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DATO' LEANNE KOH LI ANN

PARTNER

Dato’ Leanne Koh holds LLB and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from Australian National University. She chambered with a Kuala Lumpur-based corporate and commercial law firm and was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1998. Following her chambering, Dato’ Leanne worked in the Litigation Department and thereafter the Corporate Department of the law firm at which she had chambered before joining KPMG Malaysia in June 2000.

As a member of KPMG Malaysia’s corporate tax practice team for over 20 years, Dato’ Leanne has provided corporate tax advice in relation to a variety of domestic and international transactions and exercises, including inbound and outbound investments, cross border and domestic regulatory issues, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, international tax advice and tax due diligence, corporate tax diagnostic reviews and group tax planning and advising on structured finance products and structuring commercial contracts for tax efficiency. She held the position of Executive Director – Corporate Tax for the bulk of her time with KPMG Malaysia before retiring as an Executive Director of KPMG Malaysia in June 2020.

During the course of her career, Dato’ Leanne has amongst others served in an advisory capacity with the Securities Commission and Bank Negara Malaysia in respect of tax issues relating to ABS structures and Islamic financing. She has also addressed seminars and conferences in relation to tax issues relating to mergers and acquisitions and international tax planning.

Dato’ Leanne also holds substantial legal experience in the areas of insolvency law and corporate and commercial restructurings, in particular receiverships and liquidations, banking litigation and administrative law matters.

Dato’ Leanne is excited to return to legal practice as a corporate partner in the firm’s Corporate and M&A Department and the firm and its partners are equally excited about the extensive corporate and commercial advisory expertise and enhanced client service offerings that she brings to MKP.

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate and Commercial Advisory
  • Corporate and Securities Regulation
  • Cross Border Investments
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Governance Advisory and Training
  • Insolvency
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Projects and Ventures

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Australian National University
  • Bachelor of Commerce, Australian National University
  • Chartered Tax Practitioner, Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia

Professional Affiliations:

  • Malaysian Bar, 1998
  • Member of Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia
  • Member of International Fiscal Association