Sharon Chong Tze Ying Partner

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Overview

Sharon Chong is a partner in the Dispute Resolution practice of Skrine, Malaysia. She has a diverse portfolio spanning international arbitration, aviation, joint venture and shareholder disputes, fraud and asset recovery, and insolvency and restructuring.
 
She acts as advocate and counsel in a wide array of complex cross-border disputes and has appeared at all tiers of the Malaysian courts, as well as in international arbitrations across Asia and Europe. In addition to her practice as counsel, she regularly sits as arbitrator in AIAC, SIAC, and ad hoc arbitrations.
 
Sharon is a past President of the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators and member of the Steering Committee of the Maxwell Chambers (Singapore). She is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (FMIArb), and is empanelled as an arbitrator with several leading international arbitration centres.
 
Sharon is also active in the insolvency and restructuring community. She is a member of INSOL International and serves on the International Board of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), where she is Asia Conference Co-Director for 2026. She is additionally a founding member and Immediate Past Co-Chair of IWIRC Malaysia. In the field of advocacy, Sharon serves as faculty for both the Bar Council of Malaysia’s Advocacy Training Course and for the Delos Remote Oral Advocacy Programme (ROAP) Asia edition, where she contributes to training the next generation of advocates in international dispute resolution.

Sharon has been consistently recognised by leading legal publications including Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, asialaw, Global Arbitration Review, and Global Restructuring Review. Sharon’s clients have described her as “patient and thorough, but more than that, she is supportive and explains the legal position clearly at the outset”, “very good at addressing the subject matter and really easy to work with”, and is “clear-thinking and decisive” (Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023-2025). Other client feedback notes that she is “efficient, has an in-depth legal knowledge of the subject matter, and is quick in responding” and “stands out for her enthusiasm, incisive analysis of issues, and incredible commitment to the client”, “always a pleasure to work with’, “particularly impressive in terms of her enthusiasm and being available to clients”, her “skillset, integrity, intelligence and dedication to the case and client surprises all the time”, is “extremely responsive and savvy”, “gives practical and clear advice”, has “impressed” with “both her round-the-clock availability and her ability to get up to speed with sometimes complex matters” and also “very willing to roll up her sleeves and get the work done. Meticulous, with a strong work ethic and very easy to get along with” (The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2020-2025).

Sharon is ranked Band 5 for Dispute Resolution by Chambers Asia-Pacific, recognised as a “Leading Partner” for Dispute Resolution in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, and named as a “Litigation Star” in Commercial Disputes, Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific. She is also recommended for Southeast Asia – Arbitration in the Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal), featured in The Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist 2022 and 2023 for Southeast Asia, and listed among ALB Asia’s Top 15 Rising Lawyers 2021. She has been recognised by the Global Arbitration Review 100 (GAR 100) as a “name to know”.
 

 

Key Practice Areas

  • International Arbitration
  • Oil & Gas, and Commodity Disputes
  • Aviation Disputes
  • Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
  • Company Law and Shareholders’ Disputes
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Regulatory Enforcement
  • Fraud and Asset Recovery
 

As Arbitrator
  • Appointed as Arbitrator by AIAC and SIAC, and in ad-hoc arbitrations across Asia on contractual and commercial disputes.
As Counsel

  • Acting for a state-owned oil and gas company in an AIAC arbitration exceeding RM380 million in respect of an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning contract for an offshore production unit.
     

  • Advising and acting for a foreign multinational financial institution in relation to enforcement issues and arbitral proceedings (with seat in a foreign state as well as in Malaysia). Acted successfully for the client at the Federal Court where the Court confirmed, among others, that successful award-creditors have a legitimate choice of remedies and may elect to enforce arbitral awards under the REJA via a “confirmation judgment,” without this being considered “judgment laundering.”
     

  • Acted successfully for a foreign client against one of the largest integrated energy and commodity trading companies in the world in an SIAC arbitration involving petroleum product quality dispute.
     

  • Acted successfully for a foreign client against the world’s largest commodities trading company in an ad-hoc arbitration with the seat of arbitration in London and the governing law of the contract being English law. Successfully resisted claims of force majeure arising out of a contract for crude oil supply. Damages for breach of contract in the sum of US$ 20.2 million plus interests and costs were awarded by the tribunal to the client.
     

  • Acted for a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest integrated oil and gas services and solutions provider in a subsea cable installation project.
     

  • Acted for a state-owned oil and gas company in defending a claim in excess of USD120 million arising from a contract for the leasing, operation and maintenance of offshore production units and related facilities for petroleum exploration and production.
     

  • Advised and acted for a Malaysian oil and gas company in an AIAC arbitration seated in Malaysia involving helicopter charter services.
     

  • Advised and acted for a foreign client in an ICC arbitration seated in Singapore involving service agreements.
     

  • Acted for a reinsurer in various international arbitrations seated in Thailand under the auspices of the Thai Arbitration Institute, on coverage issues in claims resulting from environmental disasters in Thailand.
     

  • Acted for a foreign client in an ICC arbitration seated in Singapore on disputes arising from shareholders and settlement agreements involving more than RM 56 million.
     

  • Acted for a reinsurer which is the world’s first Shariah compliant/Reinsurance operator in various international arbitration proceedings on reinsurance coverage issues.
     

  •  Acted in various setting aside and enforcement proceedings before the courts in Malaysia, including representing a Thai company and a Lao company in their appeal to the Federal Court against the Court of Appeal decision which upheld the High Court order to set aside an international arbitration award for the sum of USD 57.2 million. 

  • Advising aircraft lessors, financiers, reinsurers and airlines in a broad range of aviation matters including lease enforcement, aircraft repossession, grounding of aircraft, and restructuring of distressed airlines. Acted for lessors and financiers in disputes arising from defaults and insolvencies, including coordination with local aviation authorities and regulators.
     

  • Acted for various creditors of AirAsia X Berhad’s including Sky High I Leasing Company Limited, a subsidiary of ICBC Aviation Leasing Company Limited, in intervening in AirAsia X Bhd’s debt restructuring scheme.
     

  • Acted successfully for a subsidiary of a global investment and advisory financial services firm in the first ever case of repossession of an aircraft, Airbus 330-200, in Malaysia. [GAFS-P Labuan Limited v Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd Originating Summons No. WA-24NCC-240-06/2016]
     

  • Acted for Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad in matters involving abandoned aircrafts at its airports and on matters relating to the airports’ conditions of use and the Civil Aviation Regulations.
     

  • Advised and represented a wholly owned subsidiary of a leading player in China’s leasing industry (with a local and overseas asset portfolio worth more than CNY 300 billion) in a matter involving a potential repossession of three Airbus A330 leased to one of the main airlines in Malaysia. 
     

  • Advised a client against the largest helicopter manufacturer in the industry, in terms of revenues and turbine helicopter deliveries in a dispute involving manufacturing defaults.
     

  • Advised Malaysian Airline Systems Berhad (Administrator Appointed) in a variety of contractual matters.
     

  • Acted for a Malaysian oil and gas company in an arbitration involving helicopter charter services.
     

  • Acted for a subsidiary of a public listed company in Malaysia in a matter involving a helicopter crash and fatalities in Malaysia.
     

  • Advised the world's largest independent aircraft leasing company in its remedies under the Cape Town Convention.

  • Advising and representing clients across industries in complex corporate and commercial disputes, including post-M&A and shareholder disputes. Experience includes acting in claims arising from potential breaches of warranties under share purchase agreements, advising on liability exposure, remedies, and dispute resolution strategies (litigation and arbitration). Regularly instructed in shareholder disputes involving allegations of minority oppression, breaches of shareholder agreements, breaches of fiduciary duties and mismanagement, boardroom control issues, and exit/valuation mechanisms.
     

  • Advised and acted for a major public listed construction company in Malaysia in various legal actions involving the removal and appointment of directors and breach of director’s duties.  
     

  • Acted for a public listed information technology company in Malaysia in its dispute with its former directors and senior employees involving various breaches of fiduciary duties, conspiracy and fraud. The litigation involved the granting of a Mareva Injunction Order to freeze the defendants’ assets, as well as the execution of an Anton Piller Order.   
     

  • Successfully obtained a summary judgment for Intel Capital Corporation against Green Packet Berhad for the specific performance of a put option agreement, where Green Packet Berhad was ordered to pay the option exercise price of RM 60 million together with the interest of 1.5% per month, compounded monthly.  
     

  • Acted for a leading integrated end-to-end supply chain management solutions partner with companies throughout Asia Pacific, against the world’s largest electronics contractor manufacturer and the third largest information technology company by revenue in various disputes.   
     

  • Acted for a Consortium, comprising two leading global engineering, construction and services corporations (one of which is ranked on the Fortune 500 List of Largest Corporations) and three Malaysian engineering and contracting companies in Malaysia.   
     

  • Acted for an investment holding company (a subsidiary of an Australian company listed on the stock exchanges of Australia and New Zealand with leading outdoor advertising businesses in Australia and New Zealand, and with growing businesses in Hong Kong and Indonesia) in successfully resisting a claim that there was a concluded contract for the transfer of 30% shares in a local outdoor advertising company in Malaysia between the plaintiff and the shareholders of the said company.   
     

  • Acted for a foreign client in related proceedings before the Labuan High Court arising from the same dispute, concerning an application by trustees of a Labuan company for leave to disclose confidential information for use in foreign proceedings commenced by a beneficial owner. The matter resulted in the first reported Malaysian decision on the secrecy provisions under the Labuan Companies Act 1990, involving detailed statutory interpretation.  
     

  • Acted for an Indian national in a multi-jurisdictional commercial dispute before the Labuan High Court, involving parallel proceedings and issues of breach of trust and the secrecy provisions under the Labuan Companies Act 1990. The matter involved multiple applications arising from the same dispute, including an anti-suit injunction to restrain foreign proceedings, interpleader relief, and a Beddoe Order.  
     

  • Acted for Prestariang SKIN Sdn Bhd in a highly publicised case where it claimed RM733 million with interest against the Government of Malaysia (GOM) under the RM3.5 billion SKIN Project Concession Agreement for the design, development, building and maintenance of a new and more efficient and cost-effective immigration and border control system for the Immigration Department of Malaysia.   
     

  • Advised and acted for a major public listed Thai company and its subsidiary, involved in a shareholder dispute with a minority shareholder in a Malaysian company in various legal proceedings commenced by the minority shareholder against the Thai companies.   
     

  • Acted for Health Digital Technologies Sdn Bhd which operates DoctorOnCall, the largest online doctor consultation platform in Malaysia in a corporate litigation matter.   
     

  • Acted for a subsidiary of the Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company and third largest crude oil producer in Indonesia in a legal suit filed in Malaysia.   
     

  • Acted for a Fortune 500 company in various litigation proceedings filed in the Malaysian courts.   
     

  • Advised and acted for clients in cross-border disputes involving multiple jurisdictions (Malaysia, Hong Kong, China and BVI) relating to among others, estate disputes, corporate and shareholder disputes including shareholder oppression action, validity of EGMs, removal of directors, allegations of fraud, dishonesty, conspiracy to injure, misappropriation of funds and assets, breach of statutory duties, and committal.   
     

  • Advised a multinational manufacturing and services conglomerate in potential post-acquisition dispute arising from alleged breaches of warranties under a share purchase agreement, including available remedies, quantification of damages, and strategic options for enforcement.  
     

  • Advised Malaysian Airline Systems Berhad (Administrator Appointed) in a variety of contractual matters.  
     

  • Acted for Pelangi Prestasi Sdn Bhd in a RM1.2 billion court action against, among others, Sabah Forest Industries (under receivership), involving Timber Licences to be issued by the State Government of Sabah in respect of 288,138 hectares of forest reserve in Sipitang Sabah. This case involved court actions before the Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu courts and included civil actions, restraining order applications in scheme proceedings, and judicial review proceedings before the courts.   
     

  • Acting for a global e-wallet and payment gateway in a dispute before the Labuan High Court. The client facilitates international money transfers, online merchant payments, and multi-currency management, and has a significant user base comprising individuals, digital nomads, and businesses in the Forex trading and iGaming sectors.  
     

  • Advised on matters arising from the judicial management proceedings of Hin Leong Trading (a major regional oil trading and bunkering group). The engagement integrates insolvency, maritime dispute resolution, and transactional maritime expertise to address novel issues at the intersection of shipping and insolvency law. The work involves analysing the creation of pledges through shipping documentation and attornment, priority disputes between security holders and bona fide purchasers, and the registrability of pledges and other security interests.  
     

  • Acted for various creditors of AirAsia X Berhad, including Sky High I Leasing Company Limited (a subsidiary of ICBC Aviation Leasing Company Limited) in the scheme proceedings filed by AirAsia X Bhd, the first scheme proceedings involving an airline business in Malaysia.  
     

  • Advising and acting for clients in contentious and voluntary winding-up proceedings, including petitions based on inability to pay debts and just and equitable grounds. Representation includes advising creditors, shareholders, and corporate entities on statutory demands, stay and injunction applications, voluntary liquidation procedures, and post-liquidation steps, including contested proof of debt processes and distribution of assets. The work spans both creditor-driven and shareholder-initiated liquidations, integrating strategic insolvency, recovery, and procedural considerations.

  • Acted for the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) in the first ever judicial review case against the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in Malaysia to reinstate the RM10 million fines against Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia for violation of the Competition Act 2010. [Competition Commission v Competition Appeal Tribunal & Ors [2019] 6 CLJ 623 (HC)] 

  • Acted for the MyCC against MY E.G.Services Bhd (MyEG) before the CAT and in the judicial review application filed by MyEG against CAT’s decision in the first case in Malaysia on abuse of dominant position. [MyEG Services Bhd & Anor v Competition Commission & Anor [2020] 3 CLJ 363 (HC) (upheld on appeal to the CA)] 

  • Acted for the Securities Commission in various regulatory matters, including insider trading cases [Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia v Lim Kok Boon & Anor [2019] 1 LNS 1269 (HC) (upheld on appeal to the CA)], and other civil matters [Ernst & Young v SJ Asset Management Sdn Bhd (In Liquidation) & Anor [2019] 4 CLJ 160 (CA) (where the Federal Court held partially in favour of the client)]. 

  • Acted for the Securities Industry Dispute Resolution Centre in its first ever judicial review proceedings. [PM Securities Sdn Bhd v Securities Industry Dispute Resolution Centre; Securities Commission (Intervener) & Another Case [2016] 1 LNS 1059) (HC) (upheld on appeal to the CA)] 

  • Acted for the Energy Commission of Malaysia in a judicial review filed by Tenaga Nasional Berhad. 

  • Acted for Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, the Malaysian Stock Exchange, in its actions against listed issuers and/or their directors for the recovery of fines imposed under the Listing Requirements.

  • Acted for Toyota Tsusho (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of a public-listed Japanese company in the investigation, the litigation for the recovery of the proceeds of fraud, which involves obtaining freezing and search orders in Malaysia and discovery orders to obtain banking information. [Toyota Tsusho (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v Lau Kum Foon & Ors [2019] 4 CLJ 110 (HC)]  

  • Advised multiple clients in investigation and dispute resolution strategy to redeem the company’s investment loss, the accounting and tracing of secret profits and recovery of all losses. The work being carried out include leading and managing foreign lawyers and forensic experts in obtaining urgent discovery orders, freezing and search orders in Malaysia and abroad. 

  • Team member of the Port Klang Authority (PKA) Special Task Force to assess the issues arising from the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) audit report on the PKFZ project and to give its recommendations on the appropriate legal remedies available to the PKA. The findings in the report led to criminal and civil actions against the directors and various other individuals.

  • Advising and acting for clients in cross-border disputes involving multiple jurisdictions (Malaysia, Hong Kong, China and BVI) relating to among others, estate disputes, corporate and shareholders’ disputes including shareholders’ oppression action, validity of EGMs, removal of directors, allegations of fraud, dishonesty, conspiracy to injure, misappropriation of funds and assets, breach of statutory duties, and committal.

  • Acting for a Fortune 500 company in various litigation proceedings filed in the Malaysian courts.

  • Acting for Health Digital Technologies Sdn Bhd which operates DoctorOnCall, the largest online doctor consultation platform in Malaysia in a corporate litigation matter.

  • Acted for a subsidiary of the Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company and third largest crude oil producer in Indonesia in a legal suit filed in Malaysia.

  • Acted for Prestariang SKIN Sdn Bhd in a highly publicised case where it claimed RM733 million with interest against the Government of Malaysia (GOM) under the RM3.5 billion SKIN Project Concession Agreement for the design, development, building and maintenance of a new and more efficient and cost-effective immigration and border control system for the Immigration Department of Malaysia.

  • Acted for Pelangi Prestasi Sdn Bhd (“Pelangi”) in a RM1.2 billion court action against, among others, Sabah Forest Industries (under receivership) involving Timber Licences to be issued by the State Government of Sabah in respect of 288,138 hectares of forest reserve in Sipitang Sabah. This case involved court actions before the Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu courts and included civil actions, restraining order applications and judicial review proceedings before the courts.

  • Acted for an investment holding company (a subsidiary of an Australian company listed on the stock exchanges of Australia and New Zealand with leading outdoor advertising businesses in Australia and New Zealand, and with growing businesses in Hong Kong and Indonesia) in successfully resisting a claim that there was a concluded contract for the transfer of 30% shares in a local outdoor advertising company in Malaysia between the plaintiff and the shareholders of the said company. [Capital Billboards Sdn Bhd v Asia Posters Sdn Bhd & Ors [2012] 1 LNS 724]

  • Acted for a Consortium, comprising two leading global engineering, construction and services corporations (one of which is ranked on the Fortune 500 List of Largest Corporations) and three Malaysian engineering and contracting companies in Malaysia. [Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia v Konsortium JGC Corporation & Ors (Issued as Incorporated Partnership) [2011] 7 CLJ 46 (HC); [2015] 5 CLJ 157 (CA); [2015] 9 CLJ 273 (FC)]

  • Acted for a leading integrated end-to-end supply chain management solutions partner with companies throughout Asia Pacific, against the world’s largest electronics contractor manufacturer and the third largest information technology company by revenue in various disputes.

  • Acted for an Indian national in a commercial dispute where parties were embroiled in various litigation proceedings involving issues of breach of trust and the secrecy provision in the Labuan Companies Act 1990. The litigation involved the granting of an anti-suit injunction to restrain a party from continuing or prosecuting or assisting in the prosecution of a suit in a foreign jurisdiction, interpleader application and a Beddoe Order.  

  • Acted for a foreign client in an application made to the Labuan High Court by trustees of a Labuan company for leave to disclose information pertaining to the Labuan company for the purpose of disclosure in foreign proceedings commenced by the other beneficial owner against the trustees. This case is the first reported case in Malaysia on the secrecy provisions in the Labuan Companies Act 1990 which included detailed analysis of the Labuan Companies Act 1990 and statutory interpretation.

  • Advising and acting for clients in cross-border disputes involving multiple jurisdictions (Malaysia, Hong Kong, China and BVI) relating to among others, estate disputes, corporate and shareholders’ disputes including shareholders’ oppression action, validity of EGMs, removal of directors, allegations of fraud, dishonesty, conspiracy to injure, misappropriation of funds and assets, breach of statutory duties, and committal.

  • Acting for Health Digital Technologies Sdn Bhd which operates DoctorOnCall, the largest online doctor consultation platform in Malaysia in a corporate litigation matter.

  • Advised and acted for a major public listed Thai company and its subsidiary, involved in a shareholders’ dispute with a minority shareholder in a Malaysian company in various legal proceedings commenced by the minority shareholder against the Thai companies. [Aras Jalinan Sdn Bhd v Tipco Asphalt Public Company Ltd & Anor [2008] 5 CLJ 654; Aras Jalinan Sdn Bhd v Tipco Asphalt Public Company Ltd & Anor [2011] 8 CLJ 830; Tipco Asphalt Public Company Limited & Anor v Aras Jalinan Sdn Bhd Civil Appeal No. 02(i)-26-05/2013(W)]

  • Successfully obtained a summary judgment for Intel Capital Corporation against Green Packet Berhad for the specific performance of a put option agreement, where Green Packet Berhad was ordered to pay the option exercise price of RM 60 million together with the interest of 1.5% per month, compounded monthly. 

  • Acted for a subsidiary of a public listed company in Malaysia in striking out an action filed by a former director of a company to have access to the company’s statutory and secretarial records on the ground that he did not have locus standi to proceed with his action.

  • Acted for a public listed information technology company in Malaysia in its dispute with its former directors and senior employees involving various breaches of fiduciary duties, conspiracy and fraud. The litigation involved the granting of a Mareva Injunction Order to freeze the defendants’ assets, as well as the execution of an Anton Piller Order.

  • Acted in opposing an action for a declaration that the removal of certain directors was void, which included a determination of whether a physical shareholder meeting was required in order to remove directors. [Dato’ Low Tuck Choy & Anor v Chong Kok Weng & Ors [2009] 1 LNS 964]

  • Advised and acted for a major public listed construction company in Malaysia in various legal actions involving the removal and appointment of directors and breach of director’s duties.

  • Acted in opposing a just and equitable winding-up petition which involved various interlocutory applications, including an application to appoint a provisional liquidator for the company, an injunction to restrain the company from appointing additional directors to the board and application for validation orders for payment of dividends to shareholders and staff bonuses.

  • Advising a subsidiary of a national oil and gas company in a matter involving defects in the design, engineering, construction and installation of a mobile offshore production unit.
  • Acted successfully for a foreign client in an SIAC arbitration involving petroleum product quality dispute, against one of the largest integrated energy and commodity trading companies in the world.
  • Advised and acted successfully for a foreign client against the world’s largest commodities trading company in an ad-hoc arbitration with the seat of arbitration in London and the governing law of the contract being English law. Successfully resisted claims of force majeure arising out of a contract for crude oil supply. Damages for breach of contract in the sum of US$ 20.2 million plus interests and costs were awarded by the tribunal to the client.
  • Advised a major shipping company in ongoing arbitration proceedings involving a contract for the construction and the leasing of a semi-floating production system.

Qualifications:
  • Fellow of CIArb (UK)
  • Fellow of MIArb
  • Diploma in International Arbitration (CIArb (UK)
  • AIAC Certificate Programme in Sports Arbitration
  • Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
  • LLB (Hons) University of London (2006)

Professional Affiliations:
  • Vice-Chair, IBA Asia Pacific Forum Working Group.
  • Member, International Insolvency Institute. 
  • Asia Conference Co-Director, International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) International Board of Directors (2026).
  • Director-At-Large, International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) International Board of Directors (2024-2025).
  • Committee member, Steering Committee of Maxwell Chambers Singapore (2021-present).
  • Co-Chair, International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Malaysia Network (2022-2024).
  • Council member, YSIAC Council of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (2023-2024).
  • Committee member, YSIAC of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (2019-2022).
  • President, Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (2019-2021).
  • Secretary, International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Malaysia Network (2019-2021).
  • Founding member and Director, International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Malaysia Network (2017-present).
  • Faculty Member, Malaysian Bar Council Advocacy Training Course.
  • Panel Arbitrator, Asian International Arbitration Centre.
  • Panel Arbitrator, Singapore International Arbitration Centre.
  • List of Arbitrator, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.
  • Panel Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board.
  • Panel Arbitrator, Thai Arbitration Center.
  • Sports Arbitrator.
  • Member, SIAC Users Council (2017-2024).
  • Member, Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) of the London Court of International Arbitration.
  • Member, ICC Young Arbitrators Forum.

Delivered the following presentations/talks:

Selected Talks/Presentations
  • Speaker, “UNCITRAL Model Law & Cross-Border Insolvency” at INSOL India in Delhi on 28 January 2026.
  • Speaker, “Arbitrator selection in international arbitration—sharing experience on what has worked and what has not” at the Lex Mundi Litigation Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice Group Meeting in Hong Kong on 5 December 2025.
  • Speaker, “Reframing ISDS: The Birth of New Language of Investment Justice” at the Asia ADR Week 2025: KAIROS Seizing the ADR Moment hosted by the AIAC on 9 October 2025.
  • Speaker, “Paper tigers or powerful tools? Navigating award enforcement in the Asia Pacific” at the IBA Asia Pacific Arbitration Group Symposium: Beyond the comfort zone – rethinking arbitrator appointments, AI and enforcement of awards in Singapore on 25 August 2025.
  • Speaker, “Distinctive Features of the SIAC Rules 2025: Key Insights for Malaysian Businesses” co-hosted by YSIAC, Legal Plus and L2 i-CON during the KL ADR Week (KLAW) on 3 July 2025.
  • Moderator, "Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Reflection on Careers, Challenges, and Change," hosted by IWIRC Malaysia on 14 April 2025.
  • Moderator, “What Next for Cross-Border Insolvency Law in Asia?” at the Malaysia Cross-Border Insolvency Conference 2025 hosted by the Malaysian Department of Insolvency on 25 February 2025.
  • Speaker, “AI and dispute resolution, its utilization and challenges in the practice” at the Lex Mundi Litigation Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice Group Meeting in Cebu, Philippines on 6 December 2024.
  • Moderator, “AI and the Future of Arbitration: Opportunities, Challenges, and Implications” at the Kuala Lumpur Forum on International Arbitration 2024 hosted by the Ministry of Law of Malaysia on 13 November 2024.
  • Speaker, “The Economic Silk Road: Dispute Resolution In Trade, Investment, And Manufacturing” at the “Great Wall Of Alliance: Forum On International Commercial Arbitration And Dispute Resolution” Conference hosted by the AIAC, in collaboration with the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) on 12 November 2024.
  • Speaker, “The Intersection of Bankruptcy Law & EPF: Challenges and Solutions” at the EPF Conference 2024 “Winning The Final Battle: Strategising Enforcement Of Judgement And Recovery Action” hosted by EPF on 6 November 2024.
  • Speaker, “Civil vs common law: co-ordinating strategy when recovering assets in Asia” at the Fraud & Asset Recovery Asia in Bangkok on 4 November 2024.
  • Moderator, “The Future of Arbitration: Maximising Opportunities from Third-Party Funding” at the Skrine Conference on 16 October 2024.
  • Moderator, “Navigating Cross-Border Insolvency: Key Insights on the UNCITRAL Model Law” at the Malaysia Insolvency Conference 2024 hosted by MIA, iPAM, MICPA and IWIRC on 14 October 2024.
  • Speaker, “ESG and Dispute Resolution: Is Asia ready for the Challenge?” at the Asia ADR Summit hosted by AIADR on 26 July 2024.
  • Speaker, “Putting the I in IWIRC” at the IWIRC Asia Leadership Summit in Singapore on 12-14 June 2024.
  • Moderator, “Women in Arbitration: How Far Have We Come & What Can We Do For The Future” hosted by MIArb on 3 May 2024.
  • Speaker, “Fireside Chat: Live, Laugh and Learn in Arbitration and Beyond)” at the Seoul ADR Festival 2023 hosted by CIArb Korea on 31 October 2023.
  • Panel speaker, “Geopolitics and its impact on Asian commercial disputes” at the GAR Live Singapore 2023 in Singapore on 31 August 2023.
Selected Publications

  • Ranked as Band 5 in Dispute Resolution by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 – 2026
  • Listed as “Leading Lawyers” in Dispute Resolution by Legal500 Asia Pacific 2025 - 2026
  • Listed as “Up and Coming” in Dispute Resolution by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023
  • Listed as “Litigation Star” in Commercial and Transactions by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2023 - 2025
  • Listed as Notable Practitioner for Dispute Resolution by Asialaw Profile 2023 - 2025
  • Recognised in The Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist 2022 for South East Asia
  • Recognised as one of ALB’s Asia’s Top 15 Rising Lawyers in 2021.
  • Awarded Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm) at ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2020.
  • Ranked as “Next Generation Partner” for Dispute Resolution in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2020-2024 where her clients have commented that her “skillset, integrity, intelligence and dedication to the case and client surprises all the time” (Legal 500 2022). She has been described as “extremely responsive and savvy”, “gives practical and clear advice” and has “impressed” with “both her round-the-clock availability and her ability to get up to speed with sometimes complex matters” (The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2021), and also “very willing to roll up her sleeves and get the work done. Meticulous, with a strong work ethic and very easy to get along with” (The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2020).
  • Listed as a “Future Star” in Commercial and Transactions, International Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2018-2022.
  • Recognised and mentioned in Global Arbitration Review (GAR 100) as a “name to know”.
  • "Sharon is really strong, and we love working with her. She is very helpful in explaining to the client how things work in Malaysia, and is very user-friendly." – Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026
  • "Sharon is clear-thinking and decisive. She is very good at addressing the subject matter and really easy to work with. Sharon directs us to the right people where appropriate." – Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023
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