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DFDL is pleased to announce that Clint O’Connell (Partner, Cambodia Deputy Managing Director & Head of the Cambodia Tax Practice) was selected as chairman of the Tax and Legal Advocacy Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (“AmCham”).
The announcement was made on 16 June 2022 at an AmCham meeting held at the Rosewood in Phnom Penh
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DFDL has been honored by LegalOne for its key role in an historic deal to secure cross-border financing for a solar energy farm in Vietnam – the country’s first-ever “Green loan.”
Members of DFDL’s Energy, Mining and Infrastructure practice acted as legal counsel in Vietnam for B.Grimm Power Plc, which secured a USD 186 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”) and other key lenders, and its Vietnamese subsidiary Phu Yen TTP Joint Stock Company
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On 14 June 2022, DFDL was pleased to host its first-ever Banking, Finance and Technology Day and was honored to welcome an animated audience of business leaders and industry experts to the SOSORO Museum in Phnom Penh.
The standing-room only event – which was DFDL’s first conference since the Covid-19 pandemic erupted two years ago – was a series of top-level workshops, all notable for lively discussions of cutting-edge business issues in Cambodia and Southeast Asia
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Nishant Choudhary (Partner, Myanmar Managing Director and Head of Regional Dispute Resolution Practice) and Rohan Bishayee (Legal Adviser) recently authored the article “Emergency Arbitration: An Outlook on Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar” published on Linklaters’ blog. In this article, our experts review the emergency arbitration landscape of Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand. They provide a short overview of the legal framework, practical challenges and road ahead for each jurisdiction
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On 31 May 2022, DFDL sponsored and was a key participant in “Toward 2065: Thailand Net Emissions Goal” a sustainable energy event in Bangkok organized in collaboration with the French Embassy, Business France
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Asian Legal Business (“ALB”), a branch of Thomson Reuters, has nominated DFDL for two honors at its 18th Annual ALB SE Asia Law Awards:
Audray Souche: Managing Partner of the Year (Emerging Markets)
Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
DFDL extends its congratulations to Audray Souche (Regional Managing Partner) as well as to the members of our Regional Energy Practice team
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On 6 May 2022, Vajiravann Chamnan (Cambodia Tax Director) was a featured guest speaker on E-Commerce Taxation at an event organized by the Cambodian Association of Finance and Technology (“CAFT“), the Preah Srey Içanavarman Museum of Economy and Money (“SOSORO“) and the Cambodian Internet Startup Association (“CISA“)
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DFDL is pleased to announce that Anne Coulon (Regional Legal Adviser – Consultant) has been elected to the Board of Directors for the European Association for Business and Commerce (“EABC”) in Thailand. Anne was elected to the 11-member board on 28 April at the EABC annual meeting, which was held at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit in Bangkok. Anne is an expert in dispute resolution with more than 18 years of professional experience, notably in France, India, Thailand and Singapore
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On 4 May 2022, Bloomberg Tax published an article written by Christine Schwarzl (Regional Transfer Pricing Director) on post-COVID-19 transfer pricing (“TP”) issues and how to manage the risks.
The recent global pandemic has profoundly impacted business models and global supply chains, resulting in significant changes to working patterns. Christine discussed the potential TP risks in her article and what taxpayers might do to manage these challenges in the years ahead
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On 28 April 2022, Christine Schwarzl (Regional Transfer Pricing Director) was a special guest speaker on a webinar presented by Bloomberg Tax on the implications of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) Pillars 1 and 2 projects.
Christine was joined by Andrew Quinn, Partner at the Maples Group, and Nisreen Said (Senior Analyst for Bloomberg Tax). Christine explained the impacts of the latest developments on Asia while Andrew discussed it from a European perspective
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On 26 April 2022, Paul Volodarsky (Senior Consultant, Deputy Head of Regional Real Estate & Construction) was a featured speaker at “Meet The Experts 2022,” the largest hospitality conference in Vietnam for which DFDL was an Elite Sponsor. The prestigious event, held at the InterContinental Hotel Saigon, brought together more than 400 local and international industry experts, including top developers, premium hotel owners, government officials and senior global consultants
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AsiaLaw, a leading legal directory focusing on Law firms in Asia, has awarded DFDL Bangladesh for its Deal of the Month (March 2022) for advising on a USD 1.7 billion joint venture for what will become the fifth-largest solar energy field in the world.
DFDL Bangladesh advised Pacific Energy Group, through its subsidiary Eleris Energy, in signing a Joint Venture Agreement with the Bangladesh Army Welfare Trust to build a 1,000 MW alternative energy solar field
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Clint O’Connell (Partner, Cambodia Deputy Managing Director & Head of Cambodia Tax Practice) was recently quoted in the Phnom Penh Post article “Cambodiatrade.com – A springboard for small businesses to global commerce.” Cambodiatrade.com is an e-commerce platform that was launched on March 31 as part of Go4eCam, a public-private pilot project to boost Cambodia’s internet economy
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Clint O’Connell (Partner, Cambodia Deputy Managing Director & Head of Cambodia Tax Practice) was recently quoted in the Cambodia Investment Review article “GDT launches online e-commerce VAT registration for non-residents”. The article discussed the launch of a General Department of Taxation (“GDT”) registration website and an e-filing system for non-resident e-commerce companies, as well as an update on the results and feedback so far
