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The DFDL team is proud to announce that DFDL Thailand has won the Taxation Law Firm of the Year title at the Asia Business Law Journal’s annual awards.
This prestigious award resulted from the hard work and creativity of the tax team led by Jack Sheehan, DFDL Partner and Regional Head of Tax Practice and Jonathan Blaine, Thailand Tax Director. We are pleased to extend our congratulations to the entire DFDL Thailand team for their dedication in attaining this well-deserved recognition
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For the third consecutive year, DFDL congratulates Nishant Choudhary, a Partner and Managing Director of DFDL Myanmar, for being re-elected as a board member of the India-Myanmar Chamber of Commerce (“IMCC”) in Yangon.
The India-Myanmar Chamber was established in 2017 as a non-profit organization focused on boosting bilateral trade between Myanmar and India
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DFDL is proud to announce that our firm has been shortlisted by Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific for the ASEAN Law Firm of the Year 2022 award.
We wish to thank everyone on the DFDL legal & tax teams for their hard work and dedication which has led to being shortlisted for this prestigious accolade.
DFDL has been named Mekong Region Firm of the Year in 2020 and in 2021
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Clint O’Connell (Partner, Cambodia Deputy Managing Director & Head of Cambodia Tax Practice) was recently quoted in a Phnom Penh Post article: ‘Law on Investment: Resetting Cambodia’s business landscape?’. This article discusses Cambodia’s post-COVID-19 investment landscape with a focus on the new Law on Investment (‘LoI’) and its goals in the post-pandemic recovery strategy
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Vincent Morand, Senior Consultant (Aviation) and Head of the French Desk, has recently been interviewed in the French podcast ‘Tout Droit Tout Simple‘. Vincent shared his experience as an expatriate lawyer in the United Kingdom, Southeast Asia and Europe. The podcast covers expatriation-related topics such as when to move abroad, where to go and includes tips and anecdotes.
This podcast is in French. Click here to listen to this insightful episode: https://toutdroittoutsimple
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On 10 March 2022, EuroCham Cambodia and ARISE+ Cambodia organized the breakfast workshop “E-Commerce for Exporting SMEs” at Raintree Cambodia. The event aimed to familiarize companies throughout Cambodia with the E-commerce platforms available to access the domestic and international export markets
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DFDL recently contributed to the ELA ‘Remote Workers: Asia Pacific Guide for Employers’ publication for 2 jurisdictions: Myanmar and Vietnam.
This guide provides insights to local employers on hiring remote workers in the Asia-Pacific region. Our employment and labor law experts in Myanmar and Vietnam give a clear and easy-to-read overview of the current rules for hiring remote workers with key details on the legal requirements, type of contracts, and the potential cross-border risks
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Clint O’Connell (Partner, Cambodia Deputy Managing Director & Head of Cambodia Tax Practice) was recently quoted in a Cambodia Investment Review article ‘Flow meters remain a problem for small beverage producers in Cambodia’. This article discusses the implementation of Prakas No. 010 on “the Local Manufacturers Obligation to place devices for measuring the volume of beer and non-alcoholic drinks” issued on 14 January 2021 by the Ministry of Economy and Finance
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DFDL advised Pacific Energy Group, LLC (Pacific Energy), through its subsidiary, Eleris Energy Limited, Hong Kong which has signed a Joint Venture Agreement with the Bangladesh Army Welfare Trust, to build a 1,000MW, USD 1.7 billion alternative energy solar field in Bangladesh. This was an important deal as upon completion, the solar field will be tied with the 5th largest solar field in the world, and discussion continues to expand the project to become the largest solar field in the world
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DFDL is pleased to announce that our Partners have been ranked in Vietnam’s Top 100 lawyers by Asia Business Law Journal for 2021. Featured among this year’s rankings were Martin Desautels (Senior Partner), Jérôme Buzenet (Partner, Vietnam Managing Director, Co-Head of Regional Mergers & Acquisitions Practice) and Hoang Phong Anh (Partner).
We are delighted to have our legal advisers represented and given due recognition in this prestigious ranking
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On 10 February 2022, Clint O’Connell (Partner, Cambodia Deputy Managing Director, Head of Cambodia Tax Practice) participated in the workshop ‘RCEP Rules of Origin and What They Mean for Cambodia’ co-organized by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (“ERIA”) Capacity Building Programme and the Ministry of Commerce in Cambodia
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On 15 February 2022, Vajiravann Chamnan (Tax Director) joined AusCham Cambodia February Breakfast Chat at Sombok in Phnom Penh. She gave a keynote speech on Tax Audits in Cambodia. She discussed the best practices and strategies to manage tax audits, especially during COVID-19. She provided the participants with a detailed overview of the current tax audit process and explained how to get ready to minimize the risks
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On 17 February 2022, Seka Hep (Partner, Cambodia Deputy Managing Director) participated in SCIA Women’s Touch in Management Breakfast Networking on “Powering Sustainable Businesses” at Rosewood. Seka joined the panel discussion along with other women leaders. Together, they discussed the common challenges and opportunities for women in the business world. Seka shared with the audience her experience as a female partner and manager in the legal industry
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On 17 February 2022, Paul Volodarsky (Deputy Head of Regional Real Estate & Construction Practice) was delighted to participate in Global Supply Chain Council (“GSCC”) Logistics Real Estate Asia Summit. Paul joined the panel discussion along with other industry experts. Paul had a chance to discuss legal restrictions and limitations when it comes to implementing innovative solutions in the warehousing sharing economy in the Southeast Asia region
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DFDL Cambodia recently contributed to the 2022 edition of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Asia-Pacific Employment Law Bulletin. In this new edition, employment and labour law experts from 15 jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific region look at significant changes and developments brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and explain how it impacts attitudes and workspaces policies
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Nishant Choudhary (Partner) was recently quoted in an article published in the Cambodia Investment Review: NCAC’s emergency arbitrator issues the first-ever interim award.
On 1 February 2022, the National Commercial Arbitration Centre (“NCAC“) announced that an emergency arbitrator issued an interim award at the first-ever emergency arbitration proceeding administered by the institution
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Clint O’Connell (Partner, Cambodia Deputy Managing Director & Head of Cambodia Tax Practice) was recently quoted in an article published in the Khmer Times: Tax Delay May Stimulate Property Sector, Experts Say.
The article discusses the recent request from the Ministry of Economy and Finance to the Prime Minister Hun Sen to postpone the start of the Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”) for an additional 2 years to 1 January 2024
