Tackling the public & private sectors challenges in whistleblowing

Vivien Fan

Vivien Fan graduated with a Second Class Honours (Division I) in Bachelor of Laws from Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom in 2014. She completed her Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) at University of Law, London and was called to the English Bar in July 2016. Vivien was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in September 2017. Having completed her pupillage in MahWengKwai & Associates under the guidance of Mr Raymond Mah and upon admission to the Malaysian Bar, she began her practice in MahWengKwai & Associates as an Associate in 2017.

Vivien continues her practice in MahWengKwai & Associates in the areas of general litigation particularly in criminal defence, debt recovery, land acquisitions, probate and administration of estates, contractual disputes, and tenancy disputes. Vivien is a member of the Malaysia Criminal Law Committee and is actively involved in probono work in collaboration with K&L Gates LLP in New York on two projects, the anti-slavery project and research and advisory work on international humanitarian law for the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Cassandra Nicole

Cassandra graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Northumbria University in Newcastle, United Kingdom in 2010 and was called to the Bar of England and Wales (Inner Temple) in 2011. She read in the chambers of Khan & Co under the guidance of Ms Sabriya Khan and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in November 2012. Cassandra also holds an LLM (Masters in Law) specializing in Transnational Law from King's College London.

Cassandra is involved in commercial, corporate and conveyancing matters and her primary areas of practice include corporate and commercial matters ranging from private limited companies, public listed companies to multinational companies. She has been largely involved in drafing corporate documents, project agreements, trusts, and advising on corporate regulatory matters as well as advising and negotiating on M&A transactions. Cassandra has also previously assisted in several litigation matters including divorce and child custody proceedings. Cassandra is also involved in several pro bono human rights cases and is an active member of the Bar Council Human Rights Committee. In 2019, Cassandra was selected to attend the United States Exchange Program for Religious Freedom and Interfaith Dialogue.

Cynthia Gabriel

Cynthia Gabriel is easily recognized as a key advocate of human rights and good governance in Malaysia and on the global platform. In June 2021, at a rare and exceptional invitation by the President of the United Nations General Assembly. Cynthia addressed the plenary of member states at their special session against corruption. Cynthia was appointed into the prestigious Global Future Councils of the World Economic Forum (WEF), on economic and anti- corruption issues for the term 2019-2020, an advisory body to the World Economic Forum, which meets every year in Davos, Switzerland. In 2020, Cynthia received a meritorious award by the King of Malaysia, for her outstanding efforts in fighting corruption and courage in advancing democratic freedoms in Malaysia and the region. Academically well-rounded, she has degrees in both the science and legal fraternities.

Moderator: Zafar Anjum

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