LAWYER PROFILE

Yew Chen Kuok

Asia-Pacific 2026

Christopher & Lee Ong - Member of Rajah & Tann Asia Network

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)

Malaysia

5 years ranked

Corporate/M&A

Malaysia

5 years ranked

About

Provided by Christopher & Lee Ong - Member of Rajah & Tann Asia Network

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Yew Chen is a Corporate M&A lawyer with a specialisation in Regulatory & Trade, and Technology, Media & Telecommunications laws.

He regularly advises on cross border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, telecommunications projects, trade, and general corporate and regulatory matters. His expertise in the corporate space extends to advising private equity funds, multinationals, and public and private companies on these areas of law, and is familiar with the various regulatory authorities for competition, telecommunications, and trade.

Yew Chen was recently featured on The Asia Pacific Legal 500 TMT Hall of Fame which highlights individuals who are at the pinnacle of their profession and have received constant praise from their clients for continued excellence. Yew Chen is also recognised as a Distinguished Practitioner for Corporate M&A by Asialaw Profiles and is ranked as a Tier 1 Corporate M&A Lawyer by Asia Pacific Legal 500.

Professional Memberships

Member, Future in Technology Committee, Bar Council, Malaysia

Legal Advisor, Hong Kong – Malaysia Business Association

Publications

Co-author, Chapter on Entertainment, Bullen & Leake & Jacob’s Malaysian Precedents of Pleading (2017, 2019 update)

Co-author, MAICSA’s Quick Guide on the Companies Act 2016 (2017)

Co-author, “The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Malaysia”, Global Trade and Customs Journal, Volume 11, Issue 4 (2016)

Co-author, Media & Entertainment Law, Thompson Reuters (2013)

General editor and regular contributor of articles to the Firm’s dedicated monthly column on legal issues in The Sun, a Malaysian newspaper, since 2010

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) - Malaysia

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Kuok Yew Chen has a strong TMT practice and is particularly active on regulatory matters for telecommunications clients in the Malaysian market. He is also noted for his expertise in the technology space.

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Corporate/M&A - Malaysia

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Kuok Yew Chen is a well-regarded partner at Christopher & Lee Ong in Malaysia who receives impressive market recognition. He is experienced in handling large cross-border mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, particularly in the telecoms sector.

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