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DONNY KWA

Founder & Managing Partner

Prior to launching a legal career, Donny worked in Hong Kong with an International Merchant Bank for 15 years where he was involved in wide areas of corporate lending and documentation in loan syndication, export credits, mergers and acquisition financing and privatisation. He was transferred to Malaysia where he was a director of the local Merchant Bank before finally taking over the Chief Executive position until his retirement.

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He chose to pursue a legal career in his late years by attaining his Bachelor of Law Degree with the University of London and then completing his Certificate of Legal Practice and pupillage with Bodipalar Ponnudurai De Silva and managing the Corporate Department of the firm until October 2013.

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Donny is actively involved in the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee’s Corporate & Conveyancing Committee and contributes to the trainings and seminars conducted for members of the Malaysian Bar.

Since 2023, Donny has also been appointed as a committee member of the Disciplinary Board of the Bar Council of Malaysia and was elected as Chairman for some disciplinary cases heard.

Practice Area(s):

 

Qualification(s):

  • Certificate in Legal Practice (2010)

  • LL.B. (Hons), University of London (2008)

  • Associate, Chartered Institute of Bankers (London) 

  • Bachelor of Economics (Hons), University of Malaya (1976)

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Admission(s):

  • High Court of Malaya (2012)

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Language(s):

  • English

  • Mandarin 中文

  • Bahasa Malaysia

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