Rahmat Lim & Partners‘ team advises on high-value mandates in the infrastructure, transport, and energy sectors, with a standout specialism in semiconductor-related projects. The practice is jointly led by Chong Yee Leong, Kamilah Kasim and Dzuhairi bin Jaafar Thani. Chong handles international arbitration matters concerning large-scale infrastructure and energy projects. Kamilah is described as having ’unparalleled experience in the power and energy sector’, and handles both contentious and non-contentious matters for projects involving conventional and renewable power plants. Dzuhairi advises on the development and construction of industrial buildings and oil and gas facilities. Zhi Lun Tee is another key practitioner who advises on the construction and engineering of advanced manufacturing facilities.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Rahmat Lim & Partners' cross border collaboration is easy and seamless. The people within the firm are friendly to us and they have a very diverse team. They know their stuff and can provide quality services.’

  • ‘The team's main strength is the partner Kamilah's unparalleled experience in the power and energy sector, extremely prompt response and unsurpassed industry knowledge.’

  • ‘Kamilah Kasim's expertise and experience is unmatched.’

  • ‘I have worked with Tee Zhi Lun, and I truly appreciate his unwavering dedication and commitment to support my team in contract negotiations and closure.’

  • 'Institutional knowledge is vast. Collective expertise and experience of the team is deep and wide across various industries. Capabilities are strengthened by real-world dispute resolution experience.'

  • 'Kamilah Kasim is intelligent, diligent, meticulous - an expert well-regarded by her peers.'

  • 'The team's main strength is the partner Kamilah's unparalleled experience in the power and energy sector, extremely prompt response and unsurpassed industry knowledge.'

  • 'Able to tailor made agreement based on their understanding of the issues.'

Work highlights

Advised the client on the design, construction and completion of the MRT3 Circle Line - Malaysia’s flagship urban rail project aimed at closing the loop on Klang Valley’s public transport network.
Advised the client on the first and second phases of the development and construction of a High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) advanced packaging facility.
Advised the client on the development and construction of EUV-related facilities for the manufacturing of its next generation Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), the 1-gamma (1γ) node in Hiroshima, Japan.

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Practice head

Chong Yee Leong; Kamilah Kasim; Dzuhairi bin Jaafar Thani

Other key lawyers

Tee Zhi Lun