Law firms Opening up new markets: Trowers applies for foreign firm licence in Malaysia Legal Business · 19 February 2015 · 2 min read Asia Trowers & Hamlins Trowers & Hamlins has chosen to build on its representative office in Malaysia, following the country’s legal market liberalisation, by applying for a qualified foreign law firm (QFLF) licence.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryWhat boards really want, AI in practice and leading through crisis: the takeaways from Enterprise GC 2026In-HouseTheresa Hargreaves11 Mar 2026Trowers takes high-profile restructuring role as Mandelson-founded advisory firm collapsesLaw firmsEliza Winter20 Feb 2026Revolving Doors: Latham swipes German transactions team from Freshfields as Ropes rebuilds in private equityLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves15 Dec 2025A&O gains Shanghai approval on the back of double-digit Asia-Pac growthLaw firmsNathalie Tidman7 Jan 2020Letter from… Sydney: After the churn of the foreign influx, Australian legal elite look primed for their golden ageLaw firmsMarco Cillario29 Oct 2019HSF becomes latest Western firm to gain Chinese law capability through new Shanghai allianceLaw firmsMarco Cillario7 Aug 2019Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025