Accolades

2024

Our Firm won the Equity Market Deal of the Year award for our involvement in advising J&T Global Express Limited in relation to its proposed initial public offering and listing on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, at the Asian Legal Business (ALB) SE Asia Law Awards 2024 which took place in Singapore on 16 May 2024.

Rahmat Lim & Partners is pleased to be ranked in the practice areas covered by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024. In the review conducted by Benchmark for the work completed in 2023, our Firm continues to be to receive top tier rankings in the areas of Construction, Labour and Employment and Commercial and Transactions, while maintaining our rankings for Competition/Antitrust, Intellectual Property and Shipping. On top of the practice rankings, our Partners, Pauline Khor and Jack Yow continue to be ranked as Litigation Stars and Allen Choong as a Future Star.

Allen & Gledhill, our associate firm in Singapore continues to be ranked Tier 1, or named as a highly recommended practice, in the categories of Commercial and Transactions, Construction, Insolvency, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, Labour and Employment, Private Client, Shipping, and White Collar Crime. We have also maintained our ranking in the Family and Matrimonial category.  In addition, the Firm has achieved more lawyer rankings as compared to the previous year, with 21 of our lawyers ranked as Litigation Stars and six lawyers ranked as Future Stars.

Benchmark exclusively covers the litigation and disputes market, researchers conduct extensive interview with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients to identify the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers.

Rahmat Lim & Partners and firms in the Allen & Gledhill network, collectively known as A&G Asia, continues to maintain their leading position in the region in the latest rankings released by Chambers and Partners.

Malaysia

Our Firm continues to perform well in the rankings, with nine ranked practices out of which four are ranked Band 1 (Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Projects, Infrastructure & Energy, and Real Estate) and 15 recognised lawyers. Of the recognised lawyers, our Managing Partner, Azman bin Othman Luk has been ranked as an Eminent Practitioner, and Moy Pui Yee, Kamilah Kasim and Lee Yee Ling have been ranked Band 1.

Additionally, our Firm continues to be ranked Band 2 in the 2024 edition of the Chambers FinTech Guide.

Singapore

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill, continues to have the highest number of Band 1 practice rankings and recognised lawyers in Singapore in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 edition. In total, Allen & Gledhill has received 18 Band 1 practice rankings, with 71 lawyers recognised by the publication. Of the lawyers who were recognised, 24 have been ranked Band 1 or as an exceptional individual (Senior Statesperson/Star/Eminent Practitioner).

Additionally, Allen & Gledhill has been ranked Band 1 in the 2024 edition of the Chambers FinTech Guide released earlier this month with one Partner ranked in the top band.

Myanmar

Allen & Gledhill Myanmar continues to be ranked Band 1 in General Business Law in Myanmar with two recognised lawyers. Of the recognised lawyers, one has been ranked Band 1.

Indonesia

Allen & Gledhill’s associate firm in Indonesia, AGI Legal, has two recognised lawyers. Of the recognised lawyers, one has been ranked Band 1.

For more information on our rankings, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners and firms in the Allen & Gledhill network, collectively known as A&G Asia, continue to be recognised as a leading law firm in the region in the latest rankings released by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024.

We continue to be ranked Tier 1 across five practices, namely Banking and finance, Corporate and M&A, Real estate and construction, Projects and energy as well as Capital markets which improved in ranking from Tier 2. Additionally, 15 lawyers have been named as Hall of Fame Individuals, Leading Individuals, Next Generation Partners or Rising Stars. For more information about the rankings of Rahmat Lim & Partners, please click here.

Our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill, continues to have the highest number of Tier 1 practice rankings and lawyers recognised as Hall of Fame or Leading Individuals, Next Generation Partners or Rising Stars. This year, 49 lawyers have been ranked compared to 45 from last year. For more information about the rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Singapore), please click here.

Allen & Gledhill’s Myanmar office continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Corporate and M&A, and is ranked Tier 2 in Projects, the only two categories covered for local firms in Myanmar. Additionally, two lawyers have been named as Leading Individuals. For more information about the rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar), please click here.

Allen & Gledhill’s Vietnam office continues to be ranked in Corporate and M&A, and Projects and energy. For more information about the rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Vietnam), please click here.

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific is one of the top legal publications which provide unbiased commentary and insight into the legal marketplaces of 25 Asia Pacific jurisdictions. The rankings reflect the results of detailed analysis of law firm submissions and thousands of interviews with GCs and private practice lawyers, and is conducted by a team of experienced researchers.

Our Partners Chen Lee Won and Moy Pui Yee have been recognised in The Legal 500’s inaugural M&A Private Practice Powerlist – Asia Pacific 2024. Additionally, four Partners from the Allen & Gledhill network, collectively known as A&G Asia, have also been recognised.

Drawn from research by The Legal 500 and in consultation with key M&A practitioners and counsel in the region, the Powerlist represents a curated collection of leading lawyers that are deemed the gold standard by businesses.

We are thankful for the recognition, which also highlights the quality of the lawyers in our M&A Practice across multiple jurisdictions such as Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.

You may view the profiles of the Partners recognised in the Powerlist by clicking on their names below:

Rahmat Lim & Partners

Allen & Gledhill

Allen & Gledhill (Vietnam)

For more information about The Legal 500’s M&A Private Practice Powerlist – Asia Pacific, please click here.

 

Rahmat Lim & Partners was recognised as the ESG-Advisory Law Firm of the Year which took place on 1st March 2024.

In addition to the Firm award, our Firm also won two winning deal awards for our involvement in the following deals.

  • M&A Deal of the Year: Osram Opto Semiconductors’ Sale and Leaseback in Kulim Hi-Tech Park
  • Equity Market Deal of the Year: Pavilion Bukit Jalil Mall Acquisition: Strategic Transaction for Pavilion REIT

Additionally, our Partner, Zandra Tan, was named Woman Lawyer of the Year. 

The ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2024 marks the 11th year of honoring top law firms, in-house counsels, deal makers, and significant deals in the industry.

For more information on the ALB Malaysia Law Awards, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has been named National Law Firm of the Year (Malaysia) at the prestigious International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Asia-Pacific Awards 2024 held on 20 March in Hong Kong. This is the second time Rahmat Lim & Partners has won this award and is significant recognition of the Firm’s achievements.

Further to the Firm award, we have been recognised for our involvement in the Equity Deal of the Year (J&T Express IPO).

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill has been named National Law Firm of the Year (Singapore). This is the 23rd time Allen & Gledhill has won the country law firm award for Singapore since the inception of the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards in 2000.

In addition, Allen & Gledhill have been recognised for its expertise and involvement in the following Specialised Award and Deal of the Year Awards:

  • Specialised Award: Digital Finance Award – APAC headquartered 
  • High-yield Deal of the Year (PT Medco Energi Internasional)
  • Project Finance Deal of the Year (Monsoon Wind Project)

The IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards recognise the region’s transactions based on legal innovation, challenges overcome, and market impact. IFLR is the market-leading financial law subscription for professionals specialising in international finance in banks, corporates and in the private practice.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property Practice continues to be ranked Tier 1 in the Asia IP Copyright survey 2024.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill, has maintained their Tier 1 ranking in the same survey.

For more information, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners' Mergers & Acquisitions Practice continues to be ranked Tier 1 in the Asian Legal Business Asia M&A Rankings for the eighth consecutive year.

In the same report, our associate firm Allen & Gledhill has maintained its Tier 1 ranking in the Singapore Domestic firm category, while Allen & Gledhill (Vietnam), has retained its status as a Notable Firm in the Vietnam firm category.

The ALB Asia M&A rankings spotlight the leading law firms driving the region’s most impactful deals, and are based on information drawn from firm submissions, Thomson Reuters M&A data, interviews, editorial resources and market suggestions.

To read the full edition, please visit here.

We are pleased to announce that 10 of our partners have been recognised by Who's Who Legal - Southeast Asia 2024, earning a total of 14 listings across 10 practice areas.

Our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill, achieved the highest number of listings across the most practice areas in Southeast Asia. Their lawyers were recognised 112 times across 28 practice areas. Additionally, our Vietnam office received two listings, with lawyers newly recognised in the practice areas of Energy and Real Estate. Our associate firm in Indonesia, AGI Legal, was credited with one listing, recognising a lawyer in the Energy practice area.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our clients for their continued support and trust in us and the Allen & Gledhill network, known as A&G Asia.

Who's Who Legal: Southeast Asia is a comprehensive guide to the region's legal market. It provides an in-depth report on 40 areas of business law, pinpointing the most highly regarded lawyers across the region.

Rahmat Lim & Partners is honoured to have achieved Tier 1 rankings across all practice areas listed in the IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific 2024 guide for Malaysia, with our “Capital Markets: Debt” and “Capital Markets: Equity” practices now ranked as Tier 1. These practice areas are as follows:
Banking and Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Project Development: Energy
Project Development: Infrastructure
Capital Markets: Debt
Capital Markets: Equity

Our firm continues to have the highest number of leading lawyers recognised across various practices in Malaysia, with 20 of our lawyers ranked. Among them, one has been distinguished as a Market Leader, 12 lawyers are ranked as Highly Regarded, 3 as Rising Star Partners, 1 as a Rising Star, and 3 recognised as Notable Practitioners.
This recognition underscores Rahmat Lim & Partners' unwavering dedication to meeting our clients' needs and our continuous efforts to provide innovative solutions. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our valued clients for their ongoing support and trust in our firm.
Singapore
Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill remains a top-tier law firm, leading with the highest number of recognised lawyers. A total of 78 lawyers are named, including 4 as Market Leaders, 29 as Highly Regarded, 4 as Rising Star Partners, and 41 recognised as Notable Practitioners.
Myanmar
Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) has 2 named lawyers, with 1 ranked as Highly Regarded and 1 recognised as a Notable Practitioner.
Vietnam
Allen & Gledhill (Vietnam) continues to be recognised in both M&A and Project Development with 4 named lawyers. Of the named lawyers, 1 is ranked as Highly Regarded, while 3 are recognised as Notable Practitioners.
Indonesia
Our associate firm in Indonesia, AGI Legal, has 3 named lawyers, with 2 ranked as Highly Regarded and 1 ranked as a Rising Star Partner.

IFLR1000 annual rankings identify the top law firms and lawyers in financial and corporate law globally, based on transactional evidence and corporate feedback. The comprehensive guide ranks close to 5000 law firms, and more than 21,000 lawyers across 12 practice areas and 250 jurisdictions.

For more information on our rankings, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners' Mergers & Acquisitions Practice continues to be ranked Tier 1 in the Asian Legal Business Asia M&A Rankings for the eighth consecutive year.

In the same report, our associate firm Allen & Gledhill has maintained its Tier 1 ranking in the Singapore Domestic firm category, while Allen & Gledhill (Vietnam), has retained its status as a Notable Firm in the Vietnam firm category.

The ALB Asia M&A rankings spotlight the leading law firms driving the region’s most impactful deals, and are based on information drawn from firm submissions, Thomson Reuters M&A data, interviews, editorial resources and market suggestions.

To read the full edition, please visit here.

2023

Rahmat Lim & Partners and firms in the Allen & Gledhill network continue to be recognised as leading law firms in South-east Asia in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023.

Malaysia

Our Firm continues to perform well in the rankings with 11 ranked practices, out of which five are ranked Tier 1. Additionally, Azman bin Othman Luk, Kamilah Kasim, and Pauline Khor are recognised in the Hall of Fame whilst Chen Lee Won, Lee Yee Ling, Moy Pui Yee, Jack Yow and Soh Yin Chuin have been recognised as Leading Individuals. Ho Wei Lih has been recognised as a Next Generation Partner. For more information about the rankings of Rahmat Lim & Partners, please click here.

Singapore

Our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill, continues have the highest number of Tier 1 practice rankings and lawyers ranked as Hall of Fame or Leading Individuals, Next Generation Partners or Rising Stars. This year, 44 lawyers are ranked compared to 40 from last year. For more information about the rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Singapore), please click here.

Myanmar

Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Corporate and M&A as well as Projects, the only two categories covered for local firms in Myanmar. Managing Director, Minn Naing Oo, continues to be ranked as a Leading Individual in the two categories. Director Oh Hsiu-Hau continues to be ranked as a Leading Individual in the area of Corporate and M&A, and also continues to be recognised as a Recommended individual in Projects. For more information about the rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar), please click here.

Indonesia

Allen & Gledhill’s network firm in Indonesia, Soemadipradja & Taher, continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Dispute resolution as well as Labour and employment. Additionally, they have five individuals ranked as Hall of Fame or Leading Individuals, or as Rising Stars. For more information about the rankings of Soemadipradja & Taher, please click here.

Vietnam

Allen & Gledhill (Vietnam) is ranked for the first time in Corporate and M&A, and Projects and energy, despite only being established in October 2020. For more information about the rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Vietnam), please click here.

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific is one of the top legal publications which provide unbiased commentary and insight into the legal marketplaces of 25 Asia Pacific jurisdictions. The rankings reflect the results of detailed analysis of law firm submissions and thousands of interviews with GCs and private practice lawyers, and is conducted by a team of experienced researchers.

 

Rahmat Lim & Partners and firms in the Allen & Gledhill network continue to maintain its leading position in South-east Asia in the latest rankings released by Chambers and Partners.

Malaysia

Our firm continues to perform well in the rankings, with nine ranked practices out of which four are ranked Band 1, and 13 recognised lawyers. Of the recognised lawyers, three were ranked Band 1.

Additionally, our Firm continues to be ranked Band 2 in the 2023 edition of the Chambers FinTech Guide.

Singapore

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill, continues to have the highest number of Band 1 practice rankings and recognised lawyers in the country in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023 edition. In total, Allen & Gledhill has received 18 Band 1 practice rankings, with 62 lawyers recognised by the publication. Of the lawyers who were recognised, 23 were ranked Band 1 or as an exceptional individual (Star/Senior Statesperson/Eminent Practitioner).

Additionally, Allen & Gledhill continues to be ranked Band 1 in the 2023 edition of the Chambers FinTech Guide with one Partner ranked in the top band.

Myanmar

Allen & Gledhill Myanmar continues to be ranked Band 1 in General Business Law in Myanmar with two recognised lawyers.

Indonesia

Allen & Gledhill’s network firm, Soemadipradja & Taher, continues to be ranked Band 1 in Dispute Resolution. They have six recognised lawyers, with two ranked Band 1 or as an exceptional individual. In addition, Allen & Gledhill has maintained its ranking in the country under the Corporate & Finance (International Firms) (Expertise Based Abroad) category.

For more information on our rankings please click here.

 

Rahmat Lim & Partners had our best showing at the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Malaysia Law Awards 2023 held on 9 March 2023 at Pavilion Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Receiving a total of eight awards, our Firm received the highest number of awards at the event including Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year, ESG-Advisory Law Firm of the Year, and Litigation Law Firm of the Year.
 
In addition to the Firm of the Year awards, our Firm also won the following Deal of the Year and Individual categories:

  • Finance Deal of the Year award for our involvement in Weststar Aviation’s Syndicated Facilities
  • M&A Deal of the Year award for our involvement in UOB Malaysia’s Acquisition of Citibank Consumer Banking
  • Energy and Infrastructure Deal of the Year award for our involvement in The MRT 3 Project
  • Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year: Jack Yow
  • Woman Lawyer of the Year: Kamilah Kasim 

The 10th annual ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2023 is an annual event celebrating the success of leading law firms, in-house counsels, dealmakers, and deals.

For more information on the ALB Malaysia Law Awards, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has won the Malaysia Law Firm of the Year award for the first time at the Chambers Asia Pacific and Greater China Region Awards 2023 held on 4 May 2023 in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill has also won the Singapore Corporate & Finance Domestic Law Advisers of the Year award. This is the fourth consecutive time Allen & Gledhill has won this Award, and the eighth time the Firm has received this recognition from Chambers and Partners, the most among Singapore law firms, since the inception of the Awards in 2010.

The Chambers Asia Pacific and Greater China Region Awards recognise a law firm’s pre-eminence in key jurisdictions in the region and also reflect notable achievements over the past 12 months, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service. They honour the work of national and international law firms across the region based on the research carried out for the recent edition of the Chambers Asia-Pacific guide.

Lim Teong Sit, Chairman and Senior Partner, said “It is a great honour to be named Malaysia Law Firm of the Year for the first time by Chambers. We are thankful to our clients for their unwavering support and trust in our capabilities, as well as to our lawyers for their tireless efforts, which have made this possible. This award is a significant milestone for us, a Firm which grew from 10 lawyers in 2010 to over 90 lawyers today”.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has been voted In-House Community's Firm of the Year 2022 in Energy & Natural Resources and Real Estate/Construction, Malaysia. In addition, our Firm also won two Honourable Mentions in Antitrust/Competition and Corporate and M&A.

The In-House Community is comprised of individual members with a responsibility for legal and compliance issues in the Asia-mena region.

 

Our Firm won the M&A Deal of the Year (Premium) award for our involvement in UOB’s Acquisition of Citi’s Business in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, at the Asian Legal Business (ALB) SE Asia Law Awards 2023 which took place in Singapore on 23 May 2023. In addition to the Firm award, our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill, secured six awards including Deal Firm of the Year.

The ALB SE Asia Law Awards is an annual event celebrating the success of the region’s leading law firms, in-house counsel, dealmakers and deals.

To find out more about the ALB SE Asia Law Awards, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners is pleased to be ranked in the practice areas covered by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2023. In the review conducted by Benchmark for work completed in 2022, our Firm continues to receive top tier rankings in the areas of Construction, Labour and Employment and Commercial and Transactions, while maintaining our rankings for Competition/ Antitrust, Intellectual Property and Shipping. On top of the practice rankings, our Partners, Pauline Khor and Jack Yow continue to be ranked as Litigation Stars, and Allen Choong as a Future Star.

Allen & Gledhill, our associate firm in Singapore continues to be ranked Tier 1 in the categories of Commercial and Transactions, Insolvency, International Arbitration – Domestic firms, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, and Shipping. The Firm has also maintained the Highly Recommended ranking in the White Collar Crime category, and has achieved a higher ranking in the categories of Construction, Family and Matrimonial, and Private Client. In addition, 18 Partners have been ranked as Litigation Stars, five Partners have been ranked as Future Stars, and three Partners in the Top 100 Women in Litigation – Asia Pacific category. 

Soemadipradja & Taher, Allen & Gledhill’s network firm in Indonesia, continues to be ranked Tier 2 in Commercial and Transactions, with a Partner ranked as a Litigation Star.

Benchmark exclusively covers the litigation and disputes market, with researchers conducting extensive interview with litigators, dispute resolution lawyers, and their clients to identify the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers.

For further information, please visit the link here.

In this edition of Who’s Who Legal: Southeast Asia 2023 guide, Rahmat Lim & Partners was credited with six listings across the practice areas of Banking, Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Trademarks.

Below are our Partners who are ranked in the 2023 guide:

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill, was credited with the most number of listings across the most number of practice areas in Southeast Asia, with 102 listings across 27 practice areas.

Who’s Who Legal: Southeast Asia 2023 guide is an in-depth guide to the region’s legal marketplace, highlighting the top lawyers and professionals across over 30 areas of business law.

Malaysia

In the IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific 2023 (33rd edition), Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to secure its Tier 1 rankings for Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development: Energy and Project Development: Infrastructure. Notably, our Firm continues to have the highest number of leading lawyers recognised across various practices in Malaysia. 17 of our lawyers have been recognised, with 1 recognised as Market Leader, 13 named as Highly Regarded, 1 as a Notable Practitioner, 1 as a Rising Star Partner, and 1 as a Rising Star.

At Rahmat Lim & Partners, this recognition demonstrates our steadfast dedication to understanding our clients’ needs and delivering innovative and customised solutions in the dynamic regulatory landscape. We extend our heartfelt appreciation to our valued clients for their ongoing trust and support.

Singapore

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill continues to be recognised as a Tier 1 firm and has 77 recognised lawyers, with 4 recognised as Market Leaders, 20 as Highly Regarded, 49 as Notable Practitioners, and 4 as Rising Star Partners in the same guide.

Myanmar

Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Financial and corporate and Tier 2 in Project development. One of its lawyers has been recognised as Highly Regarded, while another lawyer has been recognised as a Notable Practitioner.

Vietnam

Allen & Gledhill (Vietnam) has also been newly recognised for the first time in both M&A and Project development. One of its lawyers has also been newly ranked as Highly Regarded.

IFLR1000 is the guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. Their comprehensive publication covers over 5000 law firms, comprising 21,000 lawyers across 12 practice areas and spanning 250 jurisdictions.

For more information on our rankings, please click here.

2022

Rahmat Lim & Partners is pleased to announce that our Managing Partner, Azman bin Othman Luk, is featured in the latest edition of the IFLR Asia Best Lawyers guide 2022, which identifies the top individual legal practitioners who have received the highest and most consistent praise from their peers and clients.

Five Partners from our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill are also recognised in the same guide:

For more information, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners is pleased to announce that our Intellectual Property Partner, Pauline Khor has been included in Asia IP’s Top 50 IP Experts in Malaysia list 2022.

The list profiles leading Intellectual Property lawyers in Malaysia following extensive consultations with corporate counsel, and with significant feedback from lawyers themselves. 

For more information on the research, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners is pleased to announce that our Partner, Kwong Chiew Ee has been included in the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Asia’s 40 Under 40 list of lawyers 2022.

The list profiles the most accomplished lawyers in Asia under 40 years of age.

For more information, please click here.

We are pleased to announce that our Mergers & Acquisitions practice continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Malaysia in the M&A Rankings Report 2022 released by Asian Legal Business.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill continues to be ranked Tier 1 in the Singapore domestic firm category and Allen & Gledhill (Vietnam) launched in 2022, has also been ranked for the first time in the Vietnam category in the same report. Allen & Gledhill’s network firm, Soemadipradja & Taher has maintained its Tier 2 ranking in Indonesia.

The rankings are based on information drawn from firm submissions, Thomson Reuters M&A data, interviews, editorial resources and market suggestions to identify and rank the top firms for M&A in Asia.

For more information, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property practice continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Patent Contentious and ranked Tier 2 in Patent Prosecution in the latest rankings released by Asia IP Patent Survey 2022.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill’s Intellectual Property practice continues to be recognised as a leading practice for Patent work, with a Tier 1 ranking for Patent Contentious and a Tier 2 ranking for Patent Prosecution in the same survey.

For more information, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Mergers & Acquisitions practice continues to maintain its Tier 1 ranking for M&A according to the latest results released by IFLR1000.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill also maintained their Tier 1 rankings for Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring & Insolvency. Soemadipradja & Taher, Allen & Gledhill’s network firm in Indonesia is ranked Tier 2 in Mergers & Acquisitions and Tier 3 in Restructuring and Insolvency in the same guide.

IFLR1000 is the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. They currently publish more than 750 practice area law firm rankings and more than 19,000 lawyer ratings across more than 235 jurisdictions.

For more information about our rankings, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to have the highest number of leading lawyers recognised in Malaysia across all practices in the latest IFLR1000 rankings. In total, 18 of our lawyers are named, with 14 lawyers recognised as Highly Regarded, two as Rising Star partners, and two as Notable Practitioners.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill, has 70 recognised lawyers with three recognised as Market Leaders, 17 as Highly Regarded, 49 as Notable Practitioners, and one as a Rising Star Partner in the same guide. Two lawyers from Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) have also been ranked as Highly Regarded and two as Notable Practitioners. Soemadipradja & Taher, Allen & Gledhill’s network firm in Indonesia, also has two lawyers recognised as Highly Regarded. 

IFLR1000 is the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. They currently publish more than 750 practice area law firm rankings and more than 19,000 lawyer ratings across more than 235 jurisdictions.

For more information on our rankings, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Energy, Infrastructure & Projects practice continues to maintain its Tier 1 ranking for both Project Development: Infrastructure and Project Development: Energy according to the latest results released by IFLR1000.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill continues to maintain its Tier 1 ranking for Project Development, while Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) also continues to be ranked Tier 1 for Financial and Corporate, and Tier 2 for Project Development. Soemadipradja & Taher, Allen & Gledhill’s network firm in Indonesia, is ranked Tier 2 for Project Development.

IFLR1000 is the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. They currently publish more than 750 practice area law firm rankings and more than 19,000 lawyer ratings across more than 235 jurisdictions.

For more information about our rankings, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property practice has maintained its Tier 1 ranking in in the Asia IP Trademark Survey 2022.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill’s Intellectual Property practice also maintained their Tier 1 rankings in Trademark Contentious and Trademark Prosecution in the same survey.

For more information, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property practice has been recognised in the latest edition of the IAM Patent 1000 rankings. Our Intellectual Property Practice continues to be ranked as a “Recommended” firm in the Prosecution category and has been ranked “Bronze” in the Litigation category. Our Partner Pauline Khor is also recognised as a leading individual in the Litigation and Prosecution categories.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill has been ranked “Gold” in the Litigation category, “Silver” in the Prosecution category, and “Recommended” in the Transaction category in the same report, with Dr Stanley Lai, SC, Low Pei Lin, and Tham Kok Leong recognised as leading individuals in the Litigation, Prosecution and Transaction categories respectively.

IAM Patent 1000 is a directory dedicated to identifying the world’s leading patent professionals.

For more information, please click here.

The Allen & Gledhill network continues to be recognised as leading law firms in South-east Asia in the latest Who’s Who Legal: Southeast Asia 2022 guide.

Below are our Partners who are ranked in the 2022 guide:

Our Associate Firm, Allen & Gledhill continues to be recognised as a leading law firm and was credited with the most number of listings, across the most number of practice areas in South-east Asia. The Firm is recognised as “top-tier law firm” which possesses “strong presence in Southeast Asia with five offices across the region”. In total, lawyers in the Allen & Gledhill network were listed 82 times across 25 practice areas, with many being lauded for their dedication and experience.

Who’s Who Legal: Southeast Asia 2022 is an in-depth guide to the region's legal marketplace, highlighting the top lawyers across over 30 areas of business law.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Capital Markets Practice continues to maintain its Tier 2 ranking in Malaysia for Capital Markets: Debt and Capital Markets: Equity according to the latest results released by IFLR1000. 

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill, also maintained their Tier 1 ranking for Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, and is the only firm ranked Tier 1 for Investment Funds. Soemadipradja & Taher, Allen & Gledhill’s network firm in Indonesia, was recognised as a leading firm for both Capital Markets: Debt and Capital Markets: Equity.

IFLR1000 is the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. They currently research around 170 national jurisdictions and rank law firms and lawyers on the basis on transactional work.

For more information about our rankings, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property Practice has been ranked Tier 2 in Trade mark contentious and Tier 3 in Trade mark Prosecution, Patent Contentious, and Patent Prosecution in the IP Stars 2022 Rankings released by Managing IP. In addition to this, our Partner, Pauline Khor was ranked as a Trade mark Star by the publication.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill, has maintained its top tier rankings in the same categories, with Dr Stanley Lai, SC, ranked as a Patent Star and Trade mark Star, Low Pei Lin ranked as a Patent Star, and Gloria Goh ranked as a Trade mark Star.

For more information about our rankings, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners is pleased to announce that our Partner, Kwong Chiew Ee has been included in Asian Legal Business’ (ALB): Malaysia Rising Stars 2022.

The list spotlights the next generation of the country’s lawyers under 40 years of age who are doing high-quality work.

For more information, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Banking & Finance practice continues to maintain its Tier 1 ranking for Banking and Finance according to the latest results released by IFLR1000.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill also maintained their Tier 1 ranking for Banking and Finance. Soemadipradja & Taher, Allen & Gledhill’s network firm in Indonesia, were also recognised as a top tier firm for both the Banking as well as Project Finance categories.

IFLR1000 is the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. They currently publish more than 750 practice area law firm rankings and more than 19,000 lawyer ratings across more than 235 jurisdictions.

For more information about our rankings, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property practice continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Copyright/Trademarks, as well as Tier 2 in Patents in the latest ALB Intellectual Property Rankings 2022.

In addition to this, our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill maintained its Tier 1 in Copyright/Trademarks as well as Patents in the same report.

We are also pleased to announce that Allen & Gledhill Vietnam has also been ranked for the first time in both the Patents and Copyright/Trademarks categories.

The rankings are based on information drawn from firm submissions, Thomson Reuters data, interviews, editorial resources and market suggestions to identify and rank the top firms for Intellectual Property in Asia.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners is pleased to be ranked in the practice areas covered by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2022. In the review conducted by Benchmark for work completed in 2021, our Firm continues to be ranked in the top tier in Competition/ Antitrust, as well as in Tier 2 in Construction, and Labour and Employment. We have also maintained our rankings in Commercial and Transactions and Shipping, and are newly ranked in Intellectual Property. On top of the practice rankings, our Partners, Chong Yee Leong, Pauline Khor and Jack Yow have been ranked as Litigation Stars and Allen Choong has been ranked as a Future Star.

Allen & Gledhill, our associate firm in Singapore continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Commercial and Transactions, Insolvency, International Arbitration – Domestic firms, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, Shipping, as well as Tier 2 for Construction. The Firm also maintained their rankings in the Family and Matrimonial as well as the White Collar Crime categories, and were ranked as a recommended practice in the Private Client category. In addition, 17 Partners have been ranked as Litigation Stars and six Partners have been ranked as Future Stars.

Soemadipradja & Taher, Allen & Gledhill’s network firm in Indonesia, continues to be ranked Tier 2 in Commercial and Transactions, with a Partner ranked as a Litigation Star.

Benchmark exclusively covers the litigation and disputes market, with researchers conducting extensive interview with litigators, dispute resolution lawyers, and their clients to identify the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers.

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We are pleased to announce that our Partner, Allen Choong has been included in the Asian Legal Business (ALB): Asia Super 50 Disputes Lawyers 2022.
 
Partner Nicholas Tan from our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill LLP and Partner Hafzan Taher from Allen & Gledhill’s network firm Soemadipradja & Taher are also ranked in the same publication.
 
The survey profiles leading disputes lawyers based on their high-profile cases, clients’ recommendations, standout deals, and feedback from the market.

Rahmat Lim & Partners is ranked Tier 2 in the Asia IP Copyright survey 2022.

Our Associate Firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill, has maintained their Tier 1 ranking in the same survey.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners has been awarded "Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year" and "Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year" at the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Malaysia Law Awards 2022 which took place on 24 March 2022. In addition to the Firm awards, our Firm also clinched the "M&A Deal of the Year" award for our involvement in Generali Asia's Acquisition of AXA Malaysia.

The 9th annual ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2022 is an annual event celebrating the success of leading law firms, in-house counsels, dealmakers and deals.

For more information on the ALB Malaysia Law Awards, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners and firms in the Allen & Gledhill network continue to be recognised as leading law firms in South-east Asia in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022. Our Firm has achieved more Tier 1 rankings this year compared to last year. We continue to be ranked Tier 1 in Banking and finance, Corporate and M&A, Real estate and construction as well as Projects and energy, and have improved in ranking to Tier 1 in the Labour and employment category. Our Antitrust and competition, Capital markets, Dispute resolution, Intellectual property, Shipping, and TMT (including FinTech practices are also ranked). Additionally, six lawyers have been named as Hall of Fame or Leading Individuals. For more information about the rankings of Rahmat Lim & Partners, please click here.

Our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill continues to have the highest number of Tier 1 practice rankings and lawyers recognised as Hall of Fame or Leading Individuals, Next Generation Partners or Rising Stars. This year, 40 lawyers have been ranked compared to 36 from last year. For more information about the rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Singapore), please click here.

Allen & Gledhill’s Myanmar office continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Corporate and M&A as well as Projects, the only two categories covered for local firms in Myanmar. Managing Director, Minn Naing Oo, continues to be named as a Leading Individual in the two categories. Director, Oh Hsiu-Hau continues to be named as a Leading Individual in the area of Corporate and M&A, and has been newly recognised as a Recommended individual in the Projects category. For more information about the rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar), please click here.

Allen & Gledhill’s network firm, Soemadipradja & Taher continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Dispute resolution as well as Labour and employment. Additionally, they have four individuals named as Hall of Fame or Leading Individuals or as Rising Stars. For more information about the rankings of Soemadipradja & Taher, please click here.

Allen & Gledhill’s Vietnam office has also been identified as a Firm to Watch in the Corporate & M&A category, despite being established only in October 2020.

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific is one of the top legal publications which provide unbiased commentary and insight into the legal marketplaces of 25 Asia Pacific jurisdictions. The rankings reflect the results of detailed analysis of law firm submissions and thousands of interviews with GCs and private practice lawyers, and is conducted by a team of experienced researchers.

2021

Rahmat Lim & Partners has won the “Malaysia Deal of the Year” award and the “Project & Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year” award at the Islamic Finance News (“IFN”) Deals of the Year 2021, for our involvement in Infracap Resources’ MYR15 billion Sukuk.

Advising the issuers  were Managing Partner Azman bin Othman Luk and Partner Geraldine Su of Rahmat Lim & Partners.

The IFN Deals of the Year recognises industry players who have participated in the Islamic finance sector’s most groundbreaking transactions each year.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners has been recognised as a leading law firm in Malaysia in the latest edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021. Our Firm continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Banking and finance, Corporate and M&A, Real estate and construction as well as Projects and energy. Additionally, we have six lawyers ranked as Hall of Fame Individuals or Leading Individuals. For more information about the rankings of Rahmat Lim & Partners, please click here.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill continues to have the highest number of Tier 1 practice rankings and lawyers recognised as Hall of Fame Individuals, Leading Individuals, Next Generation Partners or Rising Stars, with a total of 36 lawyers ranked. They have achieved more Tier 1 practice rankings and lawyers ranked as Hall of Fame and Leading Individuals as compared to last year. For more information about the rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Singapore), please click here.

In Myanmar, Allen & Gledhill continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Corporate and M&A as well as Projects, the only two categories covered for local firms in Myanmar. Managing Director, Minn Naing Oo, continues to be listed as a Leading Individual in the two categories. Director, Oh Hsiu-Hau has also been newly recognised as a Leading Individual in the area of Corporate and M&A. Additionally, all of our other Directors have been named as key lawyers. For more information about the rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar), please click here.

In Indonesia, Allen & Gledhill’s alliance firm, Soemadipradja & Taher continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Dispute resolution as well as Labour and employment. Additionally, they have four individuals ranked as Hall of Fame Individuals, Leading Individuals or Next Generation Partners. For more information about the rankings of Soemadipradja & Taher, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners won the Energy & Natural Resources award at the IFN Law Awards 2021.

In addition to the Firm award, our Firm also received an Honourable Mention for the ESG, Green, and SRI category and is one of the five firms shortlisted for the Best Law Firm of the Year award which will be announced at the upcoming IFN Awards ceremony.  
 
The Islamic Finance news (IFN) Law Awards honours legal firms with top Islamic finance capabilities. The awards take into consideration a firm’s inventive and progressive spirit in terms of expansion, innovation, impact and development.

Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to be ranked Tier 1 in the Malaysia category of the M&A Rankings 2021 report released by Asian Legal Business.

In the same report, our associate firm Allen & Gledhill has maintained its ranking in Tier 1 for M&A in the Singapore Domestic category. Allen & Gledhill’s network firm in Indonesia, Soemadipradja & Taher has also maintained its ranking in Tier 2 in Indonesia.

The rankings are based on information drawn from firm submissions, Thomson Reuters M&A data, interviews, editorial resources and market suggestions to identify and rank the top firms for M&A in Asia.

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In Malaysia, Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Mergers & Acquisitions Practice has been ranked Tier 1 for M&A. Additionally, our Firm also has the most number of recognised lawyers across all practices in Malaysia in the same rankings. In total, 15 of our lawyers are named, with 10 lawyers recognised as Highly Regarded and 5 as Notable Practitioners.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill continues to be ranked Tier 1 for Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring & Insolvency. They also have 72 recognised lawyers, with 3 lawyers recognised as Market Leaders, 17 as Highly Regarded, 50 as Notable Practitioners, and 2 as Rising Stars.

Allen & Gledhill’s network firm in Indonesia, Soemadipradja & Taher continues to be recognised as a top tier firm for M&A, and Restructuring and insolvency. They also have 2 lawyers ranked as Highly Regarded.

For more information on our rankings, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners is pleased to announce that three Partners have been ranked in the latest Who’s Who Legal: Southeast Asia 2021 guide.

Below are our Partners who are ranked in the Who’s Who Legal’s Southeast Asia 2021 guide:

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill continues to be recognised as a leading law firm in South-east Asia in the same guide. The Firm was credited with the most number of listings, across the most number of practice areas in South-east Asia due to their “considerable breadth of experience” and “strong presence” in the region. In total, lawyers in the Allen & Gledhill network were listed 70 times across 23 practice areas.

Who’s Who Legal: Southeast Asia 2021 is an in-depth guide to the region's legal marketplace, highlighting the top lawyers across over 30 areas of business law.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Energy, Infrastructure & Projects Practice has increased in rankings and achieved Tier 1 for both Project Development: Energy and Project Development: Infrastructure in the latest set of rankings released by IFLR1000.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill continues to maintain its Tier 1 ranking in the category of Project Finance, while Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) also continues to be ranked Tier 1 for Financial and Corporate, and Tier 2 for Project Development. Soemadipradja & Taher, Allen & Gledhill’s network firm in Indonesia, has maintained its ranking for Project Development.

IFLR1000 is the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. They currently research more than 235 jurisdictions and rank law firms and lawyers on the basis of transactional work.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners has been named Malaysia Deal Firm of the Year at the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Malaysia Law Awards 2021 which took place virtually on Thursday, 22 July 2021.

In addition to the Firm award, our Firm also clinched three winning deal awards for our involvement in the following deals:

  • Finance Deal of the Year: Axiata's Syndicated Multi-Currency Sustainability-Linked Financing;
  • M&A Deal of the Year: CP Group's Acquisition of Tesco’s Businesses in Thailand and Malaysia; and
  • Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Deal of the Year: BP's Sale of Petrochemicals Business to INEOS

The 8th annual Asian Legal Business Malaysia Law Awards 2021 is an annual event celebrating the success of leading law firms, in-house counsel, dealmakers and deals.

For more information on the ALB Malaysia Law Awards, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property Practice has been recognised in the latest edition of the IAM Patent 1000 rankings. Our Intellectual Property Practice continue to be ranked as a “Recommended” firm in the Prosecution category and our Partner Pauline Khor was recognised as a leading individual in the Prosecution category.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill has been ranked “Gold” in the Litigation category, “Silver” in the Prosecution category and “Recommended” in the Transaction category, with Dr Stanley Lai, SC, Low Pei Lin, and Tham Kok Leong being recommended as leading individuals in the Litigation, Prosecution and Transaction categories respectively.

IAM Patent 1000 is a directory dedicated to identifying the world’s leading patent professionals.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Capital Markets Practice continues to maintain its Tier 2 ranking in Malaysia for Capital Markets: Debt and Capital Markets: Equity according to the latest results released by IFLR1000. 

The Capital Markets Practice at our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill, continues to maintain its Tier 1 ranking for the categories Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, and is the only firm ranked Tier 1 for Investment Funds. Soemadipradja & Taher, Allen & Gledhill’s network firm in Indonesia, was recognised as a leading firm for both Capital Markets: Debt and Capital Markets: Equity.

IFLR1000 is the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. They currently publish more than 750 practice area law firm rankings and more than 19,000 lawyer ratings across more than 235 jurisdictions.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners has increased in ranking to Tier 1 in Trademark Contentious in the Asia IP Trademark Survey for 2021.

Our associate Firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill has maintained their Tier 1 ranking in the same survey.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property Practice continues to be ranked Tier 1 in the categories of Copyright/Trademarks and Tier 2 for Patents in the latest Asian Legal Business Intellectual Property Rankings 2021.

In addition to this, our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill has maintained its Tier 1 ranking in both categories of Copyright/Trademark and Patents in the same report.

The rankings are based on information drawn from firm submissions, Thomson Reuters' data, interviews, editorial resources and market suggestions to identify and rank the top firms for Intellectual Property in Asia.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property Practice has been recognised as a leading firm in the Patent Contentious and Patent Prosecution categories in the IP Stars 2021: Patent firm rankings, which was released by Managing IP. In addition to this, our Partner, Pauline Khor was recognised as a Trade mark star.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill, has maintained its top tier rankings in the same categories, with Dr Stanley Lai, SC, ranked as a Patent star and Trade mark star, Low Pei Lin ranked as a Patent star, and Gloria Goh ranked as a Trade mark star.

In the review conducted by Benchmark for work completed in 2020, our Firm is newly ranked Highly Recommended in Competition/ Antitrust, and is Recommended in Shipping for the first time. Our Firm continues to be ranked Tier 2 in Construction, and improved our ranking to Tier 2 in Labour and Employment. We have maintained our ranking in Commercial and Transactions. On top of the practice rankings, our Partners, Chong Yee Leong and Jack Yow have been ranked as Litigation Stars and Allen Choong and Daphne Koo have been ranked as Future Stars.

Allen & Gledhill, our associate firm in Singapore continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Commercial and Transactions, Insolvency, International Arbitration – Domestic firms, Intellectual Property, Shipping, as well as Tier 2 for Construction. The Firm has maintained their ranking for Family and Matrimonial and improved their ranking for White Collar Crime. The Firm is newly ranked Tier 1 for Labour and Employment, and has also been recognised in the Private Client category this year. In addition, 15 Partners have been ranked as Litigation Stars and two Partners have been ranked as Future Stars.

Soemadipradja & Taher, Allen & Gledhill’s associate firm in Indonesia, has been ranked Tier 2 in Commercial and Transactions, with a Partner ranked as a Litigation Star.

Benchmark exclusively covers the litigation and disputes market, researchers conduct extensive interview with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients to identify the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers.

Rahmat Lim & Partners Banking & Finance practice continues to maintain its Tier 1 ranking for Banking and Finance according to the latest results released by IFLR1000.

In Singapore, our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill, has also maintained its Tier 1 ranking for Banking and Finance, while Soemadipradja & Taher, Allen & Gledhill’s network firm in Indonesia, achieved a Tier 2 ranking in both the Banking and Project Finance categories.

IFLR1000 is the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. They currently publish more than 750 practice area law firm rankings and more than 19,000 lawyer ratings across more than 235 jurisdictions.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property practice has been recognised as a leading firm in the Trademark Contentious and the Trademark Prosecution categories in IP Stars 2021 Firm Rankings released by Managing IP.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill LLP, has also maintained its top tier rankings in the same categories.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners has moved up in ranking to Tier 1 in the Asia IP Copyright Survey 2021.

Our associate Firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill has maintained their Tier 1 ranking in the same survey.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property Practice has once again been recognised as a leading practice in the 2021 edition of The World Trademark Review 1000 (“WTR 1000”). The Head of our Firm’s IP Practice, Pauline Khor, has been recognised as a leading individual for Prosecution and Strategy category.

In addition, our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill, has been recognised as a leading practice in the Enforcement and Litigation, and Prosecution and Strategy categories with Partners Dr Stanley Lai, SC and Low Pei Lin recognised as leading individuals for the Enforcement and Litigation, and Prosecution and Strategy categories respectively in the same publication.

WTR 1000 is a directory dedicated to identifying the world’s leading trade mark and legal service providers.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners has won the “Green Project Deal of the Year” award at the Islamic Finance News (“IFN”) Deals of the Year 2020, for our involvement in Axiata's Group US$800 million multicurrency sustainability-linked Shariah facilities.

Advising the arrangers were Managing Partner Azman bin Othman Luk and Partner Geraldine Su.

The IFN Deals of the Year recognises industry players who have participated in the Islamic finance sector’s most groundbreaking transactions each year. 

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2020

Malaysia

Rahmat Lim & Partners has been recognised as a leading law firm in Malaysia in the latest edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific. Our Firm achieved a better showing than last year, with three Band 1 practice rankings (Corporate/M&A, Projects, Infrastructure & Energy, and Real Estate) and 11 recognised lawyers.

Singapore

Our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill continues to have the highest number of Band 1 practice rankings and recognised lawyers in the country in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021 edition. They have achieved more Band 1 practice rankings as compared to last year, with 17 practices in the top tier. A total of 52 lawyers have been recognised by the publication, of which 20 lawyers are ranked Band 1 or as an exceptional individual (Senior Statesperson/Star/Eminent Practitioner).

Additionally, Allen & Gledhill was ranked Band 1 in the 2021 edition of the Chambers FinTech Guide released last week with one Partner ranked in the top band.

Myanmar

Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) continues to be ranked Band 1 in General Business Law in Myanmar with two recognised lawyers.

Indonesia

Allen & Gledhill’s alliance firm, Soemadipradja & Taher, continues to be ranked Band 1 in Dispute Resolution. They have six recognised lawyers, one of whom has been ranked as a "Senior Statesperson". In addition, Allen & Gledhill has improved its ranking in the country under the Corporate & Finance (International Firms) (Expertise Based Abroad) category.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has won the “Islamic Finance Deal Of The Year” award at the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2020, for our involvement in Axiata’s US$600 million and RM867 million (US$168 million) syndicated Islamic sustainability-linked financing.

Advising the arrangers were Managing Partner Azman bin Othman Luk and Partner Geraldine Su.

Our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill also won the “Megatrend Deal of the Year – Property” award for their involvement in the S$8.2 billion (US$6.1 billion) merger of CapitaLand Commercial Trust and CapitaLand Mall Trust.

FinanceAsia's Achievement Awards is a series of awards that recognise the best financial markets transactions and issuers in the past year in Asia.

These awards recognise outstanding law firms which have undertaken ground-breaking transactions, demonstrated creativity in service to clients, as well as successfully navigated complex regulatory issues across multiple jurisdictions and practice areas.

 

Rahmat Lim & Partners is pleased to announce that six Partners in the Allen & Gledhill network, Azman bin Othman, Margaret Chin, Kok Chee Wai, Andrew M Lim, Lim Mei, and Lim Wei Ting have been featured in the IFLR Asia Best Lawyers 2020 guide.

The guide identifies the top individual legal practitioners who have received the highest and most consistent praise from their peers and clients.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners is pleased to announce that our Partner Ho Wei Lih is recognised in ALB Asia’s 40 Under 40 list of lawyers.

ALB Asia’s 40 Under 40 profiles the most accomplished lawyers in Asia under 40 years of age.

For more information about ALB Asia’s 40 Under 40, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to be ranked Tier 1 in the Malaysia Domestic category of the M&A Rankings 2020 report released by Asian Legal Business.

Our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill, has maintained its ranking in Tier 1 for M&A in Singapore and their alliance firm, Soemadipradja & Taher is ranked Tier 2 in Indonesia in the same report.

The rankings are based on information drawn from firm submissions, Thomson Reuters M&A data, interviews, editorial resources and market suggestions to identify and rank the top firms for M&A in Asia.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners has received top tier rankings in the practice areas and industry sectors covered by Asialaw Profiles and Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2021. We have been ranked in six out of eight industry sectors, nine out of 10 practice areas and have eight leading lawyers. For more information about the rankings of Rahmat Lim & Partners, please click here.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill has received top tier rankings in the practice areas and industry sectors covered by Asialaw Profiles and Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2021, with the highest number of top tier practice area rankings in Singapore. They have been ranked “Outstanding” in 11 out of 13 practice areas and “Highly recommended” in the other two practice areas. In addition, they have been ranked “Outstanding” in six out of eight industry sectors and are “Recommended” in the other two sectors. 30 of their lawyers have been recognised as Leading Lawyers, and 11 of whom have been recognised as “Elite practitioner”. For more information about the rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Singapore), please click here.

Allen & Gledhill’s Myanmar office is ranked “Highly recommended” for General business law, the only practice area covered by Asialaw Profiles, and has been ranked in four industry sectors. Three of their Partners have been recognised as Leading Lawyers. For more information about the rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar), please click here.

Allen & Gledhill’s strategic alliance partner in Indonesia, Soemadipradja & Taher, have been ranked in six practice areas and six industry sectors. They have six Leading Lawyers. For more information about the rankings of Soemadipradja & Taher, please click here.

IFLR1000 has announced the third group of national Asia-Pacific rankings for its thirtieth edition. As part of the third group, the ranking tables for Project Development (for Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar and Indonesia) and Restructuring and Insolvency (for Singapore and Indonesia only) were released.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has maintained its Tier 2 rankings in Malaysia for all three areas covered under Project Development, namely Infrastructure, Power , and Oil and Gas.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Singapore for Project Development and Restructuring and Insolvency and Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) has moved up the ranks to Tier 2 in the Project Development category.

Allen & Gledhill's strategic alliance partner in Indonesia, Soemadipradja & Taher, has also maintained its rankings for both Project Development and Restructuring and Insolvency.

IFLR1000 has been producing legal market intelligence since 1990 and remains the only international legal directory dedicated to ranking law firms and lawyers on the basis of financial and corporate transactional work.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners has won the Arbitration Law Firm of the Year award at the 7th annual Asian Legal Business (ALB) Malaysia Law Awards held virtually on 14 August 2020.

The ALB Malaysia Law Awards is an annual event celebrating the success of private practitioners and in-house teams in Malaysia and around the region.

Chong Yee Leong, Head of the Firm’s Projects and International Arbitration department said, “We are very honoured to have won this award and I wish to thank all our clients for their trust and confidence in our ability. I also wish to commend our arbitration team for this success which would not have been possible without their hard work and dedication.”

For more information on the ALB Malaysia Law Awards, please click here.

IFLR1000 has announced the second group of national Asia-Pacific rankings for its latest 2021 edition. As part of the second group, the ranking tables for the Capital Markets category in Malaysia and Indonesia, along with the Capital Markets and Investment Funds categories in Singapore were released.

Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to maintain its Tier 2 ranking in Malaysia for Capital Markets by IFLR1000 2021. In Singapore, our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill, has maintained their Tier 1 ranking for the categories Capital Markets and Investment Funds, while their strategic alliance partner in Indonesia, Soemadipradja & Taher continues to maintain its Tier 2 ranking for Capital Markets.

IFLR1000 is the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. They currently research around 170 national jurisdictions and rank law firms and lawyers on the basis of transactional work.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners has been ranked Tier 2 for Trademark Contentious in the 2020 Asia IP Trademark Survey.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill has maintained its Tier 1 rankings for Trademark Contentious and Trademark Prosecution by the publication.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has been ranked in the Prosecution category in the latest edition of the IAM Patent 1000 rankings. Partner Pauline Khor has also been recognised as a leading individual in the Litigation category.

In addition, our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill, has also been recognised for the Singapore chapter. Their Intellectual Property Practice has been ranked “Gold” in the Litigation category, “Silver” in the Prosecution category and “Recommended” in the Transaction category.

Allen & Gledhill's Partners, Dr Stanley Lai, SC, Low Pei Lin, and Tham Kok Leong were also recognised as leading individuals in the Litigation, Prosecution and Transaction categories respectively. They were noted by IAM Patent 1000 to be “…the three pinnacles of patent litigation, prosecution and transactions, delivering cradle-to-grave IP services.”

IAM Patent 1000 is a directory dedicated to identifying the world’s leading patent professionals.

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IFLR1000 has announced the first group of national Asia-Pacific rankings for its latest 2021 edition. As part of the first group, the ranking tables for the Banking and Finance category in Malaysia and Singapore, along with the Banking and Project Finance categories in Indonesia were released.

Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Malaysia for Banking & Finance by IFLR1000 2021. In Singapore, our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill, has also maintained their Tier 1 ranking for Banking and Finance, while their strategic alliance partner in Indonesia, Soemadipradja & Taher continues to maintain its Tier 2 rankings for the categories of Banking and Project Finance.

IFLR1000 is the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. They currently research around 170 national jurisdictions and rank law firms and lawyers on the basis of transactional work.

For more information about our rankings, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has been recognised in the Intellectual Property Rankings 2020 report released by Asian Legal Business. The rankings are based on information drawn from firm submissions, interviews, market suggestions and other editorial resources to identify and rank the top firms for intellectual property in Asia.

In addition, our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill has been ranked Tier 1 in Singapore for Patents and Copyright/Trademarks in the same report.

For more information about our Intellectual Property Practice, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has been ranked Tier 2 in Construction and Tier 3 in Commercial and Transactions, and Labor and Employment in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2020. The Firm is ranked for the first time in Competition/antitrust. On top of the practice rankings, Chong Yee Leong has been ranked as a Litigation Star and Allen Choong and Daphne Koo have been ranked as Future Stars.

Allen & Gledhill, our associate firm in Singapore, continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Commercial and Transactions, Insolvency, International Arbitration – Domestic, Intellectual Property and Shipping, as well as Tier 2 in Construction. We have also been ranked for Family and Matrimonial and White Collar Crime. In addition, 13 Partners have been ranked as Litigation Stars and two Partners have been ranked as Future Stars.

Soemadipradja & Taher, our alliance firm in Indonesia, has been ranked Tier 2 in Commercial and Transactions, with a Partner ranked as a Litigation Star.

Benchmark exclusively covers the litigation and disputes market, researchers conduct extensive interview with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients to identify the world’s leading litigation firms and lawyers.

Rahmat Lim & Partners is pleased to announce that Pauline Khor has been inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame for Intellectual Property in Malaysia.

In addition, Vivian Ang, Andrew Chan, Margaret Chin, Penny Goh, Andrew M Lim, Lim Mei and Tan Tze Gay of our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill, have also been inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame by The Legal 500. Allen & Gledhill has the most number of lawyers named in the Hall of Fame in Singapore.

Senior Partner, Rahmat Soemadipradja of Allen & Gledhill’s alliance firm in Indonesia, Soemadipradja & Taher has been admitted in the Hall of Fame for Projects and Energy in Indonesia.

The Legal 500 Hall of Fame highlights individuals who are at the pinnacle of the profession and have received constant praise from their clients for continued excellence. The requirement for this honour includes being ranked as a Leading Individual by The Legal 500 for at least eight years consecutively. For more information about The Legal 500 Hall of Fame, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property practice has been recognised as a leading firm in the Trademark Contentious and the Trademark Prosecution categories in IP Stars 2020 Firm Rankings released by Managing IP.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill LLP, has also maintained its top tier rankings in the same categories.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has maintained its Tier 2 ranking in the Asia IP Copyright Survey 2020.

Our associate Firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill’s Intellectual Property Practice has once again achieved the Tier 1 ranking in the same publication.

Rahmat Lim & Partners Intellectual Property Practice has been ranked as a leading practice in the 2020 edition of The World Trademark Review 1000 (“WTR 1000”).  The Head of the Firm’s IP practice, Pauline Khor, has been recognised as a leading individual for Prosecution and Strategy in the same publication.

In addition, our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill,  continues to be recognised as a leading practice in the Enforcement and Litigation and Prosecution and Strategy categories. Partners Dr Stanley Lai, SC and Low Pei Lin have also been recognised as leading individuals in WTR 1000 for Enforcement and Litigation and Prosecution and Strategy respectively.

WTR 1000 is a directory dedicated to identifying the world’s leading trade mark legal service providers.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners has been voted Asian-mena Counsel In-House Community Firm of the Year 2019 in Corporate and M&A, Malaysia.

In addition, Allen & Gledhill, our associate firm in Singapore has been awarded the Most Responsive Domestic Firm of the Year. They were also voted Firm of the Year in Anti-Trust/ Competition, Compliance/ Regulatory, Corporate and M&A, and Employment.

Asian-mena Counsel is part of the In-House Community, which comprises over 21,000 individual in-house lawyers and those with a responsibility for legal and compliance issues within organisations along the New Silk Road, who they reach through the annual In-House Congress circuit of events, Asian-mena Counsel magazine and Weekly Briefing, and the In-House Community online forum.

Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Real Estate and Construction, as well as Projects and Energy in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020. Our Firm has improved our ranking to Tier 2 in Dispute Resolution, and has six lawyers listed as Leading Individuals. For more information about the rankings of Rahmat Lim & Partners, please click here.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill maintains its position as a leading law firm in South-east Asia with the highest number of Tier 1 practice rankings and lawyers listed as Leading Individuals in Singapore. They have achieved more Tier 1 practice rankings and Leading Individuals as compared to last year. For more information about the rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Singapore), please click here.

Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Corporate and M&A and Projects, the only two categories covered by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for Myanmar. Managing Director, Minn Naing Oo, continues to be listed as a Leading Individual in the two categories. For more information about the rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar), please click here.

Allen & Gledhill’s alliance firm in Indonesia, Soemadipradja & Taher continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Dispute Resolution, Labour and Employment as well as Real Estate. They have two Leading Individuals. For more information about the rankings of Soemadipradja & Taher, please click here.

2019

Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to be ranked Band 1 in Corporate/M&A and Projects, Infrastructure & Energy. Our Firm has nine ranked lawyers.

In Singapore, our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill continues to achieve more Band 1 practice rankings in Singapore as compared to last year. They have 54 ranked lawyers, the highest number of ranked lawyers in Singapore, and three of whom have been individually recognised as an ‘Eminent Practitioner’, a ‘Senior Statesperson’ and a ‘Star Individual’.

In Myanmar, Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) has moved up its ranking to Band 1 in General Business Law in Myanmar. They have two ranked lawyers.

In Indonesia, Allen & Gledhill’s alliance firm, Soemadipradja & Taher, continues to be ranked Band 1 in Dispute Resolution. They have five ranked lawyers, one of whom has been recognised as a ‘Senior Statesperson’.

Rahmat Lim & Partners won the Copyright Firm of the Year award for Malaysia at the recent Asia IP Awards 2019 which took place in Taipei, Taiwan on Friday, 8 November 2019.

The Asia IP Awards are based solely on the votes of IP counsel and business leaders from some of the largest and most active IP owners in Asia.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners is ranked Tier 1 in Patent Contentious and has maintained its Tier 2 ranking in Patent Prosecution in the Asia IP Patent Survey 2019 Rankings.

Our associate Firm, Allen & Gledhill has maintained its Tier 1 ranking in Patent Contentious and is ranked Tier 2 in Patent Contentious in the same publication.

Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Banking and finance and has also achieved Tier 1 ranking in Corporate and M&A in the 2020 edition of IFLR1000. The Firm is ranked Tier 2 in Capital markets: Debt, Capital markets: Equity, Project development: Infrastructure, Project development: Oil and gas and Project development: Power. In addition, Rahmat Lim & Partners has ten Partners recognised as ‘Highly Regarded Lawyers’, the highest number among Malaysia law firms. Rahmat Lim & Partners also has two Partners recognised as ‘Rising Stars’ in the same publication. For more information about the IFLR1000 rankings of Rahmat Lim & Partners, please click here.

In Singapore, our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill continues to maintain its top tier rankings across all Singapore practice areas covered by IFLR1000. These are Banking and finance, Capital markets: Debt, Capital markets: Equity, Corporate and M&A, Project development and Restructuring and insolvency. Allen & Gledhill has 21 Partners recognised as leading individuals, the highest number among Singapore law firms. Of these 21 Partners, three have been recognised as ‘Market Leaders’, defined by IFLR1000 as “true leaders of their field…[who] have a track record of high profile innovative deals and are recognised as the standout performers in their country or practice area”. For more information about the IFLR1000 rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Singapore), please click here.

In Myanmar, Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) has maintained its Tier 2 ranking for the Financial and corporate category and is ranked for the first time in Project development. Managing Director, Minn Naing Oo continues to be recognised as a ‘Highly Regarded Lawyer’. For more information about the IFLR1000 rankings of Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar), please click here.

Soemadipradja & Taher, a strategic alliance partner of the Allen & Gledhill network, has been ranked across all practice areas covered by IFLR1000 in Indonesia. They achieved Tier 2 rankings in the categories of Banking and finance, Capital markets: Debt, Capital markets: Equity, Corporate and M&A, Project development, and Project finance. Additionally, they achieved Tier 3 ranking for the category of Restructuring and insolvency. Two lawyers from Soemadipradja & Taher have also been recognised as ‘Highly Regarded Lawyers’. For more information about the IFLR1000 rankings of Soemadipradja & Taher, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to be ranked Tier 1 in the Malaysia Domestic category of the M&A Rankings 2019 report released by Asian Legal Business. 

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill has maintained its ranking in Tier 1 in Singapore and Allen & Gledhill’s alliance firm in Indonesia, Soemadipradja & Taher, is ranked in Tier 2 in Indonesia in the same report.

The rankings are based on information drawn from firm submissions, Thomson Reuters M&A data, interviews, editorial resources and market suggestions to identify and rank the top firms for M&A in Asia.

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In the 2019 edition of IAM Patent 1000, Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property Practice has been ranked in the Prosecution and the Litigation and Transactions categories.

Our Firm’s Partner, Pauline Khor has also been recognised as a leading individual in the same publication for Litigation and Transactions.

In addition, our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill has been ranked “Gold” in the Litigation and Transactions category and “Recommended” in the Prosecution category. Partners Dr Stanley Lai, SC and Low Pei Lin have also been recognised as top-tiered leading individuals in IAM Patent 1000 2019 for Litigation and Prosecution respectively.

IAM Patent 1000 is a directory dedicated to identifying the world’s leading patent professionals.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to be ranked Tier 1 for Copyright/Trademarks work in Malaysia in the Intellectual Property Rankings 2019 report released by Asian Legal Business. The Firm has maintained its Tier 2 ranking for Patents in the same report.

In addition, our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill, continues to be ranked Tier 1 for Patents and Copyright/Trademarks work in Singapore in the same report. The rankings are based on information drawn from firm submissions, interviews, market suggestions and other editorial resources to identify and rank the top firms for intellectual property in Asia.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners has been recognised as a leading firm in the trade mark contentious, trade mark prosecution, patent contentious and patent prosecution categories of the IP Stars 2019 Firm Rankings released by Managing IP. Pauline Khor is recognised as a Trademark Star in the trade mark contentious and trade mark prosecution categories.

Our associate Firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill has maintained its top tier rankings in the same categories.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has maintained its Tier 1 ranking in Trademark Contentious and Tier 2 in Copyright in Asia IP’s 2019 Trademark and Copyright survey rankings.

Our associate Firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill has also maintained its Tier 1 rankings in Trademark Prosecution, Trademark Contentious and Copyright in the same publication.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has been ranked in the practice areas covered by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific (Benchmark) 2019. In the review conducted by Benchmark for work completed in 2018, our Firm maintained its rankings in Construction and in Commercial and Transactions. In addition, we have been ranked for the first time in Labor and Employment. On top of the practice rankings, Chong Yee Leong has been ranked as a Dispute Resolution Star and Allen Choong and Daphne Koo have been ranked as Future Stars.
 
Allen & Gledhill, our associate firm in Singapore, has been ranked Tier 1 in Commercial and Transactions, Insolvency, International Arbitration – Domestic and Shipping, as well as Tier 2 in Construction. In addition, Allen & Gledhill has been ranked for the first time in Family and Matrimonial, White Collar Crime and in Tier 1 for Intellectual Property. The number of ranked individuals from Allen & Gledhill has increased as compared to last year, with eleven individuals ranked as Dispute Resolution Stars and two ranked as Future Stars.

Benchmark exclusively covers the litigation and disputes market, researchers conduct extensive interview with litigators and their clients to identify leading litigators and firms.

Rahmat Lim & Partners won the award M&A Deal of the Year (Premium) for our involvement in Grab’s Acquisition of Uber’s SE Asian Business (which also involved our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill) at the recent Asian Legal Business (ALB) SE Asia Law Awards 2019 which took place in Singapore on Thursday, 11 April 2019.

Allen & Gledhill has been named SE Asia Law Firm of the Year and was awarded the following firm and deal awards:

  • Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
  • Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
  • Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
  • Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium) - Temasek Financial (IV)’s Establishment of MTN Programme

In total, Allen & Gledhill picked up six awards, the most to be given to a South-east Asian law firm at this Awards ceremony.

The ALB SE Asia Law Awards is an annual event celebrating the success of the region’s leading law firms, in-house counsel, dealmakers and deals.

For more information on the ALB SE Asia Law Awards, please click here.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has won two deal awards at the recent Asian Legal Business Malaysia Law Awards 2019 held on 28 March 2019 in Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur.

The Firm received recognition for our involvement in the following deal awards:

  • M&A Deal of the Year: Acquisition of South-east Asian operations of Uber Technologies by Grab (which also involved our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill); and
  • Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Deal of the Year: Edra Energy Sdn. Bhd.’s Sukuk Wakalah Programme

The 6th Annual Asian Legal Business Malaysia Law Awards 2019 is an annual event celebrating the success of the region’s leading law firms, in-house counsel, dealmakers and deals.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has been recognised by The Asian Lawyer Asia Legal Awards 2019 for our involvement in Grab’s acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia business, which was awarded M&A Deal of the Year: Southeast Asia, and also involved our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill.

In addition, Allen & Gledhill has been recognised for two other deal awards:

  • Finance Deal of the Year: Insolvency and Restructuring – Noble Group restructuring
  • TMT Deal of the Year – Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart

The winning deals were selected by The Asian Lawyer on the basis of innovation, significance and ground-breaking element.

The Asia Legal Awards honour the best work in the region. Across the coverage of practice areas and disciplines, The Asia Legal Awards intend to identify the most important transactions and cases with the most complex and outstanding legal work in Asia.

The Asia Legal Awards celebrate stand-out achievements of law firms over the past 12 months, based on research by editorial staff of The American Lawyer, The Asian Lawyer and China Law & Practice.

Rahmat Lim & Partners and Allen & Gledhill have been recognised by Asian-mena Counsel for our involvement in the Grab acquisition of SE Asian operations of Uber which was named Deal of the Year 2018.

In addition, Allen & Gledhill has won eight other Deals of the Year and received three Honourable Mentions, the highest number of wins among Asian law firms.

Asian-mena Counsel is part of the In-House Community, which comprises over 21,000 individual in-house lawyers and those with a responsibility for legal and compliance issues within organisations along the New Silk Road, who they reach through the annual In-House Congress circuit of events, Asian-mena Counsel magazine and Weekly Briefing, and the In-House Community online forum.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has won the country law firm award, the Most Innovative National Firm of the Year (Malaysia), at the prestigious International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Asia Awards 2019 held on 7 March 2019 in Hong Kong. This is the first time Rahmat Lim & Partners has won this award and is significant recognition of the Firm’s achievements and standing.

Our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill has been named Regional Law Firm of the Year and has received a country law firm award, being Most Innovative National Firm of the Year (Singapore).

This is the fourth time Allen & Gledhill has won the regional law firm award, having been the first South-east Asian law firm to receive this award in 2014. It is the 18th time Allen & Gledhill has won the country law firm award for Singapore since the inception of the IFLR Asia Awards in 2000.

Further to the two Firm Awards, Allen & Gledhill has been recognised for their involvement in the following two Deal of the Year Awards:

  • Structured finance and securitisation (Bayfront Infrastructure Capital project-backed notes)
  • Restructuring (Noble Group)

Christina Ong, Co-Chairman and Senior Partner of Allen & Gledhill, said "It is a great honour and privilege to be receiving these two firm awards from IFLR. With the support of the Allen & Gledhill network comprising offices in Singapore and Myanmar, associate firm, Rahmat Lim & Partners in Malaysia; and alliance firm, Soemadipradja & Taher in Indonesia, we are grateful for the opportunities that have been presented to us to work on some of the most ground-breaking work in South-east Asia."

Penny Goh, Co-Chairman and Senior Partner of Allen & Gledhill, said "Winning the Regional Law Firm award for the fourth time is a positive recognition of our cross border expertise and experience. We are thankful to our clients for their trust in our ability to provide integrated and effective solutions to support our clients' needs as they expand to capture opportunities in the region."

Lim Teong Sit, Chairman and Senior Partner of Rahmat Lim & Partners, said "We are delighted to receive this prestigious recognition from IFLR for the first time. This is an affirmation of the quality of the legal services and the value-added insights we provide to our clients. We thank our clients for their confidence in us."

The IFLR Asia Awards recognise the region’s most innovative deals, and the firms that worked on them. First published in 1982, IFLR is the market-leading financial law publication for lawyers specialising in international finance in financial institutions, corporates and in private practice.

Rahmat Lim & Partners was recognised earlier this year as a leading law firm in Malaysia in the latest editions of Chambers Asia-Pacific and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific.

In the 2019 edition of World Trademark Review 1000 ("WTR 1000"), Rahmat Lim & Partners has been listed as a leading intellectual property practice. The Head of our Firm’s IP practice, Pauline Khor, has been recognised as a leading individual in the same publication for both Enforcement and Litigation, as well as Prosecution and Strategy.

In addition, our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill LLP, has been listed as a leading intellectual property practice in two categories, namely, Enforcement and Litigation and Prosecution and Strategy. Partners Dr Stanley Lai, SC and Low Pei Lin have also been recognised as leading individuals in WTR 1000 2019 for Enforcement and Litigation and Prosecution and Strategy respectively. 

WTR 1000 is a directory dedicated to identifying the world’s leading trade mark legal service providers.

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Our Firm achieved new Tier 1 rankings for Antitrust and Competition, Banking and Finance, and Projects and Energy. We have been ranked in the directory for the first time this year for TMT and Shipping. In addition, our Firm has an increase in the number of Leading Individuals as compared to last year.

In Singapore, our associate firm Allen & Gledhill has the highest number of Tier 1 practice rankings and lawyers listed as Leading Individuals. Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) Co., Ltd. continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Corporate and M&A and Projects, the only two categories covered by The Legal 500 for Myanmar.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has been recognised as a leading law firm in Malaysia in the latest edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific and continues to be ranked Band 1 in Corporate/M&A and Projects, Infrastructure and Energy.

In Singapore, our associate firm Allen & Gledhill remains the leading law firm in Singapore with the highest number of Band 1 practice rankings and ranked lawyers.

Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) Co., Ltd. continues to be ranked in General Business Law - Myanmar and General Business Law: International Firms - Myanmar, the only two categories covered for Myanmar.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has moved up the ranks to Tier 1 in the Banking & Finance category and has maintained its rankings in all other practice areas covered by IFLR1000 in its latest 2019 edition. These are Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A and Project Development which covers Infrastructure, Oil & Gas, and Power.

The Firm continues to have the highest number of Highly Regarded lawyers in Malaysia recognised by IFLR1000.

Our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill LLP, is ranked Tier 1 across all practice areas covered in Singapore. In Myanmar, Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) Co., Ltd. is ranked Tier 2 in Financial and Corporate in the same directory.

The rankings are based on information drawn from transactional evidence, client feedback and peer feedback to identify and rank the leading law firms and lawyers.

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2018

​Rahmat Lim & Partners has been voted Asian-mena Counsel In-House Community Firm of the Year 2018 in Aviation, Malaysia.

The results of the Asian-mena Counsel awards are based entirely on the votes and testimonials of more than 2,000 in-house lawyers and buyers of legal services surveyed as part of the 12th Annual Asian-mena Counsel In-House Community ‘Representing Corporate Asia & the Middle East’ Survey.

In addition, Allen & Gledhill LLP, our associate firm in Singapore, has been voted Asian-mena Counsel In-House Community Firm of the Year 2018 in seven categories in Singapore.

Rahmat Lim & Partners has been awarded Malaysia Trademark Firm of the Year at the Asia IP Awards 2018 held on 16 November 2018 in New Delhi, India.
 
The awards named top trademarks, patents and copyright practices as determined by in-house counsel surveyed by Asia IP from Asia, Europe and America.
 
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Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to be ranked Tier 1 in the M&A Rankings 2018 report released by Asian Legal Business. The rankings are based on information drawn from firm submissions, Thomson Reuters M&A data, interviews, editorial resources and market suggestions to identify and rank the top firms for M&A in Asia.

In addition, our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill LLP, is ranked Tier 1 in Singapore in the same report.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property practice has maintained its Tier 2 rankings in Trademark Contentious and Trademark Prosecution and its Tier 3 rankings in Patent Prosecution and Patent Contentious in IP Stars 2018 Firm Rankings released by Managing IP. Pauline Khor is also listed as a Trademark Star.

Our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill LLP has maintained its top tier rankings in the Patent Contentious, Patent Prosecution, Trademark Contentious and Trademark Prosecution categories of the same publication.

The Managing IP's IP Stars is a guide to the world’s leading IP firms and practitioners.

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Rahmat Lim & Partners has been ranked in the practice areas covered by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2018. In the review conducted by the publication for work completed in 2017, our Firm has been ranked Tier 2 in Construction and Tier 3 in Commercial and Transactions with two individuals ranked as Future Stars.

Allen & Gledhill LLP, our associate firm in Singapore, has been ranked Tier 1 in Commercial and Transactions, Insolvency, International Arbitration – Domestic and Shipping, and Tier 2 in Construction, with nine individuals ranked as Dispute Resolution Stars and three ranked as Future Stars.

Benchmark exclusively covers the litigation and disputes market and researchers conduct extensive interviews with litigators and their clients to identify leading litigators and firms.

Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to be ranked Band 1 in Corporate and M&A and Projects, Infrastructure and Energy, and has improved rankings in Banking and Finance and Employment and Industrial Relations in the 2018 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific for Malaysia.

Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to be ranked Tier 1 in Corporate and M&A and Real Estate and Construction, and has increased the number of practices ranked and number of lawyers recognised as Leading Individuals, in the 2018 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for Malaysia. ​

Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to maintain its rankings in Malaysia across all practice areas in the IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide 2018, namely, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, and M&A. A new category has been introduced this year under Project Development, in which we have also been ranked across all sub-practices, namely, Energy, Infrastructure, and Oil and Gas.
 
The Firm has the highest number of highly regarded lawyers in Malaysia recognised by IFLR1000.
 
Our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill LLP, is ranked Tier 1 in Singapore for Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, M&A and Project Development. Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar) Co., Ltd. is ranked Tier 2 in Myanmar in Financial and Corporate in the same directory.
 
The rankings are based on information drawn from transactional evidence, client feedback and peer feedback to identify and rank the leading law firms and lawyers.
 
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2017

Rahmat Lim & Partners has moved up one rank to Tier 1 in the M&A Rankings 2017 report released by Asian Legal Business. The rankings are based on information drawn from firm submissions, Thomson Reuters M&A data, interviews, editorial resources and market suggestions to identify and rank the top firms for M&A in Asia.
 
In addition, our associate firm in Singapore, Allen & Gledhill LLP, was ranked Tier 1 in Singapore in the same report.

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property practice has maintained its Tier 2 rankings in Trademark Contentious and Trademark Prosecution and its Tier 3 rankings in Patent Prosecution and Patent Contentious in IP Stars 2017 Firm Rankings released by Managing IP.

Our associate firm, Allen & Gledhill LLP has maintained its top tier rankings in the Patent Contentious, Patent Prosecution, Trademark Contentious and Trademark Prosecution categories of the same publication.
 
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Rahmat Lim & Partners continues to be a Tier 1 firm in the area of Corporate and M&A and has moved up to Tier 1 in Real Estate and Construction in the 2017 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific.

The Firm is also recommended by the publication in the areas of Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, Projects and Energy, and Real Estate and Construction.

Partners Pauline Khor and Chen Lee Won are also named Leading Individual for their outstanding work in Intellectual Property and Corporate and M&A respectively.

Rahmat Lim & Partners is ranked in the 2017 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific in Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, and Projects, Infrastructure & Energy.

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