Himahlini Ramalingam

Himahlini Ramalingam graduated with a LLB (Hons) from the University of Malaya in 2004 and was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in May 2005.

She commenced pupillage in Messrs Lee Hishammuddin and was made the first female dispute resolution partner in Messrs Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill in January 2012.

Himahlini has provided counsel to a wide range of clients including an investment arm of the Malaysian government, government-linked companies, public listed companies, financial institutions, securities and broking houses, liquidators, receivers and managers, judicial managers, management corporations across a broad spectrum of litigation in Court.

Practice Areas

Corporate and commercial litigation

Corporate insolvency and restructuring

Corporate and shareholders disputes

Defamation

Significant work

Advised and acted for various management corporations in disputes with residents and local authorities.
Advised and acted for various liquidators/receivers and managers/judicial managers on insolvency related disputes and administrative issues.
Advised and acted for media practitioners in multi-million Ringgit defamation actions.
Represented various financial institutions in multi-million Ringgit claims involving alleged claims of breach of mandate, fraud, negligence and misrepresentation.
Represented various financial institutions and syndicated lenders in multi-million Ringgit claims for debt recovery and the enforcement of securities.
Advised and represented various financial institutions and syndicated lenders on debt restructuring schemes involving financially distressed borrowers.
Advised and represented various public listed companies in respect of breach of fiduciary duties by its directors and the ensuing legal and financial forensic investigations.
Advised and acted for various public listed companies in debt restructuring exercises and execution of regularisation plans.
Advised and acted for parties in shareholders disputes and boardroom tussles in both public listed companies and private companies.
Advised and acted for an investment arm of the Government of Malaysia in corporate Disputes.
Advised the Government of Malaysia in an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration.