Awards, Accolades and Affiliations

Shook Lin & Bok has been named:

1. One of the two “World’s Leading Life Sciences Patent Litigation Lawyers” in Malaysia
2. One of the four “World’s leading trademark lawyers/ practitioners” in Malaysia
3. in the “Expert Guides on Patents – The World’s Leading Lawyers”

1. “Shook Lin & Bok mainly acts for domestic banks, with its work often involving a cross-border element. It recently advised a major Malaysian bank on a RM75m loan facility for a local company to buy shares in a Hong Kong corporation” – Legal 500 Asia Pacific [2013]
2. “Shook Lin & Bok’s five-partner team is active in high-profile domestic M&A transactions. Ivan Ho Yue Chan advised both EON Capital and Hong Leong on a first-of-its-kind merger of their Islamic banking units. Patricia David Saini recently advised AMMB Holdings on a RM623m stake acquisition in MBF Cards, and also acted for an oil and gas company on acquiring a 30% share in a company.” – Legal 500 Asia Pacific [2013]
3. “Shook Lin & Bok’s team of nine partners primarily acts for banking and financial groups. It successfully defended an investment bank against a claim for alleged negligence and breach of contract in relation to a lending arrangement. Yoong Sin Min is currently assisting Maybank in an appeal regarding the stipulated validity of clauses in bank guarantees” – Legal 500 Asia Pacific [2013]
4. “One of the oldest and largest firms in Malaysia, Shook Lin & Bok holds much sway on the IP scene, having long practised at the forefront of both the non-contentious and contentious arenas. It is particularly espoused for its superb civil infringement litigation skills, with senior member of the Bar Michael Soo leading the charge.” Always a top name to go to for complex litigation,” Soo is known for his ability to secure favourable decisions for his clients in challenging cases…” – World Trademark Review 1000, 2013 Edition

1. … was ranked a tier one firm in Banking & Project Finance in IFLR 1000 2012.
2. Dedication, responsibility and meticulousness in their work set this firm apart. – Chambers Asia 2012
3. Offers a good service to clients and one of the only firms that compete at the top level of litigation. – Chambers Asia 2012
4. Litigation is regarded as a real practice strength and the group regularly represents clients in Malaysia’s highest courts. – Chambers Asia 2012
5. Shook Lin & Bok boasts a long history and an outstanding corporate reputation. The firm leverages off its strong banking practice, in which it regularly acts for lenders and is frequently seen on M&A transactions involving financial institutions. – IFLR 1000 2012
6. This firm is capable of handling a broad range of transactions including trade marks, licensing and anti-counterfeiting. It is, however, best known for its excellent litigious IP expertise. The team handled a high-profile trade mark matter last year which went through the higher courts and ended up in front of the Court of Appeal – Chambers Asia 2012
7. Malaysian Firm of the Year 2012 by Managing Intellectual Property
8. Client Focused Law Firm of the Year – Malaysia by Finance Monthly Global Awards 2012

1. … named the Malaysian M&A Law Firm of the Year 2011 pursuant to the Acquisition International Legal Awards.
2. … acted in the historic first Islamic Bank merger in Malaysia which became effective on November 1st, 2011.
3. … was a finalist for “Malaysian Deal Firm of the Year” and “Islamic Finance Deal of the Year” respectively in the ALB South East Asia 2011 Law Awards.
4. Asia IP ranked our firm Tier 1 for Trademark Prosecution and Contentious Matters, and Patent Prosecution and Contentious Matters respectively in 2 separate surveys in 2011.
5. Our firm was nominated as 1 of 3 leading practitioners in Life Sciences (patent) by World Leading Life Sciences Practitioners in 2011.
6. We also named a leading IP firm by World Trade Mark Review in 2011.

1. … was ranked a Band 1 firm in Dispute Resolution by Chambers 2010;
2. … was ranked a tier one firm for Dispute Resolution, Islamic Finance, Industrial Relations, Real Estate & Construction and Shipping by Legal 500 2009/2010.
3. … was awarded Malaysia Deal of the Year 2010 pursuant to the Islamic Finance News Awards Deals of the Year 2010 for its innovative and “first-of-its kind” Sukuk al-Amanah Li al-Istithmar (Sukuk ALIm) transaction. The Sukuk ALIm is structured based on Shariah principles that meet the requirements of the Middle East markets and will encourage greater cross-border issuance and investment activity between Malaysia and the Middle East.
4. … acted in one of the biggest Malaysia merger & acquisition deals in 2010, the 30% stake acquisition in Hong Leong Assurance Berhad. The deal makes Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI) the second largest general insurer in the country. ALB Legal News.
5. … was shortlisted for the Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2010.
6. We were also nominated one of 4 leading IP firms by Corporate IP in 2010.

1. … was ranked a tier one firm for Banking & Project Finance by Asialaw 2008.
2. … was nominated Asian Legal Business Employer of Choice 2008.

1. We were nominated as Leading Asian IP Lawyer by Asian IP Lawyers for several years including 2006 and 2007. This survey ceased in 2008.

1. We were named a Tier 1 firm for trade mark contentious work by Managing IP, a Euromoney publication, in 2005 and 2006.
2. Our firm was nominated as one of the 4 finalist IP firms by IP Asia and Law in Leading IP Firms in Asia Pacific survey for 3 consecutive years in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
3. … acted and advised on the first three exchange-traded funds launched in Malaysia
4. We were nominated as a leading trade mark and patent practitioner by Word Leading Trade Mark Practitioners and World Leading Patent Practitioners respectively, publications of Euromoney, for several years up to this year.