DFDL

Legal Services | Cambodia
tel: +855 2321 0400 | fax: +855 2321 4053
№ 30, Norodom Boulevard 4th Floor BRED Bank Building | Sangkat Phsar Thmey 3 | Phnom Penh | 12210 | Cambodia

Main Contacts

L-Martin Desautels

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Regional Managing Partner

David Doran

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Founding Partner

Guillaume Massin

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Partner; Managing Director

Overview

DFDL established its headquarters in Cambodia in 1995. DFDL is licensed as an investment company by the Council for the Development of Cambodia and the Cambodian Investment Board. We are also registered as a private limited company with the Ministry of Commerce. Under these licenses and registrations, we are permitted to provide business consulting, tax and investment advisory service of an international nature.
On 1 March 2016, DFDL and Sarin & Associates joined forces and established a commercial association and cooperation in order to form a new business transactions platform to serve clients with interests in Cambodia and across the expanding ASEAN marketplace.
DFDL and Sarin & Associates have worked together for over 10 years in Cambodia. Sarin & Associates has long been recognized for its outstanding legal advice, providing advice to companies in Cambodia in several sectors, such as telecommunication, energy, retail, real estate, financial services, banking, etc.
Our clients are major international and Asian foreign investors in Cambodia, including large foreign and Asian financial institutions. We have been involved in major projects in Cambodia including electricity projects, aviation, telecommunications, infrastructure projects and large real estate projects.

Year this Office was Established: 1995
Lawyers Worldwide: 140

Areas of Practice

Representative Clients

Professionals

Partners

L-Martin  Desautels

L-Martin Desautels

Regional Managing Partner
David  Doran

David Doran

Founding Partner
Seka  Hep

Seka Hep

Partner; Head of Real Estate Practice Group
Vansok  Khem

Vansok Khem

Partner
Guillaume  Massin

Guillaume Massin

Partner; Managing Director
Clint  O'Connell

Clint O'Connell

Partner; Head of Tax Practice Group
Chris  Robinson

Chris Robinson

Partner; Head of Corporate & Commercial Practice G

Advisers

Daniel  Wein

Daniel Wein

Head of Banking & Finance Practice Group

Other

Raksa  Chan

Raksa Chan

Senior Consultant
Etienne  Rieuneau

Etienne Rieuneau

Head of Corporate Advisory & Business Development
Nearirath  Sreng

Nearirath Sreng

Senior Consultant

Articles

Cambodia: Procedures and Fines for Violation of the Competition Law

Overview On 22 February 2023, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”) issued a new regulation on the Forms and Procedures for Issuance of Temporary Suspension Measures and/or Decisions by the Cambodia Competition Commission (“CCC”) to strengthen the enforcement of the Law on Competition (“Competition Law”) in Cambodia. Thereafter, on 24 February 2023, the MOC issued an additional decision on the Formalities and Procedures for the Calculation of Pecuniary Penalties under the Law on Competition to ensure that the calculation of pecuniary penalties is transparent and effective...

Myanmar: Annual Tax Compliance Reminder for FY 2022-2023

Less than a month to go! Our Tax Team wishes to remind you of the fast-approaching deadline for the submission of your annual corporate tax returns for the financial year ended 31 March 2023 (“FY 2022-2023”). All Myanmar taxpayers (corporate entities, non-profit organizations, and individuals) should file their annual tax returns on or before 30 June 2023.   This annual return submission applies to Corporate Income Tax (“CIT”), Personal Income Tax (“PIT”) Salary Statement, Consolidated Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”), and Commercial Tax (“CT”) for the FY 2022-2023...

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Press

DFDL Advises PSS Group on Landmark Renewable Energy Joint Venture with I Squared Capital

DFDL advised PSS Group on its strategic partnership and joint venture with I Squared Capital, a leading global infrastructure investment manager, and Berde Renewables, Inc. This collaboration brings together PSS Power’s deep local expertise and proven track record with I Squared Capital’s global experience and financial resources.The joint venture aims to develop 300 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy projects in Thailand over the next three years, focusing on solar photovoltaic, battery storage, and hybrid energy solutions. These projects will cater to the growing demand for sustainable power across industrial, commercial, and grid-scale applications in Thailand...

DFDL Advises Pentagreen Capital and Clifford Capital in its Joint Financing of BECIS Bioenergy

DFDL is pleased to announce its role as local legal counsel, supporting international counsel Mayer Brown, in advising Clifford Capital and Pentagreen Capital on their joint financing of BECIS Bioenergy Pte. Ltd. (BECIS). The financing package, structured as a green loan of USD 30 million, will support the development and construction of bioenergy projects across Southeast Asia and India. The loan includes an accordion feature, potentially increasing the total financing by an additional USD 20 million, which could bring the overall project value to USD 50 million...

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