Our Firm commenced practice as Messrs. Azim, Ong & Krishnan on the 1st of January, 1985. The founding partners were Encik Zainal Azim, Mr. Ong Boo Kok and Mr. Vijayaram Krishnan. In June 1999, our firm changed its name to Messrs. Azim, Tunku Farik & Wong under the leadership of Encik Zainal Azim, Tunku Farik bin Tunku Ismail, Mr Wong Hok Mun, Mr Edmund Liew Yin Chiang and Mr B. Balakumar. The partnership is now 12-partner strong.
Litigation was the bedrock of the Firm when it was founded. Notwithstanding that the Firm has grown into a multi-disciplinary practice, litigation remains a key area. The Firm’s reputation as one of the few truly leading litigation practice in Malaysia is unquestioned.
Our basic premise is the promise to clients that they will enjoy the personal attention of our Partners. In this regard, we will litigate on our clients’ behalf to the best of our ability with integrity and respect for the rule of law.
Our litigation Partners are reinforced by a team of experienced and dynamic lawyers. This makes us a formidable team and our clients include banks, financial institutions and large corporations.
As a dynamic legal practice, the Firm now has about forty lawyers specialising in providing legal services and advice related to insurance, banking, conveyancing, corporate and securities, intellectual property, and other commercial transactions. Our goal is to provide our clients with tailored and effective legal solutions that meet their unique needs and objectives.
Our Firm is frequently ranked by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. An annual publication, the Legal 500 Asia Pacific provides unbiased commentary and insights into the legal marketplaces for 25 Asia Pacific jurisdictions. The Legal 500 is known to carry out extensive research in each jurisdiction, canvassing law firms and contacting a large number of clients for feedback on the lawyers they instruct. The Firm has also regularly appeared as the recommended firm in Malaysia for litigation and dispute resolution practice by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific. The publication has listed our Senior Partner, Tunku Farik bin Tunku Ismail as “Litigation Star” and “Notable Practitioner” for his work with regards to insurance related disputes.
Asialaw Profiles - The Definitive Guide to Asia-Pacific's Leading Domestic and Regional Law Firms has named us "Notable Dispute Resolution Firm" for 2019 and Recognised Dispute Resolution Firm for 2020 and 2022.
More recently, in May 2023, our firm has been named an Impact Case Award Winner by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Award 2023 for our involvement in the competition matter of “Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia v MyCC”. Our Tunku Farik, Mr Edmund Liew, Ms Tan Sixin and Ms Yap Mei Foong represented 4 insurers in successfully contesting the Malaysia Competition Commission (MYCC)’s decision.
Our firm has also been ranked by Chambers Asia-Pacific as:
Our firm has also invested in a comprehensive law library with online access to Malaysian and International cases and legislative updates in order to assist lawyers to keep abreast with current laws and trends
Since 1985, our deliberate effort to build a specialist team of litigators and competent back up staff has paid off as we continue to be the preferred law firm for insurance, commercial and corporate advisory matters.
Notarial services are also available through our Notary Public.