Nurul Syahirah Azman

Nurul is a Partner in Zaid Ibrahim & Co.’s Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities practice. She rejoins the firm after an in-house role at a national oil and gas company, bringing upstream oil and gas experience together with several years of corporate, commercial and regulatory practice.

She advises on upstream contracts, strategic divestments, joint ventures and regulatory compliance. Her upstream work covers:

• production sharing contracts and joint operating agreements
• master services, nominating and lifting agreements
• other upstream operational contracts
• Sarawak state law compliance

She also has experience handling negotiations and disputes with authorities and counterparties on operational, commercial and strategic issues.

Nurul’s earlier years at the firm were spent largely in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice. There she advised Fortune 500 companies, regionally listed companies and major international technology companies on competition, technology and communications, franchise and personal data protection matters.

Key engagements

• Led exemption applications to the then Malaysian Aviation Commission for a Malaysian airline’s joint business arrangements.
• Advised on a digital banking licence application.
• Advised on admission into Bank Negara Malaysia’s Regulatory Sandbox.
• Advised Fortune 500 and major international technology companies on competition, communications, franchise and personal data protection matters.

Career

Nurul was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2015. She practised at Zaid Ibrahim & Co. from 2018 to 2024, mainly in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice. She then spent two years as in-house Legal Counsel in the upstream legal department of a national oil and gas company, covering Sarawak assets, before rejoining the firm as a Partner in 2026.