Legalease has recently made its annual publication of The Asia Pacific Legal 500 for 2008/2009, a comprehensive guide to Asia’s leading commercial law firms and individuals for the year 2008 and 2009. It provides lists of Asia’s leading lawyers by country, recognizing those who have achieved outstanding performances throughout the year 2008, dominated the headlines and made their mark with their sound expertise, inspiring leadership and savvy ideas. After extensive research of the legal market in the region, the Asia Pacific Legal 500 has again extracted a handful of those colorful legal practitioners who have performed outstandingly in their field including Adrian Ahern (Sydney); Takashi Ejiri (Tokyo); Lucien Wong and Phillip Pillai (Singapore); Darrell R Johnson, David Dowborn and Wahyuni Bahar (Jakarta); and Worachai Bhicharnchitr and Peter Burke (Bangkok).

We are very proud and honoured that our Mr Azmi Mohd Ali has been identified as one of the leading Corporate / M&A lawyers in Malaysia for the year 2008. We at A&A hope that this new accolade with further enhance the reputation of our firm, not just in the Asia Pacific legal market but also throughout the globe.

                                           
Azmi Mohd. Ali