Partner

Shirlena was called to the Malaysia Bar on 30.11.1996. During her 13 years of practice Shirlena has been involved in the area of general civil and commercial litigation. Shirlena has particular experience in banking litigation & realization of securities and contractual disputes. Apart from this, Shirlena also has expertise in matters relating to Receiverships & Insolvencies where she has advised on various corporate applications including schemes of arrangement and corporate and debt restructuring exercises.

Qualifications Experience

• Bachelor of Law (LLB Hons), University of London - 1994
• Certificate of Legal Practice (Malaysia), University of Malaya – 1995
• Admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya – 1996
• Legal Assistant at Messrs Lee Hishammuddin – 1996 to 2000
• Legal Assistant at Messrs Shearn Delamore – 2001 to 2003
• Senior Associate at Messrs Zaid Ibrahim & Co. – 2003 to 2006
• Partner at Messrs Zaid Ibrahim & Co. – 2007 to 2009
• Partner at Messrs James Monteiro – since 2009

Practice Areas

Shirlena advises both local and foreign clients, including individuals and private and public listed companies, in a variety of matters including that relating to:

• Arbitration
• Banking Litigation
• Contractual Disputes
• Corporate & Debt Restructuring Applications
• Insolvencies & Receiverships
• Realization of Securities

Previous engagements

• Advised numerous banking and financial institutions in respect of banking disputes and realization of securities;
• Advised various international corporations and public listed companies in respect of corporate & debt restructuring exercises and schemes of arrangement, restraining orders and capital reduction applications;
• Advised in various financial institutions in respect regarding the vesting and transfer of the business of financial institutions;
• Advised on the Banking & Financial Institutions Act 1989 and the Anti-Money Laundering Act;
• Acted in a dispute regarding the enforceability of arbitration clauses;
• Acting for a large construction company in an arbitral construction dispute.