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SYED HARIS SYED YAHYA is a Partner in our Energy & Utilities and Oil & Gas practice groups. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the International Islamic University of Malaysia. Haris was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2007 and since then have acted for and advised various sectors including oil & gas, power, renewable energy, large-scale developments and infrastructure.

Haris has end-to end experience servicing the sectors including drafting bespoke contracts, tenders, compliance, contract management and dispute resolution. In addition to practising experience, Haris held various position as in-house counsel including in capacity as the Head of Legal for Drilling Division and Lead Counsel for E&C Division for Sapura Energy Berhad.

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LLB (Hons) (International Islamic University Malaysia)
Advocate & Solicitor (High Court of Malaya)

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