Based on research conducted by Asia Business Law Journal, the following are Malaysia’s top 100 lawyers (including foreign legal counsel/advisors/consultants practising in Malaysia).
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 | Salwah Abdul Shukor Zain & Co |
| Key practice areas: Corporate |
 | Mohamed Ridza Abdullah Mohamed Ridza & Co |
| Key practice areas: Corporate, financing and commercial matters; M&A; listings of public companies; joint venture and consortium agreements |
 | Sunil Abraham Cecil Abraham & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial litigation; banking & securities litigation; public & administrative law; media law disputes; commercial arbitration |
 | Cecil Abraham Cecil Abraham & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial litigation; banking & securities litigation; public & administrative law; investment treaty arbitration; commercial arbitration |
 | Karen Abraham Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: IP work; IP litigation |
 | Romesh Abraham Shook Lin & Bok Tel: +603 2031 1788 Email: romesh@shooklin.com.my |
| Key practice areas: Insurance; shipping & aviation; general & civil litigation; employment & labour |
| Romesh Abraham was called to the Malaysian Bar in May 1984 and joined the firm as an associate in the same year. He has been a litigation partner in the firm since 1991 and is currently Head of the Labour and Industrial Disputes Department of the firm. His areas of practice include employment and administrative law and general tort and insurance claims. He has appeared in arbitrations conducted under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) pertaining to cross border joint venture and telecommunications disputes. Romesh has represented clients on a variety of employment disputes in the Industrial Court, High Court and at appellate level. He has also advised and acted as counsel in administrative and planning law issues and disputes involving local authorities. He has presented papers at several conferences including the Commonwealth Law Conference, the Asia Pacific In-House Counsel Summit and the Malaysian Law Conference. |
 | Wilfred Abraham Zul Rafique & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Adjudication; arbitration; commercial law litigation; construction litigation; insurance law |
 | Andri Aidham Badri Kadir Andri & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & securities; privatization |
 | Zain Azlan Zain & Co |
| Key practice areas: Real estate; banking |
 | Dhinesh Bhaskaran Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: Civil, commercial & corporate litigation; commercial arbitration; medical malpractice law; insurance law; environmental law |
 | Azman bin Othman Luk Rahmat Lim & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; Islamic finance; Regulatory compliance; maritime & aviation |
 | Ira Biswas Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution; commercial and civil litigation |
 | Adrian Chair Adnan Sundra & Low |
| Key practice areas: Landmark projects and development; energy, infrastructure & utilities; M&A; telecommunications and technology; joint ventures |
 | Vincent Chan Abdullah Chan |
| Key practice areas: Corporate finance; capital markets; M&A; takeovers; privatization |
 | Philip Chan Skrine |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; real estate; corporate/M&A; project finance; project development |
 | Chang Wei Mun Raja Darryl & Loh |
| Key practice areas: Construction; energy; infrastructure projects |
 | Chang Hong Yun Tay & Partners |
| Key practice areas: M&A; FDI; banking and financial services; real estate; data protection and privacy |
 | Adrian Chee Adnan, Sundra & Low |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; structured finance; debt and equity; Islamic finance |
 | Chen Lee Won Rahmat Lim & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Foreign investment; M&A; corporate restructurings; joint ventures; securities law |
 | Chew Phye Keat Raja Darryl & Loh |
| Key practice areas: Corporate; commercial; ICT; IP |
 | Brian Chia Wong & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Public and private M&A; private equity; corporate restructuring and reorganisations; labour & employment; antitrust/competition |
 | Chia Chee Hoong Rahmat Lim & Partner |
| Key practice areas: Corporate; commercial; M&A; private equity; securities regulation |
 | Esther Chik Wong & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; Islamic finance; debt transactions; loans & credit facilities; acquisition financing |
 | Chooi Mun Sou Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate; real estate |
 | Chung Swee Loong Albar & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; Islamic finance; project finance; securitisation |
 | Cyrus V Das Cyrus Das Advocates & Solicitors |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution; administrative and constitutional law |
 | WSW Davidson Azman Davidson & Co |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration; energy; taxation |
 | Felix Dorairaj Dorairaj Low & Teh |
| Key practice areas: Construction and real estate; shipping, maritime; aviation |
 | Foong Chee Meng Foong & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate; foreign investments and acquisitions |
 | Caroline Francis RamRais & Partners |
| Key practice areas: IP law; company secretarial practice; licensing; franchising |
 | Andre Gan Wong & Partners |
| Key practice areas: M&A; private equity; antitrust and competition; real estate; regulatory and compliance |
 | Gilbert Gan Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Key practice areas: Equity capital markets; M&A; securities regulations; FDI; exchange traded funds & derivatives |
 | Rajasingam Gothandapani Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: Shipping & maritime; dispute resolution; regulatory compliance & enforcement; land acquisition & town and country planning; energy, natural resources & green technology |
 | Ivan Ho Shook Lin & Bok Tel: +603 2031 1788 Email: ivanycho@shooklin.com.my |
| Key practice areas: Corporate; banking & finance; TMT |
| Ivan joined the firm in 1987 as an associate. He became a partner in 1994. He practises in the areas of Corporate, Banking & Finance and TMT. He has advised on and acted in respect of Malaysian and international transactions including acquisitions as well as disposals of corporations and of the business undertakings of corporations including commercial banks, investment banks, insurance companies, stockbroking companies, takeovers of companies (both friendly and hostile, for offerors and offerees), restructuring and amalgamation of companies, Companies Act section 176 schemes of arrangement, the issuance and offering of shares, debt and other securities, and legal due diligence exercises. He has also advised on incorporation of companies, formation of joint ventures, directors’ responsibilities, shareholders’ rights, and compliance with Malaysian corporate and securities laws generally. As part of his TMT practice, he has acted for TMT companies in relation to licensing agreements, supply contracts and system integration agreements as well as other companies in relation to TMT matters. |
 | Samuel Hong Kadir Andri & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate commercial; M&A; equity capital markets |
 | Siva Kumar Kanagasabai Skrine |
| Key practice areas: Maritime and shipping; employment; commercial litigation and arbitration; fraud and asset recovery |
 | Jeyanthini Kannaperan Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: Land dispute; commercial and corporate disputes; banking (including Islamic or Syariah banking and finance); insolvency; restructuring |
 | Khoo Guan Huat Kadir Andri & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & securities; equity capital markets |
 | Khoo Guan Huat Skrine |
| Key practice areas: IP litigation and enforcement; TMT disputes; international arbitration |
 | Adrian Yeow York Koh Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate finance; corporate and commercial advisory; corporate and securities regulation; M&A |
 | Philip Tong Ngee Koh Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh |
| Key practice areas: Contract & investment laws; M&A; financial services & securities industries; corporate law & governance |
 | Arun Krishnalingam Sativale Mathew Arun |
| Key practice areas: Shipping law; admiralty |
 | Vijey Mohana Krishnan Raja Darryl & Loh |
| Key practice areas: Taxation law |
 | Suan Im Kung Zul Rafique & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; Islamic finance; project finance; financial restructuring |
 | Christopher Lee Christopher & Lee Ong |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; M&A; major projects; banking & finance |
 | Hock Chye Lee Christopher & Lee Ong |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; general corporate commercial; real estate |
 | Lin Li Lee Tay & Partners |
| Key practice areas: IP; franchising and licensing; data protection & privacy; telecommunication, multimedia & technology; life science & healthcare |
 | Christopher Leong Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution |
 | Jeff Leong Jeff Leong Poon & Wong |
| Key practice areas: M&A; shipping; business transactions; logistics |
 | Wai Hong Leong Skrine |
| Key practice areas: International and domestic arbitration; corporate and commercial litigation; civil litigation; professional liability; defamation |
 | Lilian Liew Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; debt capital market;Islamic finance & banking |
 | Chee Wee Lim Skrine |
| Key practice areas: International arbitration; fraud and asset recovery; commercial litigation and arbitration; regulatory enforcement |
 | Chin Hian (Mark) Lim Wong & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; Islamic finance; debt capital markets; projects financing; projects |
 | Loh Siew Cheang Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution involving companies; securities laws |
 | Loh Mei Mei Zul Rafique & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; debt capital market; Islamic finance; securitisation; project finance |
 | Janet LH Looi Skrine |
| Key practice areas: M&A; corporate governance; foreign direct investment and joint ventures; environmental law; competition law |
 | Loy Tuan Bee Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff |
| Key practice areas: Real estate; banking & finance |
 | Aznam Mansor Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill |
| Key practice areas: Commercial litigation; banking & insolvency; tax, SST and customs |
 | Azmi Mohd Ali Azmi & Associates Tel: + 603 2118 5001 Email: azmi@azmilaw.com |
| Key practice areas: M&A; projects; foreign investments; corporate & commercial; energy, oil & gas |
| Azmi Mohd Ali is a senior corporate & commercial lawyer and corporate leader in Malaysia with more than 30 years’ experience in leading major corporate legal transactional works of substantial value. He started his career in Petronas in 1984. His current positions include:
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 | Faisal Moideen Moideen & Max +603 6205 9288/6205 9388 Email: faisal@moideenmax.com |
| Key practice areas: General litigation; sports law; industrial relations & employment; environmental & aviation Law; construction law |
| Faisal Moideen, founding and managing partner of Moideen & Max, is an experienced lawyer dedicated to the litigation practice. As a seasoned litigation counsel, Faisal is frequently engaged in trial and appellate advocacy at all levels of court from the industrial court to the federal court. A focused problem-solver, Faisal is analytical and aggressive in developing strategies and practical solutions for clients. He is regularly sought after for his counsel and advice on a wide range of legal related issues and subjects ranging from construction law, sports law, environmental law and criminal law. His articulate and persuasive advocacy in court has also earned him praise and respect among his peers including senior members of the Bar. Faisal represents various multi-national companies including the national petroleum corporation and various national sports association / bodies. Faisal is also a trainer for the Advocacy Training Course run by the Bar Council. |
 | Moy Pui Yee Rahmat Lim & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Takeovers; M&A; joint ventures; foreign investments; corporate and commercial transactions |
 | Datuk Naban Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill |
| Key practice areas: Tax, SST and customs; dispute resolution; employment and industrial relations; IP; banking and finance |
 | Nitin Nadkarni Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill |
| Key practice areas: International arbitration |
 | Rabindra S Nathan Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: Litigation cases relating to banking and insolvency, corporate matters, swaps and derivatives; international commercial arbitration |
 | Rajendra Navaratnam Azman Davidson & Co |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration; construction; insurance; IP |
 | Ng Swee Kee Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A; energy-solar, oil & gas; logistics/e-commerce; infrastructure; technology media & communications |
 | Nik Norzrul Thani Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Key practice areas: Securities & regulatory compliance; corporate finance & securities; Islamic finance & banking; M&A; corporate banking |
 | Ong Chee Kwan Christopher & Lee Ong |
| Key practice areas: Commercial litigation; shipping |
 | Charmayne Ong Skrine |
| Key practice areas: IP; TMT; data; product law |
 | Jerry Ong Zul Rafique & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Acquisitions, mergers & takeovers; corporate restructuring; foreign investments; private equity & venture capital; equity capital markets |
 | Jalalullail Othman Shook Lin & Bok Tel: +603 2031 1788 Email: jal@shooklin.com.my |
| Key practice areas: Corporate; banking & finance; real estate; commercial & conveyancing; Islamic finance; loan & debt restructuring |
| Jal Othman is a partner in the corporate and commercial law practice group in Shook Lin & Bok, one of the oldest and largest law firm in Malaysia. Jal works with a team of approximately 20 lawyers advising on corporate and commercial deals, both for onshore and cross border clients. His portfolio of work includes advising on a wide range of corporate mergers and acquisitions, business disposal plans, internal company restructuring and joint ventures and other commercial collaborations. Jal’s involvement in the banking and finance practice group of the Firm provides a firm footing in corporate finance and this effectively complements his work in the corporate department. Jal is also very much involved in public sector advisory work and has dealings with several governmental ministries, departments and agencies. These include the following:
Public sector works include concession agreements, facilitation fund agreements, collaboration agreements and business off take agreements. |
 | Phang Sweet Ping Albar & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Risk management; knowledge management; litigation |
 | Deepak Pillai Christopher & Lee Ong |
| Key practice areas: TMT; data privacy |
 | Kenny Poon Jeff Leong Poon & Wong |
| Key practice areas: Corporate commercial; corporate finance; M&A; takeovers; cross border transactions |
 | Chew Soon Quay Skrine |
| Key practice areas: M&A; corporate restructuring |
 | Zulkifly Rafique Zul Rafique & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; corporate, M&A; projects & corporate advisory; corporate real estate |
 | Ariff Rozhan Ariff Rozhan & Co |
| Key practice areas: General litigation and general dispute resolution; corporate, contractual and commercial disputes; arbitration; banking & financial disputes; insurance and reinsurance |
 | Deepak Sadasivan Adnan, Sundra & Low Tel: + 603 2070 0466 Email: deepak.sadasivan@asl.com.my |
| Key practice areas: Securitization; Islamic finance; debt capital markets; derivatives; project finance |
| Deepak Sadasivan, managing partner of Adnan Sundra & Low, is recommended as a market leader in IFLR 1000’s IFLR1000’s Financial and Corporate Rankings 2018 and is a highly ranked lawyer in a number of legal publications, including Asialaw Profiles Leading Lawyers 2018 (Market Leading Lawyer) and Chambers Asia-Pacific Global and Asia-Pacific Guides 2018 respectively in the areas of banking & finance and Islamic finance in Malaysia (Band 1). He was also honoured with the Managing Partner of the Year Award at the Asia Legal Business (ALB) Malaysia Law Awards 2016 in recognition of his stewardship of the firm. Deepak’s experience includes banking work such as capital market financing, security documentation, straight financing, corporate work such as acquisitions, listings, joint ventures, restructuring and corporate and commercial litigation work. His early finance experience included acting for arrangers, lenders, underwriters and agents in relation to loan facilities taken by both the government of Malaysia and corporations and advising on the recapitalisation of various Malaysian financial institutions during the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. He is particularly experienced in structuring and documenting Islamic financing transactions which include advising on the world’s first Green SRI Sukuk, the world’s first exchangeable Sukuk (and also the largest ever exchangeable issuance in Malaysia); advising on Malaysia’s first Islamic stapled securities transaction; advising Malaysia’s first municipal bonds issuance (also the first bonds to employ a parallel Mudharabah Islamic structure) and advising on the template documentation for an Islamic Derivatives Master Agreement. Deepak is also extensively involved in project finance work and has advised on the financing of several significant infrastructure and energy projects in Malaysia, including the privatisation of water supply in Malaysia, solar and coal fired power plants and the development of expressways in Malaysia. In addition to the above, he advised on a number of significant and award-winning transactions in 2018, including the world’s first Green SRI Sukuk and the inaugural Islamic capital markets issuance of Malaysia’s first and only financial guarantee insurer. The firm has been privileged to receive recognition for its strong track record in advising on finance and corporate matters including: ALB Malaysia Law Awards, 2017 and 2018; Islamic Finance News Deals of the Year Awards 2018. |
 | Iain Sedgley Sedgley & Co |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; M&A; projects & construction; private clients |
 | Syed Naqiz Shahabuddin Naqiz & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Finance; energy & power; construction; automotive; defence; IT |
 | Michael Soo Shook Lin & Bok Tel: +603 2031 1788 Email: michaelsoo@shooklin.com.my |
| Key practice areas: IP; IT & licensing |
| Michael Soo is the current Managing Partner of the firm. He joined the firm in 1993 as a partner and is the head of the IP and IT Department. Michael was the past president of the Malaysia Intellectual Property Association (MIPA) and is currently the president of Asian Patent Attorneys Association, Malaysia Country Group, and a councillor of Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA). He was a member of the Copyright Law Review Ad-hoc Committee, under the Attorney General’s Chambers, Malaysia, and is a member of the IP Committee of the Bar Council of Malaysia. He has practised exclusively in all areas of IP law, with emphasis on enforcement and civil litigation, for over 30 years. He has appeared as lead counsel or co-counsel in a number of infringement and/or passing-off actions before the High Court, Court of Appeal and Federal Court (formerly known as Supreme Court). |
 | Ambiga Sreenevasan Sreenevasan |
| Key practice areas: Civil, commercial and corporate litigation; IP; industrial law |
 | Tiang Joo Su Cheah Teh & Su |
| Key practice areas: Litigation; dispute resolution; arbitration; mediation |
 | Su Siew Ling Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Key practice areas: IP |
 | Chea Li (Lily) Tan Albar & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; capital markets; Islamic finance; project finance |
 | Tan Ming-Li Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate; M&A; wealth management |
 | Tan Kong Yam Kadir Andri & Partners |
| Key practice areas: M&A; equity capital markets; private equity |
 | Nicholas Tan Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: Take-overs; M&A; joint ventures; corporate and commercial transactions |
 | Sharon Tan Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Key practice areas: Communications, media & technology; competition; corporate commercial |
 | Tay Weng Hwee Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill |
| Key practice areas: Corporate and M&A; banking & finance; real estate & construction; equity markets |
 | Tay Beng Chai Tay & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate work; M&A; equity capital markets; private equity; competition law |
 | Marcus van Geyzel Peter Ling & Van Geyzel |
| Key practice areas: Corporate; M&A; labour and employment |
 | Linda Wang Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
| Key practice areas: IP law and litigation |
 | Wong Chin Chin Adnan, Sundra & Low |
| Key practice areas: M&A; corporate advisory; IPOs; privatisation of companies; real estate |
 | Wong Tat Chung Wong Beh & Toh |
| Key practice areas: Equity corporate finance; M&A; competition law |
 | Wong Jin Nee Wong Jin Nee & Teo |
| Key practice areas: IP |
 | Yean Sim Miow Skrine |
| Key practice areas: Real estate; wealth management, trust and charities; banking & finance; corporate and commercial; projects, mining and infrastructure |
 | Grace Yeoh Shearn Delamore & Co |
| Key practice areas: M&A and takeovers; regulatory advice; structuring and restructuring; private wealth; energy, natural resources and green technology |
 | Leonard Soon Beng Yeoh Tay & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution & arbitration; labour, employment & industrial relations; building and construction; trade, safeguards and competition disputes; insolvency and corporate recovery |
 | Yoong Sin Min Shook Lin & Bok Tel: +603 2031 1788 Email: smyoong@shooklin.com.my |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance litigation; civil litigation |
| Sin Min joined the firm in 1985 and became a partner in 1992. She has been admitted to the Bars of both Malaya and Singapore, and is a litigator in civil disputes, with her specialty being the area of Banking & Finance Litigation. Her experience encompasses all legal problems related to and faced by financial institutions and she acts for such institutions in claims by and against them. She regularly acts and renders advice in matters relating to private debt securities (conventional and Islamic), receiverships and insolvencies, restructuring of debts and schemes of arrangements, handles disputes relating to performance bonds, syndicated loans, Islamic financing, trade finance and forward foreign exchange transactions, financial derivatives, investment banking, bills of exchange, ship financing and maritime vessel ownership matters, as well as various financial products of financial institutions. She has been involved in numerous legal disputes relating to land law and company law and has defended various institutions against a variety of claims including for negligence, defamation, conspiracy and fraud. |
