What Tay & Partners does

Tay & Partners is a full-service commercial law firm headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with a second office in Johor Bahru. Founded in 1989, the firm is organized as a private partnership under Malaysian law with no external institutional investors or parent company, and operates with 51-100 employees including a partner team led by Managing Partner Tay Beng Chai. It offers 20+ practice areas spanning Arbitration, Aviation, Banking & Finance, Competition Law, Corporate, Corporate & Commercial Dispute Resolution, Data Protection & Data Privacy, Debt & Equity Capital Markets, Employment & Industrial Relations, Energy & Power, Franchising, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Infrastructure & Projects, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Shipping, Technology/Multimedia/Telecommunications, and Trade Regulations & Investments Compliance, plus Corporate Secretarial services. Select capabilities also extend into patent prosecution and IP enforcement, with a track record that includes a Court of Appeal victory for Kingtime International Ltd against Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd and reversal of a MYR10M competition fine for AirAsia Berhad.

The firm serves a primarily enterprise client base of large corporations, listed companies, financial institutions, and conglomerates operating in or with interests in Malaysia. Named clients include AirAsia Berhad, AirAsia X Berhad, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, and Asia Aviation Capital Limited. Revenue is generated through professional services fees on advisory, litigation, arbitration, and transactional work, with pricing negotiated individually per engagement. Marketing is conducted via content publication (InsiderTAPS newsletter, LegalTAPS articles), seminars (BreakfastTAPS), legal directory rankings (Asialaw Profiles, IAM Patent 1000), and professional referrals. The firm maintains a multilingual presence in English, Bahasa Malaysia, and Chinese, supported by a trilingual website (English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese), positioning it to serve Chinese-investor and cross-border mandates. The firm has no proprietary technology platform, no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, and no public funding rounds, operating as a traditional partner-led legal practice.

Name

Tay & Partners

Legal name

Tay & Partners

Website

https://taypartners.com.my

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Tay & Partners is a full-service commercial law firm headquartered in Kuala Lumpur with a Johor Bahru office, serving large corporations, listed companies, and financial institutions in Malaysia across 20+ practice areas including aviation, banking & finance, and intellectual property.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Petaling

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services rendered to corporate and individual clients, including corporate advisory, dispute resolution, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance services. Revenue is generated through legal fees for advisory, litigation, arbitration, and transaction work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

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Product overview

Tay & Partners is a full-service commercial law firm based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The firm operates as a single integrated legal practice rather than a software platform, offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas including Arbitration, Aviation, Banking & Finance, Competition Law, Corporate, Corporate & Commercial Dispute Resolution, Data Protection & Data Privacy, Debt & Equity Capital Markets, Employment & Industrial Relations, Energy & Power, Franchising, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Infrastructure & Projects, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Shipping, Technology/Multimedia/Telecommunications, and Trade Regulations & Investments Compliance. The firm also provides Corporate Sectarial services for company secretarial needs. Supporting their legal services are publications including LegalTAPS (legal articles) and InsiderTAPS (periodic newsletter), along with career development programs for aspiring lawyers through pupillage and internship opportunities.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully represented AirAsia in competition law appeal resulting in reversal of MYR10 million fine
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Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bird & BirdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2019International law firm partnership for joint seminars and knowledge sharing. Co-organized 'Trade & Investments with China: Post Investment Laws Seminar' in April 2019. Also co-organized legal workshop for AirAsia Berhad and AirAsia X Berhad on aviation financing and regulatory matters. Partnership enables cross-border legal expertise and client referrals.
• SIRIM QAS InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 March 2019Guest speaker collaboration for Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering seminar. SIRIM QAS International spoke on ISO 37001: Anti-Bribery Management System Certification.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Allen & Gledhill (Malaysia): Allen & Gledhill is a leading Singapore-headquartered regional law firm with a Malaysian office offering full-service commercial law capability across corporate, banking, capital markets, IP, and dispute resolution. As a broad incumbent with deeper regional resources, it competes with Tay & Partners for cross-border mandates involving Malaysia.

Direct peers

• Raja Darryl & Loh: Raja Darryl & Loh is a mid-sized Kuala Lumpur-based full-service commercial firm with a comparable partner-led structure and practice breadth in corporate, banking, IP, and dispute resolution. It serves a similar Malaysian corporate client base and competes for mid-market mandates.
• Christopher & Lee Ong: Christopher & Lee Ong is a mid-sized Malaysian full-service commercial law firm with practices in corporate, banking & finance, IP, and dispute resolution. It is a peer competitor of similar scale to Tay & Partners for Malaysian mid-market and enterprise mandates.
• Skrine: Skrine is one of Malaysia's largest full-service commercial law firms, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur with a comparable practice mix spanning corporate/M&A, banking & finance, IP, dispute resolution, and aviation — the same core areas Tay & Partners competes in. It is the most natural head-to-head competitor for mid-market and large corporate mandates in Malaysia.
• Adnan Sundra & Low: Adnan Sundra & Low is a well-established Malaysian commercial law firm with strong practices in corporate, banking & finance, capital markets, and dispute resolution — directly overlapping Tay & Partners' core competencies and competing for the same Malaysian enterprise clients.
• Shearn Delamore & Co. Shearn Delamore & Co. is a long-established Malaysian full-service commercial law firm with leading practices in corporate, banking & finance, IP, dispute resolution, and employment — directly overlapping Tay & Partners' full-service offering. It competes for the same Malaysian enterprise and listed-company mandates.
• Wong & Partners: Wong & Partners is the Malaysian member firm of Baker McKenzie, providing full-service commercial legal advice with strong corporate, banking, IP, and dispute resolution practices. It competes directly with Tay & Partners for Malaysian enterprise mandates and offers the global platform of a major international firm.
• Zaid Ibrahim & Co. (ZICO Law): Zaid Ibrahim & Co., part of the ZICO Law network, is a Malaysian full-service commercial law firm with established practices in corporate, banking & finance, capital markets, and dispute resolution. It competes directly with Tay & Partners for Malaysian enterprise and listed-company mandates.

Others

• Bird & Bird: Bird & Bird is an international law firm headquartered in London with a strong focus on technology, IP, and aviation — directly overlapping Tay & Partners' IP, aviation, and TMT practices. It is included as a strategic partner and referral counterparty rather than a direct Malaysia competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Investors

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Investments

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