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The firm

From a core group of five lawyers in 1998, Wong & Partners has become one of the leading law firms in Malaysia, with more than 75 lawyers and fee earners. The firm is particularly well-regarded for its mergers & acquisitions, banking and finance, project finance and tax practices, and its lawyers are among the leading practitioners in their fields, having been recognised by Asialaw and Islamic Finance News as leading lawyers in various practice areas. The firm has also been asked to provide advice to regulators with its legal opinions sought by the Malaysian Securities Commission on policies and regulations concerning debt and asset-backed securities, mergers and takeovers.

Wong & Partners is leading a full service in Malaysia with strong practices servicing the needs of both foreign and local clients. In particular, the firm prides itself in providing practical advice and solutions to its clients and work across the different disciplines to provide clients with seamless advice and assistance. By way of example, the team members in the corporate commercial department work regularly with fellow colleagues from the tax department to ensure that the client’s transactions and structures are tax efficient.

As part of Baker & McKenzie International, the firm is adept at multi-jurisdictional, multi-language transactions. No other law firm in Malaysia can give you access to the experience of an international team that works seamlessly across 41 countries.

The firm has extensive, award winning experience across the entire spectrum of legal services for large corporations; Asian-MENA Counsel named Wong & Partners ‘In-House Community Firm of the Year’ for regulatory/compliance and intellectual property in 2011 and `Firm of the Year’ for mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory/compliance in 2010, 2009 and 2007; alternative investment funds, capital markets, intellectual property, telecommunications media and technology, and taxation in 2009; and antitrust/competition and telecommunications, media and technology in 2010.

The firm was also awarded `Honourable Mentions’ in the practice areas of banking and finance, capital markets, international arbitration and telecommunications, media and technology.

Asian-MENA Counsel also named Wong & Partners ‘Most Responsive Domestic Firm’, ‘Most Domestic Firm of the Year’ and ‘Most Responsive Firm of the Year’ in 2011, 2010 and 2009 respectively. The firm was ranked in the Top 3 as ‘Employer of Choice’ in 2010 and 2011 and was ranked number one as `Employer of Choice’ for Malaysia by Asian Legal Business in 2008.

The firm also took top honours as international tax review’s ‘Malaysian Case of the Year’ in 2010. Asia IP recognised Wong & Partners as a ‘Leading Patent Firm’ in their Asia IP Patent Survey in 2011 and Asian Legal Business also named the firm as a ‘Top 5 ALB Leading IP Firm’ in 2008 and 2009.

Areas of practice

The firm’s practice areas include banking, finance and major projects, Islamic finance, capital markets, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, securities, venture capital/private equity, real estate, REITs, insurance, employment and benefits, competition/antitrust, compliance and regulatory, information technology and communication, tax, customs and trade, customs disputes, entertainment and media, intellectual property, pharmaceutical, life science and biotechnology, arbitration and dispute resolution.

Languages
Bahasa Indonesia
Bahasa Malaysia
English
Mandarin

Number of lawyers 51