OVERVIEW
2010 Asian Legal Business Hot 100
Classed in the category “The Strategists."
"DFDL Mekong: an Asian heavyweight in the making.”
2010 ALB Fast 30
Listed as one of the 30 fastest growing law firms in Asia
FACTS AND FIGURES
DFDL people
- 250 staff
- 100 + advisers
- 40% expatriate advisers
- 8 regional partners
- 6 legal partners
- 2 tax partners
- 3 national partners
- 24 nationalities
- Languages spoken: Afrikaans, Bengali, Burmese, Dutch, English, Filipino, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Lao, Malaysian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, Urdu, Zulu.
International presence
- Established in 1994 in the Mekong region
- 8 countries : Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia*, Myanmar*, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
- 11 offices : Bangkok, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta*, Koh Samui, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Singapore, Vientiane, Yangon*. (*collaboration with a local partner)
- Geographical coverage from Southeast Asia to the Middle East and beyond.
DFDL expertise
- Full services law firm providing custom-tailored international standard legal and tax solutions
- Extensive local and cross-border experience in complex and sophisticated transactions across a wide geographical footprint
- A practical knowledge of local business cultures and practices
- Core expertises: Energy, Mining & Infrastructure, Real Estate, M&A, Corporate & Commercial, Tax & Customs, English Law Governed Transactions.
