Raja, Darryl & Loh
Raja, Darryl & Loh (better known as "RDL") is a law firm that operates in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the larger law firms in Malaysia.
As of 2010, it is a partnership comprising of 18 partners, 6 senior associates, 33 associates, and employs around 90 office staff and personnel.
Practice Groups
Raja, Darryl & Loh offers a wide range of legal services through its three practice groups: Corporate and Commercial; Dispute Resolution, and Intellectual Property & Information and Communications Technology.
Alliance
On 1st July 2008, Raja, Darryl & Loh formed a strategic regional alliance with Allens Arthur Robinson, an Australian law firm with offices throughout the Asia Pacific including Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, People’s Republic of China, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
History
Raja Darryl & Loh started out as a sole proprietorship known as ‘Mah King Hock & Co’ in March 1964. Somewhere in the mid 1960’s, ‘Mah King Hock & Co’ became a partnership, changing its name to ‘Mah & Kok’ around 1966. With the addition of new legal partners to the firm, ‘Mah & Kok’ subsequently became ‘Mah-Kok & Din’ around 1971. After various changes in the firm’s constitution, ‘Mah-Kok & Din’ then became ‘Mah & Din’ around 1991.
Finally, from 1st January 1993 until the present day, the firm became known as ‘Raja, Darryl & Loh’.
Notable alumni
Dato’ Kok Wee Kiat - Former Partner and Member of Parliament who left the firm on his appointment as the Malaysian Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry of Malaysia (11 August 1986 – 20 October 1990)
Dato’ Nik Mohd Din bin Datuk Nik Yusoff – Former partner who became the Chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (circa 1988 – 1997)
Ong See Seng – Former partner who was appointed to the bench of the High Court of Malaya in 1989