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Oon & Bazul LLP is pleased to welcome Fazlina Sapuan as a Partner in the firm’s Shipping & International Trade practice. Fazlina brings with her over 12 years of wide-ranging experience spanning international law firms, International Group (IG) P&I Clubs, and a leading dry bulk shipping company. She is dual-qualified in England & Wales and Singapore, enhancing the firm’s cross-border capabilities and reinforcing its position as a market leader in shipping and international trade disputes (ranked Band 1 in Chambers & Partners).
Fazlina’s career has been marked by a wide breadth of expertise in both contentious and non-contentious maritime matters. She trained and qualified at Oon & Bazul LLP where she focused on wet shipping matters. She eventually went on to work at an international law firm, followed by a market-leading IG P&I Club in the specialist vessel segment, including offshore support vessels. Most recently, she worked with a listed Scandinavian dry bulk shipping company with a commercially controlled fleet of over 100 vessels.
Fazlina’s training and practice in wet shipping which includes having worked on matters involving collisions, allisions, fire on board, hijacking and piracy and hull and machinery damage, coupled with her experience working at the Club and in-house gives her valuable insight and experience in real-time casualty management.
In addition, her time in the commercial shipping sector, combined with her legal background, ensures that she is able to offer clients a clear understanding on the practical realities of global shipping operations. Her understanding of the shipping sectors’ commercial relationships and various competing interests allows her to deliver commercial and effective legal solutions that is scenario-specific and tailored to the clients’ needs.
With her international experience and commercial insight, Fazlina is well-positioned to support the firm’s clients in navigating the evolving challenges of the shipping industry, including sanctions compliance, ESG risks, and the digital transformation of maritime logistics.
Managing Partner Bazul Ashhab commented on the appointment:
“I am delighted to welcome Fazlina to the partnership. She adds depth to our shipping and international trade capabilities and reflects our continued commitment to offering our clients commercially-attuned legal advice.”
Prakaash Silvam, Head of the Shipping & International Trade Practice, added:
“Fazlina’s arrival coincides with increasing volume of instructions we are receiving and the continued growth of our market leading shipping practice. I am certain that she will be a great asset to our practice and clients, especially in the current climate of geopolitical tension.”
Fazlina’s appointment signals Oon & Bazul’s continued investment in top-tier talent and its strategic focus on deepening its presence in key practice areas critical to the region’s trade and commercial infrastructure.
Find out more about the firm’s Shipping and International Trade practices.