About Lilien

Upon graduating with a 1^st Class Honours in law in 2010, Lilien joined Shearn Delamore & Co. In 2014, she received scholarships to pursue her postgraduate studies and obtained a sabbatical from the firm to complete a full time LLM programme. She returned to Shearn Delamore & Co in 2016 upon obtaining a Distinction in Master of Laws (International Commercial Law).

Lilien was made a Senior Associate in 2016 and was promoted as a Partner in 2019.

Lilien represents clients in commercial litigation and arbitration, both domestic and international. Whilst Lilien has represented client from various industries on a wide range of disputes, she focuses on disputes in e-commerce, telecommunications & multimedia, social media, project development and gaming activities.

Lilien also has extensive experience in regulatory compliance work which fall under the purview of various authorities including the Competition Commission, the Communications and Multimedia Commission, the Malaysian Aviation Commission, the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Personal Data Protection Commissioner. Aside from advisory matters, she conducts and designs review & compliance programme for clients. Her experience on regulatory compliance work covers a full spectrum of commercial activities spanning key industries; e-commerce, energy, oil and gas, general merchandising and retail, logistics, pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical devices, telecommunications and multimedia, aviation, construction, fast moving consumer goods, direct selling, manufacturing and distribution, hospitality, insurance, banking, paint manufacturing and production, automotive and others.

In addition to contentious and advisory work, Lilien often designs training programme and offers training for clients on data protection, antitrust, anti-corruption and dawn raid.

Work aside, Lilien regularly acts as judge in mooting competitions organized by various institutions (such as AIAC, ALSA, CIETAC, KPUM, University Malaya, UUM, BAC, Taylor’s University and NAMCO).

Litigation & Arbitration (recent highlights)
• Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) arbitration in Malaysia (2022) – acted as an arbitrator in a contractual dispute.
• Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) arbitration in Malaysia (2022) – represented a public body in a dispute with a service provider in a claim in excess of USD 100 million.
• Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) arbitration in Malaysia (2020) – represented a public listed company in a public interest development project on claims pertaining payment for chilled water supplied by a district cooling plant where the sums involved exceed USD 50 million
• ICC arbitration in Singapore (2019) – represented a world-renowned manufacturer in a dispute involving a claim in excess of USD 250 million.
• ICC arbitration in Singapore (2019) – represented a foreign entity in a dispute involving a claim in excess of EUR 3 million.
• Commercial litigation & arbitration proceedings for one of the largest media entities in Malaysia (2019- 2021)

Regulatory compliance (recent highlights)
• Implemented a Personal Data Protection Compliance Programme and provided a Gap Analysis Report for a market player in the oil & gas industry (2020) and a management entity (2021)
• Advised international online game developer, financial institution, hotel, MNCs (luxury and FMCG products) etc on matters pertaining to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (2019-2022)
• Advised MNCs and entities on regulatory issues pertaining to e-commerce business (2021-2022)
• Advised a renowned media company, one of the largest company secretarial service providers and a Japanese manufacturing subsidiary on competition law matters (2021)
• Drafted dawn raid protocol for a public company and management entity (2021)
• Advised a public listed company on matters pertaining to corporate liability and director’s liability under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (2020)

Selected reported case (2020-2023)
• Southern HRC Sdn Bhd v Danieli Co, Ltd [2023] 2 CLJ 831
• Persatuan Insurans AM Malaysia (PIAM) & Ors v Competition Commission [2022] 9 CLJ 268
• Hayel Saeed Anam & Company Limited & Ors v Marwan Ahmed Hael Saeed [2022] MLJU 892
• Deka Marketing Sdn Bhd v Shopee Mobile Malaysia Sdn Bhd [2021] MLJU 1486; [2021] 10 CLJ 395
• A & M Beauty Wellness Sdn Bhd v Shopee Mobile Malaysia Sdn Bhd [2021] MLJU 65; [2021] 1 LNS 84
• Segi Astana Sdn Bhd & Anor v Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd and another [2021] MLJU 2084; [2021] 1 LNS 1650
• Jing Sheng Construction & Engineering Sdn Bhd v CRN Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd [2020] MLJU 1158; [2020] 1 LNS 941
• Danieli & C Officine Mecchaniche SPA v Southern HRC Sdn Bhd [2021] 10 MLJ 48; [2021] 5 CLJ 71
• Ng Chee Meng v Rosy Start Limited [2021] 1 LNS 1975

• Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific (2021)
“Impact Case of the Year” A&M Beauty Wellness Sdn Bhd v Shopee Mobile Malaysia Sdn Bhd

• The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2020 and 2021)
“Recommended Lawyer” in Antitrust and Competition

• The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2022-2023)
“Other Key Lawyer” in Antitrust and Competition

• The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2022)
“Recommended Lawyer” in Dispute Resolution

• The Legal 500 (2022)
“Recognised in the Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist : Southeast Asia”

• The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2024)
“Next Generation Partner” in Dispute Resolution and Competition and Antitrust

• Panelist (Arbitrator & Mediator), Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)
• Member, Malaysian Bar
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
• Fellow, Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (FMIArb)
• Member, International Bar Association (IBA)
• Council Member, Young SIAC (YSIAC)
• Legal Advisor, Muar Coffee Merchants Association
• Legal Advisor, Ong Clansmen Association Selangor & Kuala Lumpur

• Co-authored “Corporate Liability for Corruption in Malaysia” (first publication in Malaysia focusing on corporate liability) (LexisNexis, 2023)
• Co-authored the Chapters on “Arbitration-Related Matters” and “Appeals” in Law and Practice of Civil Litigation in Malaysia (Sweet & Maxwell, 2022)
• Co-authored the Malaysian Chapter of the IAPP’s Children’s Privacy and Safety (April 2022)
• Co-authored the Chapter on “Practice & Procedure 1” in Law & Practice of Injunctions in Malaysia (Sweet & Maxwell, 2020)
• Competition Law- Setting A Milestone To Business In Malaysia [2015] 1 LNS(A) lii
• Can A Contract Be Terminated Without Providing Reasons? [2017] 1 LNS(A) xv
• A View from Malaysia: Confidentiality in Arbitration-Related Court Proceedings (Kluwer Arbitration, 2021)
• In Conversation with the Wonder Woman of Arbitration- A Reflection of International Woman’s Day 2021 (AIAC Newsletter April 2021)
• Resale Price Maintenance in the EU – A Call for Reassessment (Dissertation with Distinction, 2015) (SSRN, 2021)
• AIAC YPG Podcast Series Episode 6 – Inside Stories from an Expert Witness (April 2022, Interviewer)
• AIAC YPG Podcast Series Episode 2 – Inside Stories – A Day in the Life of a Case Counsel (November 2021, Interviewer)