Yohan A. Rajan

Yohan A. Rajan is a senior partner at Shahrizat Rashid & Lee, a leading full-service law firm in Malaysia, where he heads the corporate department. His corporate practice sits at the heart of the firm's recognition as Corporate Law Firm of the Year in Malaysia at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2024, an accolade that reflects the strength and depth of the firm's transactional work.

A corporate lawyer with more than twenty years in practice, Rajan brings substantial experience advising listed corporations, particularly companies quoted on Bursa Malaysia, across a wide spectrum of transactions. His work encompasses initial public offerings, real estate investment trusts, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, alongside more specialised advice on construction law, telecommunications, rail infrastructure and oil and gas projects. That combination of core corporate and capital-markets work with sector-specific project experience allows him to serve clients on both routine and highly complex mandates.

Corporate work of this kind sits at the centre of a company's most consequential decisions, from raising capital on the public markets to acquiring or merging with other businesses and entering long-term joint ventures. Each of these transactions brings together questions of company law, securities regulation, financing and commercial negotiation, and, in regulated sectors such as telecommunications, rail and oil and gas, an additional layer of industry-specific rules. Leading a corporate department in a market such as Malaysia therefore requires both technical command across these disciplines and the commercial judgement to steer clients through the practical demands of getting a deal done. Rajan's long experience across listings, restructurings and sector projects reflects that breadth.

Rajan's professional formation reflects an international outlook. He is a barrister-at-law of Gray's Inn in London and an advocate and solicitor admitted to the Singapore Bar, and holds a master's degree in corporate and commercial law from University College London. This cross-jurisdictional training complements his standing in the Malaysian market and equips him to advise on transactions with regional and international dimensions, an increasingly common feature of corporate work as Malaysian companies raise capital and pursue deals beyond their home market and as foreign investors and partners engage with the country's businesses.

Shahrizat Rashid & Lee was formed in July 2003 through the merger of two established practices, Rashid & Lee and Shahrizat & Tan, and has grown into a leading full-featured firm based in Kuala Lumpur. The firm offers a broad range of legal services, with particular strength in corporate and commercial work, capital markets and the sectors in which its senior lawyers have developed specialist expertise. Under the leadership of senior partners such as Rajan, its corporate department advises domestic and international clients on the transactions that shape the Malaysian corporate landscape. His long tenure, cross-border qualifications and experience across regulated sectors underpin the firm's 2024 Corporate INTL award, and confirm both his personal standing and the firm's position as a leading corporate practice in the country.