Firm Profile > Shearn Delamore & Co > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Antitrust and competition Tier 1

Shearn Delamore & Co has expertise across a breadth of antitrust and competition matters, with a particular strength in handling investigations and advising clients on compliance reviews. The team is jointly led by Anand Raj and K Shanti Mogan, who both handle a range of matters. Other names to note include recently promoted partner Lilien Wong who successfully defended Shopee against allegations of anti-competitive exclusivity and price fixing arrangements brought by a merchant.

Banking and finance Tier 1

With a strong niche in regulatory advice and deriviatives, the practice at Shearn Delamore & Co is greatly respected for its expertise, issuing netting and collateral opinions to ISDA and ICMA. Christina Kow leads the team, which also has a strong record on the lender side of domestic and cross-border transactions, with clients including Standard Chartered, HSBC, and Malayan Banking. Pamela Kung is particularly active, advising Standard Chartered on a RM203.5bn loan facility to KL Eco City for the building of a hotel as part of a broader development in Kuala Lumpur.

Corporate and M&A Tier 1

Shearn Delamore & Co has experience across the full spectrum of domestic and international inbound corporate and M&A transactions. Leveraging its international network memberships and contacts, the group has an impressive client roster of companies investing into Malaysia; while investment from  US and European clients has slowed the group benefits from inbound instructions from South Korea and, increasingly, from China and Hong Kong. Grace Yeoh heads the practice and has a breadth of experience across corporate and M&A transactions, regulatory compliance advice and corporate governance. Other names to note include Ng Swee Kee, Nicholas Tan Choi Chuan and Marhaini Nordin.

Dispute resolution Tier 1

The 'very reliable, knowledgeable, efficient' dispute resolution practice at Shearn Delamore & Co handles a range of commercial, corporate and banking disputes, and carves a particular niche in professional negligence litigation. Practice head Jeyanthini Kannaperan handles a range of banking and finance, land and corporate disputes; Rabindra S Nathan represents clients in corporate and commercial litigation, banking, insolvency litigation and international commercial arbitration, while Rodney Gomez has particular experience in infrastructure and construction disputes. Other names to note include K Shanti Mogan, who has particular technology, data protection and entertainment sector experience;  Dhinesh Bhaskaran  is an expert in product liability,  medical malpractice and insurance disputes. Robert Lazar retired from the practice.

Intellectual property Tier 1

The 'reliable and professional' intellectual property practice at Shearn Delamore & Co has the expertise to handle a full range of IP matters for its impressive client roster of local and foreign companies including PETRONAS group, Merck Sharp and Dohme and Dyson Technology. The eight-partner team is led by IP litigator Karen Abraham and benefits from 'a great depth of knowledge and experience'. Timothy Siaw specialises in life science patent litigation, alongside 'skilled patent attorney' Zaraihan Shaari, who attracts praise for her 'well-developed technical skills and knowledge', while the 'highly-experienced' Indran Shanmuganathan handles a range of trade mark, copyright, patent, and industrial design litigation, and the 'extremely efficient' Jyeshta Mahendran focuses on the protection, maintenance and enforcement of rights.

Labour and employment Tier 1

Shearn Delamore & Co's employment and administrative law practice advises on a full range of contentious and non-contentious employment and industrial relations matters. The group's experience includes assisting employers with a corporate transactions and restructuring, employment contracts, collective bargaining and collective agreements , union issues and disputes. Practice head Sivabalah Nadarajah handles a range of matters including judicial review applications and appeals; Reena Enbasegaram advises on disciplinary action procedures, employment issues in restructuring exercises and employment documentation, while Raymond Low is a name to note for employment litigation.

Real estate and construction Tier 1

Shearn Delamore & Co assists domestic and international clients with a full range of corporate real estate transactions, it also leverages the firm's engineering and construction practice to advise on contentious and non-contentious matters relating to development projects. Transactional real estate expert Sau Yee Sar jointly heads the practice alongside Rodney Gomez, who frequently construction disputes. Aileen P L Chew is another name to note for non-contentious matters.

Tax Tier 1

The tax and revenue practice at Shearn Delamore & Co attracts praise for its 'strong prowess as tax and legal practitioners in all aspects, whether legal, practical, procedural'. The group is instructed by a range of domestic, multinational and international companies, with particular expertise advising oil and gas sector clients. The team, which are 'all very hands-on' in their approach,  include practice head Goh Ka Im,  Anand Raj, and Irene Yong who all have experience handling a full range of contentious and non-contentious tax matters.

Islamic finance Tier 2

The financial services group at Shearn Delamore & Co, which counts Malaysian and multinational financial institutions and corporations among its clients, has experience advising on Shariah-compliant transactions and drafting template Islamic financing documents for banks. The group has also developed a niche in advising on the regulation of derivatives. Practice head Christina Kow and Pamela Kung both have experience in a range of Islamic and conventional banking and finance and capital market transactions.

Projects and energy Tier 2

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.

Shipping Tier 2

The shipping and maritime practice at Shearn Delamore & Co handles a range contentious and non-contentious matters for its client roster which includes banks, charterers, P&I clubs, ship owners and offshore and marine companies. Rajasingam Gothandapani is instructed across both wet and dry shipping matters, including arrest and release of vessels and cargo, ship sales and acquisitions, marine insurance and financing.

TMT Tier 3

The 'commercial and proactive' telecoms, media and technology sector practice group at Shearn Delamore & Co encompasses lawyers across multiple practice areas, including IP, financial services, corporate and M&A, tax and competition, to assist clients particularly with emerging issues across technology, media and communications. Intellectual property partner Timothy Siaw heads up the group which includes Janet Toh, who frequently advises on IT contracts; corporate and M&A partner Ng Swee Kee; litigator Rabindra S Nathan and Christina Kow, who focuses on financial services regulatory and data privacy issues.

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TESTIMONIAL: The firm’s ability to provide sound legal advice with in-depth analysis of complex issues whilst managing tight timelines are amongst its strongest attributes. Technically sound with expertise in many diverse areas of practice, the firm is readily accessible whenever urgent answers and solutions are sought. The firm’s vast experience in handling major corporate transactions enables it to offer unique insights and render commercially sound yet practical advice. Ability to grasp and understand complex issues, identifying critical issues and offering innovative and practical solutions acceptable to all are important valued added skills and attributes that distinguishes the firm from others.

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TESTIMONIAL: “Very proactive in negotiations; fast turnaround of work; understand the client’s needs, requirements and limitations; sound and practical advice; and involvement of senior partners with vast experience and skills.”

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TESTIMONIAL: ‘Shearn Delamore & Co. team provides sound legal advice, in-depth analysis of complex issues and effective & innovative solutions to various issues.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “They have a very reliable, knowledgeable, efficient and hard-working team who help clients in understanding the various issues and suggest best solutions and way forward.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “The firm provides quality and practical advice at a competitive price. Lawyers are very knowledgeable and are leading practitioners in the industry. The firm may be able to invest more in legal tech, as global law firms have done.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “Their advice and solutions have been brilliant and enabled us in making decisions for complex situations.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “The team has the immense ability to understand a lot of new information within a very short period of time related to a business they were previously not familiar with.”