Yeoh Mazlina & Partners

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CIK SOFINI BAIDA BTE BAN

Qualification: LLB (Hons) IIU

Senior Partner

Cik Sofini graduated with second class (upper) honours in law from International Islamic University, Malaysia in year 2000. During her first year at university, she won a scholarship from Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad under their Tertiary Education Scholarship Scheme, making her one out of only four recipients of the said scholarship that year.

Upon graduation, she worked at Alliance Bank for three years in their legal department. In November 2003, she decided to leave and commence pupillage in Kuala Lumpur and was called to the Malaysian Bar as Advocate and Solicitor in 2005.

In April 2008, Cik Sofini decided to leave law practice to join Citigroup Kuala Lumpur Centre of Excellence. As Regional Contracts Manager, she managed negotiations of cash account and product documentation with various multi-national companies clients across Asia, Europe and America. While working there, she received recognition for her work from Citigroup when she won the Asia Superstar Service Award and Employee Sport Award. However, her stint with Citigroup ended after only eighteen months when she left in October 2009 to be with her family in London, United Kingdom.

Cik Sofini joined Yeoh Mazlina & Partner as a partner in July 2011.