Other Offices:
Johor Bahru Office:
Lot 1A, Level 20, Menara KOMTAR
Jalan Tun Abdul Razak
80888 Ibrahim International Business District
Johor, Malaysia
Tel: +607 224 5000
Fax: +607 224 5003 Email: jb@azmilaw.com
Penang Office:
19F, Menara Northam
No. 55, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah
10050 Penang, Malaysia
Tel: +604 375 0120
Fax: +604 375 0121 E-mail: penang@azmilaw.com
Azmi & Associates is a full-service corporate law firm based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, comprising over 100 lawyers and 25 trainee solicitors, with offices in Johor Bahru and Penang.
We act as a cost-effective one-stop centre to provide legal support for your corporate objectives, from conception to completion.
Our global reach is strengthened through active membership in a global network of independent law firms with 23,000 lawyers headquartered in Florida, USA, enabling us to provide seamless cross-border legal support.
Our commercially savvy lawyers are known for their innovative work and responsive service in domestic and cross-border transactions, earning recognition in global legal directories like The Legal 500, Asian Legal Business, Chambers Global, and IFLR1000.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Admiralty
- Alternative Dispute Resolution/ Arbitration
- Antitrust
- Appeals
- Aviation
- Banking & Finance
- Business Process Outsourcing
- Capital Markets – Securities, Initial Public Offerings & Tender Offers
- Competition Law
- Compliance & Regulatory
- Construction
- Corporate & Commercial
- Corporate Rehabilitation, Restructuring & Reorganisations
- Dispute Resolution – Commercial, Civil & Criminal
- Distressed Debt Portfolio Transfers to Special Purpose Vehicles
- Drugs & Cosmetics
- Employment & Labour
- Energy/ Renewable Energy
- ESG/ Sustainability
- Foreign Investment
- Formation of Business Entities
- Franchising
- Fund Raising, Fund Structuring & Investments
- Government, Privatisation & Build-Operation-Transfer Projects
- Healthcare
- Insolvency
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property Audit, Rights & Protection Enforcement
- International Trade
- Intra-Corporate Disputes/ Proxy Fights/ Corporate Takeovers
- Islamic Banking & Finance, Islamic Capital Markets & Takaful
- Joint Ventures
- Land & Property
- Law Reform
- Licensing, Franchising & Technology Transfer
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mining & Natural Resources
- Oil & Gas
- Pharmaceutical/ Life Services
- Private Equity
- Product Liability
- Project Finance
- Projects & Infrastructure
- Public Utilities
- Real Estate & Construction, Real Estate Investment Trusts
- Retail Trade, Distributorships
- Safety, Health & Environment
- Sale of Goods
- Securitisation
- Shipping/ Maritime
- Succession & Wealth Planning
- Takeovers
- Taxation & Revenue
- Technology, Communications & Media
- Transportation & Logistics
- Trusts & Endowments
- Venture Capital
ACCOLADES
2025
- Trade Mark Stars in Malaysia (Khairul Fazli Abdul Kadir) – IP STARS
- ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards 2025 Dealmaker of the Year (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) – Asian Legal Business
- Malaysia Law Firm Awards (Private Equity & Venture Capital) – Asia Business Law Journal
- Hall of Fame for Corporate/M&A in Malaysia (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) – Legal 500
- Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year (Abu Daud Abd Rahim) – Asian Legal Business
- M&A Deal of the Year – Asian Legal Business
- Traiblazing Women (Serina Abdul Samad) – TerraLex
2024
- IFN Deals of the Year (The Best Deal – Musharakah) – Islamic Finance News
- ESG, Green & SRI Law Firm of the Year – Islamic Finance News
- Rankings (Malaysia) for Notable Practitioners: Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali (Corporate and M&A), Farhah Hayati Mamat (Banking & Finance), Norhisham Abd Bahrin (Corporate and M&A), Moo Eng Thing (Capital Markets: Debt), Zuhaidi Mohd Shahari (Project Development), Mohd Sallahudin Abdullah (Project Development: Infrastructure, Real Estate), and M Inamul Hassan Shah (Private Equity) – IFLR1000
- Women Leaders in Malaysia: Farhah Hayati Mamat (Banking and Finance) & Moo Eng Thing (Capital Markets: Debt) – IFLR1000
- Rankings in Corporate and M&A (Highly Recommended), Banking and Finance (Recommended) and Shipping (Recommended) – asialaw
- Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali (Senior Statesman in Corporate/M&A) and Philip Teoh (Distinguished Practitioner in Shipping) – asialaw
- The A-List Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) – Asia Business Law Journal
- Recommended in Capital Markets – Islamic Finance (Malaysia) (Ahmad Lutfi Abdull Mutalip) – Who’s Who Legal (WWL) – Lexology
- Leading IP Expert (Khairul Fazli Abd Kadir) – Asia IP
- Trade Mark Stars in Malaysia (Khairul Fazli Abdul Kadir) – IP STARS
- Employer of Choice (Malaysia) – Asian Legal Business
- Malaysia Law Firm of the Year – Asian Legal Business
- Dealmaker of the Year (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) – Asian Legal Business
- Islamic Finance Law Firm of the Year – Asian Legal Business
- Technology, Media, and Telecommunication Law Firm of the Year – Asian Legal Business
- M&A Deal of the Year – Asian Legal Business
- Projects, Energy, and Infrastructure Deal of the Year – Asian Legal Business
- Hall of Fame for Corporate/M&A in Malaysia (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) – Legal 500
- Top 10 COOs in Malaysia (Zul Adenan Ainul Azyan) – CEO Insights Asia
- Ranked in Corporate and M&A, Intellectual Property and Shipping – Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
2023
- Firm of the Year (Malaysia) in Corporate and M&A, Intellectual Property and Alternative Investment Funds (including Private Equity) – In-House Community
- Hall of Fame for Corporate/M&A in Malaysia (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) – Legal 500
- Top 10 Law Firms in Malaysia – Asian Legal Business
- Distinguished Practitioner in Corporate/M&A (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) and Distinguished Practitioner in Shipping (Philip Teoh) – asialaw
- Super 50 Disputes Lawyers (Philip Teoh) – Asian Legal Business
2022
- Malaysia Firm of the Year in Corporate and M&A, Banking and Finance and Capital Markets – In-House Community
- Honourable Mentions in Employment and Restructuring & Insolvency – In-House Community
- Hall of Fame for Corporate/M&A in Malaysia (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) – Legal 500
- The A-List Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) – Asia Business Law Journal
2021
- Hall of Fame for Corporate/M&A in Malaysia (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) – Legal 500
- Commended External Counsel (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) – In-House Community
- Malaysia Firm of the Year in Corporate and M&A, Intellectual Property, Islamic Finance – In-House Community
- The A-List Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) – Asia Business Law Journal
- Most Responsive Domestic Law Firm – In-House Community
- Honourable Mention in Banking & Finance – In-House Community
- Distinguished Practitioner in Corporate/M&A (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) and Distinguished Practitioner in Shipping (Philip Teoh) – asialaw
2020
- Top 10 Largest Law Firm in Malaysia – The Malaysian Lawyer
- ALB M&A Rankings (Malaysia – Notable Firms) – Asian Legal Business
- The A-List Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) – Asia Business Law Journal
- Hall of Fame for Corporate/M&A in Malaysia (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) – Legal 500
- Distinguished Practitioner in Corporate/M&A (Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali) and Distinguished Practitioner in Shipping (Philip Teoh) – asialaw
- Malaysia Rising Stars (Sharizan Sarif) – Asian Legal Business
OUR PARTNERS
Our leaders’ involvements, responsibilities, abilities and ethics constitute the core of all decision-making of the firm that sets us apart in providing the definitive legal solutions for our clients.
Dato’ Azmi Mohd Ali
M&A and Corporate & Commercial
azmi@azmilaw.com
Ahmad Lutfi Abdull Mutalip
Global Financial Services & Islamic Banking
alam@azmilaw.com
Serina Abdul Samad
Capital & Debt Markets
serina@azmilaw.com
Abu Daud Abd Rahim
Litigation & Arbitration
a.daud@azmilaw.com
Norhisham Abd Bahrin
M&A and Corporate
norhisham@azmilaw.com
Farhah Hayati Mamat
Global Financial Services & Islamic Banking
farhah@azmilaw.com
Khairul Fazli Abdul Kadir
Multimedia, Technology & Intellectual Property
khairul.fazli@azmilaw.com
Sharizan Sarif
M&A and Corporate
sharizan@azmilaw.com
Philip Teoh
Shipping, Maritime, Litigation & Arbitration
philip.teoh@azmilaw.com
Ahmad Syahir Yahya
Global Financial Services & Islamic Banking
syahir@azmilaw.com
Melinda Marie D’Angelus
Labour & Employment, Litigation & Arbitration
melinda.Dangelus@azmilaw.com
Suhara Mohamad Sidik
M&A and Corporate
suhara@azmilaw.com
Syed Muhammad Ridza Syed Abdullah
Corporate, Conveyancing & Financial Services
ridza@azmilaw.com
Natalia Izra Dato’ Nasaruddin
Litigation & Arbitration
natalia.izra@azmilaw.com
Mohd Sallahudin Abdullah
Projects & Infrastructure, Real Estate & Property
mohd.sallahudin@azmilaw.com
Wan Nor Nadia W.Ramli
Global Financial Services & Islamic Banking
nadiaramli@azmilaw.com
Muhammad Inamul Hassan Shah
Private Equity & Venture Capital
hassanshah@azmilaw.com
Mohd Wafiy Azman
Litigation & Arbitration
wafiy@azmilaw.com
Izzat Asyraf Zamri
Litigation & Arbitration
izzat@azmilaw.com
Mohd Zam Mustaman
Corporate & Commercial
zam.mustaman@azmilaw.com
Norazlianaliza Supar
Global Financial Services & Islamic Finance
norazlianaliza@azmilaw.com
Azarith Sofia Aziz
Multimedia, Technology & Intellectual Property
azarith.sofia@azmilaw.com
Mohammad Ashraf Mohamed Sopiee
M&A and Corporate
ashraf.sopiee@azmilaw.com
Mohamad Redzuan Idrus
Corporate, Estate & Wealth Management
redzuan@azmilaw.com
Dayang Roziekah Ussin
Litigation & Arbitration, Taxation
dayang.roziekah@azmilaw.com
Khairunnajihah Aqila Mohd Sofian
Labour & Employment, Litigation & Arbitration
najihah.aqila@azmilaw.com
Lee Jee Yun
Capital & Debt Markets
leejeeyun@azmilaw.com
Muhamad Zuraidi Zulkifli
Litigation & Arbitration
zuraidi@azmilaw.com
Pierre Brochet
Foreign Qualified Lawyer
pierre.brochet@azmilaw.com
