Bespoke Legal Services

Capital Markets

Our Capital Markets practice focuses on equity capital markets matters. We are experienced in: 

  • Bonus Issues 
  • Employee Share Option Schemes and Share Grant Plans
  • Foreign Securities Offerings 
  • Initial Public Offerings
  • Privatisations
  • Rights Issues & Placements
  • Security Offerings
  • Takeovers

Competition & Antitrust

Our team at ASC are experienced in providing support and advising on all aspects of competition law including cartels, vertical restraints, abuse of dominance and merger controls. Our practice focuses on:

  • Advising on competition compliance, business advisory and practices, transaction reviews
  • Advising on investigation strategies
  • Conducting compliance programmes, mock-dawn raids & providing training
  • Developing and implementing policies, guidelines, compliance manuals & standard operating procedures
  • Preparing and filing exemption & leniency applications

Corporate & Commercial

We advise on a broad range of corporate and commercial law matters from incorporation to the expansion phase of a business, including:
  • Commercial Arrangements
  • Corporate Governance
  • Due Diligence
  • Governance Policies
  • Joint Ventures
  • Licensing 
  • Regulatory Advice

Franchise, Distribution & Licensing

Our diverse roster of clients is from various industries including food & beverage, hospitality, fashion, and education industry. The focal point of our practice includes:

  • Advising and assisting franchisors and franchisees on franchise registration & compliance 
  • Advising on franchising & licensing 
  • Advising on franchise disputes including termination
  • Drafting contract manufacturing, supply, distribution and property & hotel management 
  • Preparing franchise disclosure documents

Intellectual Property

We assist clients on the full spectrum of intellectual property (“IP”) matters, including trademarks, designs, patents and copyright. Our services include:

  • Advising on domain name protection
  • Advising on filing strategies 
  • Advising on regulatory matters including advertising, food & drug labelling standards and laws, consumer law & data protection 
  • Conducting IP clearance, searching, filing and registration, both locally & overseas 
  • Conducting IP due diligence & audits
  • Drafting IP licences & assignments, technology transfer, co-existence and settlements
  • Handling contentious matters at MyIPO including oppositions
  • Maintenance and enforcement of IP
  • Overseeing IP portfolios

Mergers & Acquisitions

We are experienced in advising both domestic and foreign clients across a range of industries on high value domestic and cross-border M&A transactions. Our practice focuses on:
  • Acquisitions
  • Corporate Restructuring
  • Divestments
  • Leveraged Buyouts
  • Management Buyouts
  • Private Equity Investments
  • Post-execution Support
  • Transaction Negotiation
  • Transaction Structuring

Projects

The team at ASC is experienced in ‘front-end’ construction advisory and transactional matters, including:
  • Building Contracts
  • Consortium Agreements 
  • Government Concessions 
  • Operation & Maintenance Agreements
  • Project Management Agreements

Real Estate

Our real estate practice handles all aspects of real property transactions, including:

  • Acquisitions Involving Real Property Companies
  • Building Management
  • Housing Development
  • Joint Developments
  • Leases & Tenancies
  • Property Due Diligence
  • Sale & Leaseback Transactions
  • Sales & Purchases of Real Property
  • Strata Titles and Management

Firm Profile

Upon request, we will e-mail a copy of our firm profile and transaction list.

Firm Name Change

With effect from 1 October 2026, Aaron Sankar & Co. will operate under the name Chan Wong Partnership.

There will be no change to our office location or telephone numbers. Our existing email addresses will remain active for the time being. Further updates, including our new contact details and website information, will be announced in due course.

For the purpose of service of documents, please contact us at cwp@cwplaw.com.my.

We thank our clients, colleagues and friends for their continued support.