Anand Raj

Practice Areas

Competition/Antitrust ;Tax

Career

Anand Raj (partner since 2003) was admitted as an Advocate in 1996. He practises in all aspects of competition law and tax disputes. Anand is ranked/recognized, amongst others, as:

•“Band 1” in Competition/Antitrust (2015-2023) by Chambers Asia-Pacific

•“Band 1” by Chambers Asia-Pacific for Tax (2011–2021)

•“Expert” (2013 – 2018) and “Global Leader” (2019–2021) in Competition by Who’s Who Legal

•Tier 1 by International Tax Review (ITR) as “Leaders in their Field” in Tax (2011–2022)

•Asia Tax Disputes and Litigation Practice Leader by ITR (2017)

•“Expert” (2016–2018) and “Global Leader” (2019-2021) in the Who’s Who Legal Corporate Tax Lawyers

Professional Memberships

•Inaugural Chair of LAWASIA Antitrust Committee

•Former Co-chair of the IPBA Competition Law Committee

•International member of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section (ABA)

•Chair of the Malaysia Bar Council’s Corporate & Commercial Law Committee

•Former Chair of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) Malaysian Branch

•Chair of the Malaysian Bar Council Tax Sub-Committee

•Member of the Competition Law Sub-Committee of the Malaysian Bar Council

•International Bar Association (IBA)

•Member of the IFA Asia-Pacific Regional Committee

Publications

•Bloomberg BNA's Business Operations in Malaysia – (co-author)

•Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin published by the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation in Amsterdam – (contributor)