After the recent lateral hires of Emmanuel Hadjidakis (from Allen & Overy, Singapore) and Mark Lim (from Albar & Partners to Baker's Malaysian member firm, Wong & Partners), Baker & McKenzie is seeking to strengthen its corporate practice with the hire of Lan Hing Liew.
Baker & McKenzie International has strengthened its Asia-Pacific practice with new elections to partnership and making recent lateral hires to its member firms in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Baker & McKenzie’s Malaysian member firm Wong & Partners has appointed a new partner-in-charge of its finance & projects practice
Malaysia's lawyers are doing well despite the odds - but longer-term structural reform of the local legal market is on the cards.
Colin Ng & Partners has advised on Malaysia's largest ever REIT - the Starhill REIT which debuted on the Bursa Malaysia at the end of 2005.