The eighth edition of the Malaysia Law Awards, a virtual event held on July 22, honoured the work of the finest lawyers, firms and in-house teams in the country.

Wong & Partners, Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill, Adnan Sundra & Low, and Shearn Delamore & Co. were the biggest winners, picking up four awards apiece.

Wong & Partners, Baker McKenzie’s Malaysia member firm, bagged three individual awards: Stephanie Phua won Dealmaker of the Year, Munir Abdul Aziz was named Managing Partner of the Year, and Janice Tay picked up Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm).

Meanwhile, Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill received Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year for Nitin Nadkarni and the prestigious Malaysia Law Firm of the Year award, while Adnan Sundra & Low was named West Malaysia Law Firm of the Year and Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year.

Shearn Delamore & Co. claimed Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year and Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year, among others. And Gan Partnership was the named Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year, while the Arbitration Law Firm of the Year title went to Skrine.

MahWengKwai & Associates’ Cassandra Nicole Thomazios was awarded Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm).

In the in-house categories, Shell won three awards including Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House) for Rodziah Zainudin, and Malaysia In-House Team of the Year. And Ong Johnson of I-Berhad was named Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House), while Mercedes-Benz Financial’s Susheel Kaur won In-House Lawyer of the Year.

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