Our People

Jane Lau graduated from the University of Malaya in 2023 with LL.B (Hons.) (First Class Honours).

During her university days, she played a significant role in the university’s legal aid clinic, Klink Bantuan Guaman Universiti Malaya (2022 – 2023), as a student advisor which allowed her to manage client files and provide pro bono legal advice to the community. Owing to her impeccable skills and passion in editing, she joined the University of Malaya Law Review (2020 – 2022) for two tenures. In her first tenure where she held the position of journal editor, she meticulously edited articles for the law review’s academic journal. She then became the Head of Journal Editorial in the subsequent tenure, where she supervised the journal editors in editing articles for the law review. Her experience as a Vice Secretary for the University of Malaya’s Constitutional Team (2020) enabled her to draw up reports and proposals efficiently.

Apart from her active participation in extra-curricular activities, she had also achieved excellent results in her academics, having been awarded the Dean’s List Award on six occasions.

Back in July 2022, she joined Azmi & Associates as a legal intern. During her internship, she gained wide exposure to a plethora of practice areas, be it in corporate or litigation. She had the opportunity to proofread agreements and due diligence reports. She conducted legal research on various matters, among which are licensing matters, tax law, the Euribor settlement, as well as probate and administration. Furthermore, she assisted in drafting cause papers for the purpose of filing bankruptcy and winding up petitions, as well as a letter of demand in relation to trademark infringement.

She is currently part of the Senior Partner’s Office under the supervision of our Senior Partner, Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali

Nurliyana was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in July 2023, marking the beginning of her legal career.

Nurliyana completed her Bar Training Course at the University of Law, Birmingham where she honed her skills in Legal Research, Opinion Writing, Drafting, Client Conferences, Civil and Criminal Advocacy. She graduated from University of Leicester with LL.B, where she delved into subjects such as Commercial Law, Company Law, International Commercial Arbitration, Internet Law, Intellectual Property and Equity & Trust. She had also participated in Mooting, Negotiation and Client Interviewing competitions.

Throughout her academic career, she excelled in debating, earning the title of Best Speaker in a number of debating competitions. Furthermore, she has assumed leadership positions in various academic and extracurricular societies. Nurliyana has displayed a deep commitment to international affairs by actively engaging in several international Model United Nation conferences, where she had also been awarded as the Distinguished Delegate. Her dedication to community service is evident through her involvement in Amnesty International campaigns too where she was involved in The Museum Without Home and Rise for Rohingya campaigns.

She is part of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Practice Group under the supervision of our Partner, Sharizan Sarif.

Abdul Karim Ariez graduated from Universiti Malaya with a LL.B (Hons) in 2022.

He had the opportunity to undergo an internship with PETRONAS under Group Legal, in Legal Downstream Department and was placed in the Legal Pengerang Integrated Complex division in August 2021. Throughout the internship period, he had the opportunity to assist his supervisor in drafting and reviewing agreements between external parties and subsidiaries, took responsibility for the classification of hundreds of agreements transitioning to LIBOR interest rate, and conducted substantial research on company and criminal law. He was also a paralegal at Mohanadass Partnership in February 2023 where he helped prepare cause papers, assisted the partners in trial and hearing preparation, and conducted substantial research on construction and employment law.

Karim was an active student in both academics and extra-curricular activities. In his second year of studies, he held the position of Head of the Faculty Achievements bureau of UM Law Review – a student-run legal publication body – where he was tasked to interview, write, and edit articles on the achievements of Faculty members and alumni. In addition, he was also the founder and secretary of ECOLAWGY UM where he helped organised environment-related programs inside and outside of the Faculty.

Karim was also an active volunteer outside the varsity, having volunteered with Rumah Kita, which provides temporary housing, nourishment, pre- and post-natal care for young women, and also taught in the Chin Student Organisation, a school for the Chin community. 

His field of interest is in Corporate and Commercial Law. He intends to strengthen his knowledge on these matters and continue to venture into the realms of corporate practice in the future.