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FAHDA NUR & YUSMADI formerly known as Fahda Nur, was set up in 2008, by its founding partner, Fahda Nur Ahmad Kamar, soon after she left her previous firm, Messrs. Tommy Thomas.

The firm is comprised of well-trained advocates and was set-up with the objective of being a boutique law firm having its core practice in Civil and Commercial Law, Criminal Defence and Public Interest and Islamic law practice.

Committed to providing the best legal service, the firm is well-positioned to provide quality representation to a wide variety of clients. The firm also caters for general legal matters and provides advisory services on corporate and commercial and conveyancing matters to its clients. The firm’s partners are also regular speakers on various legal related subjects such as constitutional matters, civil rights issues, human rights, women’s rights and Islamic law related issues, including Islamic Banking matters. The partners are also well-versed and experienced in advising companies and various banking institutions on legal, regulatory and compliance issues, loan and security documents, drafting of agreements, vetting and negotiating of contracts, contract administration and resolution of disputes.

The firm is also familiar with advising on legislative issues relating to government policies, having rendered advice to ministers, government administrators, government agencies and heads of state. The partners of the firm also have vast experience and exposure, having worked with and maintained close contact with various international non-governmental organizations and law firms, especially within the ASEAN region, giving the firm an advantage in dealing with cross-border and regional legal issues.

THE PEOPLE

Fahda Nur Ahmad Kamar

Managing Partner

LL. B (International Islamic University Malaysia)
LL. M (University College London, University of London)
Diploma in Syariah & Legal Practice (International Islamic University Malaysia) Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya
Syariah Counsel (Wilayah Persekutuan, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Pulau Pinang)
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Yusmadi Yusoff

SENIOR PARTNER

LL.B.(Hons.) International Islamic University Malaysia
LL.M (Washington College of Law, American University, Washington D.C.) Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow (Law & Human Rights) Washington D.C. Democracy & Development Fellow (Stanford University, California)
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