Opportunities in Malaysia’s Private Wealth Industry

Chris is a key member of LHAG’s Private Wealth and Tax practice groups. He advises on trust structuring, succession planning, family office arrangements, and cross-border asset strategies, with clients ranging from high-net-worth individuals and family businesses to charitable foundations. Chris also acts in tax and public law disputes involving the Inland Revenue and Ministry of Finance. He holds a First-Class law degree from Leeds and an LLM from UCL. Recognised by Chambers, Legal 500, and asialaw, clients value his strategic advice, responsiveness, and ability to navigate complex legal, tax, and regulatory issues affecting private wealth.

Farah Deba has been in legal practice for almost 30 years. Farah provides a full range of trust, estate, inheritance & business succession advisory services affecting Muslims & non-Muslims with multi jurisdictional asset base. Farah is the current Chair of STEP Malaysia Branch since 2016.