China Desk

chinadesk

china desk

The China Desk will focus on providing cross-border legal services to Chinese-speaking markets, its legal team comprising legal advisors familiar with Chinese social, political and business culture, and equally commercial-savvy.

Our legal team is multilingual, including Mandarin, Cantonese, and Hokkien speakers.

Over the years, we have built up our client base which includes international & financial institutions, multi-national, government-linked & state-owned companies and small and medium-sized enterprises.

It is part of our long-term growth strategy to position Azmi & Associates as the preferred legal advisor in cross-border deals involving China and Malaysia, and have several China companies as our clients.

We provide advice on both outbound and inbound China investments, predominantly in the following fields:

  1. Mergers & acquisitions;
  2. Financial Services / Banking;
  3. IP / ICT & Biotechnology
  4. Capital & Debt Markets;
  5. Real Estate / Construction;
  6. Corporate & Commercial;
  7. Foreign Investment;
  8. Venture Capital;
  9. Energy, Oil & Gas;
  10. Setting up and establishment of businesses; and
  11. Competition/Antitrust Law.

Wealth Management & Legacy Planning

Wealth Management & Legacy Planning

Wealth Management & Legacy Planning

Individual and business entities which possess significant wealth would require the assistance of lawyers to provide them with customized, strategize solutions and mechanisms to manage their wealth effectively which would benefit them presently and in the future.

Our sophisticated firm offers such services of comprehensive wealth management and legacy planning strategies for individuals, families and foundations to ensure that they make informed decisions about wealth preservation strategies. We also ensure that the clients achieve successful wealth business transfer with the lowest possible tax consequences.

Our range of services:

  • Transfer tax advanced planning
  • Trust and insurance
  • Charitable formation
  • Income tax planning
  • Asset protection
  • Administration process
  • Retirement asset planning
  • Estate or trust litigation

Transportation & Logistics

Transportation & Logistics

Transportation & Logistics

Transportation and logistics are essential to move the economy of Malaysia. Businesses and individuals depend on transportation and logistics that is properly and expertly operated. Transportation and logistics assist entities in shifting tangible assets, products and other related things, hence lessen the burden of entities. We are here to advise on whatever requirements needed to protect your company against any related risk that may be imposed.

We handle both contentious and non-contentious areas inclusive of drafting of warehousing contracts, drafting of bills of lading, operational contracts, agency agreements, contracts and risk assessment. The contentious areas include recovery of freight, liens of cargo, insurance claims, pursuit and defence of cargo claims.

Our range of services:

  • Warehousing contracts
  • Bills of lading
  • Operational contracts
  • Agency agreements
  • Contracts
  • Risk assessment
  • Recovery of freight
  • Liens of cargo
  • Insurance claims

Tax & Revenue

Tax & Revenue

Tax & Revenue

Generally, each profitable stratum of society is liable to pay their taxes to the government annually based on their revenue. The exemption given by the government shall be subjected only to several situations under the law.

Our team handles a wide range of tax advisory services including structuring, planning and acting for clients in investigations or tax disputes with the authorities including the Inland Revenue Board and the Royal Malaysian Customs Department. We represent clients on disputes relating to tax appeals at courts and in alternative dispute resolution. We also offer a full range of legal advisory for corporate and income tax, services tax, Labuan business activity tax, sales tax, customs duties, tax audits and investigations, and other indirect taxes.

Our range of services:

  • Corporate tax advisory
  • Dispute resolution
  • Transfer tax advanced planning
  • Income tax planning

Safety & Environment

Safety & Environment

Safety & Environment

Business employers, companies and government entities hold responsibility and accountability for the safety and security of their employees’ health particularly those involved in hazardous activities. Malaysia is well-equipped with a wide range of strict regulatory compliance and integrated laws associated with safety and environment. With such numerous legislations in this area, the employers need a thorough compliance of laws in making sure that the nation environment and its people safety are being protected.

Our firm handles full spectrum of safety and environmental aspects including litigation, regulatory and transaction matters.

Our range of services:

  • Environmental compliance with authorities
  • Environmental and tort litigation
  • Workplace health and safety
  • Business transactions such as due diligence and risk quantifications
  • Contaminated site management
  • Sustainability, energy conservation and climate change
  • Regulated material issues such as transportation, chemical labelling and chemical release reporting

Real Estate & Property

Real Estate & Property

Real Estate & Property

Over years, the market of real estate and property has never gone down or fluctuated due to the fact that every layer of society including individuals and entities have been purchasing and owning properties. This area of practice is also imperative to support the economy of Malaysia.

In view of the above, we valued our clients by supporting our clients in obtaining their objectives all across product lines. Many of our clients are looking to buy, sell and lease portfolios that surpass borders that involved well-structured and sophisticated financing arrangements. Our lawyers are devoted to assist our clients in every property related transactions and work with both lenders and borrowers to develop innovative structures and solutions.

Our range of services:

  • Acquisition of office blocks
  • Off-the-plan purchases
  • Manufacturing premises
  • Industrial premises
  • Tenancies, leases, grant of leasehold rights
  • Mining lands
  • Real estate trusts

Projects & Infrastructure

Projects & Infrastructure

Projects & Infrastructure

Lack of infrastructure hinders the economic growth of a nation and it ceases international competiveness. Major cause of loss of quality of life, diseases and death of a nation also reflected through poor infrastructure. Hence, a nation should be provided with holistic and sophisticated projects and infrastructure to avoid those effects.

We have been at the forefront in advising our clients with a completely integrated issues concerning project and infrastructure work. Our team of lawyers are able to provide creative solutions on various relevant areas of law to our treasured clients.

Our range of services:

  • Advice on private-public partnership
  • Build-Operate-Transfer projects
  • Corporate structuring of the deal
  • Concession-based projects and project financing
  • Solar projects
  • Hydro projects
  • Due diligence
  • Preparation of legal contracts
  • Advisory in relation to the risk management of the deal

Probate & Trusts

Probate & Trusts

Probate & Trusts

This area of practice has to do with the distribution of a deceased person’s property and the management of their assets following their death. In Malaysia, the management of probate and trust shall deal separately by Muslim or non-Muslim as the law states so.

Our firm has a reputable reputation in providing legal services involving probate and trust matters and disputes by representing the interests of beneficiaries, executors, trustees, administrators and other fiduciaries. The firm’s services include the drafting of wills, the distribution of assets in accordance with the wills, the creation of a variety of trusts and advisory on probate and trust administration.

Our range of services:

  • Probate & trust dispute
  • Preparation of will
  • Distribution of assets of the death to the beneficiaries for Muslim and Non-Muslim
  • Creation of trusts

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Private equity and venture capital is referring to different terms as a whole. Private equity is capital invested in a company or other entity that is not publicly listed or traded while venture capital is funding given to startups or other young businesses that show potential for long-term growth.

Venture Capital primarily consign their risks to the ability of the management of the company to execute By investing in areas with high growth rates. Venture Capital investments in high-growth segments are likely to have exit opportunities as the investment bankers are continually looking for new high-growth issues to introduce to the market.

We are well established in the Private Equity & Venture Capital sector. Our broad experience in this area spans a wide variety of areas including the preparation and negotiation of acquisition documents, angel financing, venture capital financing, private equity investment, development funds for high growth sectors, exit mechanisms such as drag along, tag along, put options, listing and trade sale, agreements among equity participants, debt and equity financing documentation, service agreements, confidentiality and intellectual property assignments, as well as agreements for the acquisition or licensing of technology.

Our range of services:

  • Private Equity
  • Mezzanine Financing
  • Angel Financing
  • Seed Funding & Grant
  • Strategic Industry Development Fund
  • Fund Structuring and Establishment
  • Establish Venture Capital Funds
  • Exit Strategies

Oil & Gas

Oil & Gas

Oil & Gas

Oil & Gas Industry reflected as one of the main contributor to the economy of Malaysia and also foundations of many industries.

The considerable expertise and experience of our solicitors in the energy sector have been established in advising numerous clients on matters ranging from long-term power supplies agreements, foreign IPP projects, sale and purchase of dry gas, relocations of turbines, foreign LPG projects, concessions and privatization to district cooling and co-generation systems. We have high degree of specialization and skill in this field of whereby our clients benefit from our deep industry experience, skill, knowledge, and from our creative and solution-oriented approach.

Our range of services:

  • Due diligence and negotiation of transactions
  • Preparation of contracts
  • Regulatory compliance including environmental laws
  • Advisory on environmental impact assessments
  • Obtaining approvals and permits for oil and gas activities
  • Assisting on land disputes, indigenous matters and water rights (if any)
  • Oil and gas disputes and litigations