International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Effendy Othman of Zaid Ibrahim & Co.. Effendy has joined IR as our exclusive Insolvency Member in Malaysia.
Effendy is a litigation partner based in Kuala Lumpur and has appeared before the various Courts and also arbitration tribunals in Malaysia on behalf of clients ranging from financial institutions, multinational companies to insolvency practitioners such as receivers and managers and company liquidators.
Effendy focuses his practice on corporate and commercial disputes, corporate rescues, reconstructions and insolvency. His advisory profile includes matters relating to contractual claims, corporate compliance, shareholders disputes, breach of directors’ duties, regulatory investigations, appointment receivers and various issues relating to liquidation of companies.
He also works with the firm’s corporate practice group on corporate exercises which require Court sanctions such as capital reduction, transfer of assets and liabilities through scheme of arrangement and vesting orders. To this end, Effendy was the lead counsel in advising and obtaining the relevant court orders for a number of restructuring exercises and mergers of major public listed companies and financial institutions in Malaysia.
Effendy is the co-author of the Malaysian chapter on Restructuring & Insolvency for Insolvency International 2012 and 2103 publications and is the contributor for the Malaysian chapter on Conflicts of Law for the Centre for International Legal Studies Austria. He is a fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and the Centre for International Legal Studies.
If you have a requirement in this area, please get in touch with Effendy directly or with the International Referral head office for an introduction.