Practice Areas

– OUR SPECIALIZED AREA OF PRACTICE –

Corporate &
Commercial

The firm deals with extensive company matters, that involves corporations, small-medium enterprises, business entrepreneurs, which includes, but not limited to advising on corporate transactions, compliance with corporate legislation & stock exchange requirements, incorporation of companies, secretarial matters and share options.

Aside to the above, the firm also deals with matters in regards to commercial agreements of which the firm involves in substantial negotiations, drafting, reviewing, providing legal comments and reviews as well as giving advice to its respective clients. To add to the firm’s portfolio, the firm also provides services to financial institutions & insurance companies particularly related to advice on regulatory frameworks and statutory compliance.

In regard to the firm’s diverse knowledge pertaining to corporate and commercial transactions, the firm’s services also include on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, investments, privatizations and corporatisations & structuring, telecommunications and other corporate and commercial services.

Banking &
Finance

The firm advises on banking and financing matters given the inextricable connection between financial institutions and property transactions, financing and securitisation. The firm is well experienced in banking procedures as the firm acts for several Malaysian & international financial institutions, government departments, regulators and other lenders and borrowers.

The firm is also able to provide services involving financing sales & purchase transactions, syndicated loan facilities, bridging and end-financing loans for housing loan projects, Islamic financing, staff housing loan, hire purchase and equipment-leasing.

With the firm’s in-depth knowledge and vast experience in designing a program, the firm is able to advise its clients that wants to start new businesses by providing an understanding of the local jurisdictions, regulations and culture with an international industry perspective and technical know-how. Thus, the firm is uniquely positioned to advise both borrowers and lenders on a full range of banking and finance transactions on other sectors.

Dispute Resolution

The firm routinely provides and handles wide range of cases in which the firm takes pride in its approach on dispute resolutions. By achieving the best results for its clients, bearing in mind on the importance of speed and cost-effective dispute resolution. The firm’s view may differ from many other firms, but to the firm, litigation is considered not as an end itself, but as a strategic part of commercial negotiation and dispute resolution.

At the inception of a matter, great emphasis and methods are placed on the development of effective negotiation, resolution strategies and the firm will work closely with its clients in achieving the objectives thereof. It is also the firm’s view that the firm’s earlier involvement during any potential contentious matter would enable the firm to best determine the right strategy in achieving great results and outcomes for its clients.

Such range of expertise in handling dispute resolutions would encompass industrial areas, employment matters, shipping & logistics, criminal litigation, bankruptcy, wills & probate matters, tort, arbitration and general litigation.

The firm is also proficient in advocacy at all stages of the litigation process, which includes trials and a variety of interlocutory proceedings, obtaining a variety of order ranging from final judgments, appeals, reciprocal enforcement of judgments to insolvency and foreclosure orders.

Intellectual Property

The firm provides comprehensive legal services in all respects of intellectual property matters on trademarks, patents, copyrights, geographical indications & industrial design, including advising clients on potential commercial exploitation of intellectual property rights.

The firm also emphasises on the importance of protection and registration of products under the intellectual property law to its clients. As such, the firm undertakes and assists its clients in registering its intellectual property with the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (“MyIPO”) which includes, preparing and submitting related documents to MyIPO and in ensuring that such application is successfully registered with MyIPO.

Real Estate

The firm’s extensive experience in areas of finance, construction, insurance and tax ensures the firm’s capabilities in advising and preparing documentations for both lenders and borrowers in relation to real estate finance needs and requirements.

With the firm’s close involvements with developers for the purpose of residential and commercial projects, as well as in the construction industry in general, the firm is capable not only to handle standard sale and purchase agreements and transactions but, are also well versed in advising and drafting agreements for leases, tenancies and various types of joint ventures.

Telecommunication Infrastructure

Having a strong prominent key player in the telecommunication infrastructure services industry within Asia, the firm possesses broad and vast experience with regard to this industry, and thus are capable of advising and ensuring that each and every legal issue, compliance with the federal and state laws including, local council regulations are strictly adhered to.

Other services would also include in advising for the purpose of leasing, be it on buildings, private lands and/or state-owned lands, as well as providing external legal input revolving on litigation matters in relation to the telecommunication infrastructures.