Associate Profiles

Tong Shu Zhen

Background

Shu Zhen graduated from Multimedia University with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (Hons) and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2023.

Shu Zhen is fluent in English, Malay, and Chinese.

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Experience

Shu Zhen is experienced in both Real Estate and Banking and Finance practices and is actively involved in a wide range of real estate and banking transactions, advising and supporting both local and international clients.

In Real Estate, Shu Zhen handles a diverse portfolio of property transactions, ranging from residential and commercial sale and purchase transactions to development projects. She is skilled in drafting, reviewing, and advising on various property-related agreements, including sale and purchase agreements, transfers by way of love and affection, and tenancy agreements. She regularly assists individual, corporate, and foreign clients in navigating real estate transactions within the Malaysian legal and regulatory framework.

In Banking and Finance, Shu Zhen supports a broad portfolio of financial institutions in preparing, reviewing, and finalising various security documentation. She has handled a broad range of retail and commercial financing transactions across both conventional and Islamic banking. She also has experience issuing foreign legal opinions to international financial institutions, demonstrating her familiarity with cross-border financing requirements.

Notable Work Highlights

  • Advised and acted for individual clients on sale and purchase transactions and financing arrangements relating to property acquisitions and disposals, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating the sale and purchase agreements and related documentation.
  • Acted for Malaysian companies in the acquisition and disposal of industrial lands or buildings, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating the sale and purchase agreements.
  • Advised foreign companies and foreign individuals on Malaysian property acquisition and disposal procedures, including compliance with applicable laws, regulatory requirements, and State Authority approvals.
  • Acted for property developers in various development projects, with or without title, advising on conveyancing matters and project-related documentation.
  • Advised clients on tenancy matters involving commercial or residential properties in Malaysia, including the drafting, reviewing, and negotiating of tenancy agreements.
  • Advised local or foreign purchasers on the procedures for perfection of transfer and charge upon the issuance of strata titles by the relevant Land Office.
  • Advised donors and donees on procedures and legal requirements relating to Deeds of Gift, including assessment of eligibility and fulfilment of relevant conditions.
  • Advised clients on direct transfer transactions, including assessment of transaction structures, preparation and review of transfer documentation, and coordination with relevant parties.
  • Acted for clients on the transmission of properties under Grants of Probate or Letters of Administration, including preparing and drafting of the relevant documentation.
  • Advised corporate borrowers or customers on the procedures for the commercial and corporate facilities.
  • Prepared, drafted, and reviewed conventional and Islamic financing documentation and related documentation for domestic transactions for corporate borrowers or customers.
  • Acted for Malaysian financial institutions in relation to various banking facilities, including Term Loan, Revolving Credit, Tradeline, Cash Line, Bank Guarantee, Foreign Exchange Line, and Syarikat Jaminan Pembiayaan Perniagaan Berhad Guarantee granted to corporate borrowers or customers under both conventional and Islamic financing.
  • Acted for Malaysian capital financing institutions in relation to Term Loan facilities granted to corporate and individual borrowers.
  • Assisted in providing foreign legal opinions to a Singapore financial institution on corporate guarantee matters.
  • Assisted corporate borrowers or customers in managing complex land administration matters, including change of name, amendment of express conditions, exchange of final titles, release of titles for land size, amalgamation, realignment, and surrender, involving coordination with Banks, Land Offices, and surveyors.
  • Assisted corporate borrowers in handling discharges of charges registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia, including preparation and filing of the requisite documentation.
  • Assisted individual borrowers or customers in refinancing transactions, including preparing and reviewing financing and security documentation and coordinating with financial institutions or existing chargees.
  • Assisted individual borrowers or customers in handling discharges of charge and deed of receipt and reassignment, including preparation of documentation and liaising with banks and Land Offices.
  • Assisted individual borrowers on transfers of properties subject to charge, including coordination with financial institutions.

Admission & Education

  • Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (2023)
  • Multimedia University (LL.B Hons)