Lawyer’s Profile:

Sumita Balasubramaniam is a Legal Associate at Messrs Zaid Ibrahim Suflan T H Liew & Partners where she is involved in general, civil and commercial litigation particularly insurance and defamation disputes.

Sumita read law at Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom, and graduated with honours in 2017. She was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law in England and Wales as a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in 2020 following her completion of the Bar Professional Training Course at BPP University, London. Sumita is also a recognised and accredited SIMI Civil/ Commercial Mediator.

Sumita completed her pupillage at Jessy & Associates, a boutique labour and industrial law firm in Penang. Upon completion, Sumita was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in January 2022 and commenced practice as an Associate with Harjit Sandhu, Wan & Associates in Kuala Lumpur.

Languages spoken

• English
• Malay
• Punjabi (Basic)
• Conversational Mandarin