Karen Foong

Karen Foong is a Partner in Rahmat Lim & Partners' Regulatory & Compliance Department, specializing in Compliance Law. She advises financial institutions and corporations on financial services laws and regulations, including licensing, regulatory compliance, and conduct of business requirements for banking, securities, derivatives, asset management, and capital markets businesses. She has also assisted domestic and foreign entities in regulatory enquiries and investigations concerning potential, alleged, or actual breaches of laws or binding guidelines.

Karen holds an LL.B. Law degree from the University of Reading (2008) and a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford (2011). She was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2010. She has co‑authored the Malaysia chapters of the Banking Regulation Global Guide and The International Comparative Legal Guide to Anti‑Money Laundering.