Phone:
+603 2710 3818
Fax:
+603 2710 3820
Email:
kelvin.chee@hhq.com.my
Kelvin is an Associate based in our Kuala Lumpur office. He mainly practices in the area of corporate real estate whereby he regularly reviews commercial contracts and renders legal opinion to corporate clients.
He is conversant in drafting various corporate agreements and is experienced in conducting key corporate exercise, such as, due diligence of corporations.
Kelvin is regularly sought for advice on local and foreign investment which includes vast issues of joint ventures, laws relating to corporate incorporation, licensing requirements and regulatory compliance.
Partner
Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (2021)
Bachelor of Jurisprudence, University of Malaya (2017)
Certificate for Legal Practice
Diploma in International Arbitration, Brickfields Asia College
Chevening Fellowship in International Law, University of Nottingham and London School of Economics
Bachelor of Analytical Chemistry, University Sains Malaysia
Phone:
+603 2710 3818
Fax:
+603 2710 3820
Email:
cynthia@hhq.com.my
Cynthia Gabriel has joined Halim Hong & Quek, as a Partner, focusing on ESG and Regulatory Compliance, with experience in corporate governance, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, business and human rights, risk management and regulatory corporate advisory.
With more than to two decades of experience spanning law, governance, advocacy and professional training, Cynthia’s work has garnered her multiple international awards, including from the honorable King of Malaysia, in 2020. She brings a multidisciplinary perspective to advising organisations and corporations on increasingly complex regulatory and sustainability-related expectations. Her work has included advising and advocating on ESG and governance matters, anti-bribery standards, business and human rights due diligence, and strengthening legal and compliance frameworks within both the public and private sectors.
Prior to joining HHQ, Cynthia worked with Nijar Advocates on several major public interest issues like the “Save Taman Rimba Kiara” and Penang Hill slope development. She also practiced at Jeeva Partnership before establishing Cynthiagabriel & Associates, where her work has focused on public policy reform, corporate advisory and training, including ESG and governance matters, anti-bribery standards and business and human rights due diligence.
Cynthia has worked as consultant with the OECD, the Asian Development Bank, The UN office for Drugs and Crime, and the Center for International Private Enterprise. She is among the Global Council of Thinkers, for Transparency International and is the country lead on the global maritime anti-corruption network.
She has spoken at many conferences and enjoys a significant media profile. She is also an accomplished and accredited trainer and worked with boards, corporate leaders and management on corporate governance, risk management and conflict-of-interest matters.
She was appointed into the Government Taskforce on Whistleblower Amendments Bill, and more recently into the Government Taskforce on Business & Human Rights and works incessantly to build ESG compliance across the corporate world.
