Dear Readers,
Happy New Year! We hope you’ve enjoyed the Chinese New Year holidays. May the Year of the Rabbit bring you a wealth of joy, happinness and good health.
This first Issue of 2023 marks our 11th year of sharing legal knowledge with all our readers, and we are looking forward to bring you the latest case updates and insights in the year ahead.
We are pleased to announce that HHQ has officially joined Andersen Global as a member on 1st January 2023. Along with the addition of 10 other new member firms this year, Andersen Global has one of the largest global footprints among multinational, multidisciplinary professional services firms – boasting a presence in over 170 countries and 390 locations.
Our membership with Andersen Global enables us to deliver seamless global service to all our clients, and positions us well for continued growth.
HHQ marked a strong start to the year, as we are ranked by Chambers Asia Pacific Guide 2023 as a Band 3 firm in Real Estate for the second year running.
For the first time in the firm’s history, HHQ is recognised by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 as a Tier 4 Firm in Real Estate and Construction and we are also featured as a Firm to Watch in Banking and Finance.
With this milestone, we are galvanised to continue providing outstanding legal services to our clients and ensure that our lawyers are always empowered to be at the cutting edge of legal practice.
We also congratulate Lam Wai Loon from Harold & Lam Partnership (HLP) for his achievement in being ranked as a Band 2 lawyer in Dispute Resolution for Construction by Chambers Asia Pacific. HLP is also ranked as a Tier 4 firm in both Dispute Resolution and Labour and Employment by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific.
Lam Wai Loon’s newly launched book titled “Lam on Construction Claims in Malaysia”, co-authored with Serene, Amy and Hui Ying from HLP (resident contributors of Empower) is now available on LexisNexis.
We hope you will gain valuable insight reading this month’s issue and we welcome your questions and suggestions at newsletter@hhq.com.my. As always, happy reading and we look forward to a great year of empowerment ahead!
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Editorial Team:.
Chong Lee Hui
Ankit Sanghvi
Serene Hiew Mun Yi
Amy Hiew Kar Yi
Tan Poh Yee
Hee Sue Ann
Chan Jia Ying
Zach Shaw Ke-Wei