Lawyers

Dzuhairi Jaafar Thani

Dzuhairi Jaafar Thani

Work Department

Construction & Engineering, Energy, Infrastructure & Projects

Position

Dzuhairi is a Partner in the Firm's Energy, Infrastructure & Projects Department.

Career

Dzuhairi has extensive experience advising on railway and highway infrastructure projects, and the development and construction of buildings, including oil and gas-related infrastructure and facilities.

He has advised on various engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contracts, including those for railway systems, refinery and petrochemical plants, and other oil and gas related facilities, and has also advised on the development and construction of commercial buildings.

He has also advised on civil aviation laws and regulations, including those pertaining to the purchase, sale and leasing of commercial passenger aircraft.

Dzuhairi has been recognised as a Leading Individual in Real Estate and Construction and noted as a “key name” in Projects and Energy by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, and by IFLR1000 as a “key partner” in Energy and Infrastructure, in each case for his work in railways, infrastructure and construction.

Prior to joining Rahmat Lim & Partners, Dzuhairi was the Co-Head of the Construction and Infrastructure Projects department in another Malaysian law firm.

Languages

English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Education

Dzuhairi graduated with an LL.B (Hons) from the University of Nottingham, England in 1993 and was called to the Bar of England and Wales as a member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, London, United Kingdom in 1996. He was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 1998.

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