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Admiralty & Shipping

Our Admiralty & Shipping practice handles both contentious and non-contentious areas in holistic areas of shipping including marine insurance. Our head of department is the author of the Forms and Precedents on Shipping, a practitioner’s reference by Lexis Nexis as well as the annotation of Malaysian laws on Shipping i.e. Merchant Shipping Ordinance, Carriers [land, air and sea] and has argued the inaugural reported case of the Malaysian Admiralty Court. We have been involved in advising several large corporate on shipping transactions.

Our range of services:

Marine insurance
Ship registration
Vessel/asset financing
Fixtures and charterparties
Bills of lading
Ship/vessel arrest
Ship collisions & casualties
Marine hull and cargo claims
General average and salvage claims and disputes
Pursuit and defence of cargo claims
P & I claims
Crew wage claims
Bunkering claims and disputes
Maritime arbitration

Contact Person

Philip Teoh

philip.teoh@azmilaw.com

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions involve the entities across the globe. Determination to growth is the main reason to proceed with the merger and acquisition by entities generally. It also helps to innovate and stimulates the economy of the respective countries.

Our Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group played an anchor role in various major projects which have brought great economic benefit to its host country, Malaysia. In the transportation industry, we have represented and served a major manufacturer of automobiles and its distributors, a national shipping line, and are currently facilitating the revamping of the nation’s aviation legislation. We have been engaged in the largest current M&A transaction in Malaysia involving the transfer of assets worth approximately RM6 billion (US$1.6 billion). Our substantial experience and proficiency in these areas have been established by providing services across a wide range clients and projects which have Included international bidding, joint ventures in automotive, manufacturing, highways, property development, technology, timber, mining and the acquisition of public listed companies to name a few.

Our range of services:

Due Diligence
M&A Structuring
M&A Transactions and Management
Cross Border M&A
Global Acquisitions
Leveraged Buyouts / Management Buyouts
Corporate Restructuring
Regulatory Compliance
Negotiation & Mediation

Contact Person

Dato' Azmi Mohd Ali

azmi@azmilaw.com

Norhisham Abd Bahrin

norhisham@azmilaw.com

Sharizan Sarif

sharizan@azmilaw.com

Suhara Mohamad Sidik

suhara@azmilaw.com

Law Ngee Song @ Jonathan Law

jonathanlaw@azmilaw.com

Foreign Investment

FOREIGN INVESTMENT

The involvement of foreign investors in Malaysia contributed to the growth and innovation of the economy of Malaysia as a whole.

Our experienced numbers of associates are able to advise and assist our international clients with respect to the entire spectrum of direct investment in Malaysia. We provide guidance and insight relating to investment such as investment strategy, investment vehicles and structuring, incentives and licenses. We will also liaise with various regulatory authorities and provide linkages with other professional bodies and business councils regarding issues relating to work permits and employment visas and other requirements.

Our range of services:

Regulatory
Facilitation
Structuring
Business Matching
Strategic Alliances
Good Standing Certification

Contact Person

Dato' Azmi Mohd Ali

azmi@azmilaw.com

Norhisham Abd Bahrin

norhisham@azmilaw.com

Islamic Finance

We are knowledgeable and experienced in Islamic financial services, whether debt or equity financing, such as Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Financing Facility, Istisna’ project financing, Ijarah Al-Muntahiyah Bit Tamlik, Musyarakah and Mudharabah, both for direct financing and private debt securities. Our capabilities are not limited to legal and advisory services but we have also significant expertise in the development of Islamic products and practices for numerous banks and financial organizations. We are also competent in the areas of venture capital and private equity funding structured on the basis of Musyarakah and Mudharabah.

Our range of services:

Product Development
Islamic Home Financing
Islamic Consumer Financing
Direct Islamic Financing
Syndicated Islamic Financing
Ijarah
Mudharabah
Musyarakah
Islamic Debt Papers
Sukuk
Product Development
Islamic Home Financing
Islamic Consumer Financing
Direct Islamic Financing
Syndicated Islamic Financing
Ijarah
Mudharabah
Musyarakah
Islamic Debt Papers

Contact Person

Ahmad Lutfi Abdull Mutalip

alam@azmilaw.com

Farhah Hayati Mamat

farhah@azmilaw.com

Ahmad Syahir Yahya

syahir@azmilaw.com

Corporate & Commercial

One of the key factors contributed to establish the economy of Malaysia to be the third largest in the Southeast Asia and designated relatively open and state-oriented is the innovation and growth of the corporate and commercial laws respectively. The involvement of the government, private and public companies, GLCs and many other entities in the corporate and commercial transactions further assisted to stimulate the economy of Malaysia.

We believe that the involvement of legal practitioners in the corporate and commercial sector is extremely critical so as to support the government, private and public companies, GLCs and many other entities.

Our team of associates are well experienced, knowledgeable, skilful, and diversify in various areas of corporate and commercial legal practice. Other than that, our team of associates is also able to provide creative solutions on various corporate issues for our treasured clients. The team of our associates advises clients in various kinds of corporate and commercial arrangements for instance distributorships, dealerships, joint ventures, licensing and regulatory compliance, supply, collaboration, franchising, and consortium arrangements.

Our range of services:

Regulatory compliance
Corporate Governance
Corporate Outsourcing
Franchise & Licensing Transactions
Employment & Labour
Government Contracts
Compensation & Benefits Corporation / Company Laws Compliance
Retirement Fund
Public-Private Partnership
Legislative drafting
Legal Due Diligence
Tax matters
Merger and Acquisitions
Business/Assets transactions

Contact Person

Dato' Azmi Mohd Ali

azmi@azmilaw.com

Norhisham Abd Bahrin

norhisham@azmilaw.com

Sharizan Sarif

sharizan@azmilaw.com

Law Ngee Song @ Jonathan Law

jonathanlaw@azmilaw.com

Syed Muhammad Ridza Syed Abdullah

ridza@azmilaw.com

Capital & Debt Markets

Our firm possesses a depth of experience and expertise in a wide spectrum of capital market services. These include initial public offering and listing exercises, advisory and compliance for Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) listing requirements, due diligence and assessment for purposes of acquisitions, floatation of shares on the KLSE, private debt security issues as well as preparation of financial information such as memorandum and circular to shareholders, amendments to memorandum and articles of associations.

Our range of services:

Financing & Secured Transactions
Corporate Finance
Initial Public Offerings
Investment Management
Asset Financing & Securitisation
Debt & Asset Recovery
ESOS / ESOP
Employee Trust
Submission to Capital Market Regulators
Derivatives Instruments

Contact Person

Serina Abdul Samad

serina@azmilaw.com

Moo Eng Thing

mooengthing@azmilaw.com

Law Ngee Song @ Jonathan Law

jonathanlaw@azmilaw.com

Energy & Utilities

Energy and utilities sector covers generation, transmission, distribution and retailing of natural oil, gas, water, electricity, telephone and telegraph services provision.

Our firm has established experience in all areas of energy law, utility regulation and deregulation and project development. We have represented large industrial corporations, small business, power producers and investors across the spectrum of energy and utilities issues.

Our range of services:

Due diligence and contract reviews
Advising on financing, plans and development in regulated industries
Checking overall project documentation
Identifying risks
Negotiating agreements such as power purchase agreements
Advising on regulatory compliance and approval requirements
Dispute resolution

Contact Person

Abu Daud Abd Rahim

a.daud@azmilaw.com

Sharizan Sarif

sharizan@azmilaw.com

Melinda Marie D’angelus

melinda.dangelus@azmilaw.com

Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

We provide both civil and corporate litigation and dispute resolution services in the areas of Contracts, Sale of Goods and Commodities, Hire Purchase and Leasing, Insurance, Admiralty & Shipping, Insolvency and Arbitration. We specialize in arbitration, consultation, litigation involving declarations, injunctions including Mareva and Anton Pillar orders, specific performance, tracing and recovery of assets, commercial and construction disputes, trusts and the enforcement of intellectual property rights. Our lawyers also sit as mediators and arbitrators.

Our range of services:

Appeal
Injunctions
Admiralty and shipping
Administrative and constitutional
Antitrust and competition
Automotive
Aviation
Banking and finance
Construction and engineering
Consumer and retail
E-Commerce
Employment and industrial Relations
Energy and utilities
Franchising
Healthcare and pharmaceutical
Insurance and takaful
Intellectual property
Joint ventures dispute
Media, sport and entertainment
Oil & gas
Probate & Trusts
Projects & Infrastructure
Land
Tax
Telecommunication, multimedia and technology
Transportation and logistics
Probate and letter of administration
Negligence
Shareholder disputes