Steven SY Tee

Practice Areas

Power and Utilities

Transport and Infrastructure

Energy and Natural Resources

Construction and Engineering

Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions

Real Estate

Personal

Internationally experienced and commercially astute projects/construction and corporate practitioner interested in getting the deal done.

Steven has extensive experience both domestically and internationally in advising on major utility, energy, and infrastructure projects as well as corporate transactions. In addition to Malaysia, he was previously resident in Singapore and the Middle East where he was attached to international law firms. He now leads our front-end Projects & Construction practice.

Projects/Construction

Steven has worked on, amongst others, independent water and/or power projects as well as projects in the transport, oil & gas, metals and real estate sectors in Southeast Asia and the Gulf. He has acted for sponsors, governments, contractors, lenders, and other stakeholders in relation to greenfield project development as well as the sale or acquisition of existing project assets or companies, whether on a negotiated or competitive bid basis. He is also an adviser to clients in the construction industry. He regularly counsels developers, contractors, consultants and suppliers on major construction and engineering and other service agreements. He is well versed with the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) suite of contracts used in various guises in international transactions.

M&A/Corporate

Throughout two decades of practice, Steven has maintained an active corporate practice, particularly in the field of mergers and acquisitions, including private equity transactions. He has advised on, amongst other things, share sale agreements, asset purchase agreements, joint venture or shareholders’ agreements, land development contracts and hotel contracts, often in relation to cross-border transactions.

Steven was recommended in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 rankings and was ranked “Band 2” in Projects, Infrastructure & Energy by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023. He was also recently ranked as “Highly Regarded” in the IFLR1000 2023/2024 lawyer rankings and acknowledged as “Notable Practitioner” by Asialaw Profiles 2023/2024.