Mei Pheng Lee

Upon graduating from the University of Malaya with a First Class Honours in 1983, Datin Dr Lee became a fellow and tutor at the Law Faculty, University of Malaya. In 1985, Datin Dr Lee joined the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) as Head, Legal Department and served as Assistant Vice President in the Malaysia Central Office and subsequently in Kuching Branch, a position she held until she left the bank in 1994 to join Detta Samen & Co., Advocates as a partner. She is currently a senior partner and banking and finance law consultant in Detta Samen & Co Advocates. Datin Dr Lee was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in April 1984 and an advocate of the High Court in Borneo in Kuching in August 1989. On the 9th April 2000, she was admitted as an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Bankers, Malaysia. Datin Dr Lee served as chief examiner for law subjects for bankers (IBBM) since 1985 and as examiner for accountants (MAPCA) and presently trains banking and audit examiners and writes manuals, reference books and examination texts for the banking industry, local and international universities and colleges. She also contributed as External Assessor for Law subjects for the Wawasan Open University in Penang during its incorporation. Datin Dr Lee obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy upon completion of her 4-year doctorate studies in banking law University of Liverpool in 2001. Her research was on banking frauds; in particular, on forged cheques. Her area of specialization was on banking and finance law.