GMAP Internship Report / GMAP インターンシップ報告書
No. 2022-04
I. Basic information / 基本情報
1) Name / 名前：Chisa Yano
2) Enrolled year / 入学年：2021
3) Period of internship / インターン期間：19th Aug. 2022 ~ 2nd Sep. 2022
4) Place of internship / インターン場所：Jeff Leong, Poon and Wong (JLPW) Law Firm,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5) Person who accepted your internship / インターン受入担当者：Mr. Jeff Leong
6) Content of work in your internship / インターン中の作業内容
Task 1: Making a legal due diligence report
Task 2: Compilation of the Due Diligence Working Group report
II. Details and impressions / 詳細と感想
Including the following points: merits, demerits, lessons, contribution to your future career, personal experience etc.

During my short-term internship, I belonged to a team in charge of legal due diligence work. Onweekdays, I worked on my tasks from am 9:30 to pm 6:00. After work and on my days off, I spenttime visiting sightseeing spots and playing sports with the lawyers in the firm. Thanks to everyone in
the firm, I learned and experienced not only legal practices but also Malaysian culture. In this report,I will describe the things that left an impression on me.
1.

My Tasks

My first task was to make a legal due diligence report for a client. The client was a Venture Capital
investor planning to invest in a start-up company. The client had requested the firm to legallyresearch the target company.
As the first procedure of the legal due diligence, my supervisor advised me to read the CCM Search
Report published by the Companies Commission Malaysia. The report includes material points
regarding incorporation of the company, and therefore, referring to this material, I was able to fill inmost of the basic information about the company listed at the beginning of the legal due diligencereport.
After understanding the overview of the company, I read several agreements such as Shareholders’
Agreement, Convertible Unsecured Loan Stocks Agreement, Equity Crowdfunding Agreement,
Joint and Several Guarantee Agreement and so on. Reading these agreements, I gained practical1

knowledges regarding M&A and business investments.
My second task was to make a Due Diligence Working Group report. The client was planning toacquire lands. Because the client is a listed company, the submission of the circular to Malaysian
authority was necessary.
The team had completed a legal due diligence for the client and made a circular. Therefore, my task
was to make a file for all parties of legal due diligence working group, as the evidence of due
diligence, the submission and acceptance of the circular. I printed out all the paperwork, looked forsigned materials and filed them. After the compilation of the files, my supervisor confirmed it andsent to the parties.
One of my objectives for the internship was to understand how a company become bigger in thebusiness practice. This objective has been fully achieved through these tasks. This experience will bereally helpful for my future career as a business consultant.

2.

Judicial System of Malaysia

On the first day of the internship, I visited “KOMPLEKS MAHKAMAH KUALA LUMPUR(Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex)”, an Islamic building that looks like a mosque. In the building,there are three levels of courts: High Courts, Sessions Courts and Magistrates Courts.
Luckily, on that day, there was a ceremony to register as a lawyer. People in Malaysia call thisceremony “only lucky one” in courts (because, generally, legal problems = not happy things are dealt
with in courts). In this ceremony, those who have completed nine months of training at a law firm
(after obtaining a bachelor's degree in law) are dressed in a gown as a symbol of a lawyer. Since
Malaysia adopts common law system as a former colony of the United Kingdom, the British-style oflegal gowns remain as a tradition.
From the lecture by my supervisor and conversations with others, I learned that there is Syariah lawin Malaysia. Syariah law is the Islamic religious law and it is applied for only Muslim. Each state inMalaysia has its own Syariah law and court. In Syariah Courts, only Muslim people can be a judge
and advocate for as a lawyer. People’s religion is confirmed through Malaysian Identify Cards.
Everyone in Malaysia has an identify card and it includes the statement of religion. The religion isdetermined according to father’s religion and it can be changed once in a life. This kind of system istotally different from Japan. Therefore, it is very interesting for me.
3.

Others[The Firm’s party for Independence Day]
31st of August is Independence Day of Malaysia. There is no work on 31st August and the firmholds a lunch party each year on the day before Independence Day. In addition to enjoying
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conversations with the lawyers and staff of the firm, I performed a Japanese festival dance as anintern’s short performance.
[Sightseeing]
During my staying in Malaysia, I visited “Putra Mosque in Putrajaya”, “Kek Lok Tong Temple inIpoh” and “Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur”, respectively for Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism.
Through visiting these places, I was able to learn about the basic characteristics of each religion andabout Malaysia as a multi-religious country.

4.

Conclusion

Through my internship, I was able to gain valuable experience that will help my future career. Also,
outside of working hours, I had many opportunities to converse with people in the firm. Throughconversations with them, I could learn about Malaysia's religions culture, food, and life. I am gratefulto Mr. Jeff Leong and all the friendly lawyers and staff in the firm. Without supports from everyonein the firm and the university, this opportunity would not have been possible. I greatly appreciate thiswonderful opportunity. Thank you very much, everyone!

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Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex

The Firm’s party for Independence Day

Petronas Twin Towers
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