Ng Jack Yee 吳珏逸
Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
Founding & Managing Partner, Messrs Jack, Hajinder Singh & Partners
Ng Jack Yee is the founding & managing partner of Messrs Jack, Hajinder Singh & Partners, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He read law at the University of London and obtained his LL.B (Hons) before completing the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP). He was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2010.
Jack’s practice focuses on complex commercial disputes, corporate advisory, cross-border transactions, asset protection structures, and regulatory compliance matters. He regularly advises corporations, high-net-worth individuals, investors, and foreign entities on strategic legal, regulatory and commercial issues involving Malaysia and offshore jurisdictions.
His dispute resolution portfolio encompasses a broad range of commercial and corporate litigation matters, including shareholders’ disputes, minority oppression actions, insolvency and restructuring proceedings, contractual disputes, fraud and asset recovery claims, and high-value tortious claims. He has extensive experience appearing at all levels of the Malaysian Courts.
Jack is particularly experienced in matters relating to commercial crime, financial investigations, Anti-Money Laundering laws, regulatory compliance and asset protection strategies. He advises clients in relation to investigations and proceedings involving the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA), white-collar crime matters, corporate risk management, crime prevention advisory, and regulatory exposure mitigation. His practice also includes legal structuring and compliance advisory involving offshore entities and international asset holding structures.
In the corporate and commercial sphere, Jack advises on mergers and acquisitions, shareholders’ arrangements, joint venture structures, corporate restructuring exercises, and investment transactions. He has acted in matters involving cross-border commercial arrangements between Malaysian entities and foreign investors, particularly from the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Jack also possesses substantial experience in the mining, commodities and international trade sectors. He advises on and drafts investment agreements, joint venture arrangements, mineral supply and off-take agreements involving gold, iron ore and silica sand mining operations in Malaysia, including projects in Kelantan, Pahang and Sabah. He has acted in cross-border transactions involving Malaysian mining operators and Chinese purchasers, including state-linked joint venture arrangements and international commodity supply structures.
His advisory practice further extends to offshore structures, wealth preservation, trust arrangements and international tax-efficient structures involving jurisdictions such as the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Singapore and Hong Kong. He regularly advises corporations and individuals on legal protection structures, regulatory compliance, trust arrangements, tax exposure management and succession planning.
In addition to contentious matters, Jack advises corporations and private clients on litigation prevention strategies, contractual risk management, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance frameworks. He combines courtroom advocacy with commercial advisory expertise to provide strategic, commercially practical and legally robust solutions to clients operating in both domestic and international markets.
KEY PRACTICE AREAS
- Commercial Crime & AMLA Litigation
- Corporate & Shareholders’ Disputes
- Cross-Border Commercial Litigation
- International Trade & Commodities Transactions
- Mining & Natural Resources Advisory
- Offshore Structures & Asset Protection
- Trusts, Wealth Preservation & Succession Structures
- Corporate Advisory & Regulatory Compliance
- Tax & Offshore Compliance Advisory
- Civil & Commercial Litigation
- Inheritance & Succession