Aravind Kumarr

Partner

Aravind’s practice focuses on corporate and commercial litigation, cross-border disputes, restructuring and insolvency, and international arbitration.

He has successfully led numerous full trials, hearings, and appeals before the Malaysian courts, and has appeared as counsel in several high value disputes in the international arbitration scene including before the ICC International Court of Arbitration, and in the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).

His extensive experience with cross-border disputes includes, amongst other things, acting for a New York-based fund manager group to successfully resolve a longstanding dispute arising from a multi-million USD investment in Malaysia, acting for a Swiss luxury bespoke watch manufacturer in a contractual dispute with a foreign offshore corporation holding the image rights of a prominent figure, as well as rendering a legal opinion on a novel point of Malaysian law for a legal action in the Singapore High Court.

Aravind has been recognised as a Recommended Lawyer in the Dispute Resolution category in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, in which publication a client commented that he “constantly provides sound commercial advice and always communicates without legal jargon so his clients are able to understand their cases better.”

Recognised for his thought leadership in cross-border disputes, Aravind co-authored “Commercial Conflict of Laws in Malaysia” published by Sweet & Maxwell, the first Malaysian practitioners' textbook focusing on commercial conflict of laws. He is also the co-editor of the latest version of “Halsbury's Laws of Malaysia - Conflict of Laws” published by LexisNexis. His academic achievements date back to his tertiary education, during which he ranked among the top graduates in Malaysia for the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP), earning him the best graduate prize from his alma mater.

Prior to joining Rahmat Lim & Partners, Aravind founded his own firm, which he led to recognition as a Notable Firm by Benchmark Litigation in three successive years after its inception. Before that, he was a partner for over three years at another Malaysian law firm.