Southeast Asia - Malaysia

Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership

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The strong practice at Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership is led by 'extraordinary tax lawyer' Saravana Kumar. Regularly engaged by government-linked companies and multinational corporations, the team offers a comprehensive tax and dispute resolution service and is well-equipped to advice on income tax, cross-border tax transactions, and sales and service tax. The department also counts stamp, customs, and excise duty, and petroleum income tax, within its scope of work. Recent highlights include the successful representation of Tenaga Nasional Berhad in a judicial review application to the High Court regarding the client’s entitlement to claim a reinvestment allowance. D.P. Naban specialises in significant tax litigation.

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Testimonials

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  • 'A strong team with a high level of technical knowledge and possessing very good written communication skills.'
  • 'Saravana Kumar is an extraordinary tax lawyer with a very high level of experience and knowledge in his field. He is excellent in his work, acts with high integrity, has good vision, good commercial awareness and possesses a high level of technical knowledge.'
  • 'Their system of client liaison is smooth and practical.'
  • 'Saravana Kumar is excellent and practical in his approach to tax law.'
  • 'A leading legal firm with a team of highly competent partners and associates to serve the diverse needs of any client.'
  • 'Saravana Kumar is a highly respected and highly competent partner who has served our group's tax advisory and tax disputes matters. He is always responsive to our requests for advice and legal services and delivers high quality services, making the client highly satisfied always.'

Key clients

  • Tenaga Nasional Berhad
  • Petronas Penapisan (Terengganu) Sdn Bhd
  • Wiramuda (M) Sdn Bhd
  • Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd
  • Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS)
  • Balingian Power Generation Sdn Bhd
  • Puncak Niaga Management Services Sdn Bhd
  • Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad
  • Havi Logistics (M) Sdn Bhd
  • PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd
  • Berjaya Golf Resort Berhad
  • Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd
  • Exceptional Landmark Sdn Bhd
  • Baleh Hydro Power Generation Sdn Bhd

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Saravana Kumar

Other key lawyers

D.P. Naban, Nur Amira binti Ahmad Azhar