Areas of Practice
Litigation & Arbitration
Commercial disputes demand more than technical proficiency—they require strategic judgment, precision, and resolve. Celine & Oommen approaches each matter with a clear objective: to protect your interests while achieving the most efficient and commercially sound outcome. We act in complex litigation and arbitration across a broad spectrum of disputes, representing corporations, shareholders, and high-net-worth individuals. From pre-dispute advisory and risk assessment to advocacy before Courts and Arbitral Tribunals, we manage each stage with rigor and discretion. Whether pursuing or defending claims, we develop tailored strategies that align with your objectives, leveraging procedural tools, evidentiary analysis, and persuasive advocacy to secure decisive results.
Construction & Engineering
Construction and engineering projects are inherently complex, often involving multiple stakeholders, technical interfaces, and high-value risk allocation. When disputes arise, they demand a precise understanding of both the law and the underlying engineering realities. Celine & Oommen represents employers, main contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and energy companies in disputes across the construction and oil & gas sectors.
We act in claims involving delay and disruption, extensions of time, variations, defects, payment disputes, and termination, as well as upstream and downstream oil & gas matters. Our practice spans litigation, arbitration, adjudication, and other forms of dispute resolution, including proceedings under standard form contracts such as PAM, IEM, FIDIC, and bespoke EPC arrangements.
Working closely with industry experts, we distil complex technical issues into clear and persuasive cases. From project inception through to dispute resolution, we provide strategic advice aimed at mitigating risk, preserving commercial relationships where possible, and securing outcomes that are both legally robust and commercially pragmatic.
Corporate & Commercial
Business conflicts can arise at any stage—between shareholders, joint venture partners, directors, or with counterparties—and often carry significant financial, reputational, and operational consequences. Celine & Oommen advises and represents clients in a full spectrum of corporate and commercial disputes, including shareholder disagreements, breaches of fiduciary duty, contractual claims, and complex commercial litigation.
Our practice also encompasses fraud investigations and asset recovery, both domestically and internationally. We work with forensic accountants, investigators, and regulatory authorities to trace, preserve, and recover misappropriated assets, while pursuing remedies through litigation, arbitration, and enforcement proceedings
By combining strategic legal analysis with practical business insight, we craft solutions that protect your rights, safeguard value, and, where appropriate, restore assets efficiently. Our focus is on achieving outcomes that are legally sound, commercially realistic, and tailored to the unique circumstances of each dispute.
Real Estate & Property
Real estate and property disputes can be complex, high-stakes, and highly technical, often involving multiple parties, regulatory frameworks, and significant financial implications. Celine & Oommen advises and represents clients in a wide range of property-related matters, including landlord-tenant conflicts, property development disputes and boundary & title issues.
Our practice also covers strata management disputes and matters arising from compulsory land acquisition, providing strategic guidance to ensure that rights are protected and compensation is maximized. We tailor our approach to the unique circumstances of each case.
Banking & Financial Services
Disputes in the banking and financial services sector can involve complex regulatory frameworks, high-value transactions, and significant commercial consequences. Celine & Oommen represents clients across a full spectrum of banking and financial disputes, including loan defaults, mis-selling claims, derivatives and structured products, debt recovery, and regulatory enforcement matters.
Uniquely, we are conflict-free to act against financial institutions, allowing our clients to pursue claims or defend interests without restriction. We craft strategies that are commercially pragmatic, legally robust, and focused on achieving measurable results.
Insurance & Reinsurance
The landscape of risk is increasingly sophisticated, requiring a legal partner who understands both the technicalities of the policy and the commercial realities of the market. Celine & Oommen provides comprehensive advocacy in Insurance and Reinsurance disputes, balancing rigorous contractual analysis with a focus on efficient resolution. Our expertise spans the full spectrum of the industry, representing insurers, reinsurers, and intermediaries in complex claims involving professional indemnity, directors' and officers' liability, maritime hull and cargo, and large-scale industrial losses.
We navigate the intricate layers of treaty and facultative reinsurance, addressing issues of "follow the fortunes," late notice, and disclosure with precision. Whether through domestic litigation or international arbitration, we provide clear-eyed assessments of coverage and liability, ensuring that even in the face of catastrophic events or systemic risks, your interests are shielded by a defense that is as strategic as it is steadfast.
Insolvency & Restructuring
In a volatile economic climate, the line between financial distress and a successful turnaround often depends on the swiftness and precision of legal intervention. Celine & Oommen provides strategic counsel to creditors, distressed companies, and insolvency practitioners navigating the environment of debt recovery and organizational collapse. We recognize that insolvency is rarely just about liquidation; it is about the sophisticated balancing of competing interests to preserve value wherever possible.
Our expertise encompasses the full range of domestic and cross-border insolvency proceedings, from court-sanctioned schemes of arrangement and judicial management to the complexities of receivership and winding-up petitions. We represent clients in contentious disputes involving voidable transactions, directors’ breaches of duty, and the prioritization of claims. Whether defending a company’s right to restructure or ensuring a creditor’s recovery is maximized, our approach is defined by commercial pragmatism and a deep understanding of the statutory frameworks governing financial recovery.
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Established in April 2017, Celine & Oommen is a disputes-only law firm based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.