Andrew is a key member of the Corporate & Commercial Disputes, Banking & Insolvency, and Shipping Practice Groups. Within the Corporate & Commercial Disputes practice group, he has sub-specialised in Construction and Strata Property Disputes. Andrew read law at King’s College London and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2017 before being admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2018.
With a strong track record in both contentious and non-contentious matters, Andrew’s practice encompasses matters concerning breach of directors’ duties, contractual and tortious disputes, construction disputes, strata property disputes, and compulsory and voluntary winding-ups. He acts for clients across a wide range of industries, including plantation, oil & gas, banking, investment holding, property development, construction, insolvency & restructuring, healthcare, telecommunications, technology, and shipping.
Andrew has represented clients at all levels of the Malaysian courts, including the apex court, and is also involved in commercial arbitration. His notable transactions include:
asialaw 2024 has recognised Andrew’ for his legal acumen, with clients noting, “Andrew is very accessible and that is key for us who are in the insolvency industry. Andrew is excellent at making the complex simple when explaining complex legal proceedings/rules. This has enabled a more productive and effective discussion.”
Beyond his legal practice, Andrew is a contributor to the Malaysian Civil Procedure and Restructuring and Insolvency: A Commentary, a Thomson Reuters publication. He is also a co-author of various articles published by the firm. Committed to sharing his knowledge, Andrew regularly provides legal training to clients and students, and he judges local moot competitions.
Andrew is a key member of the Corporate & Commercial Disputes, Banking & Insolvency, and Shipping Practice Groups. Within the Corporate & Commercial Disputes practice group, he has sub-specialised in Construction and Strata Property Disputes. Andrew read law at King’s College London and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2017 before being admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2018.
With a strong track record in both contentious and non-contentious matters, Andrew’s practice encompasses matters concerning breach of directors’ duties, contractual and tortious disputes, construction disputes, strata property disputes, and compulsory and voluntary winding-ups. He acts for clients across a wide range of industries, including plantation, oil & gas, banking, investment holding, property development, construction, insolvency & restructuring, healthcare, telecommunications, technology, and shipping.
Andrew has represented clients at all levels of the Malaysian courts, including the apex court, and is also involved in commercial arbitration. His notable transactions include:
asialaw 2024 has recognised Andrew’ for his legal acumen, with clients noting, “Andrew is very accessible and that is key for us who are in the insolvency industry. Andrew is excellent at making the complex simple when explaining complex legal proceedings/rules. This has enabled a more productive and effective discussion.”
Beyond his legal practice, Andrew is a contributor to the Malaysian Civil Procedure and Restructuring and Insolvency: A Commentary, a Thomson Reuters publication. He is also a co-author of various articles published by the firm. Committed to sharing his knowledge, Andrew regularly provides legal training to clients and students, and he judges local moot competitions.
Andrew has notable experience in the areas of banker’s liability, civil fraud, corporate insolvency and restructuring as well as money laundering. He acts for various financial institutions on financing obligations and security enforcement, involving conventional and Islamic financing, and asset recovery.
His experience in corporate and commercial disputes covers various business sectors, including energy, hospitality, logistics and plantation. He also acts for corporations on matters concerning fraud and breaches of fiduciary and fidelity by senior management and directors.
Clients have described him as a “sharp, skillful, knowledgeable articulator” and someone “who knows his work and produces really good arguments”. Andrew is a ranked practitioner by Chambers & Partners and Benchmark Litigation. Andrew was named “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2022 in the Commercial and Transactions category. Along with three other partners, he is ranked as a “Distinguished Practitioner” in Asialaw Profiles 2022. He was also ranked “Band 3” for Dispute Resolution in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 rankings.
He is a contributor to a number of practitioner guides, such as the Law & Practice of Corporate Insolvency in Malaysia. He also frequently speaks, locally and overseas, on matters relating to his areas of practice.
Andrew is also a member of the Malaysian Bar Council’s Advocacy Training Committee. He conducts advocacy training not just in Malaysia, but also in other countries, having had stints in Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom, Singapore, and South Africa.
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