Malaysian law firm Jeff Leong, Poon & Wong (JLPW) has hired Hui Wen Tan as a partner and its head of dispute resolution from Skrine, where she was a senior associate.

Malaysian firms Azmi & Associates and Jeff Leong, Poon & Wong have entered into a strategic alliance for two years, thereby strengthening their Southeast Asian presence, particularly in China and Indonesia.

As is so often the case with legal services markets considering liberalization, the opening of Malaysia’s legal market to foreign law firms is a debate that has gone on for longer than many lawyers in the country care to remember.