Clyde & Co has entered into a formal association in Malaysia with the Kuala Lumpur-headquartered Shaikh David & Co (SDC).

The five-lawyer SDC was founded by partners Shaikh Abdul Saleem and James P. David, and advises on insurance and reinsurance, banking and insolvency, shipping and offshore and general litigation legal services in Malaysia. 

The deal will enable both firms refer work to each other and provide integrated service for existing clients in Malaysia, and internationally across insurance, construction and infrastructure, transportation, natural resources and energy.

Saleem acts for financial institutions in the recovery of loan and enforcements of security as well as in disputes against financial institutions. 

Meanwhile David, who worked with Clyde & Co in Singapore and London, is involved in insurance, shipping and aviation, international trade, offshore energy and in policy advise, recoveries and defence.