ABOUT US

ILLUMINATING PATHS
SINCE 2014

OUR FIRM

IKC was established in 2014 and entered a new phase of focused growth in 2018 following a strategic rebranding and the appointment of Kho Sze Jia as Managing Partner.

The firm has since been recognised by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2026 as a Notable Firm in Construction and Commercial & Transactions, and by Asialaw 2025 as a Notable Firm in Dispute Resolution.

The firm was also recognised by Asian Legal Business, Thomson Reuters, as the Rising Law Firm of the Year 2024 and one of Asia's Fastest Growing Law Firms 2024.

We are a full-service law firm based in Mont' Kiara, Kuala Lumpur and Southkey, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, with core practices in Dispute Resolution, Corporate, and Real Estate. The firm is led by its Managing Partner, Kho Sze Jia, one of Asia's Super 50 Disputes Lawyers 2024, alongside principal partners Chris Yee Ziherng and Aleeya Elyana — all of whom previously practised at some of Malaysia's largest law firms.

IKC acts for businesses ranging from emerging enterprises to multinational corporations, particularly in high-stakes litigation, arbitration, and complex commercial disputes, delivering clear, commercially driven advice and decisive advocacy where it matters most.

OUR FIRM

OUR VISION

An Asian Firm with local expertise, world-class standards.

OUR MISSION

Providing personalised, tailored, and comprehensive legal services with responsiveness and an unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and ethical practice.

Long-term Partnerships

We aspire to be your lifelong, trusted legal advisors.

10

more than 10 years of dispute resolution, corporate and real estate experience locally and internationally

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more than 10 years of dispute resolution, corporate and real estate experience locally and internationally

Phang Ja Mein
Phang Ja Mein

Our success is driven
by our dedicated lawyers

MEET OUR TEAM
dispute resolution
DIVERSE PRACTICES
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DIVERSE PRACTICES
CORPORATE & REAL ESTATE
DIVERSE PRACTICES
PROJECT, UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
GLOBAL REACH

We help clients around the world through our associated network of reputable and independent law firms, especially in China, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

Izad Kazran & Co

Benchmark Litigation - Construction

Izad Kazran & Co

Benchmark Litigation - Commercial & Transactions

Izad Kazran & Co

Employer of Choice 2026

Izad Kazran & Co

Asialaw Notable Firm - Dispute Resolution

Izad Kazran & Co

Employer of Choice 2025

Izad Kazran & Co

Fast 30: Asia's Fastest Growing Firms 2024

Izad Kazran & Co

Rising Law Firm of the Year 2024, Malaysia

Kho Sze Jia

Asia Super 50 Disputes Lawyers

Kho Sze Jia

LexisNexis® 40 UNDER 40 2023, Asia Pacific

PROVEN TRACK
RECORD

We consistently achieve successful outcomes, affirming our dedication to your success.

SEE KEY ENGAGEMENTS & EXPERIENCE

Client-centered Approach

We’re here, listening, communicating, collaborating—for your best legal outcomes.

MEET TEAM IKC

OUR ILLUMINATING
TEAM OF NAVIGATORS

PARTNERS & MANAGEMENT

Kho Sze Jia
Kho Sze Jia

Managing Partner

+603 6419 9788

SZEJIA@IKCLAW.COM

Chris Yee Ziherng

Partner

+603 6419 1118 (ext 118)

CHRIS@IKCLAW.COM

Aleeya Elyana
Aleeya Elyana

Partner

+603 6419 4499

ALEEYA@IKCLAW.COM

Izad Kazran

Senior Associate | Founding Member

+603 6419 1118 (ext 133)

KAZRAN@IKCLAW.COM

Norzuliana Zulkifli

Office Manager

+603 6419 4499

NORZULIANA@IKCLAW.COM

MEET TEAM IKC LAWYERS

DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICE GROUP CORPORATE & REAL ESTATE PRACTICE GROUP
Phang Ja Mein
Phang Ja Mein

Senior Associate

+607 291 9868

JAMEIN@IKCLAW.COM

May Lee Xin Yi

Senior Associate

MAY.LEE@IKCLAW.COM

Muhaymin Faisal

Senior Associate II

LLB Hons (MMU)

+6012 482 6521

AMIN@IKCLAW.COM

Wong Poh Yee

Associate

LLB Hons (Belfast), CLP

POHYEE@IKCLAW.COM

Nur'ain Nadiah

Associate

LLB Hons (UiTM)

NADIAH@IKCLAW.COM

Nurina Iman Tihani

Associate

LLB Hons (UiTM)

TIHANI@IKCLAW.COM

Crystal Jan Wong Mae Kae

Associate

LLB Hons (Bristol)

CRYSTALJAN.WONG@IKCLAW.COM

Felicia Toh Yue Qian

Associate

LLB Hons (Cardiff)

FELICIA.TOH@IKCLAW.COM

David Tea Shang Quan

Associate

LLB Hons (Universiti Malaya)

SHANGQUAN@ikclaw.com

See Cai Xia

Associate

LLB Hons (Taylors)

CAIXIA@IKCLAW.COM

Gan E Hem

Paralegal

LLB Hons (Oxford Brookes), CLP

DR@IKCLAW.COM

Chua Vi Cher

Senior Associate

LLB Hons (Nottingham)

VICHER@IKCLAW.COM

Chin Cee Yen

Senior Associate II

LLB Hons (Oxford Brookes), CLP

CEEYEN@IKCLAW.COM

Nurul Ain Sofiya

Associate

LLB Hons (University of Malaya)

SOFIYA@IKCLAW.COM

Kee Yi Hong

Associate

LLB Hons (Queen's University) CLP

Nurul Atiqah Mohd Sani

Associate

LLB Hons (UiTM)

ATIQAH@IKCLAW.COM

Nurin Qistina

Associate

LLB Hons (UiTM)

NURIN@IKCLAW.COM

  • KHO SZE JIA

    MANAGING PARTNER

    Email

    szejia@ikclaw.com

    Contact number

    • +603 6419 9788

    Practice area

    • Adjudication & Construction
    • Arbitration
    • Corporate, Contractual & Commercial Disputes
    • General Litigation & Dispute Resolution
    • Fraud & Forensic Investigation

    EXPERIENCE

    Sze Jia is recognised as one of the LexisNexis® 40 UNDER 40 2023 Asia Pacific’s rising stars. He is also among the finalists for Young Lawyer of the Year 2024 by Asian Legal Business, Malaysia, by Thomson Reuters.

    He has experience in a wide variety of disputes, including arbitration, banking and financial disputes, construction, corporate, contractual, and commercial, defamation, energy, fraud, insurance and reinsurance, insolvency, oil and gas and tort.

    Sze Jia’s clients include local and international developers, manufacturers, major corporations, statutory bodies, universities, and private clients.

    Sze Jia is the lead retained counsel for a Chinese Developer ranked in Fortune Global 500 and its entities in Malaysia, adeptly manages a diverse range of disputes encompassing construction, contracts, commercial, fraud and employment issues. Currently overseeing over 60 cases, Sze Jia and his team navigate disputes exceeding a cumulative quantum of more than RM80 million.

    He has also been frequently instructed to conduct complex claims and disputes where forensic investigation and securing freezing orders urgently are required. He has recently been instructed to act for a group of private international clients in a claim for multijurisdictional fraud and conspiracy where the quantum is approximately USDT 100 million in cryptocurrency Tether.

    Sze Jia has appeared as counsel in various Malaysia Courts, including the Superior Courts and in Arbitration Proceedings involving energy, oil and gas, construction, insurance and reinsurance, telecommunications, and international commercial disputes.

    CAREER

    Sze Jia started his career in Zaid Ibrahim & Co’s largest Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He left ZICO together with Ariff Rozhan in 2015 and joined Ariff Rozhan & Co as a Senior Associate. He was part of Ariff’s Team for more than 7 years until he left in September 2018.

    Sze Jia is now the Managing Partner and the Head of Dispute Resolution, the largest practice group in IKC. He also heads the China Businesses and Enterprises Desk in IKC.

    EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION

    Arbitrator, Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)

    Arbitrator and Mediator, Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (BICAM)

    Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

    Member, Inter-Pacific Bar Association

    Commissioner for Oaths

    Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

    Certificate of Legal Practice, Legal Profession Qualifying Board Malaysia

    Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    LANGUAGES

    English

    Bahasa Malaysia (Malay)

    华语 (Mandarin)


  • CHRIS YEE ZIHERNG

    PARTNER

    Email

    chris@ikclaw.com

    Contact number

    • +603 6419 1118 (ext 118)

    Practice area

    • Real Estate & Commercial Banking
    • Corporate Commercial

    EXPERIENCE

    Chris has been recognised as a finalist for Deal Maker of the Year 2024 by Asian Legal Business, Malaysia, by Thomson Reuters.

    Chris has vast experience in advising private clients and corporations on the sale, purchase, leasing of commercial and residential properties, and on real estate and corporate financing, including Real Property Gains Tax.

    He represents the world’s largest manufacturer of gloves on its tenancy and property transactions, including in the purchase and tenancy of various properties for workers’ dormitories within a short period of time during the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Chris also acted for one of the international bubble tea chains in acquiring its new headquarter in Selangor, Malaysia.

    He frequently negotiates various contracts for both foreign and local clients, including sale and purchase agreements, individual and master tenancy, property financing and joint development.

    Chris also has experience in commercial transactions including in merger and acquisitions, sales of shares and shareholders’ agreement.


    CAREER

    Prior to joining IKC, Chris was the Head of Real Estate (Sub-sales) of Manjit Singh Sachdev, Mohammad Radzi & Partners.

    Chris now manages the Real Estate Practice of IKC.


    EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION

    Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

    Certificate of Legal Practice, Legal Profession Qualifying Board

    Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Northumbria University, United Kingdom


    LANGUAGES

    English

    Bahasa Malaysia (Malay)

    华语 (Mandarin)


  • ALEEYA ELYANA

    SENIOR ASSOCIATE

    Email

    aleeya@ikclaw.com

    Contact number

    • +603 6419 4499

    Practice area

    • General Litigation & Dispute Resolution
    • Land Reference

    EXPERIENCE

    Aleeya has experience in handling civil and commercial matters, including debt recoveries, fraud, negligence, construction, and employment disputes. She has advised and acted for government agencies and statutory bodies in a wide array of matters, including in negligence to land acquisition disputes.

    Aleeya also represented international protection and indemnity clubs in shipping and maritime disputes. She has conducted trials and hearings at all levels of Courts, including appeared as counsel at the Court of Appeal, Federal Court, and in Arbitration and Adjudication Proceedings.

    She is also able to draft and review various business agreements.

    CAREER

    Aleeya started her practice in Tommy Thomas, before joining Ariff Rozhan & Co. She later joined Tan Norizan & Associates as a Senior Associate. She is now a Senior Associate of Dispute Resolution, the largest practice group in IKC.

    EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION

    Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

    Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

    LANGUAGES

    English

    Bahasa Malaysia (Malay)


  • IZAD KAZRAN

    FOUNDING PARTNER

    Email

    kazran@ikclaw.com

    Contact number

    • +603 6419 1118 (ext 133)

    Practice area

    • Corporate Commercial
    • Projects, Utilities & Infrastructure
    • Company Secretarial
    • Intellectual Property (Trademark Registration)

    EXPERIENCE

    Kazran advises and represents both foreign and local clients in project management and development of various industries, including energy and power, oil and gas, highways, and construction.

    He also has experience in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.


    CAREER

    Kazran founded IKC in 2014.

    Prior to founding IKC, Kazran was practicing in the Projects, Utilities, and Infrastructure Practice Group of Zaid Ibrahim & Co.

    He was a former Non-Executive Director (Malaysia) of a leading global investment firm and a former Corporate Affairs Director (Malaysia) of the largest steel manufacturer company in Korea.


    EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION

    Registered Trademark Agent

    Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

    Certificate of Legal Practice, Legal Profession Qualifying Board Malaysia

    Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Monash University, Australia


    LANGUAGES

    English

    Malay


  • NORZULIANA ZULKIFLI

    OFFICE MANAGER & PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO MANAGING PARTNER

    Email

    norzuliana@ikclaw.com

    Education

    • Bachelor of Aquatic Resource Science & Management (UNIMAS)

  • PHANG JA MEIN

    SENIOR ASSOCIATE

    Email

    jamein@ikclaw.com

    Contact number

    • +607 291 9868

    Practice area

    • Banking & Financial Disputes
    • General Litigation & Dispute Resolution
    • Insurance

    EXPERIENCE

    Ja Mein manages and handles banking and financial disputes for the largest bank in Malaysia and other financial institutions, digital banks and financing platforms.

    She also has experience in dealing with professional indemnity insurance matters and has successfully acted for lawyers in claims for professional negligence and fraud.

    CAREER

    Ja Mein started her practice in Yeo Chambers, Johor Bahru, before joining Tay & Partners.

    She joined IKC in October 2020 as a Senior Associate. She is instrumental in setting up IKC Johor in 2022 and now heads IKC’s Practice in Johor.

    EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION

    Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

    Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Multimedia University

    LANGUAGES

    English

    Bahasa Malaysia (Malay)

    华语 (Mandarin)


  • MUHAMMAD AL MUHAYMIN BIN FAISAL

    ASSOCIATE

    Email

    amin@ikclaw.com

    Education

    • LLB Hons (MMU)

  • CHUA VI CHER

    SENIOR ASSOCIATE

    Email

    vicher@ikclaw.com

    Education

    • LLB Hons (Nottingham)
    • Barrister-at-Law

  • CHIN CEE YEN

    SENIOR ASSOCIATE II

    Email

    ceeyen@ikclaw.com

    Education

    • LLB Hons (Oxford Brookes), CLP

  • NURUL AIN SOFIYA

    ASSOCIATE

    Email

    sofiya@ikclaw.com

    Education

    • LLB Hons (University of Malaya)

  • KEE YI HONG

    TRAINEE ASSOCIATE

    Education

    • LLB Hons (Queen’s University), CLP