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Chee Wee Lim

Chee Wee Lim

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Chee Wee is the Senior Partner of the firm and has been in practice for more than 28 years. He has a broad commercial, corporate, public law, and regulatory disputes practice with experience in a wide variety of high-value and high-profile cases including international arbitrations in Asia and Europe.

He is the former President of the Malaysian Bar (2011-2013), a former member of the National Unity Consultative Council, a former member of the Operations Review Panel of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, and a former member of the 1MDB Task Force for the investigations, prosecution and asset recovery.

He primarily acts as counsel having appeared at all tiers of the Malaysian Courts. He has more than 100 cases reported in the law reports with a portfolio including arbitrations, contractual disputes (involving joint ventures, IT, franchise, oil and gas), boardroom/takeover tussles, fraud investigation and recovery, regulatory enforcement action, corporate restructuring, insolvency claims, competition law, and estate disputes.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Dispute Resolution - Malaysia

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Lim Chee Wee has a broad disputes practice spanning competition, oil and gas, and fraud cases in Malaysia, among others.

Competition/Antitrust - Malaysia

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Lim Chee Wee is a noted competition lawyer who often handles contentious mandates. He regularly defends MyCC in challenges, covering a range of issues from cartel investigations to price-fixing arrangements.

Strengths

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  • Dato' Lim's exceptional skills, vast experience and strategic acumen make him one of the top legal minds in the country.

    Dispute ResolutionChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Lim Chee Wee has an astute legal mind, is highly regarded and yet has his feet firmly grounded.

    Dispute ResolutionChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Chee Wee is incredibly sharp and quick to get to the crux of the issues at hand. His wealth of experience provides clarity and helps reassure clients whilst managing expectations.

    Dispute ResolutionChambers Asia & Pacific

Ranked Individuals at Lim Chee Wee Partnership (5)

Malaysia

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