The ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2019, held on March 28 at the Mandarin Oriental in Kuala Lumpur, once again showcased the best lawyers, firms, in-house teams and work in Malaysia’s legal industry.
The biggest firm award of the night - the Malaysia Law Firm of the Year award – went to Wong & Partners, while Dato’ Dr Arunan Selvaraj of Rusmah Arunan & Associates was named as Managing Partner of the Year.
Rusmah Arunan also claimed the title of Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year, while Herbert Smith Freehills was the winner of the International Law Firm of the Year award.
Wong & Partners won two other awards: Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year and the Woman Lawyer of the Year (for Chew Kherk Ying).
Among other noteworthy winners were Kadir Andri & Partners who walked away with the Malaysia Deal Firm of the Year and the Dealmaker of the Year (for Samuel Hong). And Adnan Sundra & Low won the Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year and the West Malaysia Law Firm of the Year awards.
In the in-house categories, Maybank Group led the way with two wins - the Malaysia In-House Team of the Year and the In-House Lawyer of the Year (for Wan Marzimin Bin Wan Muhammad). The Innovative In-House Team of the Year title went to Mercedes-Benz Malaysia.