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                              Anand Raj

                              Partner, Shearn Delamore & Co, Malaysia

                              Head, Tax Disputes
                              Co-Head, Competition Law & Antitrust

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Anand (partner of Shearn Delamore & Co. since 2003) was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1996. Anand’s practice areas include all aspects of tax and transfer pricing disputes and litigation as well as competition law & antitrust.

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Anand was recognised as the 2017 Asia Tax Disputes and Litigation Practice Leader of the Year by the International Tax Review (ITR). Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2020 – 2023) recognised Anand as an “Elite Practitioner” in Competition/Antitrust as well as Tax. Anand is recognised as a “Highly Regarded Practitioner” in Indirect Tax and Tax Controversy (2019 – 2022) by the ITR. Anand is ranked by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2019 – 2023) as a “Leading Individual” and highlighted in the “Hall of Fame” (2024) in Tax and Competition/Antitrust. Asia Business Law Journal (2020 – 2022) recognised Anand as one of Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers in Competition Law & Antitrust and Tax Disputes & Controversy. Asialaw’s Client Service Excellence recognised Anand as “The Highest Rated Lawyer to Work With” in tax and Competition/Antitrust (2021). Anand is recognised as a “Global Leader” (2019 – 2021) and “National Leader (Southeast Asia)” (2021 – 2023) in Competition as well as Corporate Tax by Who’s Who Legal.

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Anand has successfully defended enterprises in investigations commenced by MyCC on numerous occasions. Anand has acted in numerous leading tax cases, including for the Malaysian Bar, United Plantations Berhad, Castrol (Aspac Lubricants), MUI, ExxonMobil, Multi-Purpose Holdings Berhad, Seabanc Kredit, Paramount (M) (1963) Sdn Bhd, Bandar Utama City Corporation, SGS Singapore, Wincor Nixdorf, Petronas Penapisan, AIACL, SUEP Properties Berhad, Repsol, Flextronics Shah Alam Sdn Bhd, Seaport Worldwide Sdn Bhd, Shell Refining, United Malacca Berhad, Kompleks Tanjung Malim Sdn Bhd and many others.

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Anand has also been recognised in the International Who’s Who Legal: Competition Lawyers for 2013 – 2023 and as a Tier 1 leader in his fields by the Global Competition Review (GCR), Chambers Asia-Pacific, Asia-Pacific Legal 500, Asialaw Profiles and other directories. Anand regularly represents and advises MNCs, GLCs, foreign and Malaysian enterprises on Competition Law in industries as diverse as financial services, telecommunications and multimedia, pharmaceuticals, insurance, logistics, hospitality, FMCG, manufacturing and the automotive sector, amongst others. Anand regularly conducts trainings and workshops for clients and is active in providing feedback to the relevant authorities and agencies.

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Anand currently serves as the Vice President of the Malaysian Bar. Anand is also the Co-Chairperson of the Bar Council Corporate and Commercial Law Committee (“CCLC”), Chairperson of the Competition Law Subcommittee under CCLC, former Co-Chair of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association’s Competition Law Committee and the inaugural Chair of LAWASIA’s Anti-Trust & Competition Law Committee.

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