Practice Areas

 

• Dispute Resolution
• Arbitration & Mediation
• Personal Data Protection & Privacy Laws (Head)
• Regulatory Compliance & Enforcement (Head)

 

Languages

 

• English,
• Malay

 

PRACTICE

 

Rabindra has broad experience in litigation cases relating to banking and insolvency, corporate matters, swaps and derivatives as well as international commercial arbitration.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

 

• LL.B (Hons), University of Canterbury, New Zealand
• LL.M (Hons), University of Cambridge
• Barrister & Solicitor, New Zealand
• Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

 

ADMISSIONS

 

• New Zealand (1986)
• Malaysia (1987)

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

• Malaysian Bar
• International Bar Association (IBA)
• Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
• American Society of International Law (ASIL)
• British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• London Court of International Arbitration

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

• The Restructuring Review – Malaysia: Overview – Law Business Research, 7th Edition (2014)
• International Insolvency – Jurisdictional Comparisons – The European Lawyer Reference Series (2015 and 2016)
• Getting the Deal Through: Dispute Resolution – Law Business Research (2015)
• Practical Law's Arbitration Global Guide – Malaysia Chapter, Thomson Reuters, 10th edition (2016)
• The Asia-Pacific Restructuring Review – Malaysia: Overview – Law Business Research (2017)

 

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

 

• Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2013 – 2016) – “Leading Lawyer” in Dispute Resolution and Litigation
• Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2017 – 2019) – “Market Leading Lawyer” in Dispute Resolution and Litigation
• Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2020 and 2021) – “Elite Practitioner” in Dispute Resolution
• Asia Business Law Journal (2019 and 2020) – one of Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers
• Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific (2018 – 2020) – “Litigation Star” in Commercial and Transactions, Dispute Resolution and Insolvency
• Chambers Asia-Pacific (2010 – 2020) – “Leaders in their Field” in Dispute Resolution
• The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2019) – “Recommended Lawyer” in Projects and Energy
• The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2010, 2014,2015, 2019 and 2020) – “Recommended Lawyer” in Dispute Resolution
• The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2020) – “Recommended Lawyer” in TMT
• Client Choice Awards (2014) – Individual Winner for Litigation for Malaysia jurisdiction
• Client Choice Awards (2018) – recognised for Litigation for Malaysia jurisdiction
• Expert Guides (2018 and 2019) – “Leading Practitioner” in Restructuring and Insolvency
• Who’s Who Legal (2013, 2017 and 2018) – an “Expert” in Restructuring and Insolvency
• Who’s Who Legal (2018 ) – an “Expert” in Litigation
• Who’s Who Legal (2019) – “Global Leader” in Litigation