Ridza has advised on a wide variety of corporate, financing and commercial matters including mergers and acquisitions of listed and non-listed entities, listings of public companies, joint venture and consortium agreements involving foreign and multinational companies, venture capitalist transactions, capital markets and real estate projects. He also advises broadly on major state and federal privatisation projects particularly in the oil and gas industry and property development. He has presented many papers in conferences on areas relating to corporate governance, financing, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions. He has written a chapter on “The Contribution and Functions of Independent Directors” for the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG) in collaboration with Securities Commission.

Being trained in Shari’ah as well as common law, Ridza leads one of the largest teams of Islamic finance in his firm where the firm has advised clients locally and internationally on various aspects of Islamic banking and finance utilizing various Shari’ah concepts like Al-Bai Bithamin Ajil, Ijarah, Istisna, Bai’ Inah, Bai’ Al-Dayn, Murabahah, Mudharabah, Musyarakah and the issuance of Islamic Private Securities using Al-Bai Bithamin Ajil, Murabahah, Ijarah, Mudharabah and Musyarakah. At the international scene, Ridza has advised clients in Singapore, the Middle East, the Philippines, Canada, Brunei, Indonesia, Turkey, Lebanon and Australia on various aspects of Islamic financing. This also includes the area of Islamic Asset Backed Securities. Ridza has advised several financial institutions on drafting standard Islamic corporate, retail and trade financing agreements. Ridza has spoken extensively in various conferences in the areas of Islamic Banking and Islamic Private Debt Securities and has delivered more than 100 papers. He has also given training to several public listed companies, financial institutions and governmental bodies including Bank Negara Malaysia and the Securities Commission.

On projects, Ridza has extensive experience negotiating local and international contracts on behalf of both employer and contractor in construction law specialising in oil, gas and petrochemical related contracts, in both the upstream and downstream areas. His experience ranges from the project execution stage which includes feasibility studies, project management, financing, tax planning, procurement, construction, commissioning licensing and operation with flexible schemes using reimbursable, guaranteed maximum price, alliance, risk/reward, reimbursable with ceiling, lump sum or turnkey concepts. This extends to also FPSO, charter party contracts, fabrication etc. In addition, he also advises oil & gas companies in production sharing contracts, risk service contracts and their corporate matters. His experiences in negotiating international contracts ranges from countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei, Iran, United States of America, France, Venezuela, Vietnam, Oman, Libya, India, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Apart from the oil and gas industry, Ridza has also advised clients on light railway transit system, road projects, building contracts, tunnel contracts, cement plants and factories.

Having a background in finance as well, Ridza advises major corporations both local and international on financial and taxation matters particularly on corporate financing and optimising various taxation structures in countries within the Asia Pacific Region.