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Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill's respected legal team in Kuala Lumpur has expertise spanning telecommunications and IT disputes. It advises foreign and Malaysian entities, including telecommunications providers, technology companies, financial institutions and government entities.
Chambers Asia Pacific, 2023
Practice head G. Vijay Kumar provides ‘excellent strategic advice’ in high-end disputes pertaining to IT agreements, cloud computing and data centre management.
Legal 500 Malaysia, 2023
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill covers the full range of TMT work,including regulatory compliance and licensing matters, in addition to acquisitions and joint ventures. On the telecoms side, the practice has strong litigation and arbitration expertise, as well as drafting and negotiating access agreements to be entered into between telecoms operators and providers.
Legal 500 Malaysia, 2023

Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill's respected legal team in Kuala Lumpur has expertise spanning telecommunications and IT disputes. It advises foreign and Malaysian entities, including telecommunications providers, technology companies, financial institutions and government entities.

Chambers Asia Pacific, 2023

Practice head G. Vijay Kumar provides ‘excellent strategic advice’ in high-end disputes pertaining to IT agreements, cloud computing and data centre management.

Legal 500 Malaysia, 2023

Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill covers the full range of TMT work,including regulatory compliance and licensing matters, in addition to acquisitions and joint ventures. On the telecoms side, the practice has strong litigation and arbitration expertise, as well as drafting and negotiating access agreements to be entered into between telecoms operators and providers.

Legal 500 Malaysia, 2023

TMT

The twin forces that is digital transformation and technological innovations have engrained themselves as a constant in businesses striving for competitiveness.  Due to the incredible rate of its development, it is a struggle to keep up with the legal developments regulating the TMT industry. As seasoned veterans with more than 20 years of experience, we are fluent with the legal nuances and the growing new challenges in the TMT industry allowing us to provide a full range of services to the TMT sector.

As the sole Malaysian member law firm of Multilaw and Interlaw, our TMT has access to over 8,000 lawyers in more than 150 cities worldwide. Thus, we are well-versed with both local and international TMT laws establishing us as the go-to-lawyers for the major players in the industry as we constantly deliver excellent results for our clients.

Our TMT Team is a dedicated practice group specialised in handling disputes arising from this industry. As top-tier litigators in Malaysia, we have successfully represented our clients in numerous high profile disputes.

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Key Experience

Public Listed Telco Co.
Successfully defended a public listed telecommunications company against a RM1 billion arbitration claim arising out of a contractual dispute for the provision of nationwide broadband internet services. This claim involved a myriad of complex issues including allegations of exclusivity, breach of contract, breach of confidence and breach of fiduciary duties.
Public Listed Teclo Co.
Successfully defended a public listed telecommunications company against a RM428 million claim arising out of a contractual dispute for the provision online broadcasting services.
Telco Tower Contractor
Successfully defended our client against a RM53 million claim concerning the construction of a telecommunications infrastructure in the state of Perak, and an alleged breach of the master agreement executed between parties.
Claim for Misrepresentation
Successfully defended our client against a RM30 million claim for misrepresentation, negligent misstatement, conspiracy and unjust enrichment. The numerous complex issues were dismissed in totality and substantial costs were awarded in our client’s favour.
RM90million Software Dispute

Successfully securing a favourable settlement for our client in a contractual dispute amounting to RM90 million for the provision of a new business support system software.

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