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On 5 May 2021, Charles Amar (DFDL Head of Cambodia Real Estate and Construction Practice) was pleased to speak at Eurocham Cambodia live event on “How the Lockdown in Cambodia will Impact the Construction Sector”. Our expert started his presentation by giving an overview of the outbreak situation in Cambodia and of the different measures taken by the Royal Government of Cambodia to limit the spread of the virus ...
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Top 5 questions within 20 minutes to keep up to date with latest COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Indonesia and key considerations for employers and employees. With COVID-19 vaccination drives at the early rollout stage across Southeast Asia, we take this opportunity to look more closely at some of the main questions, concerns and legal issues on the minds of employers and employees during these uncertain times in this video series ...
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Top 5 questions within 20 minutes to keep up to date with latest COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Cambodia and key considerations for employers and employees. With COVID-19 vaccination drives at the early rollout stage across Southeast Asia, we take this opportunity to look more closely at some of the main questions, concerns and legal issues on the minds of employers and employees during these uncertain times in this video series ...
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Top 6 questions within 20 minutes to keep up to date with latest COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Bangladesh and key considerations for employers and employees. With COVID-19 vaccination drives at the early rollout stage across Southeast Asia, we take this opportunity to look more closely at some of the main questions, concerns and legal issues on the minds of employers and employees during these uncertain times in this video series ...
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In this 9 minute video, DFDL Regional Managing Partner, Audray Souche, with Pimclick Creative Digital Agency and in collaboration with La French Tech Bangkok, shares her insights and observations on the transformative effects nature of the rapidly accelerating digitalization currently underway in the legal industry ...
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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 Phnom Penh Post: Small country, big appetite – Cambodia’s giant tech VAT law one to watch, experts say. The article discusses the introduction of Sub-decree No. 65 S ...
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DFDL is very proud to receive two recognitions from the recent In-House Community 2021 Awards. DFDL has been awarded with the Thailand Telecommunications, Media & Technology Firm of Year and has received honorable mentions for the Thailand Banking & Finance Firm of Year. Our firm continues to stand out as a leading firm in Thailand with significant experience in the fintech sector ...
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The In-House Community recently released its Firm of the Year 2021 Awards. We are delighted to announce that Ocampo & Suralvo Law Offices (OS Law), DFDL’s affiliate firm, has been recognized in multiple categories. Ocampo & Suralvo Law was recognized as the Philippine Anti-trust and Competition Firm of Year and as the Philippine Compliance and Regulatory Firm of the Year ...
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On 7 April 2021, Marion Carles-Salmon (Head of Regional Employment and Labor Practice, Regional Senior Legal Adviser) joined the Employment Law Alliance (“ELA”) team to discuss Indonesia’s Job Creation Law with local experts Fahrul S. Yusuf and Syahdan Aziz from Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono. In this episode, Marion guides the guest speakers on Indonesia’s Job Creation Law (“Omnibus Law”) and its implementing regulations ...
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On 20 April 2021, Marion Carles-Salmon (Head of Regional Employment and Labor Practice, Regional Senior Legal Adviser) was pleased to join the panel discussion on the ‘Future of Work in Asia Pacific’ at the Employment Law Alliance (“ELA”) Conference. This event was organized with the intention of discussing recent employment and labor developments happening word-wide ...
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DFDL advised a consortium of lenders on local law requirements in Cambodia and Myanmar in relation to a USD2 billion senior secured term loan facility granted to Grab, the ride hailing giant in Southeast Asia. This is Grab’s first senior secured term loan facility which is based on commitments from international institutional investors and this financing is also the largest term loan B facility in the Asian technology sector ...
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On 21 April 2021, the Prime Minister of the Lao PDR announced a range of COVID-19 control measures in effect from 22 April until 5 May 2021. We extend our full support to the Government of the Lao PDR in its efforts to protect the country from COVID-19. We would like to reassure you that DFDL takes the needs and well-being of our clients, our people and our community seriously ...
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We are proud to have been named Mekong Region Law Firm of the Year in the Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards for two consecutive years. This award is a true recognition of our firm’s strong presence and client service in the Mekong region. It represents our commitment to provide our clients throughout the region with the very best services and to break new ground as a leading regional firm ...
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In compliance with the Royal Government of Cambodia lockdown order on Phnom Penh and Takhmao town for a period of two weeks (from 15 April to 28 April), DFDL office will remain closed but the DFDL advisers teams will be working online at full capacity. We extend our full support to the Royal Government of Cambodia in its efforts to protect citizens from COVID-19. We would like to reassure you that DFDL takes the needs and well-being of our clients, our people and local communities seriously ...
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Vansok Khem (Partner, Deputy Head of Cambodia Corporate and Commercial Practice), Raksa Chan (Senior Consultant) and Samnangvathana Sor (Senior Consultant), recently contributed to the Cambodia chapter of the ‘Employment Law Review’ (12th edition). This publication underlines the ever growing importance of international employment law touching upon relevant legislative developments in multiple world regions and jurisdictions ...
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DFDL is pleased to be awarded with the National Firm of the Year in Cambodia. This recognition celebrates the most innovating and performing firms in the Asia-Pacific region. We are exceptionally proud to receive this award and wish to thank all our tax and legal teams on the ground for their dedication and hard work. Guillaume Massin (Partner and Cambodia Managing Director) expressed “We are truly honored to receive this highest award from IFLR ...
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On 23 March 2021, our Partner and Bangladesh Managing Director, Shahwar Nizam, participated in the Power Week Asia workshop on Renewable Power Purchase Agreements (“PPAs”) as a speaker where he expounded upon the current renewable PPA investment framework in Bangladesh. He shared his latest legal and tax insights along with industry expertise on how to optimally and successfully invest in Bangladeshi renewable PPAs ...
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On 19 March 2021, DFDL was pleased to hold a training session for SLP & GLP with a focus on due diligence and land use rights in Vietnam. Huynh Dai Thang (Partner, Head of the Hanoi Office), Paul D. Volodarsky (Deputy Head of the Regional Real Estate Practice) and Nguyen Phuong Dung (Legal Adviser) gave the SLP & GLP team an insightful overview of the due diligence process and legal framework for industrial land acquisition in Vietnam ...
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Episode 2 – Appointment of Data Protection Officer Watch this brief, concise and easy-to-follow 3 minutes video to understand more about the appointment and roles of the Data Protection Officer (“DPO”), and why such position within an organization becomes increasingly important with the upcoming enforcement of Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) ...
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Episode 1 – The Legal Basis for Collecting & Processing Personal Data Watch this brief, concise and easy-to-follow 4 minutes video to give yourself a proper and informed understanding on Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) – the first comprehensive personal data protection law in the country’s history, the regulatory framework in place and what this means for the organizations conducting businesses in Thailand ...
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Episode 1 – The Legal Basis for Collecting & Processing Personal Data Watch this brief, concise and easy-to-follow 4 minutes video to give yourself a proper and informed understanding on Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) – the first comprehensive personal data protection law in the country’s history, the regulatory framework in place and what this means for the organizations conducting businesses in Thailand ...
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William Greenlee, Partner and Myanmar/Singapore Managing Director, was recently quoted in the Asia Business Law Journal article “Law firms in Myanmar cautious on future”. This article focuses on the current political instability in Myanmar due to the military takeover on 2 February 2021 ...
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DFDL recently assisted Aker Horizons AS (“Aker Horizons”), a leading Norwegian planet-positive investment company, on its 75% acquisition of Mainstream Renewable Power (“Mainstream”), a leading Irish independent renewable energy company in the onshore/offshore wind and solar power sector with operations in Europe, Africa and Southeast Asia ...