Largest Law Firms in Malaysia 2023

The Malaysian Lawyer continues with its annual listing of the largest law firms in Malaysia for the year 2023.

The statistics are as at 18 December 2023 and where the law firm is the aggregate of the number of lawyers in all its branches.

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Largest Law Firms in Malaysia 2022

We usher in 2023 by reviewing the largest law firms in Malaysia in 2022. This compares with the previous editions (2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018).

We refer to the number of lawyers based on the Malaysian Bar legal directory as at to date. Continue reading

Largest Law Firms in Malaysia 2021

We return with the 2021 edition of the largest law firms in Malaysia. You can also read the 2020 edition, the 2019 edition and our inaugural 2018 edition.

Like in previous editions, we refer to the number of lawyers based on the Malaysian Bar legal directory website as at the time of writing. We total up the number of lawyers for the law firm, including its branch offices.

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Largest Law Firms in Malaysia 2020: Domestic and Foreign Firms

This is our third year listing the largest law firms in Malaysia. You can also read the 2019 edition and the original 2018 edition.

Like in our previous editions, we take the number of lawyers based on the Malaysian Bar legal directory website as at the time of writing. We total up the number of lawyers for the law firm, including its branch offices. Continue reading

Largest Law Firms in Malaysia 2019: Domestic and Foreign Firms

Last year, we featured the largest law firms in Malaysia. We continue with this feature this year and update the numbers for 2019. We total up the number of lawyers of each law firm, including the firm’s branch offices.

In summary, the largest law firm in Malaysia is Zaid Ibrahim & Co with 160 lawyers, spread across offices in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor Bahru and Kota Bahru. In joint second are Skrine and Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill with 126 lawyers.

The headcount is based on the Malaysian Bar directory listing at the time of writing. All images are from the firms’ website. Continue reading

Malaysian Law Firms on LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a social media platform geared towards professionals and professional networking. It has more than 645 million members. In a survey conducted in 2018 by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, it was estimated that there were about 24.6 million social networking users and 13.3% of these users had a LinkedIn account.

Malaysian law firms are also utilising LinkedIn as a way to reach out to fellow lawyers and to clients. It is an additional platform to market and to engage with readers and clients, and can also be a additional channel for recruitment of talent.

This list covers some of the Malaysian law firms that are active on LinkedIn and have been gaining followers. Continue reading