Chambers Review
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Islamic Finance - Asia-Pacific Region
What the Team is Known For
Albar & Partners acts for an impressive clientele incorporating both investment and commercial banks and other high-calibre financial institutions. The firm continues to garner respect in the region for its Islamic finance law practice covering refinancing, acquisitions and operational funding. The team regularly handles both sukuk issuances and murabaha financings for businesses in the telecommunications, real estate and energy sectors. The lawyers are also able to advise on transactions adopting the Shari'a principle of wakala.
Notable practitioners
Chung Swee Loong is Albar & Partners' joint managing partner in Kuala Lumpur and is highly experienced in handling Islamic finance transactions in Malaysia. He represents both financiers and issuers in sukuk deals, including in the energy sector.