Mr. Leong is a regional director for trade consulting in the antitrust, competition, and trade regulation practice group. He is recognized in the area of customs advisory in Asia. In Singapore, he has advised more than half of the automotive import and distribution industry for more than two decades on matters pertaining to customs valuation, classification, post-entry audits, transfer pricing methodologies, wholesale/distribution/dealer contracts and advocacy with Singapore Customs. He was involved in several high profile matters with Singapore Customs, including one resulting in a landmark decision made by the Attorney-General’s Chambers in favour of the client.
In China, Mr. Leong has been involved in several significant customs valuation cases in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Huangpu, Waigaoqiao FTZ, Pudong Airport and several other jurisdictions. He has also represented clients on their trade and customs matters in India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.
Mr. Leong also works closely with Chinese SOEs and major Japanese multinational companies especially in infrastructure, water treatment/distribution and power generation in jurisdictions including Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines. In Myanmar, Mr. Leong has also been involved in foreign investment projects in telecommunications towers construction, automotive distribution, financial services and real estate.
