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1.	Albar & Partners maintains a thriving practice as the banking arm of the old Albar Zulkifly & Yap. Nearly 40 lawyers are led by the well-connected Syed Zaid Albar, who is on the panels of almost all the major local finance players.

2.	Albar & Partners was listed as one of the world’s top 15 law firms and amongst the top 5 law firms in the Asia Pacific Region for Project Finance by The Thompsons Project Finance International Survey.

Asia Pacific Legal 500 : 2003/2004 ed

• Banking & Finance leading firms: Albar & Partners was ranked as a Tier 2 Malaysian law firm with our Managing Partner Syed Zaid Albar named as a “Leading Individual” in this practice area. Asia Pacific Legal 500 also said that : “…Albar & Partners maintains a thriving practice as the banking arm of the old Albar Zulkifly & Yap. Nearly 40 lawyers are led by the well-connected Syed Zaid Albar, who is on the panels of almost all the major local finance players... He is also a noted expert on Islamic banking.....”;

• Capital Markets leading firms: Albar & Partners was ranked as a Tier 3 Malaysian law firm. Asia Pacific Legal 500 also said that : “…Albar & Partners has an excellent local client base and is close to the government. Bond issues are staple of capital markets work...”;

• Dispute Resolution leading firms: Albar & Partners was ranked as a Tier 3 Malaysian law firm with our Litigation Senior Partner Datuk N Chandran named as a “Leading Individual” in this practice area. Asia Pacific Legal 500 also said that “…Albar & Partners mainly acts for the government, quasi-government companies and banks, and also has some experience on construction and employment claims. The well-respected Datuk N. Chandran leads a team of nine other lawyers...”

Thomsons Project Finance International (PFI) Survey (November 2004 Edition)
This publication was the 6th Project Finance International Law survey . It specifically measured internationally sized deals by setting a minimum project size for inclusion in the table at USD $500 million.

• The publication named two (2) deals advised by Albar & Partners in its November 2004 edition as being deals worthy of mention in its international Project Finance League Tables. They were:

No.	Project	Country	Amount (US$)	Sector
1.	Kapar Power Refinancing Lenders’ counsel : Albar & Partners	Malaysia	1,293	Power
2.	Trans Thai-Malaysian gas line financing: Local banks’ counsel : Albar & Partners	Thailand	750	Oil & Gas

Albar & Partners was also listed by the publication in its international Project Finance League Tables as one of the world’s top 15 law firms and amongst the top 5 law firms in the Asia Pacific region for Project Finance for the period of 2003-2004.