Kang Mei Yee FCIArb

Partner

CV
PRACTICE AREAS
  • Arbitration
  • Corporate Litigation & Risk Management
  • Banking & Finance
  • Boardroom Risk & Reputation
  • Corporate Governance & Compliance
  • Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure & Projects
  • Intellectual Property
  • Regulatory & Compliance
  • Restructuring & Insolvency
ADMISSION
  • Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya
QUALIFICATION
  • LL.B (2nd Upper Hons), University of Adelaide
  • Certificate in Legal Practice
LANGUAGES
  • Bahasa Malaysia
  • English
  • Mandarin

Profile

Xin Div is a dispute resolution and litigation lawyer who appears in all tiers of the Malaysian courts and the Asian International Arbitration Centre. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom (CIArb) and obtained the Executive Certificate in Islamic Finance from the INCEIF University (set up by Bank Negara Malaysia).

His practice covers a variety of corporate, commercial and contractual disputes with a focus on boardroom risk and reputation, corporate governance and compliance as well as restructuring and insolvency. He has experience in disputes arising from mergers and acquisitions, as well as in lawsuits involving professionals such as architects and lawyers. To date, Xin Div has acted for and advised major entities in several sectors including banking, insurance, construction, energy, timber, mining and telecommunication.

Xin Div works closely with senior counsel in complex boardroom tussles and high-value disputes in infrastructure and development projects. Xin Div acted for an executive director and substantial shareholder to successfully obtain an ad interim injunction to stop the extraordinary general meeting of a public listed company. The boardroom and shareholder tussles received wide media coverage. In this regard, Xin Div worked closely with the client on matters pertaining to company secretarial and Bursa requirements. Currently, Xin Div is acting for a construction company to pursue a claim of more than RM303 million for losses suffered due to the realignment of a mass rapid transit railway line. Apart from dispute resolution practices, Xin Div was part of a legal team in a corporate exercise for the sale of an insurance company for RM2.29 billion.

Xin Div graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (2nd Class Upper Honours) from the University of Adelaide in the top 15%. He then completed his Certificate in Legal Practice and admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. Xin Div is a featured expert or author with Lexology (previously known as the International Law Office) on matters relating to litigation and arbitration practices.