Marina graduated from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) with LL.B (Hons) in 2021. She was called to the Malaysian Bar and admitted to the roll of Advocates and Solicitors in April 2023.

Her primary area of practice is civil and commercial dispute resolution, with particular emphasis on banking, insolvency and enforcement matters. She has acted for financial institutions, government-linked entities, statutory bodies and corporations in disputes involving Conventional and Islamic financing facilities, security interests and contractual claims.

She is currently part of our Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group.

To date, some of Marina’s significant assignments, include:

• Assisted in representing a Perak state-owned company before the Court of Appeal, successfully overturning a High Court decision involving damages of approximately RM14.5 million.
• Assisted in recovering an Islamic Financing Facility exceeding RM100 million on behalf of a local financial institution.
• Assisted in representing a local financial institution in successfully obtaining the removal of a caveat lodged over land charged to the bank as security for a financing facility amounting to approximately RM50 million.
• Assisted in preparing legal advice for a government agency to terminate Sale and Purchase Agreements with over 100 Purchasers and to explore the option of a Scheme of Arrangement for claims for Liquidates Ascertained Damages (LAD) exceeding RM104 million.
• Assisted in providing comprehensive legal advice on a range of issues, including statutory interpretation, contract terms, land matters, scheme of arrangement, and execution and enforcement proceedings.
• Assisted in representing a wholly owned subsidiary of the Kelantan State Economic Development Corporation in obtaining a Fortuna Injunction to prevent the presentation of a winding-up petition pending the disposal of a Judicial Review Application at the Federal Court.