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Joanne Leong Pooi Yaen — Managing Partner, Yeoh & Joanne
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Malaysia · Member since 2025
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Joanne Leong Pooi Yaen
Managing Partner · Yeoh & Joanne · Kuala, Malaysia

Joanne was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2009. Prior to that, she graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Liverpool and was subsequently called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2008.

Malaysia
Jurisdiction
Transactional Practice Group · Global Dispute Group
Primary practice
2025
WLA member since
English
Languages
About
Joanne Leong Pooi Yaen
Managing Partner at Yeoh & Joanne

She mainly handles litigation matters concerning family disputes where she garnered experience from highly contentious matrimonial proceedings involving cross border divorce, custody of children, interfaith conversions & division of matrimonial assets which are repeatedly reported in the Malaysian legal journals and leading local newspapers. Although her practice primarily focuses on matrimonial disputes, she has a wide-ranging expertise in representing individuals on matters relating to contested probate and defamation.

She also partakes in public interest litigations which many are recognised as landmark cases both in Malaysia and internationally.

Practice areas
Transactional Practi
Transactional Practice Group
Transactional Practice Group advisory and representation for Malaysia-based and international clients.
Global Dispute Group
Global Dispute Group
Global Dispute Group advisory and representation for Malaysia-based and international clients.
Global Arbitration a
Global Arbitration and Mediation Group
Global Arbitration and Mediation Group advisory and representation for Malaysia-based and international clients.
Solutions
Dispute Resolution Arbitration Mediation
Brief WLA to co-practice via
Yeoh & Joanne

Yeoh & Joanne jointly holds cross-border matters involving Malaysia law alongside WLA partner firms in any other jurisdiction.

WLA accreditation
Status
WLA Partner Firm — Malaysia
Exclusive partner in Malaysia — annual review current. Standing confirmed.
Since
2025 — 1 years
Annual review cycle. No issues in any review to date.
Contact
Phone +60 362053616
Location Kuala, Malaysia
The team at Yeoh & Joanne
The practitioners behind
WLA Malaysia co-practice.

Every WLA co-practice matter involving Malaysia law is handled by a named member of the team — jointly holding the matter alongside WLA partner firms in other jurisdictions.

WLA Co-Practice Protocol
Brief WLA on your Malaysia matter.

Yeoh & Joanne co-practices alongside WLA partner firms in any other jurisdiction — jointly holding the matter under one Institutional framework.