Norhisham Abd Bahrin is a corporate and mergers & acquisitions lawyer with over 24 years of experience. He is a partner at Azmi & Associates, a prominent legal firm in Kuala Lumpur.
His practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, fund investments, corporate governance as well as climate change and sustainability. The IFLR 1000 (2024/2025) ranked him as a ‘Notable Practitioner’ for Mergers & Acquisitions in Malaysia. He is also the Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer for Mergers & Acquisition in Malaysia for 2025. Additionally, the deal that he worked on recently won the IFN 2024 ESG, Green & SRI Law Firm of Year.
Hisham holds an LLB (Hons) from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and an MBA from the Royal Docks School of Business and Law, University of East London, UK. He also holds a Certificate in Business Sustainability Management from the University of Cambridge, UK. Hisham is an HRD-certified trainer and is a facilitator with the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) and a frequent speaker on various topics impacting business.