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Lum Man Chan

Partner

Lum Man Chan is a dispute resolution partner, focusing on company and shareholder disputes, restructuring-related litigation, fraud and asset recovery, as well as real estate related disputes. He regularly advises and represents companies, directors, shareholders and investors in high-stakes disputes arising from breakdowns in corporate relationships, distressed situations, property-related conflicts and allegations of misconduct.

He adopts a strategic and commercially grounded approach, particularly in matters involving minority oppression, shareholder exits, boardroom deadlock, recovery of misappropriated assets and contentious real estate matters. He strives to simplify complex issues, manage disputes decisively and align litigation strategy with clients’ broader commercial, restructuring and enforcement objectives.

manchan@hhq.com.my

Key Practice Areas

  • Restructuring & Insolvency-
    Related Litigation
  • Company & Shareholder Disputes
  • Directors’ Duties & Corporate
    Governance Disputes
  • Minority Oppression & Derivative
    Actions
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Injunctions & Interim Relief
  • Fraud & Asset Recovery
  • Real Estate Dispute

Key Expertise

  • Extensive experience in shareholder and boardroom disputes arising from distressed or deadlocked companies.
  • Strong focus on minority oppression, exit disputes and control-related litigation.
  • Regularly engaged in fraud, asset tracing and recovery matters, including cross-border elements.
  • Combines litigation strategy with restructuring, insolvency and enforcement considerations.

Work Highlights

  • Acted for a Malaysian property developer in a proposed pre-packaged restructuring involving over 100 purchasers and significant debt exposure.
  • Represented creditors in disputes relating to the appointment of private liquidators and post-winding-up litigation.
  • Acted for a developer and resort operator in a contested debt restructuring exercise involving judicial management proceedings.
  • Advised a national fashion retail chain on restructuring strategy, including court applications for creditor protection and scheme approval.
  • Acted for an investor in disputes over profit distribution arising from an abandoned commercial development project.
  • Represented a manufacturing company in a complex restructuring exercise, including resisting creditor opposition to a proposed scheme.
  • Acted for shareholders in boardroom and control disputes, including advising on allegations of fraud, misappropriation and forensic accounting issues.
  • Represented shareholders in multiple minority oppression actions involving disputes over management control, exclusion and unfair prejudice.
  • Acted in just and equitable winding-up disputes arising from shareholder deadlock and breakdown of trust between owners.
  • Represented foreign borrowers and guarantors in successfully challenging enforcement of high-value judgments obtained by financial institutions, including matters with cross-border element.
  • Defended corporate clients in high-value commercial claims involving supply chain and manufacturing disputes.
  • Acted for corporate clients in recovery claims against counterparties, including public listed companies.
  • Acted for groups of property owners in claims against developers involving guaranteed rental returns and investment-linked property schemes.
  • Represented parcel owners in disputes arising from management and maintenance charges imposed by joint management bodies.
  • Acted for purchasers in large-scale claims for liquidated damages arising from delayed delivery of property projects.
  • Represented purchasers in misrepresentation claims involving private lease and investment-based development schemes.
  • Acted for a major utility provider in defending substantial infrastructure-related claims brought by developers.

Qualifications & Professional Affiliations

  • Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1995)
  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Multimedia University
  • Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
  • Member, Malaysia Bar

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