Farah Deba’s specialist area of practice is in inheritance & succession which includes estate and business succession planning, establishment of family trusts for Muslim & non-Muslims alike. She has assisted various clients to set up various charitable foundations, family & private trusts. Farah currently is also known for her experience in estate administration (whether as lead or instructing solicitor or otherwise) involving ultra and high net worth estate matters locally and across multiple jurisdictions.

Farah also has extensive experience in advising various financial institutions in respect of various types of banking & trade facilities (conventional and Islamic), property developers in respect of mixed integrated development (residential, commercial and industrial projects), foreign acquisition & disposal of assets in Malaysia, long-term lease and land development related arrangements in respect of various infrastructure & privatized projects locally and in the Middle East.

Farah was instrumental in the setting up of an Islamic financing unit of a co-operative society. She is also heavily involved in advising clients in various special projects for the development & construction of transportation hub, hotels & medical centers. Farah has recently been spearheading ‘special projects’ for the Firm that include conducting training/briefing sessions, reviewing operations processes and methodology, formulating readiness programs for clients that include manufacturing clients and service providers in respect of laws on data protection.

Farah is registered as a Mediator with the Bar Council Malaysian Mediation Centre and is a Trained Collaborative Practitioner. She is also a full STEP member (Society of Trust & Estate Practitioner) which headquarters is based in United Kingdom. She is the current STEP Malaysia Chair.