Managing Partner

Steven Thiru

With over 30 years of experience under his belt, Steven represents clients at all levels of the courts. His main areas of practice are administrative law, constitutional law, commercial law, corporate law, employment law, energy law, native title law and general litigation. He appears regularly as senior counsel in the superior and appellate courts.

Steven’s client base includes corporations from the public utilities, infrastructure and project development, aviation and airlines, banks, charities, financial services, education, media, oil & gas, real estate and telecommunications sectors.

In recent years, Steven has successfully represented and advised clients in:

  • A RM579 million dispute involving the evaluation and accreditation of the local medical programs and the termination of the offshore medical programs.
  • Several landmark decisions involving meter-tampering, power theft and fraud.
  • Cases involving breach of fiduciary duty by high level employees.
  • Land acquisition matters involving the methodology of calculation for severance damage caused by an acquisition exercise.

Steven served on the Bar Council and was the 31st President of the Malaysian Bar from 2015 – 2017. He is also the current President of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association and the Vice President of LAWASIA.

Recognitions

Chambers Asia Pacific (2014 – 2025)
– Ranked for Dispute Resolution and Employment Law

Benchmark Litigation (2024 – 2025)
– Litigation Star in Commercial & Transactions and Labour & Employment

Legal 500 Asia Pacific
– Hall of Fame, Dispute Resolution

Asia Business Law Journal (2024)
– A-List of Malaysia’s Top Lawyers

Asialaw (2024)
– Distinguished Practitioner in Dispute Resolution

Education

LL.B. (Hons), University of Leicester

LL.M., University Malaya

Barrister-at-Law, Middle Temple

Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1991)