AFAA - Advocates and Solicitors

DATO’ AMELDA MD DIN is the founding partner and Managing Partner of Messrs. Amelda Fuad Abi & Aidil with more than 25 years’ experience as a litigator and corporate advisor. Regularly advice on complex litigation in civil and commercial law, Dato’ Amelda has extensive experience working on a wide spectrum of local and cross-border finance transactions. She advises clients on a wide area of law such as mergers and acquisitions, corporate securities, venture capital and private equity, banking and finance, mining, infrastructure and construction matters, shipping and admiralty. Strong knowledge of governing laws and bylaws and how to implement company procedures. 

A Qualified leader who is a determined individual with strong character and aggressive when necessary and compassionate when required, and has an ability to get along with all types of people in a variety of situations. Successful motivator who brings a good attitude to every meeting.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• MESSRS. SYED PAUL & CO (1996)
  • Legal Assistant

• MESSRS. ABDUL RAZAK KASSIM & ZAWAWI (1997) 
  • Legal Assistant

• MESSRS. AMELDA & PARTNERS (1999)
  • Managing Partner. (The beginning of a partnership with the late senior practitioner, Dato’ Seri Dr. Omar Bin Hj. Othman.)

• MESSRS. AMELDA FUAD ABI & AIDIL (2016 UNTIL PRESENT)
  • Managing Partner/Senior Partner

PRACTICE FOCUS

Dato’ Amelda has substantial experience in various sectors of law. Her expertise includes advisory work, drafting of legal documents but her passion, great vehemence and throes has always been in litigation , conducting trials before the Courts and arbitral tribunals as well as appeals before the appellate Courts.

AREA OF PRACTICE

• Civil Litigation
  • Regularly briefed in diverse range of areas of civil disputes including general breach of contract, banking and finance, negligence , defamation, fraud claims, , real estate and development, land acquisition, forfeiture, Islamic finance dispute, shipping and maritime claims, mining , construction, and other civil matters including arbitration for construction disputes.

• Corporate & Commercial
  • Actively engaged numerous local and cross -border commercial transactions such as dealings of shares, company take -overs,  mergers and acquisition, joint ventures, corporate securities, corporate financing, Islamic & commercial banking and shipping.

• Conveyancing Housing Transaction
  • She has acted regularly in the real property transactions including but not restricted to the Sale and purchase agreement, Financial facility agreement, charges and discharge of charge and entry and removal of caveats. Currently, the firm is dealing with a major government-based project, PPA1M in Putrajaya under her supervision.

EDUCATION

• Advocates & Solicitors (Malaya)
• Bachelor of Laws [LL.B (Hons) (Malaya)]
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Islamic Banking & Finance [PDIIBF (UIA)]

NOTABLE INVOLVEMENTS

The notable involvement by Dato’ Amelda includes among others as follows: - 

• Advised and represented several local public listed companies, property developers and co-operatives in the amicable resolution of disputes in the Courts.
• Advised and represented banks and financial institutions in defending claims, including one of Malaysia’s largest commercial banks in successfully defending an action brought by a Malaysian developer. 
• Advised and represented various local and foreign banks as well as financial institutions at all levels of the Malaysian Courts in the successful recovery of banking facilities, including the foreclosure of properties charged and / or assigned, winding -up, bankruptcy, appointment of receivers, etc.
• Involvement in take-overs of local companies by foreign public listed companies, in charge of the due diligence exercises & corporate documentations.
• Represented a foreign company in corporate litigation in the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Federal Court involving dispute over a gold mining lease, which involved injunction application, assessment of damages hearing , striking out of the suit on issue of locus due to deregistration under Business Registration Act, removal of liquidator, claims for breach of Joint Venture Agreement etc.
• Represented a foreign company in corporate litigation in the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Federal Court involving dispute over assets of a gold mine.
• Specializes in Islamic banking facilities e.g Al-Mudharabah (Trustee Profit Sharing), Al-Mushakarah (Joint Venture Profit Sharing), Al-Bai Bithaman Ajil (Deferred Instalment Sale), Bai AlMurabahah (Deferred Payment Sale) Al-Ijarah, Bai Al-Salam, Bai Al-Istisna and others.
• Focuses on negotiating, drafting, and advising on front-end project documentation, she has advised a project owner on the development and construction of the extension light rail transit  system (LRT3), highways, including negotiating and drafting all relevant project documentation.
• Legal counsel of a foreign public listed company in Canada which owns and operates the Gold Portfolio in Malaysia and Western Australia, in providing advice on its investments and business in Malaysia, on laws on taxation , import export etc.
• Specializes in construction law and having conducted trials in Court , CIPAA and arbitration.

CIK SITTI SALEHAH BURA ERA graduated with a Bachelor of Laws LL.B (Hons) from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She joined Messrs Amelda & Partners in 2015 to pursue her interest in civil litigation and corporate dispute resolution practices. Prior to that, she completed her pupillage and commenced her practice in Messrs Hisham Yoong – K.C. Lim particularly in real estate and conveyancing, banking and finance, family law and general litigation.

She gained substantial exposure in civil litigation, joint ventures agreements and disputes, corporate and commercial dispute resolution throughout her career in this Firm. In 2017, she started to focus on wide range of corporate and commercial transactions of real estate and properties. She was made a partner of this Firm in 2019 and currently specialises in the field of corporate and commercial real estate and conveyancing, property development, corporate and commercial banking and finance, corporate and commercial construction, trusts, will, probate and estate administration.

Education

• Bachelor of Laws [LL.B (Hons)(UKM)]

Area of Practice

• Civil Litigation
• Real Estate
• Administration of Estate

ENCIK ABU HAZIQ BIN ABU TALIB graduated with a Bachelor of Laws LL.B (Hons) from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He completed his pupillage under the tutelage of Dato’ Amelda Md Din and currently in his fifth year of practice as an Advocate & Solicitors in Messrs. Amelda Fuad Abi & Aidil, having been called to the Bar on 8 September 2017.

He was made a partner of this Firm in 2022 and his practice areas cover broad range of litigation and advisory work, amongst others, alternative dispute resolution, commercial and civil Litigation. Actively involved in construction and infrastructure disputes, industrial relations law, criminal law, commercial and corporate law as well as tort law.

Education

• Bachelor of Laws [LL.B (Hons)(IIUM)]

Area of Practice

• Civil Litigation
• Employment
• Construction