Malaysian law firm Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill has added a new shipping and oil & gas practice group to its outfit.

The new practice will be led by senior partner Datuk DP Naban in a team of four.

Naban has 33 years’ experience handling contentious and non-contentious litigation matters in the wet and dry shipping sector. He also focuses on marine insurance, offshore services, judicial sale and purchasing of ships, international trade, and flagging of vessel and towage of FPSO.

Partners Andrew Ean Vooi and Mong Chung Seng will also join the shipping practice.