We provide specialized winterization services to safeguard your pool during the off-season, and when spring arrives, we handle the thorough opening process.
We provide specialized winterization services to safeguard your pool during the off-season, and when spring arrives, we handle the thorough opening process.
A Sarawak native of Iban Dayak-Chinese heritage, Karen is a commercially driven advocate with a broad practice spanning corporate and commercial advisory, cross-border matters, property and development projects, land matters, labour and industrial relations, debt recovery, and wills, probate and estate administration. She advises a diverse clientele, including property developers, financial institutions, public listed companies, established corporations, private clients, and government and statutory bodies, with particular experience navigating complex legal and commercial matters in Sarawak.
Fluent in Mandarin, English, Bahasa Melayu, Iban and Foochow, Karen brings a strong understanding of Sarawak’s diverse cultural and business landscape to her practice. She is known for her practical, strategic and solutions-driven approach, combining sound legal analysis with a clear understanding of her clients’ commercial objectives. Her practice is guided by trust, integrity and excellence.
Karen graduated from the University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, with an LL.B (Hons) in Law, and subsequently obtained the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) and Certificate in Shipping Law. She was admitted and enrolled as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and subsequently admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak.
Her professional career began in Kuala Lumpur with CitiGroup, followed by legal training and pupillage at Tay & Partners, Kuala Lumpur, where she gained exposure to corporate and banking litigation, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property and corporate and commercial matters. She subsequently worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Kuala Lumpur, gaining exposure to international humanitarian matters.
Upon returning to Sarawak in 2020, Karen practised in Kuching with a focus on civil and criminal litigation before relocating to Bintulu. She subsequently joined one of Sarawak’s prominent law firms as the Head of the Conveyancing and Project Department, where she led the firm’s Bintulu practice and handled substantial portfolios involving conveyancing, property development, project financing and banking transactions.
Karen has established professional panel relationships with leading housing and property developers in Bintulu and financial institutions including Public Bank Berhad, Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank), Hong Leong Bank Berhad and United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB). She also represents public listed companies and established corporations in labour and industrial relations disputes and Industrial Court proceedings.
Her professional engagement extends beyond practice. In April 2026, Karen was invited to Bangkok, Thailand, as a Panel Speaker at the 9th GLA Global Arbitration & Litigation Conference – Bangkok 2026, and is regularly invited by corporations, professional bodies, business organisations and NGOs to share her legal expertise.
Karen serves as a Branch Committee Member and Central Delegate of the Advocates’ Association of Sarawak, and is a member of Bintulu Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCCI) and the Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI). She is also Lady Captain of Bintulu Golf Club (KGB) and Co-founder of Elite Volleyball Club. Beyond her professional and leadership commitments, Karen is also an active volunteer, contributing her time and efforts to various community and social initiatives.
