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Relevant Experience

  • Encik Jalalullail Othman heads the Islamic Finance practice in Shook Lin & Bok, one of the oldest and largest law firm in Malaysia. Encik Jal was instrumental in setting up the Islamic Finance practice and continues to chart the course of this practice area within the Firm.
 
  • Encik Jal heads a team of approximately 20 lawyers advising on Islamic finance deals.  His portfolio of work includes advising on a wide range of sukuk issuances for financing power plants in Malaysia and China, vessel construction, project financing for the automotive industry, the textile and garment industry, the downstream and upstream palm oil industry, advising on Islamic structured products and Islamic syndicated financing.
 
  • Encik Jal is also actively involved in the drive for innovation in the industry and in this respect Encik Jal leads the team advising on various product developments for Islamic banks, both in Malaysia and abroad. 
 
  • In addition to Islamic Finance, Encik Jal’s other major areas of practice are corporate commercial law and real estate. His experience in advising on some major cross border mergers and acquisition and real estate acquisitions have benefited him in his role as an Islamic Finance lawyer. 

Quick Details

Nationality:

Malaysian

 

Date of Appointment:

6  May 2023

Qualifications:

  • LLB, Queen Mary & Westfield College of the University of London
  • Certificate in Legal Practice, University Malaya

 

Directorship/Relevant Appointments:

  • Independent Director of CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad 
  • Member of the Board Risk & Compliance Committee 
  • Member of the Technical Committee of the Malaysia Accounting Standards Board (“MASB”)
  • Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”).
  • Member of the Senate of INCEIF University.
  • Moderator with the Finance Accreditation Agency (“FAA”) and an arbitrator for Islamic Finance with the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (“KLRCA”)
  • Chapter reviewer and contributor for the International Shariah Research Academy (“ISRA”)
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