About Sheba Gumis
Sheba is a corporate partner, with experience in providing advice on foreign direct investment in a wide range of industries including the set-up of joint ventures and other investment structures in Malaysia.
She has notable experience in the education and hospitality sectors.
As part of her portfolio, Sheba regularly deals with legal and regulatory compliance issues involving regulatory authorities such as the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority, Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Bank Negara Malaysia and others.
Key Practice Areas
- Mergers & Acquisition
- Corporate Advisory and Transactions
- Education
- Hospitality and Tourism
Education
- Assisted in the setting up of the Asia Business School, a business school and executive education centre set up by Bank Negara Malaysia and MIT Sloan School of Management.
- Advised various financiers in respect of the financing of various private universities in Malaysia, including Xiamen University (Malaysia Campus).
- Provided regulatory advice to various education providers, including private higher educational institutions, international schools, tuition centres and others.
Qualifications
- Masters in Corporate Law, University of Cambridge (2017)
- Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (2010)
- LL.B, University Technology MARA (2009
- Bachelor of Legal Studies, University Technology MARA (2008)
Publications
- Author, The Annotated Malaysian Companies Act 2016, Sweet & Maxwell Author, “New act provides for greater regulation of shareholdings” on the Malaysian Financial Services Act 2013, International Law Office Newsletter, 2013
