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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 2
34 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Adnan Sundra & Low
10 practice areas
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Albar & Partners
10 practice areas
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Rahmat Lim & Partners
11 practice areas
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Wong & Partners
10 practice areas
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Zaid Ibrahim & Co
10 practice areas
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Zul Rafique & partners
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

Christopher & Lee Ong
10 practice areas
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Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
10 practice areas
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Shearn Delamore & Co
10 practice areas
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Shook Lin & Bok
8 practice areas
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Skrine
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Abdullah Chan & Co
8 practice areas
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Azmi & Associates
10 practice areas
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Cheang & Ariff
10 practice areas
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Jeff Leong Poon & Wong
8 practice areas
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KMD LEE & Co
3 practice areas
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Kadir Andri & Partners
10 practice areas
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Raja Darryl & Loh
8 practice areas
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Tay & Partners
8 practice areas
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Zain & Co
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Chooi & Company
11 practice areas
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Foong & Partners
10 practice areas
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Halim Hong & Quek
6 practice areas
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Lee Choon Wan & Co
6 practice areas
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Trowers & Hamlins
3 practice areas
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Notable

HL Lee & Co
7 practice areas
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Kuek, Ong & Associates
3 practice areas
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MahWengKwai & Associates
4 practice areas
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Mohamed Ridza & Co
1 practice area
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Nazmi Zaini Chambers
6 practice areas
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Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership
9 practice areas
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Tan Norizan & Associates
3 practice areas
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Zharif Nizamuddin
4 practice areas
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Zi Li & Partners
4 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 3
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Adnan Sundra & Low
10 practice areas
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Albar & Partners
10 practice areas
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Rahmat Lim & Partners
11 practice areas
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Zul Rafique & partners
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

Christopher & Lee Ong
10 practice areas
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Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
10 practice areas
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Wong & Partners
10 practice areas
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Zaid Ibrahim & Co
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Azmi & Associates
10 practice areas
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Jeff Leong Poon & Wong
8 practice areas
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Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh
7 practice areas
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Raja Darryl & Loh
8 practice areas
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Shearn Delamore & Co
10 practice areas
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Shook Lin & Bok
8 practice areas
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Skrine
10 practice areas
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Wong Beh & Toh
6 practice areas
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Zain & Co
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Chooi & Company
11 practice areas
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Teh & Lee
9 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 3
45 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Adnan Sundra & Low
10 practice areas
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Christopher & Lee Ong
10 practice areas
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Rahmat Lim & Partners
11 practice areas
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Shearn Delamore & Co
10 practice areas
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Skrine
10 practice areas
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Wong & Partners
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Azmi & Associates
10 practice areas
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Kadir Andri & Partners
10 practice areas
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Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
10 practice areas
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Raja Darryl & Loh
8 practice areas
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Zaid Ibrahim & Co
10 practice areas
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Zul Rafique & partners
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Abdullah Chan & Co
8 practice areas
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Albar & Partners
10 practice areas
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Cheang & Ariff
10 practice areas
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Chooi & Company
11 practice areas
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Foong & Partners
10 practice areas
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Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh
7 practice areas
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Murad Yee Partnership
10 practice areas
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Shook Lin & Bok
8 practice areas
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Zain & Co
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

HL Tan Lim & Partners
6 practice areas
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Jeff Leong Poon & Wong
8 practice areas
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Naqiz & Partners
8 practice areas
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Ramesh Dipendra Jeremiah Law
2 practice areas
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Tay & Partners
8 practice areas
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Wong Beh & Toh
6 practice areas
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Tier 5

Aaron Sankar & Co
3 practice areas
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LAW Partnership
3 practice areas
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Lim Jo Yan & Co
2 practice areas
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Sedgley & Co
5 practice areas
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Notable

Daniel & Wong
1 practice area
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Donovan & Ho
3 practice areas
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Gan Lee & Tan
5 practice areas
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HL Lee & Co
7 practice areas
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Halim Hong & Quek
6 practice areas
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Lee & Poh Partnership
6 practice areas
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Low & Partners
1 practice area
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MahWengKwai & Associates
4 practice areas
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Nazmi Zaini Chambers
6 practice areas
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Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership
9 practice areas
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Teh & Lee
9 practice areas
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Wei Lih Ho & Co., in association with Deloitte Legal
2 practice areas
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Zharif Nizamuddin
4 practice areas
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Zi Li & Partners
4 practice areas
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Project development : Infrastructure
Tier 4
21 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Christopher & Lee Ong
10 practice areas
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Rahmat Lim & Partners
11 practice areas
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Skrine
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Adnan Sundra & Low
10 practice areas
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Kadir Andri & Partners
10 practice areas
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Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
10 practice areas
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Zaid Ibrahim & Co
10 practice areas
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Zul Rafique & partners
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Albar & Partners
10 practice areas
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Raja Darryl & Loh
8 practice areas
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Wong & Partners
10 practice areas
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Zain & Co
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Azmi & Associates
10 practice areas
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Chooi & Company
11 practice areas
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Shearn Delamore & Co
10 practice areas
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Shook Lin & Bok
8 practice areas
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Notable

Abdullah Chan & Co
8 practice areas
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Foong & Partners
10 practice areas
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Jeff Leong Poon & Wong
8 practice areas
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MahWengKwai & Associates
4 practice areas
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Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership
9 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Founded in 1918, Shook Lin & Bok is the oldest local law firm in the country. The firm has an office in Kuala Lumpur. Key figures include senior partners Ivan Ho Yue Chan, Jalalullail Othman and Khong Mei Lin. 

  

Focusses / specialisms  

Shook Lin & Bok is known for its banking and Islamic finance work. The firm also has well-established capital markets, M&A and project development practices. 

The firm has experience advising on a wide range of conventional and Islamic financing transactions, such as project and asset financing, cross-border and domestic syndications in foreign and local currencies, ship and aircraft financing, and Islamic capital markets instruments. 

The corporate team is experienced in a wide array of matters including market entry, entity formation, restructuring, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Chellam Plantations (Sabah) Sdn Bhd - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Shook Lin & Bok
Malaysia
Bond issue
Chellam Plantations (Sabah) Sdn Bhd
Issuer
Mumtaz Rakyat Sukuk Bhd - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Shook Lin & Bok
Malaysia
Bond issue
Mumtaz Rakyat Sukuk Bhd
Issuer
Pengurusan Air SPV Bhd - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Shook Lin & Bok
Malaysia
Bond issue
Pengurusan Air SPV Bhd
Issuer
IFLR1000
New addition arrives to meet growing practice’s corporate finance needs
IFLR1000
New recruit will continue to focus practice on M&A and capital markets transactions
IFLR1000
Sam Kenworthy of Hughes Castell looks at the increasing trend for associations in Malaysia's legal market
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