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AsiaLaw, a leading legal directory focusing on Law firms in Asia, has recognized DFDL and King & Wood Mallesons for January 2021’s Deal of the Month. On this deal, DFDL and King & Wood Mallesons advised on arrangements concerning the USD 195 million financing to Ha Noi Thien Y Environmental Energy for its development of a 75 MW waste-to-energy plant in Hanoi
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DFDL is proud to announce that our firm has been shortlisted by Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific for the Mekong Region Firm of the Year 2021 award.
We wish to thank everyone on the DFDL legal & tax team for all of their hard work and dedication which has led to our being shortlisted for this prestigious accolade.
DFDL had been named Mekong Region Firm of the Year in 2020
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DFDL recently contributed to the third edition of Eversheds’ Global Sanctions Guide. Casting a spotlight on Cambodia and the Lao PDR, Kristy Newby (Partner, Lao PDR Managing Director, Co-Head of Compliance & Investigations Practice) and Nearirath Sreng (Senior Consultant, Deputy Head of Cambodia Banking, Finance & Technology Practice) answered 9 key questions related to sanctions in their jurisdictions
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DFDL recently contributed to the 11th edition of Herbert Smith Freehills Dispute Resolution in the Asia- Pacific Guide 2021. This guide provides readers with a concise and accessible overview of practical issues involving both litigation and arbitration across the Asia-Pacific region. This publication features two new issues: the existence of specialized international courts and the process of negotiating and reaching a settlement in each jurisdiction
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On 22 February 2021, AMCHAM Thailand hosted the webinar “How Will Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) Impact Human Resources?” part of their PDPA Preparedness Live Event Series.
Marion Carles-Salmon (DFDL Head of Regional Employment & Labor Practice and Regional Senior Legal Adviser) joined as a presenter along with Edward Attanasio (Fabrinet Senior Vice President)
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DFDL is delighted to announce that DFDL has been shortlisted in 4 categories for the 2021 IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards: Most Innovative National Firm of the Year – Cambodia Project Finance Deal of the Year: Cleantech Solar Rooftop Photovoltaic Project Project Finance Deal of the Year: Phu Yen Solar Power Plant Project Finance Deal of the Year: Phnom Penh Power Transmission Line Refinancing The IFLR notes that “the shortlist reflects hard work and ingenuity and seeks to showcase transactions
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On 12 February 2021, Marion Carles-Salmon (DFDL Head of Regional Employment & Labor Practice and Regional Senior Legal Adviser) participated in the latest Employment Law Alliance (“ELA”) podcast on the Vietnamese Labor Code 2019 and its effects on employers. In this episode, Peter Walts from ELA and Marion discussed the new Vietnamese Labor Code 2019 which was adopted on 20 November 2019 and came into effect on 1 January 2021
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On 13 February 2021, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (“KIIT”) School of Law, Odisha, India organized its first KWEETTALK on the topic “Evolving Opportunities in the Legal Profession.” Nishant Choudhary (DFDL Partner, Myanmar Deputy Managing Director and Deputy Head of Myanmar Banking and Finance Practice) was pleased to participate as a keynote speaker along with other industry experts: Jyoti Sagar (J
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On Thursday 4 February 2021, DFDL’s Regional Tax Team was delighted to participate in an international tax seminar on ‘Tax Treaty Shopping Rules Before and After BEPS’ presented by Christos Theophilou.
Chirstos is a Partner at Taxatelier and a Lecturer on International Tax for the Advanced Diploma in International Tax awarded by the Chartered Institute of Tax in the UK.
The training focused on recent international tax and tax treaty developments
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Asia Business Law Journal recently released its 2020 Philippines Law Firm Awards. We are delighted to announce that Ocampo & Suralvo Law Offices (“OS Law”), DFDL’s affiliate firm, has been recognized in Asia Business Law Journal’s taxation practice rankings!
DFDL extends our congratulations to the tax team of OS Law on attaining this richly deserved recognition and being counted among one of the top four Philippine law firms for tax services.
Leading OS Law’s tax team is Atty. Karen Ocampo
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In January 2021, Jonathan Blaine (Co-Head of Regional Compliance & Investigations Practice) authored an article “Business and Human Rights Projects Turns 10 – Where We’ve Been and Where Might We Be Going” as part of the 8th Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference proceedings for 2020
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On 20 January afternoon, Nishant Choudhary (Partner, Deputy Managing Director & Head of Banking and Finance Practice, Myanmar) moderated the panel discussion ‘Opportunities & Challenges for Solar Power Development in Myanmar’. This formed part of Neoventure Corporation’s Myanmar Solar E-Expo 2021 held over 19 and 20 January 2021 co-located with the APAC Solar Energy Digital Event 2021
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On 21 January 2021, DFDL Partner Nishant Choudhary and DFDL Myanmar Senior Tax Manager Diberjohn Balinas took part in EuroCham Myanmar’s live event on key developments and changes to look forward to in 2021. For the occasion, EuroCham Myanmar gathered a team of experts from its Legal and Tax Advocacy group to round up the important changes to Myanmar legislation in 2020 along with the key developments that firms can expect in 2021
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Between 12-14 January 2021, the Employment Law Alliance (“ELA“) hosted a series of webinars on “Employment Law in the Asia-Pacific – A Year in Review”. Marion Carles-Salmon (DFDL Head of Regional Employment & Labor Practice) joined as presenter along with other employment and labor experts to discuss the labor and employment changes that had the greatest impact on workers and enterprises in 2020
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DFDL along with Mekong Law Group advised Credit Bureau Asia Limited (“CBA”) as issuer local counsel in Cambodia and Myanmar in relation to its initial public offering (“IPO”) and listing on the main board of the Singapore Stock Exchange.
DFDL conducted the legal due diligence on Credit Bureau (Cambodia) Co
