Ariff Rozhan & Co

The firm: Ariff Rozhan & Co (ARC) is a firm established in 2015 focusing primarily on dispute resolution, led by its principal partners, Ariff Rozhan, William Lim, and Christopher Arun.

ARC’s principal partners were all former partners in Malaysia’s largest law firm where Ariff was also a member of the executive committee and head of its dispute resolution and arbitration practice.

Prior to joining the firm in April 2016, Ezane Chong was a partner in the dispute resolution practice of one of Malaysia’s largest and most established law firms.

Services: ARC provides uncompromisingly focused and personalised legal services. It is also less affected by issues of conflict because of its focus on dispute resolution.

ARC’s Malaysian clients include the largest banks in Malaysia and the Malaysian Offshore Financial Services Authority, the largest power providers, the largest oil palm producer in the world, and Malaysian conglomerates with interest in the plantation, energy, gaming, utilities, infrastructure, logistic, engineering & construction industries. ARC also acts for international clients like Shell, Murphy Oil, PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP), Airbus, Volkswagen and The Dar Group of Companies from the Middle East.

Experience: Partners and lawyers in ARC have all been involved in a plethora of cases for local and international clients, involving complex, novel and dynamic issues of law. These cases showcase the width and breadth of ARC’s experience, as well as demonstrating the depth and strength of its expertise.

For example, our team members were amongst the first Malaysian lawyers exposed to unchartered “Securities Law” issues, disputes on “Offshore Trust Licenses and regulations”, conducting “Forensic Litigation Due Diligence exercises” for local and international clients, and conducting, as lead Counsel, cross-border disputes and international commercial arbitrations involving multiple jurisdictional issues.

ARC is also ranked and recommended by many legal publications both regionally and globally.

ARC’s managing partner, Ariff, has also been recommended by peers as a “Top Litigation Expert” and was ranked as a Leading Litigation and Dispute Resolution practitioner in Malaysia by various legal publications and he was also named as one of Malaysia’s top 100 Lawyers. Christopher, William and Ezane have also all been recommended in their field of expertise by various legal publications.