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Lee Won Chen

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

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Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Competition & Antitrust

Corporate & Commercial

Mergers & Acquisitions

Private Equity

Restructuring & Insolvency

Career

Lee Won’s areas of practice include foreign investments into Malaysia, public and private M&As, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, securities laws and general commercial contracts.

She has represented clients from a broad spectrum of industries, including financial institutions, manufacturers, healthcare providers, oil and gas entities, private equity firms and sovereign funds on domestic and cross-border transactions.

Lee Won has written articles on securities offering, takeovers and business acquisitions, and banking regulations in Malaysia for various publications.

Lee Won is recognised as Highly Regarded in M&A by IFLR1000 and is endorsed by peers and clients as being “diligent with prompt and detailed responses”. She is consistently recognised as a Leading Individual in Corporate and M&A by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and also in Corporate/M&A by Chambers Global/Asia-Pacific. In Chambers Asia-Pacific, sources say that “she knows her stuff”. She was described as “really sharp and commercially savvy”, and was noted for her “proactivity in coming up with solutions”. In 2022, She was named in The A-List Malaysia’s Top 100 lawyers by Asia Business Law Journal.

Lee Won joined the Firm in 2013. Prior to joining the Firm, she was a Partner of another law firm in Malaysia

In 2011, Lee Won joined Allen & Gledhill, the Firm’s associate firm in Singapore as a Partner.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Corporate/M&A - Malaysia

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Chen Lee Won is a partner in Kuala Lumpur and is a well-respected M&A lawyer with expertise in foreign investments into Malaysia. She frequently acts on behalf of Malaysian and foreign buyers and sellers on a wide range of deals.

Strengths

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  • Lee Won Chen's cleverness, quick wit, and ability to come up with simple solutions to deceptively complex issues make her a cut above most M&A practitioners.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Lee Won Chen is extremely bright. She can see a few steps ahead, as opposed to dealing with just the current problems. Her advice and guidance is very comprehensive.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Lee Won is a very experienced M&A practitioner and an extremely dedicated lawyer determined to help you see your deal through. She is my go-to lawyer in Malaysia.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Asia & Pacific

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