Matthew Yeoh Chin Chong
Yeoh Mazlina & Partners
Mr. Matthew Yeoh was born and received his early education in Penang. He went to United Kingdom to study for his A-Levels and a diploma in business studies before commencing his law degree course at the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology in Cardiff, Wales.
During his undergraduate years, he was a very dedicated activist in the student’s union and among the overseas Chinese student community as well as among Malaysian students in Cardiff. He initiated many cultural projects to create awareness among local students of the diverse international presence amongst them. As a Bar student in London he voluntarily participated in some advisory bureaus to help immigrants and foreigners with their legal and ancillary problems.
He was called to the Bar of United Kingdom and Wales in 1986. Upon his return from United Kingdom, he did his pupillage in the chambers of the Mr. Lim Cheng Poh of Messrs. Lim Cheng Poh, Lim & Rahim and was admitted into the Bar of Malaysia on 20th March 1987. He worked for two years in Penang before proceeding to practice in Kuala Lumpur as a legal assistant in Messrs. Nik Hussain & Partners.
During his early years in practice he concentrated on civil litigation, but later he has been expanding his practice on corporate advisory, corporate banking, commercial law, conveyancing, end-financing and other banking security documentation. He also has experience in property laws and eviction of squatters. He has done documentation work in joint ventures for property development projects, and between Malaysian companies and foreign companies.
He has been appointed as an advisor and solicitor for corporate clients in China, India, Pakistan and Vietnam which has business interests in Malaysia and also acts for Malaysian and Singapore clients doing business in China, India, Pakistan and other countries. Recently he is instrumental in forming the Malaysia-Pakistan Friendship Society in which he serves as a committee member. He also advises foreign clients in diverse issues such as foreign investment regulations in Malaysia, corporate laws, employment laws, immigration laws, personal and corporate finance, entrepreneurial development, funding, and mergers and acquisitions.
He is the legal advisor of the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China, and is well-connected with the Malaysian diplomatic and business community in major cities in China as well as the local municipal governments. He is a Certified International Property Specialist, a member of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) and a licensed migration agent registered with the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia to promote the ‘Malaysia My Second Home’ programme and other visas. He writes regularly for magazines and other foreign publications and has been invited to speak at various conferences and seminars both locally and overseas on diverse topics ranging from retirement and relocation, to cross-border investments.
Matthew Yeoh is an Advocate & Solicitor in Singapore, and is a director of Central Chambers Law Corporation, a full-service practice. He is in charge of the Migration Practice Group and the Malaysia Desk in Central Chambers, which also has a joint-venture law alliance with Da Cheng Law Firm, the largest law firm in the People’s Republic of China.
