Mei San (Melody) Leong

Research Fellow

Project Activities

South Sudan

Other Activities and Research Interests

International Law, Constitutional Law, International Trade and Dispute Resolution, Natural Resource Governance, Public Policy

Since 8/2024 Research Fellow, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law

04/2021 – 10/2023 Legal Counsel, a multinational LNG company headquartered in Singapore

2019 – 2020 Master of Public Policy, University of Oxford

2017 – 2019 Executive Committee Member, Association of Women Lawyers (Malaysia) 

2017 – 2019 Member of the Malaysian Bar Council Child Rights Committee 

02/2016 – 09/2019 Senior Associate, Construction, Energy & Infrastructure Practice Group, Raja, Darryl & Loh Advocates & Solicitors (Malaysia)

02/2012 – 02/2016 Associate, Construction, Energy & Infrastructure Practice Group, Raja, Darryl & Loh Advocates & Solicitors (Malaysia) 

02/2012 Admitted to the Malaysian Bar

06/2011 – 10/2011 Legal Aid Intern, UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency, Malaysia 

07/2010 – Admitted to the Bar of England and Wales 

2009 – 2010 Postgraduate Diploma in Bar Vocational Studies, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

2006 – 2009 Bachelor of Laws, Cardiff University (United Kingdom)       

  • Member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn (United Kingdom)
  • Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (2018 – 2020)