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Zaid Ibrahim & Co (in association with KPMG Law)
LEVEL 19, MENARA MILENIUM
PUSAT BANDAR DAMANSARA
50490 KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia

Work Department

Raj is a partner in the firm’s corporate commercial practice and advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including competition, distribution and dealerships, electronic commerce transactions, supply chain management, direct sales, personal data protection, consumer protection, franchise, and mergers and acquisitions.

Raj advises on competition law related issues including resale price maintenance, price relationship agreements, cartels, abuse of dominance, distribution and dealerships, joint ventures, joint procurement, exclusivity and non-compete restraints.

Raj has advised on dispute resolution involving commercial and corporate disputes and regularly appeared at the High Court.

Raj was part of the project team for the revision of legislation governing Labuan offshore financial services and also communications and multimedia.

He also has in-house corporate experience in the automotive sector, where he was responsible for the company’s Competition and Personal Data Protection Compliance Programs and a cross border joint venture project involving the company. Raj also regularly drafted and advised on all commercial and operational agreements entered into by the company in the course of its business.

Position

Partner

Career

Raj joined Zaid Ibrahim & Co. as a pupil-in-chambers and was retained in the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice. Raj thereafter joined a government linked company before returning to Zaid Ibrahim & Co. as Senior Associate in the Corporate Commercial Department. Raj was appointed a Partner in January 2016.

Languages

  • English
  • Malay
  • Mandarin
  • Tamil

Education

  • Advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (2007)
  • Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from the International Islamic University Malaysia.

Lawyer Rankings

Malaysia > Corporate and M&A

Zaid Ibrahim & Co (in association with KPMG Law) is noted for its capability in advising clients on corporate advisory matters, in addition to M&A, joint ventures and shareholder arrangements, capital markets transactions and corporate restructurings. Gilbert GanTan Wooi HongNadarashnaraj SargunarajStephanie ChoongJoan Ting Pang ChungMuhammad Zukhairi Muhammed Salehudin and Mohammad Iliyas Bin Razali collectively lead the team, while Idahani Ismas Ismail left the firm for an in-house role in August 2023.

Malaysia > TMT (including Fintech)

Zaid Ibrahim & Co (in association with KPMG Law) is well-placed to advise on fintech issues such as licensing applications and advice on engagement with regulators. The firm also advises on AML compliance and merger controls involving telecoms companies. Personal data protection expert Nadarashnaraj Sargunaraj heads up the practice, while fintech specialist Jonathan Lim’s practice extends to matters involving blockchain technology and payment systems.