Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur

My Asian assignment for The D&O Diary continued last week with a stop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital and largest city. Kuala Lumpur is a modern and dynamic city that features an iconic skyline, bustling streets, and a renowned food scene. It was a return visit for me to this endlessly fascinating place.

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JJ Chan

In the following guest post, my good friend JJ Chan takes a look at some key principles of Malaysian corporate law, including important appellate cases interpreting the Business Judgement Rule under Malaysian law. JJ is the Managing Partner of the Chan Ban Eng law firm in Malaysia. I would like to thank JJ for allowing me to publish his article on this site. Here is JJ’s article.

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The D&O Diary’s sojourn in Asia continued last week with a visit to Penang, an island along the northwestern coast of peninsular Malaysia. In addition to being an island, Penang (along with a bit of the adjacent mainland) is one of the states in the Malaysian federation. We visited George Town, the state’s colorful and multicultural capital, located on the island’s Northeast. For a few brief days, we enjoyed Penang’s rich, diverse, and interesting sights, sounds, and tastes.
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