions with respect to Energy, Natural Resources and Green Technology (ENRGT) projects and their related joint ventures, licensing, operation, management and other associated agreements. Her work includes assisting clients in liaising with regulatory authorities such as the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water as well as other ministries and authorities.

Datin Grace Yeoh currently sits on the Board of Directors of CIMB Bank Berhad and Bursa Malaysia Berhad, the listed operator of Bursa Malaysia, the Malaysian stock exchange.

QUALIFICATIONS

LL.B, London School of Economics
LL.M, University of London
Barrister-at-Law, Middle Temple
Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
CFP (Certified Financial Planner)

ADMISSIONS

England & Wales (1984)
Malaysia (1985)

POSITIONS HELD

CIMB BANK BERHAD – Independent Non-executive Director
          Member of Board Risk Committee
BURSA MALAYSIA BERHAD –  Independent Non-executive Director
Member of Risk Management Committee
Member of Nomination and Remuneration  Committee
Non-executive Director of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad
Non-executive Director of Bursa Malaysia Securities Clearing Sdn Bhd
Member of the Corporate and Commercial Committee of the Malaysian Bar Council
Member of the Trade in Legal Services Committee of the Malaysian Bar Council

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Malaysian Bar
International Bar Association (IBA)
Financial Planning Association of Malaysia

PUBLICATIONS

Malaysian and Singapore Company Law and Practice, CCH
Getting the Deal Through – Insolvency and Restructuring, and Global M&A
M&A practice guides, Chambers & Partners, 1st Edition, 2012

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Asialaw Profiles 2020 – “Elite Practitioner” in Corporate/M&A
Asian Legal Business Malaysia Law Awards (2018) – “Managing Partner of the Year”
Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2014 – 2016) – “Leading Lawyer” in Corporate/M&A
Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2017 – 2019) – “Market Leading Lawyer” in Corporate/M&A
Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2018 and 2019) – “Market Leading Lawyer” in Energy & Natural Resources
Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2020 – “Elite Practitioner” in Corporate/M&A
Asia Business Law Journal (2019 and 2020) – one of Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers
Chambers Asia-Pacific (2010 – 2020) – “Leaders in their Field” in Corporate/M&A
Chambers Global (2013 – 2020) – “Leaders in their Field” in Corporate/M&A
IFLR1000 (2018 – 2020) – “Market Leader” in Project Development and M&A
IFLR1000 (2014 – 2017) – “Leading Lawyer” in Energy: Project Development
IFLR1000 (2018 – 2020) – one of the IFLR1000’s Women Leaders
The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2010 – 2020) – “Leading Individual” in Corporate/M&A
The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2019 and 2020) – “Recommended Lawyer” in Projects and Energy
The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2020) – highlighted in the Hall of Fame
Expert Guides (2018 and 2019) – “Leading Practitioner” in M&A and Women in Business Law