Counsel for the decisions that matter.
For 39 years, Malaysian businesses and families have brought us the matters they cannot afford to get wrong — transactions, disputes, property and succession. 42 lawyers. Three offices. One standard of care.
A Malaysian firm of first resort
Halim Ng & Pillai was founded in 1987 by three lawyers who believed a mid-size Malaysian firm could hold its own against anyone — provided every matter was led by a partner, every opinion said something, and every fee could be explained line by line. Thirty-nine years later, that is still the whole strategy.
What we do
Corporate, M&A & Capital Markets
We act for boards, founders, private-equity investors and public companies on the transactions that define them — acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, corporate reorganisations and Bursa Malaysia listings.
Explore practice →Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Disputes built this firm.
Explore practice →Banking & Finance
We document and close financings across the conventional and Islamic markets — from bilateral facilities to multi-bank syndications — and we stay useful when things go wrong, restructuring and recovering on behalf of lenders and borrowers alike.
Explore practice →Real Estate & Conveyancing
From a RM 75 million heritage block to a first apartment, property deserves the same care.
Explore practice →Employment & Industrial Relations
Employment law in Malaysia is unforgiving of improvisation — dismissals are tested against both procedure and substance, years after the fact.
Explore practice →Construction & Infrastructure
We advise on projects from ground-breaking to final account — and fight about them when necessary.
Explore practice →Intellectual Property & Technology
We protect brands and move technology deals: trade mark portfolios and enforcement on one side; SaaS, data and fintech transactions on the other.
Explore practice →Private Client — Wills, Probate & Family
Estates in Malaysia sit at the meeting point of civil law, Syariah, land office practice and family reality.
Explore practice →The partners you will actually work with
Dato’ Halim bin Redzuan
Ng Swee Lin
Anand Pillai
Dr. Farah Amani binti Osman
What the legal directories say
The Malaysian Bar’s publicity rules rightly restrain law firms from advertising claims and client testimonials — so we let the independent directories speak instead.
“Meticulous preparation and commercially grounded advice — they argue only the points that win.”
“A deep bench for a mid-size firm; partners stay hands-on from first advice to final award.”
“Responsive, pragmatic and unusually transparent on fees.”
Finalist — Boutique/Mid-Size Law Firm of the Year
The only Malaysian firm page you’ll enjoy reading about fees
Conveyancing fees are set by statute — so we publish the computation. Commercial work is scoped and capped in writing before we begin. And our engagement letters carry no surprises clause by design: if a matter changes shape, the fee conversation happens then, not at the invoice.
- Conveyancing quoted to the ringgit under the SRO 2023 scale — try the calculator
- Commercial matters scoped with fee estimates and caps in writing
- Disputes: staged budgets at each milestone, so costs never outrun strategy
Clear writing on Malaysian law
Buying property in Malaysia: legal fees, stamp duty and the real numbers
Conveyancing fees in Malaysia are set by a statutory scale — which means they are knowable to the ringgit before you sign anything. Here is the arithmetic, worked through honestly.
Retrenchment done lawfully: a Malaysian employer’s checklist
The Industrial Court does not ask whether your retrenchment was commercially sensible. It asks whether the redundancy was genuine and the selection fair — years later, with hindsight. Prepare for that question on day one.
Arbitration or litigation? Choosing your battlefield in construction disputes
By the time a construction dispute matures, your forum was usually chosen years earlier — in an arbitration clause nobody read. Here is what that clause actually buys you, and when to fight it.
Speak to us before it becomes urgent.
A first conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Write to us with the outline of your matter, and the right partner will respond within one working day.