Boutique
Excellence
Big Firm
Depth
Legal counsel for ambitious ventures, foreign investors, and public-linked entities operating in structurally complex or fast-evolving markets. We deliver legal clarity, strategic grounding, and execution that moves outcomes forward.
Strategic Clarity,
Commercial
Precision
Our clients range from early-stage founders to multinational investors, and from family-run businesses to state-linked institutions. What unites them is ambition, and the need for legal counsel that understands the commercial stakes behind every legal decision.
Whether advising on a cross-border joint venture, securing a regulatory licence, navigating complex negotiations, or resolving contentious disputes, we bring more than legal fluency. We bring contextual intelligence that moves outcomes forward.
Our Principles
Partner Led Execution
Each matter is led by a partner and supported by a tight, aligned team, ensuring clarity, continuity, and accountability throughout.
Advice You Can Act On
We do not deal in theory. We deliver commercially grounded solutions that reflect your risks, your context, and your objectives.
Lean by Design
We are intentionally lean. It keeps us responsive, precise, and fully aligned with our clients. No volume chasing. No diluted focus.
Geared for Modern Sectors
We work in fast-moving, under-regulated, or structurally complex sectors where frameworks are still catching up and execution cannot afford to wait.
Legal Depth, Strategic Focus
Core Practice Areas
Corporate & Commercial
Advising on corporate structuring, shareholder agreements, governance frameworks, commercial contracts, and compliance across all business stages with strategic legal clarity.
Dispute Resolution
Resolving shareholder, employment, and corporate disputes through litigation, arbitration, and negotiation with commercial grounding and outcome-focused dispute strategy.
Real Estate
Advising on land transactions, asset acquisitions, joint development ventures, and tenancy structuring with legal precision and market-specific risk management.
Focused Practice Segments
Mergers & Acquisitions
Advising on share and asset acquisitions, business disposals, and joint ventures with comprehensive support across due diligence, negotiation, closing, and post-transaction compliance structuring.
Islamic Finance, Capital & Investments
Structuring RCPS instruments, investor term sheets, and shariah-compliant investments for capital raises involving regulated ventures, multi-party investor groups, and jurisdictionally complex markets.
Franchising & Market Expansion
Designing franchise systems, licensing models, and investor-operator frameworks for retail and F&B brands scaling across domestic markets, regional territories, and diversified commercial formats.
Digital Finance & Emerging Tech
Advising on tokenisation models, crypto exchanges, digital wallets, and offshore vehicles for digital finance players operating in evolving, under-regulated, and cross-jurisdictional legal environments.
Projects, Infrastructure & Energy
Supporting infrastructure, solar, and energy projects on tender design, public-private procurement, financing, and execution frameworks involving GLCs and multi-stakeholder national mandates.
Government & Public Sector
Advising GLCs, statutory bodies, and public institutions on structuring, procurement, governance, and inter-agency frameworks for complex mandates involving oversight and political visibility.
Intellectual Property
Securing and monetising intellectual property through trademark registration, brand audits, licensing strategy, and protection frameworks for growth-stage, franchised, and retail-driven ventures.
Company Secretarial & Governance
Delivering company secretarial services including incorporation, compliance, board governance, and regulatory filings for Sdn. Bhd. and licensed entities with structured operational needs.
Select Clients
Representative clients across fintech, real estate, corporate, and government sectors
Meet Our Team
Shamil leads the firm’s corporate and fintech practice, advising on high-value transactions, digital asset structuring, and regulatory licensing. He acts for state-linked entities, founders, and foreign investors on multi-jurisdictional mandates involving Labuan FSA, SC, and BNM.
Farhah advises on Islamic finance, corporate structuring, and shareholder arrangements. Her work includes fund governance, public sector mandates, and commercial advisory across regulated and growth-stage industries, with a focus on alignment, clarity, and execution.
Nursyahirah advises on general litigation and corporate matters, with experience in contractual and employment disputes, probate, and family law. She also assists in drafting and reviewing commercial agreements, supporting clients with legally precise, practical solutions aligned with business needs.
Sahara advises on corporate transactions, infrastructure mandates, and regional expansion. Her experience includes joint ventures, regulatory strategy, and development deals involving both private and government-linked stakeholders.
Awards & Rankings
Recognised for our work in fintech, Islamic finance, and corporate transactions across Malaysia and the region.
Fintech Law Firm of the Year
Islamic Finance Law Firm of the Year
Rising Law Firm of the Year
Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Dealmaker of the Year (Shamil Shakil)
We are consistently recognised across practice areas and regions for our role in high-value, strategically complex mandates. These rankings reflect our work where legal execution directly drives business outcomes, from fintech innovation to Islamic finance and transactional clarity.
Legal Strategy &
Industry Perspective
Brief, strategic commentaries on legal developments, regulatory shifts, and cross-sector issues impacting founders, investors, and institutions in Malaysia and the region.
Insights & Articles
Why Constitution Reviews Are Essential for Companies Limited by Guarantee in Malaysia
For many companies limited by guarantee (CLBGs) in Malaysia, particularly those tied to public interest mandates, government-linked initiatives, or national policy implementation, the company’s constitution is often treated as a static document. Yet under the Companies Act 2016, the constitution is a binding legal framework that governs the powers, structure, and purpose of the company. In the case of CLBGs, this document is not optional and failure to review or update it periodically can have serious legal and operational consequences.
Messrs. Shamil Shakil • 3 min read
When and Why to Register Your Trademark in Malaysia
A trademark is more than just a symbol or logo; it is the legal identity of a business in the eyes of consumers and competitors. In Malaysia, trademark registration provides a robust legal framework to protect your brand from misuse, misrepresentation, or dilution. Understanding when and why to register a trademark is a critical step for businesses aiming to establish and maintain a strong market presence.
Messrs. Shamil Shakil • 3 min read
Lessons From a Deep Dive Into Malaysia’s Islamic Finance Framework
Malaysia’s Islamic finance ecosystem blends regulatory structure with Shariah principles, but not all activities fall within direct oversight. From the binding authority of the Shariah Advisory Council to the governance demands under IFSA, understanding the legal architecture is essential as reforms like the Consumer Credit Act take shape.
Farhah A. Rustam • 5 min read
Contact Our Team
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