The Legal Division of the Chambers Group houses a team of domestic and international legal talent. It has enabled us to expand our reach domestically, in the region and in key jurisdictions internationally.

In our home market the Chambers Group operates as a cohesive legal network. Our associates are leaders in their field or have commendable standing in their state or field of practice. They cover the fields of dispute resolution, corporate law, corporate finance, arbitration and many others. The Legal Division of the Chambers Group is and has been the single fastest growing aspect of our domestic practice. It has given us the benefits of scale without having the strictures associated with big firm practice and its ensuing rigidities.

On a cross border basis, our Legal Division has similarly established an extensive and close working network in several key jurisdictions. These are not informal networks, but real collaborations which have seen actual exchanges between both sides in a wide field of practice. This enables us to mobilize our practice in key jurisdictions such as Singapore, Hong Kong, across China, the Middle East, the UK and a number of European markets. In 2017 we started cultivating a USA and Australia service.

The Chambers Group also houses a consulting arm. It is today a dynamic and multidisciplinary consultancy, which stands in a global alliance with associates in the Middle East, Europe, India, across the Asia Pacific and in China. Its mission statement is simple – to give our clients a Home Ground Advantage!

Operating from offices in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong and London we serve corporations and global investors in a wide but focused range of services.

Our solutions and services encompass:

• Start-ups
• Corporate and financial restructuring
• Facilitation of mergers or joint ventures
• We have a strong footing in Government Relations across these jurisdictions and mediating the procurement of Public Sector contracts to identify a prospect, to conclude the terms of an agreement and to effectuate the same
• Human Resources, change management, structuring, restructuring of collective agreements
• Fiduciary investigations and audits

There is an evident synergy between our legal practice and the Chambers Group, which is well positioned as a deal facilitator and closer. We are able to do this through our international network and the multidisciplinary resource that we have in each key jurisdiction. In 2016 we established an alliance with the Sorin Group, which has been able to enhance our presence in the Asia Pacific Region and to give us more depth in a number of key markets in these jurisdictions.

The Asia-Pacific region is our home region. It is a diverse region that has been energized first by the tiger economies and then by the huge markets of China and India.

Our clients grew into the region and saw it as a logical frontier for expansion. Thus we have had dealings across the region from the very inception of our Chambers. In this time we have built a direct network of professionals and businesses whom we represent and whom we are able to draw upon for synergistic support for any client seeking market entry.

We have represented our clients in:

• The acquisition of real estate and the development thereof, principally in Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Thailand and China;
• Joint Venture Agreements (JVAs) and investment agreements in connection with real estate development;
• The acquisition and establishment of manufacturing facilities and centralized service hubs to diversify the cost centre and to harness economies of scale;
• Capital markets activity in terms of tapping on the resources of the Financial capitals of Asia, principally Hong Kong and Singapore to fund projects, manufacturing activity and investments globally.

While the Chambers has always had a strong following of European clients, we have over the years enhanced our presence in terms of engagement within Europe itself. In one part this is attributable to the alliance with key European practices. The banking crisis of 2007 and the other uncertainties which have plagued the Eurozone brought with it opportunities for economic participation in many sectors.

We have represented our Clients in:

• Joint Venture Agreements (JVAs) and investment agreements in connection with real estate development and investment.
• The acquisition of manufacturing and technological assets, principally from Eastern Europe in the field of automation, bio-technology, and agriculture.
• Capital markets activity in terms of tapping on the resources of the financial capitals of Europe to fund projects and investments globally.
• International Arbitration arising out of various contractual instruments and structures and in particular contracts for turnkey projects and commodities trading contracts

The Middle Eastern market was traditionally petroleum dominated. In more recent history, a new momentum generated when these nations began applying their petroleum resources towards the concerted diversification of their domestic economies and with a view of positioning themselves as a regional hub for trade, finance and services for the greater region.

Our clients were drawn by the opportunities and we followed. We now have deep roots across various sectors in the Middle East – principally in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, and Qatar.

We have been successful in representing our clients in the Middle East regard to:

• The establishment of Joint Ventures;
• Participation in real estate development and acquisitions of interests therein;
• Participation in public sector bids and projects;
• Representation of clients in dispute resolution issues arising before the respective arbitration forums in the region or international forums for arbitration;
• Trading and commodities;
• Private equity and investment.

A key factor in our success in this region lies in our strategic alliances with effective and like-minded practices in law and other fields of professional practice. The combination of professional expertise and the local network gave our clients a home ground advantage and a more level playing field, in what would otherwise have been a new market.