The Legal 500 > Asia Pacific > Malaysia > Projects and energy

Christopher & Lee Ong's construction and projects team advises on a full range of contentious and non-contentious matters relating to real estate and infrastructure project arrangement and contracts, renewable energy transactions, project structuring, and risk analysis. In the energy sector, the group has been particular active in advising clients, such as Redsol and Scatec Solar, and Coral Power, on the development of large-scale solar photovoltaic power plants. The group also benefits from access to Rajah & Tann Asia's network and which it leverages when advising on cross-border investments. Christopher Lee combines projects and energy and banking and finance expertise and has particular infrastructure projects and utility privatisation experience; Lee heads up the practice alongside Eileen Yeoh, who handles a range of projects, infrastructure and construction matters. The 'very responsive and knowledgeable' Chor Jack attracts praise for his 'quick turnaround'.

Rahmat Lim & Partners combines its projects and international arbitration teams to offer clients advice through every stage of infrastructure, energy and construction projects. Chong Yee Leong, who focuses on of energy, oil and gas, power and infrastructure-related international arbitration, heads up the team alongside Kamilah Kasim, who handles a range of contentious and non-contentious instructions.

The project financing and project management group at Adnan Sundra & Low  is frequently instructed by international clients in the energy and infrastructure sector matters, with particular expertise in solar energy and oil and gas sector instructions, transport and telecoms infrastructure and development projects. Traditionally known for handling corporate and financing transactions, the group bolstered its projects expertise following its merger with projects and infrastructure boutique Khem Thadani in October 2018 which welcomed the current practice head Khem Thadani to the firm's ranks. Other names to note include Adrian Chair, who has particular project finance and transactional expertise and corporate and projects partners Constance Low and Ng Jo-Leen, who all joined the team following the firm's merger with boutique firm Putri Norlisa Chair in August 2018.

Shearn Delamore & Co leverages a multi-disciplinary team in providing clients with a full-service offering across the corporate and project structuring, engineering and construction, dispute resolution and financing in the oil and gas and infrastructure sector. Rodney Gomez and Grace Yeoh jointly head the practice group and focus on dispute resolution and non-contentious matters respectively.

Skrine has experience across a range of infrastructure and energy sector instructions, and, with a 'real insight' into the oil and gas sector, it has particular expertise in upstream oil and gas transactions, as well as high-value construction disputes. Ivan Loo and Ashok Kumar Mahadev Ranai jointly head the construction and engineering team, while the 'terrific' Fariz Abdul Aziz leads the oil and gas group, and Richard Khoo Boo Hin heads the energy and infrastructure practice.

Wong & Partners attracts praise for being able to offer 'a one-stop service' for infrastructure projects and energy sector matters, both in assisting with a full range of contentious and non-contentious issues, as well as international aspects owing to its ability to leverage Baker McKenzie's global network. The group is jointly led by project finance partner Mark Lim and the 'very professional' Siaw Wan Lim, who has experience across projects, infrastructure and construction, and counts energy, oil and gas, power and rail among her sector focuses.

Chooi & Company and Cheang & Ariff's energy, projects and infrastructure practice is highlighted particularly for its expertise in the power industry with recent work highlights including advising Tenaga Nasional Berhad on the preparation of the tender documents and template power purchase agreement for the third phase of its large scale solar project. Rosey Lim Chu Ai heads up the practice and has experience advising on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters in construction and infrastructure projects.

The 'excellent and approachable' projects and construction practice at Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill is frequently instructed to advise on the development and financing of energy, infrastructure, utility and construction projects and attracts praise for its 'knowledge of the market and strong problem-solving skills'. Steven Shin Yau Tee and Nitin Nadkarni jointly head the practice and are names to note for non-contentious matters and international arbitration respectively.

The construction and energy group at Raja, Darryl & Loh has particular experience advising on rail sector projects having been instructed to advise on high profile projects for the light rail transit three (LRT3), the mass rapid transit 2 (MRT2) line in the Klang Valley and on the KL monorail fleet expansion project. The group is also developing a niche in advising oil and gas sector clients on liabilities arising from fires. Practice head Wei Mun Chang focuses on public transport projects while Choon Hon Leng has experience in housing development projects. Joshua Chong

Albar & Partners is a firm to note for project finance transactions, with experience advising both local and international financial institutions and borrowers. The group fields a multidisciplinary team which combines expertise from its corporate, and banking and finance practices – both of which benefit from Lily Chea Li Tan's diverse experience in corporate, M&A, conventional and Islamic finance and capital markets transactions – with its debt capital markets team, which is led by Swee Loong Chung.

Highlighted for its project finance experience, Zul Rafique & Partners has been instructed, often by lenders, in development and construction projects. As head of the banking and finance team Loh Mei Mei is a name to note.