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Telecommunication, Multimedia & Technology

Our Telecommunication, Multimedia & Technology Practice Group (“TMT”) is rapidly evolves in broad scope of areas.

Our telecommunication, multimedia & technology lawyers are experienced, well-versed and creative, and are capable in providing ingenious and innovative solutions to our precious clients in any telecommunications, media and technology transaction and cases.

Our range of services:

Biotechnology acquisition and licensing
IT
Media and broadcasting
Communications
Distribution and licensing
Outsourcing and procurement
Privacy and data protection
Regulatory compliance

Contact Person

Khairul Fazli Abdul Kadir

khairul.fazli@azmilaw.com

Mining & Natural Resources

The mining and natural resources sector consists of activities involving agriculture, forestry, fishing, harvesting, mining, quarrying and extraction of natural minerals, petroleum and gases.

We have high degree of specialization and skill in the field of energy, mining and natural resources whereby our clients benefit from our deep industry experience, skill, knowledge and from our creative, solution-oriented and responsive 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 mining and natural resources activities
Assisting on land disputes, indigenous matters and water rights
Environment and mining disputes and litigations

Contact Person

Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali

azmi@azmilaw.com

Media, Sport & Entertainment

Most of us dreams living the lifestyles of the rich and famous in the sports, media and entertainment industries. This area contributes to the reputation and economy of Malaysia as a whole.

We, at Azmi & Associates, would have to settle only with our love for entertainers and athletes, amongst others. In the area of sports, we are here to represent players, clubs and branding agreements. The entertainment and media industries, on the other hand, cover music, radio, television, films, art, royalty for public performance and written publications. Our work consists of providing advice on understanding legal agreements, commercial contract, intellectual property and negligence.

Our range of services:

Advisory
Preparing/reviewing commercial contracts of athletes
Dispute resolution

Contact Person

Abu Daud Abd Rahim

a.daud@azmilaw.com

Joint Ventures

Joint ventures are business arrangement in which two or more parties agree to develop a new business entity to undertake a particular business transaction or project and are intended to exist for a limited time period.

We have a team of corporate lawyers specializing on joint ventures whereby the team has supported investors, banks and entrepreneurs domestically and across the globe. The team offers a broad range of legal services in relation to joint ventures by advising them on structuring, drafting and negotiating joint venture agreements, and providing legal advices in areas such as regulation and licensing, antitrust, commercial agreements, real estate, and commercial.

Our range of services:

Advisory in relation to the structure of the joint ventures arrangement
Due diligence on the respective parties to the joint venture agreement
Preparing legal documents such as shareholder agreement, joint venture agreements and many more

Contact Person

Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali

azmi@azmilaw.com

Syed Muhammad Ridza bin Syed Abdullah

ridza@azmilaw.com

International Trade & Commerce

International Trade involves a complex interplay of sectors and cross border transactions between local and international entities such as sales of goods, finance, insurance, shipping and many more.

Our comprehensive team of experts acts for importers and exporters, commodity traders in sales of goods, manufacturing transactions in the drafting of contracts, review of transaction, and conduct of risk analysis. We have contributed to practitioner publications such as Sales of Goods, Conflict of laws and assisted clients in their transactional matters such as negotiation of terms, appointment of agents and recovery of debts. We are supported by our global network of associated firms and have lawyers who are fluent in foreign languages.

Our range of services:

Advisory on the structure of the deal
Merger and acquisition
Financial structure

Contact Person

Philip Teoh

philip.teoh@azmilaw.com

Intellectual Property

Intellectual property

Intellectual property includes an intangible creation of human intellect, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; used in commercial transactions. Intellectual property is being protected by law as it is crucial in business as the same is recognise as an intangible assets of entities which can be easily exploited financially. This is due to the fact that the characteristic of intellectual property is similar with the tangible assets; it can be sold or licensed.

Our Intellectual Property Practice Group is rapidly growing in a broad range of areas. We advise, in the context of Malaysian law, in relation to all areas of intellectual property – trademarks, patents, design rights, copyright, domain names and other rights. Further, as a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA), we are also able to benefit from our contacts within the international network of almost 4000 INTA members worldwide to assist clients who wish to expand and protect their intellectual property interests regionally as well as globally.

Our range of services:

Patents and know-how protection and registration
Brand protection
Trade mark management
Domain name registration and protection
Design protection
Copyright and entertainment
IP infringements and enforcement

Contact Person

Khairul Fazli Abdul Kadir

khairul.fazli@azmilaw.com

Insurance & Takaful

Insurance & takaful protects the policy holders from financial loss generally. It also enables to mitigate loss, to stabilise financial, and promotes trade and commerce activities in which results into economic growth and development. As such, the area of insurance and takaful plays a crucial role in sustainable growth of an economy.

We provide advisory on the risk assessment, policy advisory to our clients in the industry for insurance and re-insurance matters. We handle life and general, marine and non-marine classes as well as re-insurance matters. In addition, we are also able to provide legal services related to claims investigation, review, mediation and the pursuit and defence of insurance and re-insurance claims. We have conducted in house training for corporate assureds, industry organisations and insurers and have contributed to authoritative practitioner texts. In the contentions areas, we have been involved as counsel and arbitrator.

Our range of services:

Advisory on the risk assessment, policy advisory to our clients in the industry for insurance and re-insurance matters
Handling life and general, marine and non-marine classes as well as re-insurance matters

Contact Person

Philip Teoh

philip.teoh@azmilaw.com

Melinda Marie D’angelus

melinda.dangelus@azmilaw.com

Healthcare & Pharmaceutical

Healthcare and pharmaceutical industry is a complex and fast-changing industry that touches all aspects organization, financing and delivery of healthcare services. It is an area of industry that links ethical and legal relationships among patients, medicine consumers, doctors, drug manufacturers, healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies whereby the common denominator of these relationships is human life and health, thus subject to high degree of legal compliance by regulations.

Our team of experts in the healthcare and pharmaceutical area are providing a wide range of legal advisory and services in the field of healthcare and pharmaceutical law to various healthcare institutions and pharmaceutical companies by consulting them on corporate and specific regulatory issues regarding manufacturing, regulatory compliance, funding, patent and intellectual property, development and financing, delivery and packaging, as well as healthcare disputes and litigations.

Our range of services:

Application for licenses, permits and approvals related to healthcare and pharmaceutical industry from the relevant authorities
Determine the corporate structure related to healthcare and pharmaceutical industry
Providing advisory work
Identifying legal risk assessments
Corporate compliance for the entities in healthcare and pharmaceutical industry

Contact Person

Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali

azmi@azmilaw.com

Mohd Ashraf bin Ramli

mohd.ashraf@azmilaw.com

Franchising

A franchise is a legal and commercial relationship between a franchisor that owns a trademark of a business and a franchisee that intends to use such trademark. Malaysia has a proper authority that covers the comprehensive area of franchise.

We have a strong team of franchising lawyers having represented clients in franchise transactions in expanding their business nationally and for multinationals that are expanding their businesses across the globe. The team possesses extensive experience in assisting clients to draft franchise agreements, corporate structure of business, navigate franchising regulations and to represent clients for franchising disputes and litigations.

Our range of services:

Application for licenses, permits and approvals related to franchising from the relevant authorities
Determine the corporate structure of entities
Providing advisory work
Identifying legal risk assessments
Drawing up compliance programmes

Contact Person

Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali

azmi@azmilaw.com

Muhammad Inamul Hassan Shah Norman Dunsah

hassanshah@azmilaw.com

E-Commerce

In this era of technology, electronic commerce or e-commerce has played its roles to ensure entities are able to keep up with the technology so that consumer will be able to reach entities in performing transaction inclusive of sale and purchase.

Electronic commerce or e-commerce involves any online transactions i.e. electronically buying and selling of products, goods and services on the internet. There are different and multitudinous laws that apply to e-commerce users in operating its businesses.

Our team of lawyers with valuable skills in the electronic commerce or e-commerce area protects our clients’ interest by providing consultancy in setting-up the business and trading online and drafting of e-commerce contracts including Service Level Agreements whilst protecting your online reputation.

Our range of services:

Regulatory compliance
Advisory in relation to the establishment of electronic commerce
Application of the relevant licenses, approval or permit to the relevant authorities

Contact Person

Ahmad Lutfi Abdull Mutalip

alam@azmilaw.com

Abu Daud Abd Rahim

a.daud@azmilaw.com