Malaysia

Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill (LHAG) is delighted to announce that the firm’s Construction, Engineering, Projects, Infrastructure & International Arbitration partner, Darshendev Singh, will be speaking at Maldives ADR Week, taking place from 3 to 5 September 2026 on Maafushi Island, Republic of Maldives. Bringing together practitioners, academics, arbitrators, and students from across the globe, Maldives ADR Week is an international alternative dispute resolution programme organised by the Maldives Moot Court Society (MMCS) to provide a platform for dialogue, panel discussions, and advocacy in arbitration, mediation, and negotiation. Besides regularly sitting as an arbitrator and adjudicator and representing clients in international arbitration, Darshendev is also a frequent speaker on the international circuit on issues related to his areas of practice and contributes to global publications on the arbitration and construction law landscape. At Maldives ADR Week, he will contribute his insights to a panel discussion titled “Building Resilient Systems of Justice and the Future of ADR”, scheduled for Friday, 4 September 2026, from 1.15pm to 2.30pm (Maldives Time). For further information, please click here. 27 August 2026

We are pleased to announce that our Senior Partner, Leonard Yeoh, will be assuming the role of Managing Partner of Tay & Partners. Having been an integral part of the firm for the past 24 years, Leonard has played a pivotal role in shaping our Dispute Resolution practice and contributing to the firm’s growth and development. His appointment comes at a time of significant professional recognition. Leonard has been named among Asia’s Top 30 Litigators for 2026 by Asian Legal Business (ALB) and inducted into The Legal 500 Hall of Fame for Dispute Resolution, its highest recognition for legal practitioners. He also holds or held leadership positions in prominent international legal associations, serving as an Executive Committee (Exco) Member of LAWYERS ASSOCIATED WORLDWIDE (LAW) and was an Officer of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA). These achievements reflect Leonard’s exceptional experience, leadership and standing in the legal profession both in Malaysia and globally, which he brings to his new role as Managing Partner. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Leonard and look forward to the continued growth and success of Tay & Partners under his leadership.

We are pleased to share that lawyers from Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill have contributed to the recently published Bullen & Leake & Jacob’s Malaysian Precedents of Pleadings, Fourth Edition. The publication provides practical guidance and precedents across a wide range of Malaysian civil proceedings. Our contributors are: Hoi Jack S’ng, who contributed to the chapters on Banking (Chapter 4) and Defamation (Chapter 11); Teo Wai Sum and Nurizzati Kafiya Sidek, who co-authored the chapter on Data Protection (Chapter 31) with The Hon. Justice Adlin Abdul Majid, Judge of the High Court of Malaya; and Chris Toh Pei Roo, Jay Fong Jia Sheng and Joanne Soon Jia Ying, who contributed to the chapter on Taxation (Chapter 41).   The chapters combine an overview of the relevant Malaysian law with practical precedents and materials for use by legal practitioners. We congratulate all our contributors on their involvement in this important Malaysian legal reference work.   13 August 2026

Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill is pleased to announce our continued recognition in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026 Rankings. We are delighted to be ranked in 11 Practice Areas, with 19 of our lawyers acknowledged as leading individuals in Malaysia, including an improvement in our Projects, Infrastructure & Energy practice, which has advanced from Band 3 in 2025 to Band 2. Practice Area Rankings Band 1 Construction Dispute Resolution Employment & Industrial Relations Band 2 Banking & Finance: Debt Capital Market Projects, Infrastructure & Energy Real Estate Tax Band 3 Banking & Finance Corporate/M&A Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) Band 4 Intellectual Property LHAG also congratulates our lawyers who have been individually recognised and ranked by Chambers Asia-Pacific: Banking & Finance Megat Hizaini Hassan – Band 3 | Spotlight (Islamic Finance) Construction Dato’ Nitin Nadkarni – Band 1 Steven SY Tee – Band 3 Darshendev Singh – Band 4 Crystal Wong Wai Chin – Band 4 Corporate/M&A Tay Weng Hwee – Band 4 Dispute Resolution Lambert Rasa-Ratnam – Band 2 Andrew Chiew Ean Vooi – Band 3 Sean Yeow Huang-Meng – Band 4 Kumar Kanagasingam – Band 5 G. Vijay Kumar – Band 5 Employment & Industrial Relations Lim Heng Seng – Eminent Practitioner Shariffullah Majeed – Band 3 Amardeep Singh Toor – Band 3 Intellectual Property Chng Keng Lung – Band 4 Projects, Infrastructure & Energy Steven SY Tee – Band 2 Crystal Wong Wai Chin – Up and Coming Real Estate Tay Weng Hwee – Band 3 Bella Chu Chai Yee – Band 3 Tax Dato’ Nitin Nadkarni – Band 3 Jason Tan Jia Xin – Band 4 Chris Toh Pei Roo – Up and Coming  Ivy Ling – Up and Coming The firm conveys its sincere appreciation to LHAG’s staff, lawyers and clients whose ceaseless support has been instrumental in securing this achievement. As LHAG continues to grow, it remains committed to legal excellence and integrity, propelled by this year’s celebrated work.