How it started

Izwan & Partners was started by Izwan Zakaria in 2019 as a “technology and startup law firm” to provide dedicated and specialist legal support for technology companies, startups, and investors in Malaysia 

Our secret sauce

We <3 startups

Work with a specialist technology and startup lawyer who speaks the same language as you do

Technology focused

We're a fully cloud based digital law firm, and leverage on technologies to do and deliver our work

Lean lawyering

We use lean principles when we work. This makes our law firm efficient and agile

Market access

Like Silicon Valley law firms, we open doors for our clients in Malaysia and overseas

You're in good company

Our clients range from bootstrapped startups, fintech, social enterprises to venture-backed companies
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What people say about us

"One thing that struck me about Izwan is that he really wants the best for everyone! He is resourceful and honest, and also empathetic."
Dina Zaman
Dina ZamanDirector, Iman Research
"Izwan supported my ambition to build my own social enterprise and opened doors to his connections and networks, allowing me to grow my social enterprise to where it is today."
Raudhah Nazran
Raudhah NazranCEO, Accelerate Global
"Izwan has helped us with our fund raising, business connections, contracts and shared us on potential grants landscape and social impact that we can make!"
Kelveen Soh
Kelveen SohCEO, Fefifo
"Izwan is well versed in helping startups with legal advice."
Jashida Kamal
Jashida KamalFounder, Eat Launchpad
"Izwan's experience, knowledge, perception and his empathy were instrumental in guiding us at MercuryPay as we began our new startup. We would have made costly mistakes and stepped into several traps if not for the time and energy that Izwan put into counselling us."
Joel Wijesuria
Joel WijesuriaCEO, MercuryPay
"Izwan is a highly learned, competent, forward thinking and solutions focused lawyer."
Hilal Sheikh
Hilal SheikhPartner, Gateway Global
"Knowledgeable and friendly. I like the way Izwan gets things done!"
Dr Tan I-LeneCEO, Agronomics Consulting
"If you're curious about building a ready commercial presence and where to head for investments, you'll search in vain for anyone with more extensive insights than Izwan."
Yunus Zakariah
Yunus ZakariahFounder, Bahas Bola

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