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    Welcome to the ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2022!

     

    WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED! Check out out full list of winners by clicking "Winners" tab.

    ALB'S VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
    Date: Thursday, 24 March 2022
    Time: 8pm (GMT+8)    

    Asian Legal Business (ALB) is proud to present the 9th annual ALB Malaysia Law Awards - the pre-eminent legal awards in Asia! These prestigious awards will pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house teams in Malaysia and around the region. 

    Let us celebrate ALB’s virtual awards ceremony together at the comfort of our homes with our favorite food and drinks! 

    For queries regarding submissions and event
    Contact: Lokesh Bogati at lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com

    For sponsorship opportunities and audience profiles in the past awards
    Contact: Amantha Chia at amantha.chia@tr.com or +65 6973 8258  

    CATEGORIES

    Submission to the awards are closed.

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
    In-House Lawyer of the Year
    Managing Partner of the Year
    Woman Lawyer of the Year 
    Young Lawyer of the Year 

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    Innovative In-House Team of the Year
    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year 
    Malaysia In-House Team of the Year 

    LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

    Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
    Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    East Malaysia Law Firm of the Year
    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year 
    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    Islamic Finance Law Firm of the Year
    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
    Litigation Law Firm of the Year 
    Malaysia Deal Firm of the Year 
    Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
    Rising Law Firm of the Year 
    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year 
    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    West Malaysia Law Firm of the Year 
    Malaysia Law Firm of the Year

    DEAL CATEGORIES

    Debt Market Deal of the Year
    Equity Market Deal of the Year
    Finance Deal of the Year
    M&A Deal of the Year
    Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Deal of the Year

               SUBMISSION FORMS          

    Submissions are closed

               IMPORTANT DATES          

    Opening of submissions | December 22
    Deadline for submissions | Extended until 28 January
    Announcement of finalists | 3rd week of February 
    Awards ceremony | March 24

               SUBMISSION INQUIRIES          

    Lokesh Bogati
    Events Researcher
    Phone: +91-7666872611
    Email: lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com

    JUDGES

    Here are some of the few names in our Judging Panel for ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2022.

    Andrew Mercer

    Andrew Mercer
    General Counsel & Director of Legal Affairs, Asian Football Confederation

    Andrew is a UK qualified lawyer with extensive experience in the sports sector. He started his legal career in private practice at leading international firm, Slaughter and May, in London in 2006, specialising in IP/commercial matters and advising a range of corporate clients (including Premier League football clubs). In 2010, Andrew moved to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) in Switzerland, where he stayed for over seven years. At UEFA, Andrew initially provided legal support in commercial matters as a member of the Marketing Legal Services unit (advising on IP, sponsorship and licensing contracts) but later joined UEFA’s Disciplinary Services unit, specialising in football-specific regulatory and disciplinary matters (including financial fair play, club licensing, general disciplinary and anti-doping cases). In 2017, Andrew joined the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Malaysia as Deputy Legal Director and Head of the Sports Legal Services, Disciplinary and Governance unit, which provides legal expertise in disciplinary, regulatory and governance matters. In May 2020, Andrew took on the role of AFC General Counsel & Legal Director. He is the chief legal officer of the AFC, with responsibility for the supervision and management of the AFC’s legal function and all legal activities undertaken by the organisation (namely IP/commercial matters, corporate legal affairs, integrity, disciplinary, governance and regulatory matters, as well as the AFC’s medical function). Andrew is a member of the English Football Association’s Judicial Panel and an arbitrator with the European Handball Court of Arbitration. He is also a regular contributor to the distinguished 'Football Legal' journal and is a member of the editorial panel for the publication.

    Chris Chin

    Dato Chris Chin
    Managing Partner, Shang & Co.

    Dato Chris Chin founded Shang & Co.in 2011. Dato Chris focuses on family and matrimonial disputes for local and international families in Malaysia, including highly contentious matters and collaborative resolution. Dato Chris is also the co-author for Handbook on Family Law Practice in Malaysia: Commentary, Procedures and Forms and The International Comparative Legal Guide to Family Law. The firm is the winner of Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year in ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2016.

    After completing Master In Law in 2015, Dato Chris also has extended education in Fintech by Harvard Business School and Real Estate Economics & Finance by London School of Economics & Political Science. Dato Chris is actively engaged to advise and handle commercial and contract matters for businesses and investments involving high net worth individuals, companies, societies, and associations in Malaysia.

    With the growing dedication to technology, Dato Chris founded AskAila, the record holder of Malaysia's First A.I in Labour Law in Malaysia Book of Records and Click Divorce, a legal tech to simplify divorce for lawyers and clients.

    Dato Chris has been awarded as Commercial & Contract Lawyer from Malaysia in Leading Adviser Awards 2020, Recommended Attorney in Global Law Experts 2018, Leader Businessperson in The Bizz 2017 by World Confederation of Business and featured in 40 under 40 by Asian Legal Business in the year 2016. 

    David Chiam

    David Chiam
    Legal Director - South East Asia, DFI Retail Group

    David has over 20 years of experience in the legal and governance sectors. Having begun his legal career in 2 reputable law firms in Malaysia specializing in intellectual property and brand protection law, he then undertook a 5 year government stint in 2004, handling a wide range of legal, administrative and policy matters for the Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sports and subsequently, the Ministry of Tourism. Upon leaving government service, David returned to the corporate sector by joining British American Tobacco Malaysia in 2010 as its Senior Legal Counsel and was subsequently promoted as Head of Legal and Secretarial Services in 2015. 

    In June 2017, David started as Legal Director and Company Secretary at DFI Malaysia, overseeing iconic retail brands such as Giant, Cold Storage and Guardian Health and Beauty. In late 2018, David assumed the role as Legal Director for the DFI Singapore businesses. In October 2020, David assumed his current role as Legal Director - South East Asia, covering and leading the DFI Retail Group legal and governance teams across Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam and Cambodia. 

    David was listed amongst the top 100 General Counsels in the 2018 GC PowerList South East Asia by Legal 500 and has been on the ALB judging panel for a number of years.
    David holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is also a licensed Company Secretary with the Companies Commission of Malaysia. 

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    Prof. Dr Ashraf bin Md Hashim
    CEO, ISRA Consulting

    Prof. Dr Ashraf bin Md Hashim is the Chief Executive Officer of ISRA International Consulting (ISRA Consulting). He is also a Professor at International Centre of Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF). Dr Ashraf currently sits on the Central Bank of Malaysia's Shariah Advisory Council (SAC BNM) as Deputy Chairman and the Securities Commission of Malaysia’s Shariah Advisory Council (SAC SC). He is also, a member of Shari’ah Committee for International Islamic Liquidity Management Cooperation (IILM) and the Chairman of Shariah Committee of Bursa Malaysia (Malaysia Exchange House). In addition, he also serves as member of National Fatwa Council of Malaysia (Muzakarah Kebangsaan Hal Ehwal Agama Islam), a Shariah committee member of Yayasan Waqf Malaysia (Malaysia Waqf Foundation), State Development Cooperation of Kelantan (SEDC), a committee member for Waqf Committee for Kelantan Religious Council and Finance and Investment Committee member for Selangor Religious Council.

    He is also a member of Board of Directors for Tabung Haji (Pilgrimage Fund) and its Chairman of Shariah Board. He is also the member of the Board of Halal Development Cooperation (HDC) Malaysia, Express Rail Link (ERL) and Tabung Haji Travel and Tours. He is actively involved in many consultancies works related to Islamic finance abroad, among others, member of Shariah Board for Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) in the United Arab Emirates, the Islamic Bank of Australia (Project), Noor Takaful Nigeria (Chairman of Advisory Council of Experts), IMON International, Tajikistan and a few REIT companies, particularly in Singapore.

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    Ida Suryati Ab. Rahim
    Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, IHH Healthcare Berhad

    Ida Suryati is Group General Counsel & Company Secretary of IHH Healthcare Berhad, one of the world’s largest healthcare networks, with 80 hospitals in 10 countries.  She holds this position since joining IHH in 2019 and leads the IHH Group’s legal and company secretarial functions located in Malaysia, Singapore, India, China and Hong Kong. 

    She obtained a Degree in Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from National University of Malaysia in 1996 and was admitted to the High Court of Malaya as an advocate and solicitor in 1997. She also obtained Master of Law (LLM)(Commercial) from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom in 2014 and Master of Law (LLM) from University of Malaya, Malaysia in 2005. 

    She brings with her more than 25 years of experience through various leadership and managerial positions she held in legal and company secretarial roles in agribusiness, oil and gas and fast moving consumer goods companies. She had also in the past served as Vice President, International Business and led the Sustainability & Environment Department and Group Governance Division of one of Malaysia’s largest oil palm plantation public listed company. As general counsel and company secretary of the companies that she served, she was involved in major projects, including initial public offers and listing, mergers and acquisitions, capital market and fund raising corporate exercise, corporate restructuring and financing, legal employment matters and management of major commercial litigations in and outside Malaysia. She also advises on corporate governance related matters, corporate disclosures and compliance with the Malaysia stock exchange rules and regulations. She is currently the company secretary of the Board and all the Board Committees of IHH Healthcare Berhad.

    Mahendran

    Mahendran Gnasamoothy
    Head, Legal & Compliance, WZ Satu Berhad

    Mahendran Gnasamoothy was a former corporate and litigation lawyer for 10 years before leaving legal practice to join the corporate world as in-house counsel. He has served with various public-listed entities in diverse sectors including financial services, telecommunications, construction as well as oil and gas. Mahendran has amassed over 10 years of experience as in-house counsel in the AMEA region, South Asia and most ASEAN nations.  

    With his thoughtful yet engaging manner and inter-disciplinary experience, Mahendran continues to be a sought-after advisor for a number of legal firms in Malaysia and Singapore. He is also frequently called upon to give talks to corporate bodies seeking greater clarity with regard to legal duties and liabilities.

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    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamed Azam Mohamed Adil
    Director General, Institute of Understanding Islam Malaysia (IKIM)

    He is currently the Director General of the Institute of Understanding Islam Malaysia (IKIM). He was the Deputy CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia (1 April 2013 - 6 February 2022). He holds a bachelor’s degree in Shari’ah from the University of Malaya. He obtains both his Master of Laws (LLM) and PhD degrees from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. In terms of board membership experience, he was the Independent Director of CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (2014-2016), Chairman of the CIMB Group Shari’ah Committee (2014- 2017), and one of the Directors of IAIS Malaysia (2015-present). Other professional experience include, lecturer at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Malaysia (1990-2020), a panel for the Industrial Court of Malaysia (2007-2009), and a Fulbright scholar under the Fulbright Visiting Award by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), Washington, DC, USA in 2007. He sits on various advisory and editorial board of journals and has been a regular reviewer for reputable international journals. His writings have been published in reputable journals locally and internationally. His book, Pelaksanaan Undang-undang Islam di Malaysia - Khayalan Atau Realiti?, co-published by Ilham Books and IAIS Malaysia in 2018, won the National Library Book Award 2020. He is a regular guest speaker on legal issues concerning Islamic law in Malaysia. His areas of interest are: Constitutional law, Shari’ah and Civil law conflict, Human Rights, Islamic Criminal law and Islamic Law of Transactions (mu’amalah).

    Natisha ZR

    Natisha Zainol Rashid 
    General Counsel and Director of Corporate Affairs, Mahkota Technologies Sdn Bhd

    Natisha Zainol Rashid heads the Corporate & Legal Services for Mahkota Technologies Sdn. Bhd. and it’s Group of Companies (formerly known as GEC Malaysia). Her portfolio covers all legal advisory and regulatory matters for Mahkota Group of Companies. She also deals directly with clients and business partners on corporate matters and commercial contract negotiations which mainly involves telecommunication, energy, utility and transportation industries. As legal representative for Mahkota Group of Companies, Natisha is involved in major projects such as the nationwide Smart Meters roll out project for Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), the development of Large Scale Solar project (LSS) for Energy Commission Malaysia, construction of TNB’s High Voltage Substations and engine maintenance of navy vessels for Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). She is also involved in commercial dealings with multinational corporations including Sagemcom (France), Fincantieri S.p.A (Italy), Doppelmayr Group (Austria) and MAN (Germany), FiberHome (China)to name a few.

    Prior to holding the in-house role, she had extensive law practise exposure at renowned legal firms namely Messrs. Zul Rafique & Partners, Messrs. Salehuddin Saidin & Associates and Messrs. Raja Riza & Associates. While in practise, Natisha mainly handles general litigation and corporate advisory matters involving various areas of law. She also had the pleasure of handling highly contentious briefs involving corporate and commercial disputes up to the Federal Court. Natisha holds a Bachelor Degree in laws and Masters Degree in Commercial Law and sits as one of the panel of judges for ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2019.

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    Shalinee Fernandez
    Senior Legal Counsel- Global Operations, Ansell Global Trading Center (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

    Shalinee Fernandez graduated with a law degree from the University of London in 1999 and University of New England, (New South Wales) Australia in 2020 and admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor to the High Court of Malaya in October 2002. With over 19 years of experience, 5 years in private practice as a partner undertaking both litigation and corporate work and the last 14 years as an in-house counsel for both local/ multinational corporations.

    Named as Top 50 Legal Falcons in the world at the LexTalk World Conference in Dubai in 2021, Women Icon of the Year 2021 by Times Women and featured in the 3rd Edition encyclopedia by Britishpedia Media-Successful People in Malaysia 2021 celebrating the accomplishments of Malaysians who have excelled in their own field due to her contribution to the field of law. Corporate legal experience across 2 niche industries of ICT and Manufacturing, Regional Legal Counsel Asia-Pacific for ATOS, a French Information, Communications and Technology multinational heading all legal matters for the Australian continent, New Zealand, Malaysia, Indonesia and in APAC region. Key successes include negotiating large contracts with the Australian government including GovNext-ICT in Western Australia (2017) and Commonwealth Games 2018 in Brisbane, Australia.

    Her last role in 2018 was based in Sydney, as a Legal & Regulatory Counsel for OLA, an Indian ride-share company that launched globally into the ANZ market. Key member of the international launch team carving in legal operations and processes and successfully obtained licenses and accreditations for each state on the Australian continent and New Zealand.She has been the Senior Legal Counsel for Global Operations & Manufacturing for ANSELL since 2019, an Australian multinational corporation which manufactures protective industrial and medical gloves and PPE worldwide which has been on the frontlines battling the COVID 19 pandemic and undertakes a legal role overseeing Ansell operations globally.

    Shalinee is also in the midst of completing her final papers to get called as a Solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia by 2022.

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    Sivabalan Sankaran
    President, Society of Construction Law, Malaysia
    President, Malaysian Society of Adjudicators
    Arbitrator, Adjudicator at AIAC

    Having been in practice in Malaysia and Brunei for 32 years, Sivabalan Sankaran is a highly regarded senior contracts, commercial, litigation and construction lawyer.

    He has acted in a variety of international counsel on numerous arbitrations including construction and international commercial contracts.

    He represents multinational clients in a wide range of other litigious matter including insolvency, building contracts and construction disputes, land disputes, landlord and tenant matters, banking and finance litigation, and defamation. He has appeared in the courts in Malaysia and Brunei both at first instance and appellate level at the Court of Appeal and Federal Court in Malaysia and at the Court of Appeal in Brunei. He has also appeared as expert witness on Brunei law in the High Court in Singapore.

    He has been listed in Chambers and Partners for Business Law in Brunei and is listed in International Who's Who of Professional 2009.

    He is a part of following organisations

    • The Malaysian Bar Association
    • Society of Construction Law
    • Malaysian Society of Adjudicators
    • Lighthouse Club Malaysia
    • Past Legal Advisor to the Professional Golfers Association, Brunei
    • Past Legal Advisor to the Indian Chamber Of Commerce, Brunei

    Shahrin Albakri

    Shahrin Albakri bin Mustafa Albakri
    Senior General Manager, Legal, Corporate Secretarial & Compliance, Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering 

    Shahrin has over 20 years of experience in the legal field having begun his career in legal practice in 1999. After a stint of 8 years in practice he ventured into the corporate sector with Sime Darby Property Berhad. There he structured, negotiated and completed numerous land acquisitions/disposals and was a key member of the merger between Sime UEP Properties Berhad and Guthrie Properties Berhad. Having left Sime Darby, he changed industries and joined Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd as General Manager, Legal & Company Secretarial. He also headed the Free Zone Authority of the port. From then on, he moved to Gas Malaysia Berhad, Velesto Energy Berhad, Uzma Berhad and to his current role in Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd where he is also the Company Secretary. 

    Shahrin has a wide range of experience having advised on several substantial corporate exercises from mergers and takeovers to corporate funding exercises ranging from rights issuance, refinancing and various Sukuk issuances.  Through his vast working experience in the corporate legal field, Shahrin had developed the expertise in understanding the requirements of different industries while at the same time maintaining the legal perspective essential to the effective performance of his role. 

    Shahrin holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Malaya.

    Valerie

    Valerie Kong
    Partner, Clifford Chance

    Valerie is a partner in the Clifford Chance Corporate team. She started her career with Clifford Chance as an intern in 1999 and has worked in the firm's London and Singapore offices.  She is currently a member of the firm’s Singapore Leadership Group and also the firm's global Partner Selection Group. 

    Valerie has extensive experience advising multi-national corporates, financial investors, sovereign wealth funds and W&I insurance underwriters on complex cross-border M&A transactions and joint ventures across Asia Pacific and other emerging markets. Malaysia has been a key jurisdiction of focus for Valerie since 2004.  

    She graduated with a first-class law degree from Cambridge University and is qualified to practise law in England & Wales, and Singapore. For over 10 years, she has been consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in various legal directories, including Chambers Global, Chambers Asia Pacific, Legal 500 and IFLR1000.

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    FINALISTS

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
    Ariff Rozhan - Ariff Rozhan & Co
    Cecil Abraham - Cecil Abraham & Partners
    Cindy Goh Joo Seong - Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
    Jack Yow - Rahmat Lim & Partners
    Kuhendran Thanapalasingam - Zul Rafique & Partners
    Lambert Rasa-Ratnam - Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    Leonard Yeoh - Tay & Partners
    Mohanadass Kanagasabai - Mohanadass Partnership
    Raymond Mah - MahWengKwai & Associates 
    Siva Kumar Kanagasabai – Skrine

    Managing Partner of the Year
    Ariff Rozhan - Ariff Rozhan & Co
    Brian Law - LAW Partnership
    Dhinesh Bhaskaran - Shearn Delamore & Co
    Etrus Tan Chen Hee - Esther Ong Tengku Saiful & Sree
    Lam Wai Loon - Harold & Lam Partnership
    Mohamed Ridza Abdullah - Mohamed Ridza & Co
    Ng Kee Way - Ng Kee Way & Co
    Shaun Arvin Paulian - D&P Law Group
    Wee Thiam Seng - Richard Wee Chambers
    Zulkifly Rafique - Zul Rafique & Partners

    In-House Lawyer of the Year
    Abdul Wahab Bin Jumrah - OMS Group
    Auzan Syaidi Abdul Lateh - Jentayu Sustainables
    Elaine Lee - GlaxoSmithKline
    Hemalatha Selvaraja - NTT Asia Pacific
    Martin Chen Kuok Yeow - Hektar Asset Management
    Muhammad Izzat Bin Md Jonid - Penang Port
    Nor Aida Othman - Malaysia Airports
    Nurhafizah Kamaruddin - Standard Chartered Bank
    Pamela Chan – Genting Malaysia 
    Phyllis Tay Yen Sin - OCR Group
    Punithavathy S Kandiah - Maybank

    Woman Lawyer of the Year 
    Christine Toh - MahWengKwai & Associates
    Claudia Cheah Pek Yee – Skrine
    Ee Von Teo – Wong & Partners
    Esther Ong Hui Chuen - Esther Ong Tengku Saiful & Sree
    Jazzmine Khoo Wei Ching - Jazzmine Khoo & Associates
    Lee Lin Li - Tay & Partners
    Natalie Ooi Wan Qing - Ooi & Ooi
    Nor Aida Othman - Malaysia Airports
    Nurhafizah Kamaruddin - Standard Chartered Bank
    Poh Zuan Yin - Lee & Poh Partnership

    Young Lawyer of the Year
    Abang Iwawan - Abang & Co
    Amy Hiew Kar Yi - Harold & Lam Partnership
    Auzan Syaidi Abdul Lateh - Jentayu Sustainables 
    Chor Jack - Christopher & Lee Ong
    Chow Wan San - Zaid Ibrahim & Co.
    Etrus Tan Chen Hee - Esther Ong Tengku Saiful & Sree
    Ho Wei Lih - Rahmat Lim & Partners
    Lim Wei Jiet - Sreenevasan
    Lum Kok Kiong - Lum Kok Kiong & Co
    Navrita Kaur - Omesti Berhad
     

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year 
    Astro
    Infobip Asia Pacific
    Lazada Malaysia
    NanoMalaysia 

    Malaysia In-House Team of the Year 
    Astro
    Hektar Asset Management
    Infobip Asia Pacific
    Jentayu Sustainables 
    Lazada Malaysia
    Malaysia Airports
    Maybank
    Penang Port


    LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

    Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
    Gan Partnership
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    MahWengKwai & Associates 
    Mohanadass Partnership
    Raja, Darryl & Loh
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Shook Lin & Bok
    Skrine
    Wong & Partners
    Zul Rafique & Partners

    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
    Adnan Sundra & Low
    Albar & Partners
    MahWengKwai & Associates
    Mohamed Ridza & Co
    Rahmat Lim & Partners
    Raja, Darryl & Loh
    Skrine
    Tay & Partners
    Wong & Partners
    Zul Rafique & Partners

    Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
    Gan Partnership 
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    MahWengKwai & Associates
    Rahmat Lim & Partners
    Raja, Darryl & Loh
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Shook Lin & Bok
    Skrine
    Tay & Partners
    Zaid Ibrahim & Co.

    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    Ariff Rozhan & Co
    Cecil Abraham & Partners
    Daniel & Wong
    Esther Ong Tengku Saiful & Sree
    Gan Partnership
    Harold & Lam Partnership
    Liza Khan & Sankey
    Ming & Partners
    Ooi & Ooi
    Richard Wee Chambers

    East Malaysia Law Firm of the Year
    David Allan Sagah & Teng Advocates
    Lim Chung & Zahbia
    S. K. Ling & Tan Advocates
    Teng Alex & Company

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year 
    Abang & Co
    Adnan Sundra & Low
    Christopher & Lee Ong
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    Mohamed Ridza & Co
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Skrine
    Wong & Partners

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
    Christopher & Lee Ong
    Esther Ong Tengku Saiful & Sree
    Gan Partnership 
    Joel & Mei
    LAW Partnership
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    Raja, Darryl & Loh
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Shook Lin & Bok
    Skrine
    Tay & Partners
    Wong & Partners
    Wong Jin Nee & Teo

    Islamic Finance Law Firm of the Year
    Adnan Sundra & Low
    Albar & Partners
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    Mohamed Ridza & Co
    Rahmat Lim & Partners
    Skrine
    Wong & Partners
    Zaid Ibrahim & Co.
    Zul Rafique & Partners

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
    Harold & Lam Partnership
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    MahWengKwai & Associates
    Rahmat Lim & Partners
    Raja, Darryl & Loh
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Skrine
    Tay & Partners
    Wong & Partners
    Zul Rafique & Partners

    Litigation Law Firm of the Year 
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    MahWengKwai & Associates
    Ooi & Ooi
    Peter Ling & Co
    Rahmat Lim & Partners
    Raja, Darryl & Loh
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Shook Lin & Bok
    Skrine
    Zul Rafique & Partners

    Rising Law Firm of the Year 
    Calvin Khoo
    D&P Law Group
    HAEME LEW
    Harold & Lam Partnership
    Kevin Wu & Associates
    KhaiLing Yau Chambers
    Lee & Poh Partnership
    Liza Khan & Sankey
    Ming & Partners
    The Law Office of Anil & Tan

    Malaysia Deal Firm of the Year 
    Adnan Sundra & Low
    Albar & Partners
    Ching, Elaine & Co
    Christopher & Lee Ong
    Gan Partnership
    HAEME LEW
    Kadir Andri & Partners
    LAW Partnership 
    MahWengKwai & Associates
    Mohamed Ridza & Co
    Richard Wee Chambers
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Wong & Partners
    Zaid Ibrahim & Co.

    Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
    Esther Ong Tengku Saiful & Sree
    HAEME LEW
    Jazzmine Khoo & Associates
    Low & Partners
    MahWengKwai & Associates
    Ng Kee Way & Co
    Skrine
    Y N Foo & Partners

    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    Ching, Elaine & Co
    D&P Law Group
    Daniel & Wong
    HAEME LEW
    KhaiLing Yau Chambers
    Lee & Poh Partnership
    Ming & Partners
    Mohamed Ridza & Co
    Richard Wee Chambers
    Shamil Shakil
    Shin Associates
    Wong Teoh & Chang

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year 
    Adnan Sundra & Low
    Christopher & Lee Ong
    Gan Partnership 
    LAW Partnership
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    MahWengKwai & Associates 
    Raja, Darryl & Loh
    Tay & Partners
    Wong & Partners
    Zul Rafique & Partners

    West Malaysia Law Firm of the Year 
    Adnan Sundra & Low 
    Albar & Partners
    Gan Partnership
    Harold & Lam Partnership
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    MahWengKwai & Associates
    Mohamed Ridza & Co
    Richard Wee Chambers
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Shook Lin & Bok

    Malaysia Law Firm of the Year
    Adnan Sundra & Low
    Christopher & Lee Ong
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    MahWengKwai & Associates
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Skrine
    Tay & Partners
    Wong & Partners
    Zaid Ibrahim & Co.
    Zul Rafique & Partners


    DEAL CATEGORIES**

    Debt Market Deal of the Year

    CIMB Group's Sukuk Wakalah Programme
    Law Firm: Zaid Ibrahim & Co.  

    EXIM Bank's Issuance of MTN Programme 
    Law Firms: Azmi & Associates; Clifford Chance; Linklaters; Zaid Ibrahim & Co

    IGB Commercial REIT's MTN Programme 
    Law Firm: Albar & Partners

    Infracap Resources’ Sukuk Murabahah Programme 
    Law Firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Rahmat Lim & Partners

    Malaysia Airports' Issuance of Perpetual Sukuk Wakalah 
    Law Firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Zaid Ibrahim & Co. 
    Bank: RHB Investment Bank

    Malaysia's Maiden Sustainability Sukuk Issuance 
    Law Firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Allen & Overy; Linklaters; Zaid Ibrahim & Co

    Malaysia Debt Ventures’ Sukuk Wakalah Programme 
    Law Firm: Albar & Partners

    Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor's Issuance of Islamic MTN Programme
    Law Firm: Mohamed Ridza & Co.

    Sapura TMC’s Sukuk Programme
    Law Firms: Albar & Partners; Rahmat Lim & Partners; Zul Rafique & Partners

    SME Bank's Sustainable Sukuk Issuance
    Law Firm: Adnan Sundra & Low

    Tanjung Bin Energy’s Issuance of Islamic MTN Sukuk 
    Law Firm: Shearn Delamore & Co

    Equity Market Deal of the Year

    Block Trade Placement by Hyptis
    Law Firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Albar & Partners; Clifford Chance
    Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; Credit Suisse Securities; Credit Suisse; JPMorgan Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities; Maybank Investment Bank; RHB Investment Bank

    CTOS Digital’s IPO
    Law Firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Allen & Overy; Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff; Latham & Watkins
    Banks: AmInvestment Bank; Credit Suisse; Maybank Investment Bank; RHB Investment Bank

    IGB Commercial REIT’s Listing on Bursa Malaysia Securities
    Law Firm: Rahmat Lim & Partners; Zaid Ibrahim & Co.

    Inari Amertron's Private Placement
    Law Firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Allen & Overy
    Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; M&A Securities

    Selective Capital Reduction of MMC Corporation
    Law Firms: Albar & Partners; Martin Cheah & Associates
    Bank: RHB Investment Bank Berhad

    Finance Deal of the Year

    AC First Genesis Berhad Issuance of Islamic MTN
    Law Firm: Adnan Sundra & Low

    Acquisition Financing of TenCate Geosynthetics
    Law Firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Jones Day; Latham & Watkins; Rahmat Lim & Partners

    Genting Malaysia's Issuance of Senior Unsecured Notes
    Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Adnan Sundra & Low; Reindel; Zul Rafique & partners

    Malaysia Aviation Group's Debt Restructuring
    Law Firms: Abdullah Chan & Co; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Shearn Delamore & Co.; Wong & Partners
    Banks: Affin Hwang Investment Bank; Affin Bank; AmBank Islamic; CIMB Bank; HSBC Bank Malaysia; Kumpulan Wang Persaraan; Malayan Banking; RHB Bank; Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia

    Sapura Multi Currency Financing Facilities
    Law Firms: Albar & Partners; Zul Rafique & partners

    Senior Secured Term Loan B Facility to Grab
    Law Firm: Rahmat Lim & Partners

    Syndicated Shariah-Complaint Facility by Malayan Cement
    Law Firm: Rahmat Lim & Partners

    Syndicated Term Loan Facility to Lotuss Stores
    Law Firm: Rahmat Lim & Partners

    World’s First Sovereign U.S. Dollar Sustainability Sukuk Issuance 
    Law Firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Allen & Overy; Linklaters; Zaid Ibrahim & Co

    Yinson Holdings' Issuance of Islamic MTN Programme 
    Law Firm: Zul Rafique & partners

    M&A Deal of the Year

    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s Acquisition of Willis Towers Watson
    Law Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Rahmat Lim & Partners; Sidley Austin; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Skrine 

    Axiata Group's Acquisition of PT Link Net
    Law Firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Herbert Smith Freehills; Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung; Prolegis 
    Bank: Maybank Investment Bank 

    Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Aquisition of Danajamin Nasional 
    Law Firms: Albar & Partners; Kadir Andri & Partners; Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill 

    Celcom Axiata - Digi.com Merger 
    Law Firms: Adnan, Sundra & Low; Allen & Overy; Christopher & Lee Ong; Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zaid Ibrahim & Co.
    Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; Maybank Investment Bank 

    Generali Asia's Acquisition of AXA Malaysia 
    Law Firms: Linklaters; Rahmat Lim & Partners; Wong & Partners

    Malayan Cement Acquisition of Strategic Assets of YTL Cement 
    Law Firms: Lee, Pereira and Tan; Rahmat Lim & Partners

    One Rock Capital Partners Acquisition of Eastman Chemical's Tire Additives Business 
    Law Firms: Christopher & Lee Ong; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; Homburger; Jones Day; Latham & Watkins; Liedekerke; Squire Patton Boggs; Stibbe; The Law Office Machado Meyer
    Bank: Credit Suisse

    Project Fajar
    Law Firms: Azmi & Associates; Kadir Andri & Partners

    Tecan Group AG Acquisition of Paramit Corporation 
    Law Firms: Schiff Hardin; Skrine; Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr

    Universal Robina Corp's Acquisition of Munchy Food 
    Law Firms: Allen & Gledhill; Kadir, Andri & Partners; Rahmat Lim & Partners

    Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Deal of the Year

    Celcom, Digi, Maxis's Joint Development and Sharing of Fibre Infrastructure
    Law Firm: Adnan Sundra & Low

    Cellco Capital Berhad Sukuk IMTN
    Law Firm: Albar & Partners

    Cenergi's Sukuk Issuance
    Law Firm: Adnan Sundra & Low

    EPF’s World's Largest Syariah Infrastructure Separate Managed Account Fund
    Law Firms: Amanie Advisors; Ashurst; Carey Olsen; Herbert Smith Freehills; Latham & Watkins; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

    Financing for Pulau Indah 1,200MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant
    Law Firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Christopher & Lee Ong

    Hibiscus Petroleum Acquisition of Repsol
    Law Firms: Hamel-Smith; Herbert Smith Freehills; Lexcomm: Skrine 

    Methanol Production Plant Project in Sarawak
    Law Firm: Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill 

    MRT's Rapid Transit System Link Project
    Law Firm: Rahmat Lim & Partners 

    Pestech International’s Aerotrain Replacement Project
    Law Firm: Skrine 

    Privatisation of MMC
    Law Firms: Albar & Partners; Martin Cheah & Associates
    Bank: RHB Investment Bank 

    Renewable Water System Project in Sabah
    Law Firm: HAEME LEW

    Sapura Energy’s Multi-Currency Sukuk Programme
    Law Firms: Albar & Partners; Zul Rafique & Partners
     

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    Please note that the inclusion of banks and legal advisors in the transactions essentially reflects the information provided by nominating organizations. Therefore, any omission of a party involved in any of these transactions should not be taken as a commentary on the role assumed by that party. For queries about the shortlist, please email Lokesh at lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com.

    * The above list will be regularly updated until final.

    WINNERS

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
    Lambert Rasa-Ratnam - Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill

    In-House Lawyer of the Year
    Nor Aida Othman - Malaysia Airports

    Managing Partner of the Year
    Dhinesh Bhaskaran - Shearn Delamore & Co

    Woman Lawyer of the Year 
    Ee Von Teo – Wong & Partners

    Young Lawyer of the Year 
    Lim Wei Jiet - Sreenevasan

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year 
    Lazada Malaysia

    Malaysia In-House Team of the Year 
    Astro

    LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

    Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill

    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
    Rahmat Lim & Partners

    Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
    Rahmat Lim & Partners

    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    Cecil Abraham & Partners

    East Malaysia Law Firm of the Year
    S. K. Ling & Tan Advocates

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year 
    Christopher & Lee Ong

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff

    Islamic Finance Law Firm of the Year
    Adnan Sundra & Low

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
    Shearn Delamore & Co

    Litigation Law Firm of the Year 
    Zul Rafique & Partners

    Malaysia Deal Firm of the Year 
    Christopher & Lee Ong

    Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
    Jazzmine Khoo & Associates

    Rising Law Firm of the Year 
    Liza Khan & Sankey

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year 
    Christopher & Lee Ong

    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    Mohamed Ridza & Co

    West Malaysia Law Firm of the Year 
    Adnan Sundra & Low 

    Malaysia Law Firm of the Year
    Shearn Delamore & Co


    DEAL CATEGORIES

    Debt Market Deal of the Year
    IGB Commercial REIT's MTN Programme 
    Law firm: Albar & Partners

    Equity Market Deal of the Year
    Selective Capital Reduction of MMC Corporation
    Law firms: Albar & Partners; Martin Cheah & Associates
    Bank: RHB Investment Bank Berhad

    Finance Deal of the Year
    World’s First Sovereign U.S. Dollar Sustainability Sukuk Issuance 
    Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Allen & Overy; Linklaters; Zaid Ibrahim & Co

    M&A Deal of the Year
    Generali Asia's Acquisition of AXA Malaysia 
    Law firms: Linklaters; Rahmat Lim & Partners; Wong & Partners

    Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Deal of the Year
    EPF’s World's Largest Syariah Infrastructure Separate Managed Account Fund
    Law firms: Amanie Advisors; Ashurst; Carey Olsen; Herbert Smith Freehills; Latham & Watkins; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

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    ELIGIBILITY 

    How do I know if I am eligible to make a submission? 

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    Once the shortlist of finalists have been announced, an independent judging panel will review and select their top three choices for the award categories they are assigned to. The scores for each award category will be tabulated, and the individual/firm/team with the highest score will be announced as the winner. 

    What are the award categories that I can take part in?

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