Azmi & Associates

Litigation & Arbitration, Dispute Resolution

Partner

Mohd Wafiy graduated from International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) with LL.B (Hons) in 2015.

He was called to the Malaysian Bar and admitted to the roll of Advocates and Solicitors on 29 April 2016.

In April 2015, he joined Messrs. Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill to undertake his pupillage and was thereafter retained as an associate under Banking, Insolvency and Corporate Dispute Department.

His primary area of practice is commercial dispute resolution, emphasis on banking and insolvency related matters. Since 2015, Wafiy has been involved in a wide range of contentious banking litigation/insolvency matters for local and international financial institutions and has gained significant experience in dealing with both Conventional and Islamic financing matter.

His notable assignments include, amongst others:

Successfully represented a local financial institution in defending a counter-claim by a borrower in excess of RM1 billion. Represented a liquidator of a company in the management of recovery and distribution of assets situated within and outside Malaysia. Successfully represented a local financial institution in recovery of Islamic Financing Facility in excess of RM100 million. Advised a local financial institution on a potential civil action against its former chairman and former managing director. Advised Committee of Unsecured Creditors of one of the world’s largest offshore drilling companies. Represented a local financial institution in recovery of facility in excess of RM400 million.

Wafiy is a contributor to the Malaysian Civil Procedure (Sweet & Maxwell Asia, 2018 edition).

He joined the Firm on 18 December 2018 and is now the head of Litigation & Arbitration 6 Practice Group.

English and Bahasa Malaysia

Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya

LL. B (Hons), International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) (2015)