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PROFILE
KARMINDER KAUR
HOD / NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
(Chief Commercial Officer)
Ms Karminder runs as partner / associate in her law firm. A senior, respected and distinguished professional in corporate arena with strong discipline in law, business management, commercial regulations, corporate relations, and marketing strategy both related to industries / private-sectors and governmental bodies.
EXECUTIVE PROFILE :-
Results-driven legal professional with over 25 years of experience spanning corporate law, conveyancing, civil litigation, and regulatory compliance. Proven track record as a Partner and Consultant advising banks, developers, GLCs, and multinational corporations across Malaysia and internationally. Skilled in building and leading in-house legal departments, driving panel appointments with major financial institutions and government bodies, and providing board-level counsel advisory on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and legislative compliance. Holds dual
qualification in LLB (Hons) from the University of London and Certificate of Legal Practice (CLP).
CORE COMPETENCIES :-
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Corporate & Commercial Law
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Mergers, Acquisitions & Due Diligence
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Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Banking & Finance Law
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Conveyancing & Property Development
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Regulatory Affairs & Compliance
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Corporate Governance
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Legal Department Formation & Leadership
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International & Diplomatic Relations
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS :-
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Bachelor of Law - LLB (Hon) ; From University of London
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Certificate of Practice - CLP ; From Malaysia
LANGUAGE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS :-
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​Languages: English (High Proficiency), Bahasa Malaysia (High Proficiency), Hindi (Proficient)
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Technology: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Legal Research Platforms, Internet & Cloud Tools
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT :-
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​Attended Parliamentary sessions to provide legal expertise and attend legal matters related to Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
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Actively involved in the drafting and amendment of agreements and legislation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :-
Legal Assistant | Safiah Hussin & Ananth 1998 – 1999
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Managed day-to-day office operations and maintained litigation and conveyancing files.
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Trained junior staff on litigation procedures, conveyancing processes and document preparation.
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Attended court hearings and assisted in business development and strategic client alliances.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :-
Partner & Consultant | Syahirah Chambers
2000 – Present
Founding Partner of the legal firm with oversight of all legal operations and advise on diverse portfolio of corporate, governmental and institutional clients.
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Secured panel appointments from major banks, GLCs, Government Departments and property developers, materially expanding the firm's client base locally and internationally.
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Provide strategic legal counsel advice on conveyancing transactions, housing development projects, corporate loans, banking law, family law, breach of contract, bankruptcy and civil litigation.
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Represent clients at High Court and Court of Appeal in civil litigation, winding-up proceedings and criminal cases namely AMLA cases, SPRM cases , MCMC cases and other criminal cases and Immigration matters.
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Advise developers on full-cycle property development projects including Prima Tenggara (Prima Klang), Swiss Construction Sdn Bhd, Sunrise, Bina Puri, Danau Lumayan and DBKL-linked projects.
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Lead corporate legal work : share sale agreements, M&A transactions, franchise agreements, joint venture agreements and international due diligence exercises for financial institutions and companies .
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Advise on corporate governance frameworks and the structuring and formation of in-house legal departments for Corporate clients.
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Provide regulatory and legislative advisory to FINAS (National Film Development Corporation Malaysia), MDDA (Malaysia Direct Distribution Association), film production companies, direct selling companies from overseas beauty pageant organisations, security companies, foreign corporations and NGOs.
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Advise on proposed amendments to Acts and provide legal input to Ministry-level parliamentary sessions.
​In-House Legal Consultant | Multiple Corporate Clients 2000 – Present
Retained as in-house legal counsel for clients across diverse industries on an ongoing basis.
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Provide continuous legal oversight for security, hotel management , building management, direct selling companies , film industry companies and investment companies.
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Structure and implement legal compliance frameworks, contract management systems and risk mitigation strategies.