10 January 2017
Brunei

Announcement | ZICO Law Announces Brunei Office: Now in Nine out of Ten ASEAN Countries

ZICO Law, in its continued growth as the leading solutions provider in ASEAN is proud to announce its latest addition in Bandar Seri Begawan, Negara Brunei Darussalam effective 1 January 2017.

With the strategic establishment of Rozaiman Abdul Rahman (RAR) as a ZICO Law member firm, the ZICO Law network now extends its reach with a presence in 16 cities across nine out of ten ASEAN countries to highlight ZICO Law’s commitment to develop local knowledge and expertise throughout key markets in ASEAN.

Under the leadership of Mohamad Rozaiman Abdul Rahman, RAR possesses 20 years of comprehensive legal experience in crucial practice areas including litigation, corporate commercial, intellectual property, real estate, banking and Islamic finance among others. His clientele includes government-linked entities and high-net-worth individuals. Rozaiman has worked as legal advisor and corporate secretary for several of Brunei’s largest banks and financial institutions including acting as Head of Consumer for Takaful Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) Sdn Bhd.

Rozaiman graduated with an LL.B (Hons) from the University of Staffordshire, United Kingdom in 1992. He went on to pursue Barrister-at-Law at Lincoln’s Inn, London before being admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Brunei Supreme Court in 1997.

“My vision is to enhance Brunei’s cooperation with its ASEAN neighbours and I believe that ZICO Law’s involvement and regional exposure is the integral step to reaching that end”, said Rozaiman who is excited with Brunei’s addition into the ZICO Law Network.

Brunei is a key market for the ZICO Law Network and we are pleased to add local knowledge and expertise in an important part of ASEAN.

ZICO Law welcomes RAR and Rozaiman to the network as a valued and key addition to ZICO’s multidisciplinary platform of services.

Announcement

On 1 December 2022, KPMG and ZICO Law entered into an agreement under which a number of law firms and teams from the ZICO Law network have joined the KPMG network of firms.

The deal will see more than 275 lawyers join over 2,900 legal professionals in the KPMG global organization, creating a significant legal footprint across Asia. It will offer legal services and solutions, a globally connected legal services platform, and specialists who work with leading technology providers to modernize legal functions across organizations. The strategic combination increases the total number of legal professionals in the KPMG network to over 3,750 across 84 jurisdictions. You may read the press release here.

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