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Donovan Lee Shyun Lee

Donovan Lee Shyun Hyn is a lawyer focusing in the areas of Education, Fitness, Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Sports laws.

Donovan graduated from the University of Malaya with a LL.B (Hons) in 2011. He was admitted and enrolled as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya at Kuala Lumpur on 1st October 2012.

Prior to joining Foong Cheng Leong & Co. as the firm's first Legal Associate in March 2016, Donovan completed his pupillage at ZICOlaw Malaysia in August 2012 and subsequently commenced his legal practice at the Taxation and Private Clients practice group of Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill. He then practised at Arianti Dipendra Jeremiah in the areas of conveyancing and corporate. He ceased practice at the end of August 2013 to pursue his late found passion in fitness.

Donovan first became a legal recruitment consultant with eLawyer, which was when he started teaching RPM, an indoor group cycling exercise programme on a part-time basis. He entered the fitness industry full-time several months later when the opportunity arose where he worked at Fitness First Malaysia as an elite personal trainer, group exercise instructor & membership consultant and thereafter as an education executive and fitness tutor at Fitness Innovations Malaysia (FITM).

With Donovan's first-hand experience of working in various departments of the world’s largest fitness centre chain and the biggest fitness education centre chain in Asia, he knows precisely how commercial fitness centres and education centres are set up and run successfully. He is able to leverage on these experiences to support and empower both the fitness and education industry professionals in fulfilling their duty of care toward their clients by following professional standards and guidelines.

As a result, Donovan is able to provide a unique service that no other lawyers can match: cutting-edge legal advice and service based upon a broad primary knowledge of the fitness and education industries with responsive, forward-thinking and cost-effective solutions. The non-exhaustive list of legal services that he provides is as follows:

Education

Drafting or reviewing of franchise/ licence agreement for education centres;

Trademark registration for education centres;

Drafting or reviewing of employment agreements for management and staffs;

Advising on regulatory issues relevant to the set up and running of education centres;

Advising on employment law related areas including contractual issues, leave entitlements, unfair dismissal claims, adverse action claims, redundancy, post termination restraints, performance management, maternity leave, workplace surveillance, workplace policies and procedures, including internet policies and discrimination/ harassment policies;

Acquisition and sale of businesses, including due diligence;

Negotiating premises leases and lease disputes;

Business restructures and advise on business and asset protection;

Debt refinancing;

Entering, exiting or establishing partnerships, including resolving partnership disputes;

Business succession planning and advice;

Lawsuit prevention;

Other legal matters involving education centres.

Fitness

Drafting or reviewing of franchise/ licence agreement for fitness centres;

Trademark registration for fitness centres;

Creation of image rights structures and image rights licensing;

Drafting or reviewing of employment agreements for management staffs, personal trainers, fitness instructors, group fitness instructors, membership consultants, front of house/ customer service, etc.;

Advise and representation in professional negligence and public liability claims;

Advise and representation in complaints and demands for compensation;

Advising on regulatory issues relevant to the set up and running of fitness centres and to fitness professionals;

Advising on employment law related areas including contractual issues, leave entitlements, unfair dismissal claims, adverse action claims, redundancy, post-termination restraints, performance management, maternity leave, workplace surveillance, workplace policies and procedures, including internet policies and discrimination/ harassment policies;

Acquisition and sale of businesses, including due diligence;

Negotiating premises leases and lease disputes;

Business restructures and advise on business and asset protection;

Debt refinancing;

Entering, exiting or establishing partnerships, including resolving partnership disputes;

Business succession planning and advice;

Lawsuit prevention;

Other legal matters involving fitness centres.

Sports

Drafting or reviewing of rules and regulations;

Drafting or reviewing of endorsement, sponsorship and merchandising agreements;

Drafting or reviewing of hosting, venue, promoter, broadcasting, event management, ticketing, participation and supplier agreements;

Creation of image rights structures and image rights licensing;

Advising on the exploitation of image/ brand on traditional advertising platforms and various forms of new media;

The enforcement of privacy rights;

Reputation management;

Advising on regulatory issues relevant to sports bodies/ associations;

Advising on issues of risk management and relevant regulatory and legal obligations for the members of the sports bodies/ associations;

Advising on property purchases and leases;

Advising on Memorandum and Articles and/or Constitution;

Acts in mediation/ litigation brought by or against sport bodies/ associations;

Disciplinary and anti-doping proceedings;

Other legal matters involving athletes and sports bodies/ associations.

Donovan is also devoted towards serving the Malaysian Bar and upholding the rule of law.

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