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Shook Lin & Bok was announced as the winner of the Debt Market Deal of the Year at the ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2021 Virtual Awards Ceremony held in July 2021. The transaction involved the issuance of Sukuk Wakalah of up to RM10.0 Billion in nominal value by Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad, via a […]

Our partner, Dr. Syed Adam Alhabshi (CPIF), was invited by TV Al-Hijrah to be a guest on their Islamic Finance show “Tijarah” on 14 August 2021. The talk was about the recent Moratorium 3.0, what it entails and who should apply for it. The recording of the talk could be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGcn8GPeiS4&t=15s  

29 May 2021 BENCHMARK LITIGATION ASIA-PACIFIC 2021 – MALAYSIA We are pleased to announce that Shook Lin & Bok is once again recognised and ranked by Benchmark Litigation in several practice areas, namely Intellectual Property, Commercial and Transactions, Construction, Labour and Employment, and Competition/Antitrust. Several of our Partners, namely, Michael Soo, Yoong Sin Min, and […]

We are pleased to announce that Shook Lin & Bok was recently named as one of the Malaysian Firms of the Year in the category of International Arbitration. We have also received Honourable Mentions in the categories of Capital Markets and Islamic Finance. We are honoured to receive such recognition and we thank all who […]

In 2019, our Partner and Head of the Firm’s Loans & Debt Restructuring department, Khong Mei Lin, won the Individual Award for “Best in Restructuring & Insolvency” at the Euromoney Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2019. Mei Lin was the only Malaysian winning an Individual Award at this prestigious event. For the full list […]

Our firm was announced as the winner of “Firm of the Year – Malaysia” at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2020 on 24 September 2020. The Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards is described on its website as an annual awards event that “recognises excellence in disputes and litigation practice throughout the Asia-Pacific market across a wide range […]

ALB CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR 2020 We are delighted to share this triumph with our clients and every member of the firm. We were named the ALB Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year 2020 at the prestigious 7th Annual Asian Legal Business Malaysia Law Awards held virtually […]

We are pleased to announce that Shook Lin & Bok had contributed to the 2nd Edition of The Annotated Malaysian Companies Act 2016; the Malaysian Legislation Series published by Sweet & Maxwell. Our Jal Othman (Senior Partner), Dr. Syed Adam Alhabshi (Partner), Gan Ze Qian (Associate) and Ani Najiha (Associate) were among the listed contributors […]