Martin Chen

Martin provides support in the areas of legal and secretarial compliance in relation to the portfolio of Hektar REIT. He has more than 14 years of experience with the group. Prior to this, Martin was in legal practice as an Advocate and Solicitor with the law firms Jeyaratnam & Chong and subsequently Zul Rafique & Partners, one of the largest award winning commercial law firms in Malaysia. At Zul Rafique & Partners, he was with the Property Practice Group and has advised local, multinational and international corporations in land and property matters, and joint land development agreements. In terms of banking matters, he has acted for both lenders as well as borrowers in respect of corporate and retail loans. Martin also has considerable knowledge and experience in strata management matters and has advised clients in the incorporation of joint management bodies and management corporations. He has previously served as a committee member in joint management bodies for commercial and residential strata buildings in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Melaka and has appeared before Strata Management Tribunals in relation to legal disputes concerning strata buildings. Martin graduated from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree and holds a Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) from the Legal Qualifying Board, Malaysia. He was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2002. Martin is also a Registered Property Manager, a profession governed by The Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers (BOVEAP), Malaysia and a holder of the Capital Markets Services Representative’s License (CMSRL) issued by the Securities Commission of Malaysia under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007. He was recently selected as a finalist for the In-House Lawyer of the Year Award for the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Malaysia Law Awards 2022 while the In-House Legal team led by Martin was also selected as a finalist for the Malaysia In-House Team of the Year Category at the same Awards.