Biography
Ying Ying graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) from the University of Malaya in 2023. She completed her pupillage at the Firm under the mentorship of our Partner, Mervyn Lai.
During her pupillage, Ying Ying assisted in a variety of commercial disputes, as well as defamation and public interest cases. She has a keen interest in Competition Law, and since her Call to the Bar has acted as junior Counsel representing the Malaysia Competition Commission in defending against appeals brought by chicken feed producers against a RM415 million cumulative fine imposed by the Commission. She also acts as junior Counsel in defending a subsidiary of a listed Malaysian company in respect of a USD9 million claim for project consultancy works in Vietnam, and a renowned regional insurer against a USD 10 million claim for trades purportedly carried out across Hong Kong, the UAE and India.
Ying Ying’s interest in litigation was sparked during her undergraduate studies. As a member of the University Malaya Mandarin Debate Team, she emerged as the champion in the National Varsity Debate Competition and the International Public Policy Debate Competition. She was also an award-winner in the national mooting competition organized by the United Kingdom and Ireland Malaysian Law Students’ Society.
Ying Ying is fluent in Mandarin and is available to accept instructions in all areas of the Firm’s practice.