Appointed to the position with effect from: January 2021
 
Qualifications:

• Master of Commercial Law, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Bar Vocational Course, Nottingham Law School, United Kingdom
• Bachelor of Laws, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

 
Skills, Experience and Expertise:
Soh Shey Yin is responsible for the provision of a range of legal services, including the maintenance and development of relevant legislation to ensure that they remain relevant to enable PIDM to effectively fulfil its mandate, and ensuring compliance with all applicable statutory requirements. She joined PIDM in 2012 as a Legal Counsel. She co-led the amendments to the PIDM Act in 2016 which included the provision of a new compulsory share transfer power of PIDM.
 
Shey Yin commenced her legal career in Shook Lin & Bok doing banking litigation work. Before joining PIDM, she practised in Kadir Andri & Partners specialising in corporate insolvency, corporate restructuring and corporate litigation. She advised on capital reduction exercises, merger of companies by way of schemes of arrangement, as well as advising and acting for liquidators on various matters such as priority of debts dispute.
 
Shey Yin was called to the Malaysian Bar in 2005.