While our work is rewarding, we are always delighted and honoured when respected organizations recognize our achievements. Albar & Partners and many of its lawyers are consistently ranked as being among the best in the market and at the top tiers by international legal publications and survey, such as the Asia Pacific Legal 500: Guide to Asia's Commercial Law Firms, Asian Counsel, IFLR 1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms, The Asian In-House Handbook - Asia’s Essential In-House Resource, Asialaw Profiles: A Guide to the World's Law Firms and Legal Markets, ALB (Asian Legal Business), Chambers Asia & Chambers Global, Islamic Finance News & Islamic Finance Asia and Thomsons Project Finance International Asia Pacific Legal Survey.
- What others say about us -
Outstanding Firm
Banking & Finance, Banking & Financial Services, Capital Markets
Recommended Firm
Corporate/M&A, Energy, Infrastructure
Top Ranked Firm
Banking & Finance, Debt Capital Markets and Equity Capital Markets
Leading Individual Lawyer
Lily Tan Chea Li - Band 1 Lawyer for Corporate/Commercial: Equity Capital Markets
Chung Swee Loong - Band 1 Lawyer for Banking & Finance
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance
Leading Individual Lawyer
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Islamic Finance
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance
Recommended Firm
Corporate/M&A
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance and Capital Markets
Highly Regarded Leading Lawyers
Lily Tan Chea Li – Banking, Capital Markets, Energy & Infrastructure, M&A
Chung Swee Loong – Banking, Capital Markets, Energy & Infrastructure, Project Finance
Natalie Peh Suan Wan – Capital Markets, M&A, Restructuring & Insolvency
Datin Seet Hooi Ping – Banking, M&A
Cassandra Hogg – M&A
Notable Practitioner
Sharifah Dalilah Albar – Banking, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance, Project Finance
Abraham Teh Tat Hon – Banking, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance
Islamic Finance Law Firm of the Year Award
Top Ranked Firm
Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance
Leading Individual
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance
Recommended Firm
Corporate and M&A andProjects and Energy
Top Ranked Firm
Banking & Finance, Debt Capital Markets and Equity Capital Markets
Leading Individual Lawyer
Lily Tan Chea Li - Band 1 Lawyer for Corporate/Commercial: Equity Capital Markets
Chung Swee Loong - Band 1 Lawyer for Banking & Finance
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance and Capital Markets
Highly Regarded Leading Lawyers
Lily Tan Chea Li – Banking, Capital Markets, Energy & Infrastructure, M&A
Chung Swee Loong – Banking, Capital Markets, Energy & Infrastructure, Project Finance
Natalie Peh Suan Wan – Capital Markets, M&A, Restructuring & Insolvency
Datin Seet Hooi Ping – Banking, M&A
Cassandra Hogg – M&A
Notable Practitioner
Sharifah Dalilah Albar – Banking, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance, Project Finance
Abraham Teh Tat Hon – Banking, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance
Islamic Finance Law Firm of the Year Award
Debt Market Deal of the Year Award
MBSB Bank Berhad’s Structured Covered Sukuk Murabahah Facility
Real Estate Deal of the Year Award
Novel Vortex Limited’s Cross-Border Financing
Outstanding Firm
Banking & Finance, Banking & Financial Services, Capital Markets
Highly Recommended Firm
Corporate/ M&A, Dispute Resolution, Energy, Infrastructure
Recommended Firm
Aviation & Shipping, Insurance, Real Estate, Restructuring & Insolvency
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance
Leading Individual
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance
Recommended Firm
Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Projects and Energy
Top Ranked Firm
Banking & Finance, Debt Capital Markets and Equity Capital Markets
Leading Individual Lawyer
Lily Tan Chea Li - Band 1 Lawyer for Corporate/Commercial: Equity Capital Markets
Chung Swee Loong - Band 1 Lawyer for Banking & Finance
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance and Capital Market
Highly Regarded Leading Lawyers
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking, Capital Markets, Energy & Infrastructure, M&A
Chung Swee Loong - Banking, Capital Markets, Energy & Infrastructure, Project Finance
Rising Star
Natalie Peh - Capital Markets, M&A, Restructuring & Insolvency
Datin Seet Hooi Ping - Banking, M&A
Cassandra Hogg - M&A, Restructuring & Insolvency
Projects Energy & Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year Award
Outstanding Firm
Banking & Finance & Capital Markets
Highly Recommended Firm
Corporate/ M&A, Energy & Natural Resources and Projects & Infrastructure
Market-leading Lawyers
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/ M&A
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets
Leading Lawyer
Datin Seet Hooi Ping - Corporate/ M&A
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Islamic Finance
Leading Individual
Datuk N. Chandran - Dispute Resolution
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking & Finance, Capital Market & Islamic Finance
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance, Islamic Finance
Top Ranked Firm
Banking & Finance, Debt Capital Markets and Equity Capital Markets
Leading Individual Lawyer
Lily Tan Chea Li - Spotlight Table for Corporate/ Commercial: Equity Capital Markets 2018
Chung Swee Loong - Band 1 Lawyer for Banking & Finance 2018
Equity & IPO Deal of the Year Award
Malaysia Building Society’s merger with Asian Finance Bank
Musharakah Deal of the Year Award
Perpetual Islamic notes issuance programme of RM2 billion in nominal value based on the Shariah principle of Musharakah established by UMW Holdings Berhad
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance and Capital Markets
Highly Regarded Leading Lawyers
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking, Capital Markets, Energy & Infrastructure, M&A
Chung Swee Loong - Banking, Capital Markets, Energy & Infrastructure, Project Finance
Rising Star
Natalie Peh - Capital Markets, M&A, Restructuring & Insolvency
Datin Seet Hooi Ping - Banking, M&A
Cassandra Hogg - M&A, Restructuring & Insolvency
M&A Deal of the Year
MMC Port Holdings' MGO and Takeover of NCB Holdings
Managing Partner of the Year
Datuk Syed Zaid Albar
Woman Lawyer of the Year
Lily Tan Chea Li
Outstanding Firm
Banking & Finance and Capital Markets
Highly Recommended Firm
Corporate/ M&A, Energy & Natural Resources, Projects & Infrastructure
Market-leading Lawyers
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets
Leading Lawyer
Datin Seet Hooi Ping - Corporate/M&A
Firm of the Year, Malaysia, 2017 for Banking & Finance
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Islamic Finance Firm
Leading Individual
Datuk N. Chandran - Dispute Resolution
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking & Finance, Capital Market & Islamic Finance
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance, Islamic Finance
Top Ranked Firm
Banking & Finance, Debt Capital Markets and Equity Capital Markets
Leading Individual Lawyer
Lily Tan Chea Li - Spotlight Table for Corporate/ Commercial: Equity Capital Markets 2017
Chung Swee Loong - Band 1 Lawyer for Banking & Finance 2017
Perpetual Deal of the Year Award
Unrated Perpetual Sukuk Wakalah up to RM800 million established by Tanjung Bin Energy Sdn Bhd
Commodity Murabahah/ Tawarruq Deal of the Year Award
Sukuk Programme of up to RM2 billion for Senior and Subordinated Sukuk Murabahah established
by Danajamin Nasional Berhad
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance and Capital Markets
Leading Lawyer
Lily Tan Chea Li, Chung Swee Loong : Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Energy
& Infrastructure and Project Finance
Dealmaker of the Year
Datuk Syed Zaid Albar
Energy, Project & Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year
Outstanding Firm
Banking & Finance
Highly Recommended Firm
Capital Markets, Corporate/ M&A, Dispute Resolution & Energy & Natural Resources
Leading Lawyers
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Construction & Real Estate
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Projects Finance
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Islamic Finance
Leading Individuals
Datuk N. Chandran - Dispute Resolution
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking & Finance
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance
Top Ranked Firm
Banking & Finance, Debt Capital Markets and Equity Capital Markets
Leading Individual Lawyer
Lily Tan Chea Li - Spotlight Table for Corporate/ Commercial: Equity Capital Markets 2016
Chung Swee Loong - Band 1 Lawyer for Banking & Finance 2016
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance and Capital Markets
Leading Lawyer
Lily Tan Chea Li, Chung Swee Loong : Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Energy
& Infrastructure and Project Finance
Managing Partner of the Year
Datuk Syed Zaid Albar
Dealmaker of the Year
Datuk Syed Zaid Albar
Malaysia Law Firm of the Year 2015
Islamic Finance Law Firm of the Year 2015
SCL Malaysia Award for Energy, Projects & Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year 2015
Malaysia Deal of the Year
Sapura Kencana Loan Facility
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Sapura Kencana Loan Facility
Equity Market Deal of the Year
Privatisation and Delisting of Al-Hadharah Boustead REIT and Boustead Plantation IPO
Leading Lawyers
Lily Tan Chea Li – Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Contruction & Real Estate
Chung Swee Loong – Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Project Finance
Deal of the Year
Subordinated perpetual sukuk under the Shariah principle of Musharakah established by DRB-HICOM
Berhad
Firm of the Year, Malaysia, 2015 for Banking & Finance
Initial Public Offering of the Year
Malakoff Berhad IPO
Islamic Finance Deal of the Year
DRB-HICOM Berhad (RM2 Billion Perpetual Sukuk)
Islamic Finance Lawyer of the Year
Datuk Syed Zaid Albar
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Islamic Finance
Leading Individuals
Datuk N. Chandran - Dispute Resolution
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking & Finance
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance, Debt Capital Markets and Equity Capital Markets
Leading Individual Lawyers
Lily Tan Chea Li – Band 1 Lawyer for Banking & Finance 2015
Chung Swee Loong – Band 1 Lawyer for Banking & Finance 2015
Equity & IPO Deal of the Year
Malakoff Corporation IPO
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance and Capital Markets
Leading Lawyer
Lily Tan Chea Li, Chung Swee Loong : Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A,
Energy & Infrastructure and Project Finance
Managing Partner of the Year
Datuk Syed Zaid Albar
Dealmaker of the Year
Datuk Syed Zaid Albar
Malaysia Law Firm of the Year
Projects, Energy & Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year
Highly Recommended Firm
Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Construction & Real Estate, Corporate/ M&A, Dispute Resolution
and Energy & Natural Resources
Leading Lawyers
Datuk N. Chandran – Dispute Resolution
V. Vijaykumar - Dispute Resolution
Lily Tan Chea Li – Capital Markets, Corporate/ M&A
Chung Swee Loong – Banking & Finance
Country Award for Malaysia
Best National Mentoring Programme Award (Malaysia)
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Islamic Finance
Leading Individuals
Datuk N. Chandran - Dispute Resolution
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking & Finance
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance
Top Ranked Firm
Banking & Finance, Debt Capital Markets and Equity Capital Markets
Band 1 Lawyer
Lily Tan Chea Li - Equity Capital Markets
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance
Structured Finance Law Firm of the Year, Malaysia
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance and Capital Markets
Leading Lawyer
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking & Finance, Corporate/ M&A
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets
Equity Market Deal of the Year
- Felda IPO
Leading Lawyers
Datuk Syed Zaid Albar – Islamic Finance
Lily Tan Chea Li – Banking & Finance, General Corporate
Chung Swee Loong – Banking & Finance, Capital Markets & Islamic Finance
Best National Firm, Malaysia
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance and Islamic Finance
Leading Individual
Datuk Syed Zaid Albar - Banking & Finance
Datuk N. Chandran - Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
Corporate Finance Law Firm of the Year
Banking Law Firm of the Year
Perpetual Deal of the Year
Musharakah Deal of the Year
The SP Setia RM700 million Sukuk Musharakah
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Project Finance and Capital Markets
Leading Lawyers
Lily Tan Chea Li and Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Merger & Acquisition
Leading Lawyers
Datuk Syed Zaid Albar - Islamic Finance
Chung Swee Loong – Banking, Capital Markets & Islamic Finance
Deal of the Year
IHH Healthcare IPO
Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad (FGVH) IPO
Country Award, Malaysia
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance and Islamic Finance
Leading Individual
Datuk Syed Zaid Albar - Banking & Finance
Datuk N. Chandran - Dispute Resolution
Malaysia Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year
Malaysia Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
Leading Lawyers
Datuk Syed Zaid Albar - Structured Finance
Lily Tan Chea Li - M&A
Chung Swee Loong - M&A
Natalie Peh - Real Estate & Property
IPO Deal of the Year
Felda Global Ventures USD 3.4 billion IPO
Malaysia Capital Markets Deal of the Year
IHH Healthcare’s RM 6.73 billion IPO
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Project Finance, Capital Markets
Leading Lawyers
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate / M&A
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance
Asia Pacific Project Bond of the Year Award
Tanjung Bin Energy Deal
Malaysia Deal Firm of the Year
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance, Islamic Finance, Project & Energy, Shipping
Leading Individuals
Datuk Syed Zaid Albar - Banking & Finance
Datuk N. Chandran – Dispute Resolution
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Finance, Capital Markets
Leading Individual Lawyer
Chung Swee Loong – Band 1 Lawyer for Banking & Finance, Islamic Finance 2011
Malaysia Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year
Tawarruq Deal of the Year Award
PT TH Indo Plantations USD$183 Million Commodity Murabahah
Malaysia National Law Firm of the Year
Top Tier Firm
Banking & Project Finance, Capital Markets
Leading Lawyers
Lily Tan Chea Li - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate / M&A
Chung Swee Loong - Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance