Zul Rafique & Partners

TEOH ALVARE is a partner in the Employment & Industrial Relations and Litigation practice groups. She was admitted as Advocates & Solicitors of the High Court of Malaya in 2010.

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Ashela Ramaya is a partner in the Banking & Finance practice group. She has worked on multiple award-winning deals including Sime Darby’s RM800.0 million Asean Sustainability Sri Sukuk Musharakah issuance which won the Real Estate Deal of the Year in the Islamic Finance News Deals of the Year 2020 Awards and the Sukuk programmes of up to MYR5.65 billion established by a subsidiary of Permodalan Nasional Berhad which was partly structured as the first ASEAN Green Sukuk to fund the proposed integrated development in the historic Stadium Merdeka and Stadium Negara enclave which won the Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium) by Asian Legal Business (ALB) Malaysia Law Awards. She has advised in relation to a multi-trade financing facility of up to RM55.0 million based on various Shariah principles granted to a subsidiary of a listed company. This transaction won the firm the Trade Finance Law Firm of the Year by Islamic Finance News. She has also worked on a syndicated secured loan facility of up to MYR2.15 Billion, for the development of the “Lifestyle Quarter” at the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) in Kuala Lumpur. She has been named in Chambers Asia Pacific 2021 as Leading Individual (Band 3) for Banking & Finance in Malaysia and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 as Recommended Lawyer for Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, and Islamic Finance. She was also named as an Outstanding Lawyer in Banking and Finance for Client Service Excellence 2021 by Asialaw.

Cathryn Chay is a Partner in the Corporate Finance practice group. She obtained her LLB degree from the University of Kent, United Kingdom and she is a Barrister-at Law of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, London. She was admitted to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1994. Her practice area also includes Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions and Shipping & Aviation. Currently, she is involved in the provision of corporate advisory services which include amongst others, initial public offering, takeovers, mergers and acquisitions of public and private limited companies both local and foreign, restructuring of companies and the conduct of legal due diligence review exercises. In particular, Cathryn had previously advised on the initial public offerings of various companies on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

Celine Rangithan is a partner in the Banking & Finance practice group. Celine’s legal practice covers all areas of banking and finance transactions focusing on debt capital market financing, syndications, project financing, acquisition financing, and cross-border transactions, both conventional and Islamic. She is frequently involved in cross-border financing transactions. She advises a wide variety of clients, namely financial institutions (both local and foreign), trust companies, financial advisers, and corporate clients (both local and foreign), on the legal aspects of banking and finance and debt capital market, which includes on numerous occasions, advising financial institutions on their proposed structure of the transactions. Celine has advised on numerous award-winning transactions. She has also been ranked in Chambers Asia Pacific 2021 and has been noted as Recommended Lawyer in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 under Banking and Finance for Malaysia.  

Chan Kwan Hoe is a partner in the Banking & Finance practice group. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the University of Sheffield and a Masters in Law (LLM) from the University College London. He is also a Barrister-at-Law from Lincoln’s Inn and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2003. Kwan Hoe’s main area of practice is corporate banking, syndications, project financing, and capital markets financing. His work covers conventional financing as well as financing under Shariah principles. He has advised on the issuance of bonds and Sukuk by local and foreign issuers in Malaysia and the issuance of asset-backed securities involving the securitisation of property and receivables in Malaysia.

Chin Lit Fwu is a Partner in the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions practice group. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom. He obtained his Certificate of Legal Practice and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2012.

Darren Kor Yit Meng heads the Communications & Multimedia and the Intellectual Property practice groups. He is a Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln’s Inn and holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. Darren has been advising a broad range of clients in the Technology Media & Telecommunications sector since 1997 and principally advises on the following areas: Communications and multimedia related matters including but not limited to advising on and drafting reference access offerings for both fixed and mobile network, access agreements and high speed broadband service agreements amongst others; and advising on regulatory issues such as licensing, spectrum and universal service obligations. He had participated in the formulation and drafting of the Communications and Multimedia Bill, one of the first (if not the first) legislation in the world to legislate for the converging communications and multimedia industry; Information and communications technology related matters including but not limited to network rollouts, commissioning of systems, procurement of hardware, software licensing (standard and bespoke) and support and maintenance agreement; and also advising on the implementation of e-wallets and electronic payments; Corporate commercial matters including but not limited to various types of service agreements, end user agreements, supply agreements, distribution agreements, joint ventures, consortium agreements, collaboration agreement and franchise agreements; Data protection law issues; and Competition law issues under the Competition Act 2010 and Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

Datuk Lukman is one of the Co-Managing Partners at Zul Rafique & Partners and heads the firm’s Energy and Utilities practice group. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class) from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), a Master of Laws in Commercial Law from Cambridge University, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Islamic Banking and Finance from IIUM. He was the recipient of the IIUM Best Overall Student Award, Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation Gold Medal Award, and was a fellow of Cambridge Commonwealth Society.He was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1993. He specialises in corporate, energy, utility transactions, and has extensive experience in large-scale projects including Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC), Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), and Kwasa Damansara. As the head of Energy and Utilities Practice Group, the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific has rated his practice as one of the Top Tier law firm practice in Malaysia. He has been involved in various independent power producer (IPP) projects both local and overseas. He has advised among others the Bakun Hydro power purchase agreement (PPA), Genting power plant PPA extension, the aborted East to West Malaysia submarine power cable line, and acquisition of Indonesian power plants and coal mines. In 2005, he acted for the Government of Malaysia in restructuring the nation’s water industries which involved the amendment of the Federal Constitution and the drafting and enactment of the Water Services Industry Act 2006 and the water rules thereunder together with the establishment of Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara.

David Lee Lai Huat is a Partner in the Corporate practice group, with a primary and keen focus on the areas of capital markets and merger & acquisition transactions, inbound as well as outbound. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the University of London. He obtained his Certificate of Legal Practice and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1995. He also holds a postgraduate qualification, Master of Laws (LLM), from the University of Malaya. David is also a registered Notary Public. David has advised on initial public offerings and successful listings on the Main Market, ACE Market and LEAP Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He has also advised on foreign listings, notably, on Singapore Exchange and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. He has advised a handful of successful listings on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. With regards to mergers and acquisitions, he advises both sellers and buyers alike, which invariably involve advice on the overall structure of the transactions and attendance to legal due diligence and transaction documentation. Given his knowledge and experience in those areas, David has been instructed by independent directors to provide independent legal advice to them in merger and acquisition transactions, and by minority shareholders and their representatives in the initial public offerings implemented by companies in which shares are held by them. David also advises on and attends to pre-initial public offering investments as well as issuance of redeemable preference shares by companies to the public which necessitates prior registration of Information Memorandum with the Securities Commission Malaysia. Besides the areas of practice described above, David also advises on joint ventures, foreign direct investments and compliance by public listed companies on their corporate exercises, such as rights issues and bonus issues, and reorganisation or restructuring of a group of companies. David has presented several papers at conferences (local and overseas) and webinars. He is a member of the Bar Council Corporate and Commercial Law Committee, the International Professional Services Committee, the International Pacific Bar Association and the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia. He also represents the firm in the lawyers’ focus group with Malaysian regulators and the drafting committee organised for the launch of the Equity Capital Markets Due Diligence Guide.

FARAH MOHAMED SAID is a Partner in the Communications & Multimedia, Corporate Liability & Risk Management, and Legal Forensic Investigation & Compliance practice groups. She is a Barrister-at-Law of Gray’s Inn and holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from University College London. She was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1998. Farah principally advises on corporate and commercial advisory matters and has extensive experience advising on corporate transactions within the background of the Malaysian legal and regulatory framework in general, and corporate laws in particular. Her expertise spans a broad range of economic sectors including telecommunications, healthcare, oil & gas, energy & utilities, manufacturing, tourism, education, and agriculture. Farah’s experience further encompasses construction and infrastructure laws, having considerably advised in the review, drafting, and negotiations of project documentation across various industries. She is also familiar with the energy sector and has been involved in projects relating to the design, construction, commissioning, operations, and maintenance of coal-fired power plants in Malaysia and Indonesia, gas district cooling plants as well as various solar photovoltaic generating facilities across Malaysia. Her experience in the Communications & Multimedia practice group includes advising on e-commerce and data protection laws as well as the drafting of Information and Communications Technology-related contracts. More recently Farah has advised and assisted various clients on corporate risk management assignments, in particular with respect to corporate liability under Malaysian anti-bribery and corruption laws. Her expertise in this area includes conducting awareness sessions to staff and management, undertaking risk assessment and gap analysis exercises, as well as drafting and advising on anti-bribery and corruption policies and procedures. Farah was also attached to the derivatives arm of Bursa Malaysia Berhad for three years as an in-house legal advisor.

Feruz Anwar Seth is a Partner in the Tax practice group at ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) Degree from the University of Westminster, UK, in 1992. He was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law of Gray’s Inn in 1993 and an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1994. Feruz joins us from the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDNM) where he was a Senior Revenue Counsel handling tax appeal cases filed by the taxpayers. He was also involved with mediation and settlement discussions as well as the mentoring of Junior Revenue Counsels. Prior to his career with the LHDNM, Feruz worked as a legal practitioner in the areas of litigation, conveyancing, and corporate-commercial matters. His clients included major financial institutions, corporate entities as well as government bodies and he has had a number of reported cases both while in legal practice as well as with the LHDNM. While in practice, Feruz was a volunteer lawyer for the National Legal Aid Foundation. He was appointed to sit on the Investigating Tribunal and the Disciplinary Committee Panel of the Advocates & Solicitors Disciplinary Board. Feruz was also listed as a mentor in The Malaysian Bar’s Register of Mentors.

Hamdi Abdullah is a Partner of the Corporate and Energy & Utilities practice group and Corporate Liability & Risk Management practice group. Hamdi holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and was its Best Law Student (1992). Post admission to the Malaysian Bar, he joined the Securities Commission (“SC”) as an investigating officer. At SC, he was also part of the team which started SC’s Islamic Finance Study Group, the pre-cursor to SC Syariah Advisory Council. Prior to re-joining practice in 2000, Hamdi spent five years as an aide to the Group Executive Chairman at Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd, where his legal and strategic portfolio included the privatisation of Perwaja Group, development (Maju Perdana and Bandar Tasik Selatan), and hospitality. These stints bring to his legal practice a commercial outlook of clients’ objectives. His main area of practice is corporate law with an emphasis on utilities, corporate finance, foreign direct investments, mergers and acquisitions, and governance. Hamdi’s experience in the regulatory practice group includes advising on the legal framework of corporations and statutory bodies, corporate governance and regulatory compliance, de-licensing of offshore financial institutions, MACC corporate liability and risk management advisory, procurement, public pensions, and cyber laws. Hamdi has also advised on due diligence, corporate and business transactions, and financing (and Sukuk) in Malaysia and cross border in infrastructure, oil & gas, energy & utilities, healthcare, tourism, education, and primary commodities, and in a number of them, from planning to commercial operations. Hamdi was also recognised as an expert in Islamic Finance by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2009 and 2010 editions.

Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam is a Partner in the Litigation, Intellectual Property and Corporate Liability & Risk Management practice groups respectively. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws Degree from Universiti Teknologi Mara and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2007. Idza's main area of practice is corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration. She has been involved in some of the most complex shareholder, boardroom, and corporate insolvency and restructuring disputes in the country. Idza has appeared in the lower courts, High Court, and Appellate Courts of Malaysia and has been involved in a number of landmark decisions on novel principles of law in Malaysia. Idza specialises in the very niche area of conducting pre-litigation assessment and management exercises and the conduct of litigation forensic exercises which involves:- (i) managing potential disputes before they occur; (ii) assessing and managing risks associated with potential disputes and litigation; and (iii) conducting litigation forensic exercises to determine pitfalls, merits and thereafter crafting strategies for potential disputes. Idza also actively participates in leadership programmes for young lawyers and law students and often appears as a judge for various mooting competitions nationwide.

P Jayasingam ("Jaya") is one of the Co-Managing Partners at Zul Rafique & Partners and heads the Litigation and Employment & Industrial Relations practice groups. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the University of London and a Master of Laws from University College, London. He is also a Barrister-at-Law of Gray’s Inn and was called to the English Bar in 1984. He was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1986. He is also the Co-Chairman of the Industrial and Employment Law Committee of the Bar Council Malaysia and President of the Malaysian Society for Labour and Social Security Law (MSLSSL). Jaya has been named as an Elite Practitioner 2021 by Asialaw Profiles, and Leading Individual 2021 by Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Further, his firm was declared to be the Malaysia Employment Law Firm of the Year for 2015 and 2017 by Asian Legal Business, and In-House Community Firm of the Year 2018 and 2019 for Employment by Asian-mena Counsel. Jaya handles a litigation portfolio of civil and industrial relations (IR) matters. In IR, he regularly handles cases for and on behalf of employers. He regularly appears in the Industrial Court and routinely advices and handles disputes relating to dismissal/constructive dismissal, collective agreements, redundancy/retrenchment, change of ownership of business, and other employment related issues. He also appears in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Federal Court to argue issues such as the High Court’s supervisory powers over the Industrial Court’s decisions as well as to defend employers against common law claims for wrongful dismissal. Jaya’s field of expertise is not limited to litigation. He has advised on transfer of employees in the sale of business; voluntary separation scheme (VSS); retrenchment; the change of business ownership and the effect of collective agreements on successors, assignees or transferees of the business. To add value to his legal services, Jaya also conducts seminars and training on IR/employment issues for his clients.

JAYDEN CHUAH is a Partner in the Banking & Finance practice group. Jayden’s practice focuses on corporate banking, debt capital market financing, syndications, project financing, and acquisition financing, from both a conventional and Islamic standpoint.

Jerry heads the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions and the Capital Markets practice groups in ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners. His experience encompasses various aspects of corporate/commercial transactions including mergers and acquisitions, business acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, foreign direct investments, private equity investments, corporate restructurings and reorganisations as well as equity capital markets transactions. Jerry has advised on some of the landmark transactions in Malaysia including those involving competitive sales. Due to his expertise and in-depth knowledge, he is frequently consulted by local and foreign clients in various industries such as insurance, banks and financial institutions, telecommunications, oil and gas, manufacturing, healthcare, real estate and education.

Khairuzzaman Muhammad is a Partner in the Projects and Corporate Advisory practice group. He was awarded a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree in 1988 from the Essex Institute of Higher Education (now known as the Anglia Ruskin University) in the United Kingdom and was enrolled as a Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln’s Inn in 1989. He was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 1990 and commenced his career specialising in all aspects of commercial litigation, principally in areas of banking law, corporate law, administrative law, and constitutional law. In the course of his litigation career, Khairuzzaman was involved in several landmark cases before the Malaysian Courts dealing with legal issues on judicial review, banking law, company law, and constitutional law. Khairuzzaman has been actively involved in advising government agencies and companies, corporations, as well as financial institutions on issues relating to corporate and shareholders-related matters, debt-financing issues, contractual disputes, joint ventures, financing, land development projects, and modern corporate governance. Khairuzzaman was also involved in the drafting of the East Coast Economic Region Development Council Act 2008 as well as several other key Federal and State legislations. In his long practising career, Khairuzzaman and his team of lawyers had advised a major Japanese energy company in the setting up of its business in Malaysia. He also led the legal team advising on the various legal issues relating to the restructuring of Malaysian Airlines (MAS) and the acquisition of its assets by the new airline, Malaysian Airlines Berhad. He also co-headed the team that rendered construction advice for the Petronas mega petrochemical project in Pengerang, Johore. This complex is currently the largest petrochemical plant in South-East Asia. He currently advises both Federal and State Governments and their agencies on various policy matters leading to the drafting of legislations. He and his team are also involved in the drafting of legislations subsequent to the finalisation of their policy stages.

KUHENDRAN THANAPALASINGAM is the Head of the Construction Dispute Resolution practice group. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. He is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1992. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). Kuhendran is principally involved in dispute resolution, particularly in construction and engineering related disputes. He regularly appears as counsel at all levels of the Malaysian Courts, from the High Court to the Federal Court, and he also sits as Arbitrator, Adjudicator and Mediator. Apart from his experience in dispute resolution, he has also advised on different aspects of construction and engineering law. In addition, he has drafted and vetted various construction and engineering-related contracts.

Kung Suan Im is a Partner in the Banking and Finance practice group. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (Hons) from the University of Malaya and a Master of Business Administration (with distinction) from the University of Hull. She was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitors of the High Court of Malaya in 1990. Suan Im practices all areas of banking and finance, including corporate banking, syndications, project financing, acquisition financing, debt capital market financing, Sukuk, other capital market financing works and cross border financing. Over a period of 25 years of active practice, her experiences in these areas cover both conventional and Islamic financings, representing local and foreign financial institutions and corporates. She is named in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 as Recommended Lawyer for Banking & Finance and Capital Markets/Islamic Finance for Malaysia, and ranked in Chambers Asia Pacific 2021 - Leading Individual (Band 3) in Banking & Finance for Malaysia.

Leong May Ling is a Partner and Head of the Corporate Real Estate practice group. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the University of London and obtained the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) from the Legal Profession Qualifying Board of Malaysia. May Ling was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2002. Her main practice area is property and property-related corporate transactions such as acquisitions and divestment of real properties, leases, tenancies, and financing transactions (both residential and commercial). She advises on joint venture agreements for property developments, shareholders’ agreements for property-related companies, built-to-suit agreements for industrial developments, agreements to lease for buildings under construction, and development rights agreements.  

Loh Mei Mei is the Head of the Banking & Finance practice group. She has over 30 years’ experience advising on a full range of financing transactions. She is a specialist in both domestic and international finance covering all types of financings including complex structured financing, acquisition financing, limited recourse financing, project financing, Islamic financing, bonds/notes issuance, Sukuk issuance and asset-backed securitisation. She has advised on some of the largest and most complex landmark financing transactions in Malaysia, both conventional and Islamic financing. Mei Mei is highly regarded for her ability to provide practical sound advice and solutions to address complex legal and structural issues. She believes that listening and understanding her clients’ needs are foremost in providing effective legal advice.

RIDHWAN is a Partner in the Litigation and Shariah practice groups respectively. Ridhwan has experience in various aspects and stages of commercial and civil disputes and has advised clients on corporate insolvency or liquidation, restructuring of debts and schemes of arrangements, receivership, shareholder disputes, defamation and tortious claims as well as land disputes. Ridhwan also has experience acting as a defence counsel in criminal proceedings on charges under Domestic Violence Act, Environmental Quality Act and Occupational Safety and Health Act. He frequently advises corporate entities on all aspects of environmental and occupational health and safety including but not limited to risk management and regulatory compliance on environmental disasters and health and safety incidents. As part of his portfolio, Ridhwan also has an active aviation practice focusing on a wide range of issues relating to airport operations and has acted as counsel for major airlines and airports on issues relating to passenger service charges, late payment charges and regulatory compliance.

SYAFINAZ is a partner in the Litigation practice group. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London with an Upper Second-Class Honours and a Master of Laws with Distinction from University College London. She was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2011. Her main areas of focus are corporate debt recovery, commercial fraud as well as banking and finance litigation. She also specialises in matters relating to recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. In addition, Syafinaz also advises on a wide array of civil litigation disputes involvingdefamation law, professional negligence, land law and tenancy. Throughout her career, Syafinaz has appeared at all levels of courts in Malaysia and successfully represented her clients in various complex disputes. Her clientele includes multinational corporations, government-linked companies and financial institutions. Apart from that, Syafinaz finds joy in fostering the growth of young talents. She frequently serves as a judge in mooting competitions and actively engages in programs aimed at nurturing aspiring individuals. Syafinaz was named as a finalist for the Asian Legal Business Malaysia Law Awards 2023 in the Woman Lawyer of the Year category.

Shahul Hameed Amirudin is a Consultant to ZUL RAFIQUE & partners. He is a Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln’s Inn and an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya since 1976. Shahul has extensive experience in litigation and trial work at all levels of the judicial system as well as in arbitration, statutory and quasi-statutory tribunals. He regularly appears as counsel for other solicitors. In fact, he has appeared as counsel in a number of landmark decisions, which have been reported in various Malaysian law journals. He has also advised and represented corporate and individual clients on civil suits, statutory infringements and white collar crimes in a broad range of areas including contract enforcement, recovery of debts, securitisation and other matters relating to the application of multiplicity of statutes governing a complex legal system.

SUSAN TAN SHU SHUEN is a partner in the Construction Dispute Resolution practice group. She was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2012.

Teh Hooi Woon is a Partner in the Energy & Utilities practice group. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom  Hooi Woon was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2008. Her primary area of practice is corporate law, specialising in energy and utilities where she was involved in various project agreements relating to design, construction, operations and maintenance of power plants in Malaysia. Hooi Woon is also involved in advising on various corporate and commercial transactions as well as cross-border financing transactions.  

Thavaselvi Pararajasingam (“Selvi”) is a Partner of the Litigation and Employment & Industrial Relations practice groups. Selvi graduated from the University of London, UK, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws (Hons) in 1996, and obtained the Certificate in Legal Practice a year later. Selvi was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1998. Selvi’s practice focuses on employment law and industrial relations, both in the aspect of litigation and advisory work, as well as legal forensic investigation & compliance. She regularly advises on and represents clients in cases pertaining to unfair dismissal, including forced resignation and constructive dismissal, collective agreement disputes, as well as judicial review applications and appeal proceedings. She also advises on redundancy/retrenchment, change of ownership of business, and all other employment related issues. Selvi has more than 20 years of experience representing employers, employees, and trade unions, at all levels of the Malaysian court hierarchy in dealing with employment related cases. In addition to her litigation portfolio, Selvi also conducts seminars, training, and speaks at conferences on industrial relations and employment issues

Tunku Alizan is the lead Partner in the Infrastructure & Construction practice group. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the University of Malaya and a Master of Laws Degree from the University of Bristol. Tunku Alizan specialises in construction and land law. He advises on construction contracts and agreements related thereto and has been involved in major property development, privatisation, project financing and laws applicable to public works & utilities, infrastructure and construction projects. Tunku Alizan also has been named as External Counsel of the Year 2020 by In-House Community for receiving outstanding recommendation from clients.

Wilfred Abraham is a Consultant to ZUL RAFIQUE & partners. He was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya on 20 June 1975 after finishing his Bar final exams and called to the Honourable Society of Middle Temple. He joined the firm on 1 January 2001. Wilfred Abraham’s particular area of practice is alternative dispute resolution, with particular emphasis on arbitration. In his years of practice, he has appeared as counsel as well as arbitrator in many arbitrations, including arbitrations conducted under the auspices of various bodies such as the International Chamber of Commerce, the FIDIC form as well as the Architects Form of Contract and the AIAC rules as well as the UNCITRAL rules. In addition to his contentious work, Wilfred provides advice and drafts building contracts for specialised projects such as cement mills, power generation plants, and other infrastructure projects. Wilfred has written various articles on aspects of arbitration in Malaysia and has co-authored the FIDIC Chapter and how it could be used in Malaysia. Presently, Wilfred is assisting the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) with the editing of the AIAC Standard Form of Contracts.

Wong Keat Ching is a Partner in the Employment & Industrial Relations, Litigation and the Legal Forensic Investigation & Compliance practice groups. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law (Hons) from the University of Nottingham and a Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP). She was admitted as Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1998. Keat Ching is an active litigator and has appeared at all levels of the Malaysian Courts, from the Industrial Court to the Federal Court. Apart from advising on cases involving workplace misconduct, sexual harassment, poor performance and fixed term contracts, Keat Ching also provides regular advice on corporate restructuring affecting employees, in particular M&A exercises, voluntary separation scheme (VSS), restructuring of senior management positions, establishment and closure of foreign companies in Malaysia as well as labour due diligence. Keat Ching has conducted legal forensic investigations on matters relating to mismanagement of project, abuse of power, and breach of fiduciary duties. She also advised on legal actions arising from such investigations.