Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill is pleased to announce the admission to partnership of Teo Wai Sum, Amardeep Singh Toor, Keshanivaarini Baskaran and Shaleni R Anpualagan, with effect from 1 January 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR

TEO WAI SUM, Corporate and M&A

Wai Sum, recognised by Asialaw 2021 as a Notable Practitioner, has extensive experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, as well as corporate and commercial advisory work. She has advised both local and international clients on her areas of expertise.

She acts regularly as Malaysian counsel in outbound initial public offerings on some of the key international bourses, including the Singapore Exchange, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange and the London ISDX.

Wai Sum graduated from Universiti Malaya with an LLB (Hons) in 2002. The following year, she was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. She also holds a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Melbourne.

AMARDEEP SINGH TOOR, Employment and Industrial Relations

Amardeep handles both litigation and advisory matters on all aspects of employment and industrial relations law.

He also advises corporate clients on immigration laws and on the management of their foreign workers and expatriates, as well as employment-related tax laws in Malaysia.

He has contributed several articles to the Industrial Law Reports published by The Malaysian Current Law Journal. Recognised as a “Rising Star” on The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020 ranking, Amardeep has been commended for his ability to “present to clients in a clear layman’s way without overt legal jargon”.

A graduate of the University of the West of England, Bristol, and a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, Amardeep was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2012. He was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2013.