Managing Partner

Lily Tan Chea Li is our Managing Partner. With a wealth of experience in international and domestic equity and debt capital markets, Lily's expertise spans across various domains, including banking and corporate finance, structured finance, project finance, REITs, M&A, IPOs, and privatisation projects.

Lily's notable achievements include advising on groundbreaking transactions that have garnered recognition and awards in Malaysia and South-East Asia. She played a pivotal role in leading and crafting the Malaysia Equity Capital Markets and Debt Capital Markets Due Diligence Guides with the Malaysian Investment Banking Association (“MIBA”), an initiative between the Securities Commission Malaysia and MIBA in collaboration with key industry stakeholders, including the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Malaysian Bar Council and legal firms.

Recognised for her outstanding contributions, Lily has been listed by the Asia Business Law Journal as one of Malaysia’s best private practice lawyers in “The A-List: Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers” in 2019. She won the inaugural "Woman Lawyer of the Year" award at the 2017 ALB Malaysia Law Awards. The Euromoney Legal Media Group Expert Guide series had listed Lily as a top legal professional in Capital Markets Guide (2011), Banking, Finance & Transactional Guide (2012, 2017 to 2019) and Women in Business Law Expert Guide (2015, 2016 & 2017). Lily was recognised as a “Leading Individual” in Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Islamic Finance in Malaysia by The Asia Pacific Legal 500: The Guide to Asia’s Commercial Law Firms. Additionally annual surveys conducted by Asialaw Leading Lawyers have ranked Lily as a “Elite Practitioner” in Malaysia in the practice areas of Banking & Finance and Capital Markets. Chambers Asia Guide listed her as a Band 1 lawyer for the Corporate/Commercial: Equity Markets, and the IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms and Lawyers recognised her as a “Highly Regarded Leading Lawyer” for Banking, Capital Markets, Energy & Infrastructure and M&A.

In the Islamic Finance sector, Lily has been voted as a Leading Lawyer for several years by global senior industry Islamic finance practitioners in annual surveys conducted by the Islamic Finance News in the IFN Leading Lawyers Survey for Project Finance (2009), Banking & Finance (2010), Banking & Capital Markets (2011) and M&A (2012). Notably, she co-authored an article published by Asia Law & Practice, entitled “The Malaysian Perspective of Sukuk Issuance” in “Islamic Finance: Outlook & Opportunities” in December 2007).

In 2022, Lily was recognised by market leading legal ranking agencies in 5 practice areas within Malaysia as a Band 1 practitioner in Banking and finance- General, Banking and finance- Islamic, Capital markets- Equity, Capital markets- General and Corporate and M&A.

Lily’s extensive legal experience, leadership, and numerous accolades underscore her prominence in the legal field, particularly in navigating complex corporate, commercial, and financial transactions.

• Contact Details:

Email:   lilytan@lcwco.com.my