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We are delighted to announce that Shook Lin & Bok has been named winner of the prestigious IFN Deal of the Year 2018 for Malaysia. This deal falls under the Social Impact category. This is a landmark RM500 million Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Islamic medium-term note based on the Islamic principle of Wakalah BI Al […]

Mr. Chan Kok Keong, Senior Partner of Shook Lin & Bok was invited to be a guest on a TV programme called ‘Dari Meja Peguam’ which will be aired soon. He was joined by Yap Jyy Huey, a former associate of the Firm. The episode, hosted by Sarah Hilderbrant covered the subject ‘Hartanah’.  

Shook Lin & Bok is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Michael Soo as the new Managing Partner of the firm effective 1st January 2019. Michael who heads the firm’s Intellectual Property, Information Technology & Licensing Department is one of the country’s top intellectual property lawyers. He is recognised as a lawyer who “is […]

Shook Lin & Bok is pleased to announce the promotion of the following Partners as Limited Partners with effect from 1st January 2019: Banking & Finance Litigation and General & Civil Litigation Samuel Tan Lih Yau Building, Construction & Engineering, Arbitration (International & Domestic) and General & Civil Litigation Victoria Loi Tien Fen Labour & […]

Mr Lam Ko Luen, Senior Partner of Shook Lin & Bok spoke at the CIArb International Arbitration Conference 2018 recently held in Shangri-La Rasa Sayang Resort, Penang. During the session on regional developments in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), Mr Lam spoke on the recent developments in arbitration in Malaysia. He shared the stage with fellow […]

Mr. Jalalullail Othman, Senior Partner of Shook Lin & Bok was invited to be a panelist at the CIBAFI & World Bank Conference on Corporate Governance in Islamic Financial Institutions. This theme for this year’s conference was “Overcoming Challenges and Implementing Best Practices”. The objective of the one day conference was to reinforce both CIBAFI […]

Dr. Syed Adam Alhabshi (CPIF), Partner at Shook Lin & Bok was invited to be a panelist for the Joint- Jawatankuasa Undang-Undang Syariah Majlis Peguam dan Jawatankuasa Perbankan Islam Majlis Peguam Forum entitled “Pengurusan Harta Hibah Amanah Hartanah dan Harta Alih dan Perbankan Islam: Amalan dan Dokumentasi.” This Forum was held to shed some light […]

Mr. Jalalullail Othman, Senior Partner of Shook Lin & Bok was invited to be a panelist at the recent 2nd International Sukuk Conference held at the Securities Commission in Kuala Lumpur. The event was jointly organised by the Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) and Amanie Group. The two-day conference focused on sharing new perspective and […]

Shook Lin & Bok co-organised with the Legal Department of CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad a one day forum entitled “Legal Perspective of Restructuring & Rescheduling Islamic Finance Facilities” on 5 September 2018 at CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad. It was also a joint effort with ZICO Law and CSQ Law. Ms. Hoh Kiat Ching gave her […]

Mr. Lam Ko Luen, Senior Partner of Shook Lin & Bok was invited by the Inter-Pacific Bar Association to be a panelist at the Regional Arbitration Conference which was held in conjunction with the IPBA Arbitration Day in Bangkok, Thailand. Mr. Lam spoke at the session on “Recent Legislative and Case Law Developments in Arbitration […]