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 Module 8: Competition law and public M&A in The draft programme and venues for the seminar series - to
ASEAN+6 contexts be held in 5 Australian and 10 ASEAN cities, between 1
October 2018 and 31 March 2018 - are set out above.
 Module 9: Assessment module (undertaken to be
eligible gain a credit for the subject. ▄▌ The IPBA, Bar Council Malaysia and Law Society of
Singapore are project partners with the College. ▄▌

Australia-ASEAN Lawyers Regional Engagement Raphael Tay ASEAN+6 programme ambassador
Project - seminar series in 2018-19
aphael Tay is to join the Col Asia team as an
he COL Asia Australia-ASEAN Lawyers Regional R ambassador for the COL-IPBA ASEAN+6 LLM
T Engagement Project will promote regional engagement programme. Raphael, a partner in Kuala Lumpur firm Chooi &
between Australian and ASEAN lawyers through: Company, has been in practice for over 27 years and has
 A 15-city seminar series to promote trade in services extensive experience in corporate and commercial, mergers
within the region, with a focus on trade in legal services and acquisitions and information technology law. His keen
interest in and knowledge of the economics and politics of
 Establishing an Australian-ASEAN Lawyers' Network
South East Asia results in many invitations to present

SEMINAR PROGRAMME
 DFAT speaker on our existing/future regional free trade
agreements, with a focus on trade in services and on
legal services in particular:
 ASEAN-Australia/New Zealand Free Trade
Agreement (AANZFTA)
 Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership (RCEP)
 Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement
for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
 Provision of legal services under free trade
agreements.
 Speaker from the host bar association/law society.
 Speaker on the local rules applying to foreign lawyers.
 Speaker on the impact of ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC).
 How to join the Australia-ASEAN Lawyers’ Network.
 Concluding social networking event. Raphael Tay in front of the College’s exhibit booth at the

ASEAN IPBA 2018 Annual Conference in Manila, The Philippines.
 Bangkok, Thailand seminars and conduct conferences organised by both private
 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam and government sectors. Raphael is the College’s Subject
 Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam Matter (SME) for two ASEAN+6 LLM subjects: ASEAN+6
Commercial Law Practice and ASEAN+6 Mergers and
 Jakarta, Indonesia Acquisitions Practice. Raphael also taught the first COL
 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia student in ASEAN+6 Mergers and Acquisitions Practice.
Raphael’s official title is Executive Director of the ASEAN+6
 Manila, The Philippines
LLM programme and he starts his new part-time contract role
 Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 1 July 2018. ▄▌
 Singapore, Singapore
 Vientiane. Laos Meet our ASEAN+6 LLM subject matter experts
 Yangon, Myanmar n the last COL Asia Newsletter (October 2017) we profiled
I four of our ASEAN+6 LLM subject matter experts (SMEs):
AUSTRALIA
 Raphael Tay - Partner in Kuala Lumpur firm Chooi &
 Adelaide, South Australia Company. SME for ASEAN+6 Commercial Law Practice
 Brisbane, Queensland ASEAN+6 and Mergers and Acquisitions Practice.
 Sydney, New South Wales  David Ong - Previously a partner in Chooi & Company,
 Melbourne, Victoria David is now based in Melbourne as a Senior Associate
with Herbert Smith Freehills. SME for ASEAN+6 Banking
 Perth, Western Australia and Finance Practice.

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