Ho Chan

Background

Ho Chan was born in 1962. He is professionally identified with Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he has developed a long career at Shook Lin & Bok.

Education

Ho Yue Chan earned an LL.B. with Honours from the University of Hull in England and trained at Lincoln’s Inn in London, where he qualified as a Barrister-at-Law. He was subsequently admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of Malaya.

Career

Ho Chan joined Shook Lin & Bok as an associate in 1987 and became a partner in 1994. He has worked in the firm’s corporate, banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, information technology and licensing practices. His work has included Malaysian and international acquisitions and disposals of corporations and business undertakings, transactions involving commercial and investment banks, insurance companies and stockbroking companies, friendly and hostile takeovers, corporate restructurings and amalgamations, schemes of arrangement under section 176 of the Companies Act, share and securities offerings, legal due-diligence exercises, company incorporations, joint ventures, directors’ responsibilities, shareholders’ rights, and compliance with Malaysian corporate and securities laws. He has also advised technology companies on licensing agreements, supply contracts and system-integration agreements, contributed to Malaysian corporate-law materials for Simmons & Simmons Navigator Services, and worked with the Association of Merchant Banks Malaysia on guidelines concerning electronic prospectuses and internet securities applications. He has spoken at seminars and conferences on company, securities and contract law. Shook Lin & Bok identifies him as a senior partner and associates him with its corporate, company secretarial, technology, multimedia and telecommunications, banking and finance, real-estate, commercial and conveyancing, and loans and debt-restructuring practices.

Achievements

• Ho Chan has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

• He was recognized as a recommended lawyer by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific in corporate and mergers and acquisitions work.

• He was recognized as a leading lawyer for mergers and acquisitions by IFLR 1000.

• He advised on the transfer of the entire business, assets and liabilities of EONCAP Islamic Bank to Hong Leong Islamic Bank through a vesting order and scheme of arrangement, a transaction described as the first of its kind for a licensed Islamic financial institution in Malaysia.

Works

• article

  • Capital Markets and Services (Amendment) Act 2012

    (Co-authored with Patricia David Saini and published in a ...)

    2013

References

• Ho Yue Chan, Ivan – Shook Lin & Bok Official professional profile documenting his education, admission as an Advocate and Solicitor of Malaya, career at Shook Lin & Bok, practice areas, transactions, professional contributions and legal-industry recognitions.
• Ivan Ho Yue Chan profile Firm profile documenting his LL.B. from the University of Hull, Barrister-at-Law qualification at Lincoln’s Inn, career at Shook Lin & Bok and corporate, banking, finance, intellectual-property and information-technology practice.
  2016
• Shook Lin & Bok Elevation to Partnership 2014 Firm announcement documenting his promotion to general partner, education, Malaysian Bar admission and role as deputy head of the Corporate Department.
  2014