Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hi! Daniel here. Having about 14 years experience as an in-house legal counsel. Read law at University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (with First Class Honours). Obtained Certificate in Legal Practice in 2018.
1. Support the Head of Legal in the provision of legal advice on all legal matters involving the Bank. 2. Review, revise and negotiate of financing, trade and general banking legal documentation, including but not limited to term sheets, facility letters, security loan agreements, bank guarantees, bills of exchange, promissory notes, invoice financing etc. 3. Review, revise and negotiate on the investment and financial market contracts and agreements in terms of ISDA, GMRA, Credit Support Annex etc. in relation to the Global Markets’ businesses and operations. 4. Work with business unit, product team and middle office to provide advice and support on the standardisation of local templates used. 5. Assist on syndication and structured trade financing documentation review on project and customised basis. 6. Review and provide legal comments on documents, contracts, legal opinions and legal advices provided by external counsels to ensure all issues are addresses and quality of external counsels’ works are closely monitored. 7. Review and provide legal input on the relevant materials provided by the Retail Banking Team particularly in respect of compliance to the relevant applicable laws and regulations for timely implementation. 8. Draft, prepare, review and comment on legal documents, contracts, letters from other departments to ensure compliance with the relevant laws, Bank policies and regulatory requirements. 9. Work closely with the Bank’s departments on reviewing and modifying the standard operating procedures and practices to conform to the group legal requirements. 10. Conduct legal research to support information and cases from business unit.
1. Support the Head of Legal and/or Vice President in the provision of legal advice on all legal matters involving the Company. 2. Provide legal advice, drafting and assist to negotiate all sorts of the transactional documents and contracts covering commercial, corporate, technology, vendor, reinsurance etc. from time to time. 3. Review, revise and negotiate on the investment and financial market contracts and agreements in terms of International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), Global Market Repurchase Agreement (GMRA), Credit Support Annex, Continuing Agreement for Reimbursement of Trade Advances, FX Platform Terms and Conditions etc. 4. Review, revise and negotiate on the Term Sheet for the Floating Rate Negotiable Instrument of Deposit Linked to Indices (FRNIDLI) while referring to the ISDA Master Agreement, 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions and Index Rules. 5. Review, revise and negotiate on the private equity matter in terms of the Limited Partnership Agreement, Master and Supplemental Subscription Agreements, Side Letter etc. 6. Review and provide legal input on the relevant materials provided by the Product Team particularly in respect of compliance to the relevant applicable laws and regulations for timely implementation. 7. Draft, prepare, review and comment on legal documents, contracts, letters from other departments to ensure compliance with the relevant laws, Company policies and regulatory requirements. 8. Identify legal and regulatory compliance risks, review and enhance legal documentation and processes. 9. Conduct legal research to support information and cases from business unit. 10. Provide training or briefing sessions from time to time on legal related matters to the Company’s staff.
1. Support the Senior Vice President (SVP) on all the legal matters involving the Bank and to liaise with the external legal counsels. 2. Advice, draft and negotiate all sorts of the transactional documents and contracts covering commercial, corporate, technology, vendor etc. 3. Provide proactive and comprehensive general corporate and legal advice as per the Bank’s policies and laws, including buy not limited to the areas of anti-bribery and corruption, corporate governance etc. 4. Review and negotiate on the investment agreements in terms of International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), Global Market Repurchase Agreement (GMRA), Credit Support Annex, Continuing Agreement for Reimbursement of Trade Advances, FX Platform Terms and Conditions, Floating Rate Negotiable Instrument of Deposit Linked to Indices (FRNIDLI) etc. 5. Review and revise on the private equity matter in terms of the Limited Partnership Agreement, Master and Supplemental Subscription Agreements, Side Letter etc. 6. Work closely with regulatory and compliance team to ensure the Bank’s all legal and commercial obligations are in line with the regulatory and compliance requirements. 7. Assist business unit to prepare and deal with transaction documentation for single, multi-jurisdiction and/or cross-border transaction(s). 8. Assist SVP and business unit in dealing with banking and finance transaction documents with a particular focus on corporate works. 9. Give advice and recommendations to the Bank on the application of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2010, Rules and Regulations, Code of Practice for the banking and financial sector. 10. Assist the relevant Divisions of the Bank to negotiate and amend commercial contracts / agreements for product and services. 11. Keep abreast on the provisions and changes in the statutory requirements and laws to ensure the due compliance in all aspects. 12. Provide legal training or briefing sessions from time to time.
As above Vice President's (Legal) description.
1. Deal with all of the litigation works in relation to the non-credit issues and do legal research, and brief Senior Manager and Director of Banking Operations Division (BOD). 2. Lead assessment of external counsel performance and assign cases based on type of case, amount involved, expertise of external counsel, amount of professional legal fees etc. 3. Vet through and amend all of the drafts of cause papers drafted by external counsel and discuss with external counsel on the chances of the cases, any available defences etc. 4. Contributed to the success to one of the landmark banking litigation cases in relation to the breach of a banker’s duty of secrecy, in relation to an allegation made by the Plaintiff on breach of contract in protecting information in their bank accounts, referring to Section 97 of the Banking and Financial Institution Act 1989 (replaced by Section 133 of the Financial Services Act 2013): National Feedlot Corporation Sdn. Bhd. & 4 Ors. v. Public Bank Berhad (Decision Date: 29.7.2019 / Kuala Lumpur High Court Civil Suit No.: 22NCVC-623-05/2012). 5. Draft and review the commercial contracts / agreements, assist in the negotiation with other parties (both internal and external), and to provide appropriate solutions to mitigate potential risks which may impact business operations. 6. Analyse and keep abreast of the legal developments in applicable laws and regulations and their implications, and to provide legal advice to the Bank. 7. Prepare Losses and Claims Committee (LCC) Reports in order for Senior Manager to discuss the cases and decide on the appropriate disciplinary actions against staff concerned who were found negligent during the LCC Meeting. Further liaise with Business Processes and Procedures Department in relation to the LCC cases on the modifications of e-Manuals and Circulars as well as to the system enhancement. 8. Prepare Gap Assessment and Analysis Reports on PDPA and BNM Guidelines on outsourcing agencies agreements.
As above Assistant Manager’s (Legal) description.