Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Malaysia
Ranked Individual
Provided by SK Chambers
Shanthi Kandiah is the head of Competition/Antitrust, focused on defending clients against infringement allegations as well as working with clients when engaging with regulators over issues & regulations impacting their businesses. Issues covered range from defending client when faced with cartel and abuse of dominance allegations, merger submissions, dominance determinations, access list regulations, content regulation including censorship rules, pricing and margin squeeze, competitor collaborations, responses to section 18 notices issued under the Competition Act 2010, and risk-based compliance advice.
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SK Chambers is a boutique competition law firm in Kuala Lumpur providing specialist expertise in antitrust regulatory investigations and compliance matters. It offers strengths in sectors such as TMT, insurance, e-commerce and consumer goods. The firm has a robust disputes offering, frequently representing clients in cases regarding price fixing and abuse of dominance.
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SK Chambers acted for the General Insurance Association of Malaysia in an appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal against a final decision regarding alleged price fixing issued by Malaysia Competition Commission.
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SK Chambers' strengths are its availability and its willingness to listen to customer needs.
The firm prioritizes the client’s interests.
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Shanthi Kandiah is a pre-eminent competition lawyer in Malaysia, frequently advising clients on MyCC investigations and abuse of dominance claims.
Shanthi is an outstanding competition lawyer and a clear leader in the field.
Shanthi Kandiah is our preferred adviser on competition matters.
Head of Competition/Antitrust
Provided by SK Chambers
Ken Seng Tan
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Azyan Ibrahim
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