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Ryan Heng Tzen Wen

Kuala Lumpur

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal Associate

Nishimura and Asahi (Kuala Lumpur Office)
07.2023 - Current
  • Conducted comprehensive due diligence and prepared due diligence reports for corporate transactions.
  • Researched and drafted legal advice on various legal areas such as in the construction sector, data protection, financial services, distributive trade, incorporation of a company, etc.
  • Assisted in drafting and reviewing agreements such as sale and purchase agreement, shareholders' agreement, non-disclosure agreements, business collaboration agreements.
  • Assisted in drafting documents such as privacy notices (including addendums for Malaysia) and consent statements.
  • Assisted in the completion and closing process for mergers and acquisitions and corporate exercises such as liaising with counter-party counsel, preparing board and shareholders' resolutions, resignation letters, etc.

Legal Associate

Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
01.2022 - 07.2023

Corporate and commercial

  • Reviewed technology agreements such as Saas agreements and privacy policies from various companies on whether the provisions comply with Malaysian personal data protection law and drafted alternative provisions to ensure legal compliance.
  • Advised clients on various regulatory compliance matters in areas such as personal data protection, competition law, and sectors relating to the capital markets such as fund management, etc.
  • Researched and drafted legal opinions on matters such as licensing requirements in the press sector and the sale of goods.
  • Assisted in due diligence exercises such as reviewing the target company's corporate information, IP, and employment documents, and drafting due diligence reports.
  • Drafted board and member resolutions, directors' resignation letters, and call option notices in various share sale transactions.
  • Reviewed contracts involving MNCs as clients such as non-exclusive distribution agreements, and collaboration agreements.

Banking

  • Drafted security documents such as facility agreements, debentures, corporate guarantees;
  • Prepared corporate documents related to the above such as resolutions, charge annexures.
  • Liaised with clients on procedures such as execution of documents, etc.

Legal Trainee

Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
04.2021 - 01.2022
  • Researched legal questions posed by clients and lawyers in areas such as Company law, Contract law, Intellectual Property law, and Personal data protection law.
  • Provided lawyers with in-depth research into recent changes in anti-corruption and bribery legislation and guidelines in Malaysia.
  • Conducted due diligence on data protection licenses in the acquisition of a diploma college. Input adopted into the final report. Additionally, I helped draft the warranties section of the Share Purchase Agreement.
  • Helped in drafting and reviewing technology contracts such as mobile application development agreements and data processing agreements. My input on these contracts was adopted by the senior lawyers in the final draft.


Education

Bar Professional Training Course

City, University of London
2021

Undergraduate Law Degree

King's College London
07.2019

Secondary Education Exam -

Garden International School
2016

Skills

  • Legal analysis
  • Legal writing
  • Document review
  • Legal advisory
  • Legal research
  • Contract drafting

Accomplishments

  • English: Native speaker and writer.
  • Mandarin: Intermediate speaker and writer.
  • Malay: Fluent speaker and writer.

Timeline

Legal Associate

Nishimura and Asahi (Kuala Lumpur Office)
07.2023 - Current

Legal Associate

Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
01.2022 - 07.2023

Legal Trainee

Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
04.2021 - 01.2022

Undergraduate Law Degree

King's College London

Secondary Education Exam -

Garden International School

Bar Professional Training Course

City, University of London
Ryan Heng Tzen Wen