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We have a deep and longstanding history and over three decades of experience in Malaysia as one of the largest international law practices in Southeast Asia.
Our lawyers advise international corporations and Malaysia's largest private and state owned companies as well as government agencies on business in Southeast Asia and beyond, including cross-border transactions, projects, disputes, regulatory and finance matters (including Islamic finance).
Our Malaysia Group can help you navigate the institutions, regulations, cultures and politics that you will encounter drawing on the industry and Asia knowledge of our seven offices in Southeast Asia, China and Japan, and within our international network. The depth of our Malaysia-related transactional and disputes experience and understanding of Malaysia's legal and political landscape adds real value to our international and local clients alike.
We manage our Malaysia practice from Singapore and have well-established relationships with the best Malaysian law firms for Malaysian law advice.
Practice areas
Our Malaysia Practice includes:
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration, mediation, other forms of ADR and investigations
- Transactions: Cross-border mergers and acquisitions, major projects, joint ventures, strategic alliances, construction, competition and regulatory matters, and real estate investments
- Finance: Conventional and Islamic, including bonds, syndicated loans, acquisition and leveraged finance, debt restructurings, and project finance
Recent Experience
A global software and robotics platform and online grocer
Advising on contractual templates and a playbook for their patented next generation automated warehouse technology, and providing strategic guidance on managing trade secrets related to their cutting-edge innovations
A major pharmaceutical company
Acting on a litigation against a competitor who obtained trade secret and confidential information relating to its proprietary drug processes
Magic Leap
Acting for this leading augmented reality technology company in filing one of the first federal trade secret cases under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. We achieved a successful resolution for our client
Field Intelligence
Acting on a trade secret and breach of contract suit filed against a customer who reverse engineered Field Intelligence’s telemetry Field Unit devices
A consortium of leading multinational energy companies
Advising a consortium of leading multinational energy companies in UNCITRAL arbitration and expert determination proceedings against a Central Asian Republic. The case concerned budget and schedule disputes worth US$ 9 billion in a high-profile and politically significant dispute concerning one of the world's largest oil and gas projects
An Asian government
Advising an Asian government in ICSID arbitration proceedings brought against it by investors in connection with their withdrawal from a major oil field and related contractual issues
Insights
Key contacts
Gitta Satryani
Managing Partner, Singapore Office, Singapore
Glynn Cooper
Partner, Head of Infrastructure Sector, Asia, Singapore
Anthony Patten
Partner, Head of Energy Sector, Singapore
Ee Lynn Tan
Partner, Singapore
Adrian Cheng
Consultant, Singapore