Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill

Employment Law, Industrial Relations

Partner

Shariffullah graduated with an LLB (Hons) from the International Islamic University of Malaysia in 2008. The following year, he was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. Since commencing practice, he has gained significant experience in industrial relations. His clients range from multi-national corporations and government-linked companies to small and medium-sized enterprises. While his primary areas of practice are industrial relations and employment law, Shariffullah has also acted in civil claims arising from employment contracts and tortious liabilities.

He collaborates closely with various government-linked and multinational corporations, providing expert counsel on critical matters such as the management of sexual harassment complaints, conducting impartial investigations into employees implicated in corruption cases by the MACC, safeguarding whistleblowers, and addressing a spectrum of employment-related issues. His professional portfolio extends to speaking engagements at Industrial Relations Law Conferences, where he delivers authoritative insights on subjects including intellectual property rights post-employment and ESG considerations in the employment domain, such as matters relating to mental health at the workplace and discrimination.

In line with the firm’s continuous CSR efforts, Shariffullah also often collaborates with local universities by giving input to research papers and delivers lectures on subjects related to industrial relations and employment law.

Shariffullah was recently ranked as a “Leading Individual” in the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2024 rankings. He was also ranked “Band 4” in the Employment & Industrial Relations practice by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024. Shariffullah has also been recognised by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024 as a “Future Star” in the Labor and Employment category. He is also recognised as a “Notable Practitioner” in the Labour and Employment category by Asialaw Profiles 2023/2024 Ranking.

English, Bahasa Malaysia, Tamil

LLB (Hons), International Islamic University of Malaysia Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya