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KHONG MEI LIN
- Corporate
- Banking & Finance
- Real Estate & Conveyancing
- Debt Restructuring
With over 36 years of experience, Mei Lin is a veteran in the Malaysian legal landscape. Her practice is defined by deep technical knowledge and experience in debt restructuring, banking & finance, debt capital markets, corporate and complex real estate transactions.
Her multidisciplinary breadth of experience across the following practice areas allows her to provide clients with sophisticated, all-around legal counsel. By bridging these disciplines, she delivers nuanced solutions to the most complex legal challenges.
Mei Lin sits on the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee (CDRC) of Bank Negara Malaysia.
CORE AREAS OF PRACTICE
Banking & Capital Markets
- Conventional & Islamic financing
- Syndicated loans & project financing
- Debt instruments & trade finance
Debt Restructuring & NPL
- Distressed debt advisory
- Scheme of arrangement
- NPL acquisition & structuring
Corporate & Real Estate
- M&A & joint ventures
- Large-scale property transactions
- Development & distressed assets
PRACTICE PHILOSOPHY
What People Say
“The firm regularly handles numerous government finance projects. Khong Mei Lin, described as a lawyer who “brings to the table a wealth of experience and knowledge”
– Asialaw Profiles 2015
"Khong Mei Lin is singled out for her ‘detailed, high-quality advice’; she acted for DanaInfra Nasional on its RM13bn Islamic papers-and-notes programme to finance the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway in Sarawak"
-Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019
“The ‘tactful, committed, very knowledgeable’ Khong Mei Lin, who provides ‘detailed, high-quality advice’, is recommended for debt restructuring ”
- Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019
“The ‘leading practitioner’ in Restructuring & Insolvency and Women in Business Law, Khong Mei Lin, is recognized for her expertise and excellence in the field.”
-Expert Guide (2017 – 2019)