‘Industry-savvy’ firm Shearn Delamore & Co remains at the forefront of the antitrust and competition space. Serving a host of leading foreign multinationals, Malaysian corporations and government-linked companies, the team operates across the pharmaceutical, financial services, and oil and gas sectors, among others. It is skilled in merger control notifications, defending investigations by the MyCC, and in alleged abuse of dominance cases. ’Expert’ Anand Raj leverages his decades of experience in the field to assist clients with the implications of proposed mergers, leniency applications, and in setting up dawn raid and whistleblowing programmes. Fellow co-head Shanti Mogan routinely advises on compliance audits and competition-related litigation. Lilien Wong is recommended for her strengths in regulatory compliance matters, in addition to designing training programmes for anti-corruption and antitrust initiatives.
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‘The team is able to support in terms of knowledge, skills and practicality. Given the vast experience of the partners and team, they are able to balance it out between business needs and legal requirements when it comes to implementing the measures as prescribed by the regulations.’
‘Anand Raj is an expert in the area of antitrust and has a very commanding personality which is an asset as a litigator. He is also very proactive in that he is forward thinking which is very advantageous for the client.’
‘The Competition Law team at Shearn Delamore & Co. is an experienced, knowledgeable and industry-savvy team.’
‘Anand Raj is an authority in this area of law and is well known in the market. He is experienced and possesses good knowledge of the law.’
Key clients
- Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Berhad
- AmGeneral Insurance Berhad
- Liberty Insurance Berhad
- Pacific & Orient Insurance Co Bhd
- RHB Insurance Berhad
- MPI Generali Insurans Berhad
- Axa Affin General Insurance Berhad
- Korean Airlines Co. Ltd.
- Giga Shipping Sdn Bhd
- The Malaysian Bar
Work highlights
- Assisted Liberty General Insurance in defending an investigation by MyCC concerning alleged horizontal infringement.
- Acting for one of five entities in challenging the decision of MyCC in respect of a finding of infringement for an alleged horizontal price fixing agremeent, before the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
- Assisted Allianz General Insurance Company in defending an investigation by MyCC for an alleged horizontal infringement.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Lilien Wong
Shearn Delamore & CoPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Anand Raj, Shanti Mogan