Executive and C-Suite Service Agreement
Executive and C-Suite Service Agreements
Senior hires need more than an employment letter — notice that protects the business, restrictions that hold, and terms that survive the relationship ending badly.
- Advocates & Solicitors
- Offices in Kuala Lumpur & Johor Bahru
- Confidential, no obligation
Real lawyers, one team behind every matter
Who this is for
Sound familiar?
Companies appointing directors, C-suite or senior management
Businesses hiring executives with access to strategy or client relationships
Groups standardising terms across a senior leadership team
Executives reviewing terms offered to them
Companies whose senior team is on outdated or junior-level contracts
What's at stake
What is really at stake
- 01A senior executive is recruited on a standard employment template with a month's notice and a confidentiality clause copied from a junior contract.
- 02They join with access to strategy, pricing, client relationships and the confidential information that drives the business.Eighteen months later they resign, join a competitor, and take a client list and two team members with them.
- 03The notice period is too short to matter.The restrictive covenants were never tailored. The intellectual property they developed was never assigned. Everything you needed was available at the point of hiring and nobody asked for it.
In plain words
Executive and C-Suite Service Agreement
A service agreement for directors and senior executives — role and reporting, remuneration including any incentive or equity element, notice and garden leave, confidentiality, intellectual property assignment, restrictive covenants, and the terms on which the relationship can end on either side.
What good looks like
Imagine a senior departure that is orderly. Meaningful notice served or garden leave taken. Confidential information contained. Clients and staff protected within enforceable limits. Company property and intellectual property returned. Handover completed.
What you get
What we deliver
Scope and fee are agreed in writing before any work starts, so you know exactly what you are getting.
- 01
Service agreement covering role, reporting and remuneration
- 02
Incentive, bonus or equity arrangements documented
- 03
Notice, garden leave and termination provisions
- 04
Confidentiality and intellectual property assignment
- 05
Restrictive covenants drafted within enforceable limits
How we work
Clear from the first conversation
- 1
Send a short request
Tell us what the matter is about. It takes under a minute and stays confidential.
- 2
Akmal sets a time with you
We reply within 30 minutes in office hours to arrange your consultation, online or at our KL or JB office.
- 3
Advice, then a written proposal
You get a clear view of the issues and options, then a written scope and fee proposal.
- 4
Work begins on the agreed scope
Akmal leads the matter with a team of our lawyers, working to the scope you approved. You get regular updates at every key step.
Who leads your matter
Led by Akmal Saufi, supported by our team
Akmal leads your matter as Partner. Depending on the work, other lawyers in our team handle parts of it day to day, with Akmal overseeing the matter.
Akmal Saufi
Partner, Messrs Akmal Saufi & Co
- Advocate & Solicitor, Malaysia
- Over 13 years in transactional work: M&A, joint ventures, land and infrastructure
- LLB (Hons), International Islamic University Malaysia
The team behind your matter
Meet the team →Who we have acted for
Organisations we have acted for
Federal government agencies & statutory bodies
Johor state bodies & local authorities
Government-linked companies
Private sector & NGOs
Shown with permission. Government agencies, statutory bodies and government-linked companies are identified as such. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement by any government, ministry or agency.
Next step
Request a consultation with Akmal
- 1Send a short request. It takes under a minute.
- 2Akmal reviews it and arranges a time with you.
- 3You get clear advice, then a written scope and fee proposal.
We reply within 30 minutes · Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5:30pm
Your details stay confidential. Sending a request does not mean you have appointed us.
- Licensed advocates & solicitors
- Professional indemnity insured
- Offices in KL & JB
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Still unsure? Send a short request and Akmal will tell you plainly whether and how we can help.
Are non-compete clauses enforceable in Malaysia?
What is garden leave?
Should a director have a service agreement as well as being appointed?
Who owns work the executive creates?
Can you review an offer made to me personally?
What is Legal That Works?
What if I’m not sure what legal service I need?
Who will be helping me?
Before you sign
The cost of waiting
Every protection in a senior contract is agreed at the point of hiring, when the candidate wants the role. None of it can be added later.
We reply within 30 minutes · Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5:30pm
