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Mr. Stanislaus J. Vincent Cross

Senior Partner / Managing Partner

Qualifications & admission

• LL.B (Honours), University of London, United Kingdom, 1999
• Certificate of Legal Practice, Legal Profession Qualifying Board, Malaysia, 2000
• Read in the chambers of Messrs Liow & Co under the pupilage of Mr. Liow Si Khoon
• Called to the Malaysian Bar in February 2001, and admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya

Banking career, before the law

Mr. Cross was attached to Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd from 1985 to 1995, serving in Operations, the Commercial Banking Division and ultimately the Corporate Banking Division (Klang Valley), Petaling Jaya, where he served for three years before leaving to pursue his legal education in the United Kingdom.

On his return to Malaysia he was attached to Pioneer Credit Management Services (M) Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian-Australian joint venture, as Assistant Manager, Audit and Internal Control.

Legal practice

He commenced pupillage with Messrs Liow & Co., laying foundations across a wide and diverse area of law including arbitration and construction law. He was then offered a position as Legal Assistant at Messrs Y H Teh & Quek, where he served for one year and acquired experience in defamation, negligence, banking and finance, family law and land acquisition. He has served as President of the Catholic Lawyers Society.

Principal clients at Messrs Y H Teh & Quek

• Citibank Bhd
• Public Bank Bhd
• AmFinance Bhd
• United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd
• CIMBL PTL (Chartered Surveyors) (M) Sdn Bhd
• Leong Hup Contract Farming Sdn Bhd
• Antara Holiday Villa Sdn Bhd

Professional strength

Mr. Cross has acquired valuable experience in corporate and legal affairs, and possesses sound knowledge in banking & finance and company law.

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Mr. Ryan Vincent Mathews Cross

Partner · admitted to the partnership 1 August 2026

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Called to the Bar of England and Wales as a member of the Honourable Society of Middle Temple

Pupillage

Mr. Ryan Cross commenced his legal career reading in the chambers of Messrs Jerald Gomez & Associates under the tutelage of Dato’ Jerald Gomez, gaining exposure across civil litigation, public law, constitutional law, commercial disputes, negligence and cross-border litigation.

Notable experience

During his time with Messrs Jerald Gomez & Associates, he was a member of the legal team acting for the family of Pastor Raymond Koh in proceedings before the High Court of Kuala Lumpur, and was also involved in the legal team acting for the family of Anna Jenkins in matters arising from the circumstances surrounding her death.

He further gained experience in international and cross-border disputes through a complex matter spanning Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Seychelles, giving him exposure to multi-jurisdictional disputes and the coordination of legal issues across jurisdictions.

Medico-legal practice

On completing pupillage, Mr. Ryan Cross joined Messrs Azim Tunku Farik & Wong, attached to the firm’s Medico-Legal Department. He was principally involved in medical negligence defence work, acting for medical practitioners, doctors and hospitals in claims brought by patients and their families — preparing pleadings and written submissions, conducting legal research, engaging medical experts and conducting litigation.

Current practice

He has developed experience across a broad range of civil and contentious matters, and continues to practise with an emphasis on litigation, dispute resolution and complex legal disputes.

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