DONNY KWA

Donny first graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) and later became an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (London) in the 70’s.

 

Prior to launching a legal career, Donny worked in Hong Kong with an International Merchant Bank for 15 years where he was involved in wide areas of corporate lending and documentation in loan syndication, export credits, mergers and acquisition financing and privatisation. He was transferred to Malaysia where he was a director of the local Merchant Bank before finally taking over the Chief Executive position until his retirement.

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He chose to pursue a legal career in his late years by attaining his Bachelor of Law Degree with the University of London and then completing his Certificate of Legal Practice and pupillage with Bodipalar Ponnudurai De Silva and managing the Corporate department of the firm until October 2013.

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Donny is actively involved in the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee’s Corporate & Conveyancing Committee and contributes to the trainings and seminars conducted for members of the Malaysian Bar. 

Recently, Donny has also been appointed as a committee member of the Disciplinary Board of the Bar Council of Malaysia and was elected as Chairman for disciplinary cases heard.