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Consumer & Retail

Consumer and retail sector cover both manufacturing and distribution or retail for products and services. Acquiring in-depth knowledge and understanding of the needs of the retail companies, requirements and preferences of consumers, distribution of the related products and retail is vital for legal practitioners.

Our team of experienced lawyers have represented a diverse clientele that includes developers, restaurants, food wholesalers, clothing stores, franchise businesses and manufacturers whereby the team draws on in-depth industry and provides hands-on experience to its clients regarding the needs, legal requirements and preferences of consumers, distribution and retail including brand building, strong customer orientation, commercial understanding, intellectual property protections tailored to meet the specific needs of each of our retail clients.

Our range of services:

Advisory on the corporate structure of the retail companies
Application of the relevant license, approval or permits to the relevant ministries in Malaysia
Preparing the relevant contracts and agreements

Contact Person

Dato' Azmi bin Mohd Ali

azmi@azmilaw.com

Syed Muhammad Ridza bin Syed Abdullah

ridza@azmilaw.com

Construction & Engineering

Construction & Engineering sector has been profitable businesses for our valued clients. However, in view of the nature of the sector, a strict compliance with the relevant laws in Malaysia by the contractors and respective parties shall be observed by the respective parties. Failing such, the respective parties involved in this area will suffer loss in terms of their reputation and money.

We have been at the forefront of advising on construction and engineering industry issues to protect our precious clients from any risk(s) related to this area and we are intimately involved to serve the needs of our clients. Our strong, knowledgeable and skilful associates in the Firm will be absolutely capable to protect the rights of our client by providing various services including reviewing and preparing the relevant tender/bid, advisory in relation to the structure of the projects, drafting construction contracts, providing advice on procurement, insurance, assisting clients in receiving tenders for projects and other schemes. Other than that, the assignments falling within the ambit of this practice area are Build-Operate-Transfer projects, concession-based projects and project financing and others.

Our range of services:

Construction contracts
Preparation/reviewing of bid/tender
Construction Litigation
Negotiation & Resolution
Structured Developments
Compliance of related construction laws
Dispute Resolution

Contact Person

Abu Daud Abd Rahim

a.daud@azmilaw.com

Regulatory Compliance & Licensing

Regulatory and licensing compliance issued by the Malaysian government is one of the crucial keys to clients (local or international) to establish its existence in Malaysia.

Our firm has a long-standing reputation in serving its clients with adequate knowledge and excellent legal services on various aspects of regulatory compliance and licensing concerning the laws and regulations in Malaysia, among others, providing services in relation to the application of relevant licenses, permit or approval to the relevant Malaysian authorities, preparing the relevant policies, guidelines, corporate governance and corporate structures of the entities, advisory and more.

Our range of services:

Application for licenses, permits and approvals from the relevant authorities
Preparing/reviewing of policies, guidelines and corporate structures
Providing advisory work
Due diligence on compliance issues
Procurement and land issues
Engaging with the relevant authorities
Identifying legal risk assessments
Drawing up compliance programmes

Contact Person

Dato' Azmi Mohd Ali

azmi@azmilaw.com

Banking & Finance

Our Financial Services Practice Group consists of a team of solicitors specializing in various aspects of financing, capital acquisition and debt restructuring. We are experienced in various major assignments in the finance industry. Among the legal services offered are banking facilities, project finance, cross-border finance, venture capital and private equity.

Our range of services:

Banking facilities
Syndicated finance
Project finance
Development finance
Structured finance
Cross-border finance
Private debt securities
Banking regulations
Real estate
Investment funds & constitution of trust
Derivatives instruments
Product development
Corporate commercial and trade financing
Corporate debt restructuring
Investment funds & constitution of trust

Contact Person

Ahmad Lutfi B. Abdull Mutalip

alam@azmilaw.com

Farhah Hayati binti Mamat

farhah@azmilaw.com

Ahmad Syahir Bin Yahya

syahir@azmilaw.com

Syed Muhammad Ridza bin Syed Abdullah

ridza@azmilaw.com

Aviation

Aviation legal practice covers issues affecting aircraft and airport operations, including aircraft navigation and maintenance, air traffic control and safety, pilot licensing requirements and aviation disputes such as manufacturing and delivery disputes, airline passenger claims and insurance.

Our team of lawyers provide a full range of aviation legal services related to the advisory on all aviation-related disputes and litigations, assisting in ownership and financing arrangement of buying, leasing and selling cargo aircraft, and aviation regulatory compliance.

Our range of services:

Registration of ownership of aircrafts
Advisory
Compliance
Dispute resolution
Due diligence

Contact Person

Norhisham Abd Bahrin

norhisham@azmilaw.com

Automotive

The automotive industry in Malaysia plays a significant role in our sophisticated economy and the industry is the third largest in Southeast Asia. Our automotive practice covers in-depth and thorough perspective associated to the area whereby our team provide focused associates related to this area to represent our valued clients which consists of manufacturers, retailers and distributors.

Our range of services:

Corporate/ commercial advisory and transactions
Brand protection
Labour matters
Product liabilities
Dealership
Dispute resolution

Contact Person

Dato' Azmi Mohd Ali

azmi@azmilaw.com

Abu Daud Abd Rahim

a.daud@azmilaw.com

Antitrust & Competition

Malaysian law provides a solid legal framework in relation to the competition law so as to ensure that fair competitions between the competitors are being protected in a Malaysian open market.

Our Antitrust & Competition practice provides comprehensive advises to our valuable clients on business strategies, corporate compliance on the competition related laws. Equip with vast knowledge on competition laws, we have advised clients, among others, on distribution agreements, procurement rules and practices, licensing agreements, marketing and sales agreements, trade association activities, due diligence, information exchange and other agreements between competitors and commercial partners.

Our range of services:

Advisory
Compliance
Dawn raids
Competition investigations
Exemptions and leniency applications

Contact Person

Norhisham Abd Bahrin

norhisham@azmilaw.com

Administrative, Constitutional & Legislative Advisory

Azmi & Associates offer a pool of regional expertise in the areas of legislative advisory and drafting which includes providing advice on administrative, constitutional and public law.

From our past experience, we have been engaged in providing our services to clients in both the public and private sectors on a wide range of matters under the administrative, constitutional and public law in Malaysia, covering both social and political aspects of the law. Some of our key engagements include the reviewing and amending of Malaysian Aviation laws, the National Land Code, Strata Titles Act 1985, Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia’s Feed-In Approval & Feed-In Tariff Rules as well as drafting a new legislation for a public company to regulate best practice urban development in Malaysia.

Our range of services:

•   Drafting new laws and amendments to existing laws;
•   Analysis on gaps in existing laws and indentification of challenges in implementing legislative reforms;
•   Benchmarking exercise against similar laws implemented in other countries;
•   Stakeholder Consultation;
•   Judicial review;
•   Statutory appeals;
•   Advice on application of laws and regulations; and
•   Interpretation of the constitution.

Contact Person

Abu Daud Abd Rahim

a.daud@azmilaw.com

Fund Raising, Debt Restructuring & Investment

The area of fund raising, debt restructuring and investment is an essential area for entities so as to ensure that the entities are well-funded and the debt is structured accordingly.

Our Fundraising & Debt Restructuring Practice Group shares clients’ concerns, both financial institutions (lenders) and borrowers, in resolving NPLs and raising funds for refinancing when necessary. We adopt a practical approach in meeting our clients’ expectation as an effective solution. We focus on just and legally viable solutions to the NPL issue that are acceptable to all parties.

Our range of services:

Structuring of fund raising
Restructuring the debt to match with the ability of entities to pay the interest and principal
Investment structure

Contact Person

Advisory work to management and employees on various employment issues
Reviewing and/or drafting employee manuals and handbooks
Reviewing and/or drafting employment related agreements/documents
Advisory work on settlement of disputes between management and employees
Unfair Dismissal Claims
Non-compliance of Industrial Court Award
Retrenchment and restructuring exercise
Dispute Resolution

Contact Person

Melinda Marie D’angelus

melinda.Dangelus@azmilaw.com