L-MARTIN DESAUTELS
Martin is Regional Managing Partner of DFDL Mekong and Head of the Finance, Energy and Infrastructure Practice Group.  He holds a LLM (London School of Economics) and is a member of the Quebec Bar Association (Canada).  His practice covers International Banking, Project Finance and Investment.  He speaks English, French and basic Vietnamese and Khmer.
M: +855 (0) 1280 5552
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EDWIN VANDERBRUGGEN
Edwin is the Senior Regional Tax Counsel and head of the Indochina Tax Practice.  He holds a Bachelor in Law (Antwerp) and a Master in Tax Law (Brussels).  He advises multinational enterprises and international organizations in the field of taxation and specializes in the Indochina region and inter-national tax planning.  He speaks Dutch, German, English, French and Thai.
M: +855 (0) 1235 5684
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ALEXANDER MAY
Alex is head of the Head of the Corporate Finance Practice Group.  He holds a BA in Political Science (University of Arizona - Arizona, USA) and a Juris Doctorate (St John's University Law School).  His practice covers corporate, commercial, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, labour and real property.  He speaks English. Mandarin, French and Spanish.
M: +855 (0) 1233 3150
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TIMOTHY HOLZER
Tim is a Senior Adviser.  He holds a Master Certificate in Contract Management (George Washington University), Certificate of International Commercial Transactions (Harvard University), and Jurist Doctorate (University of Akron).  His practice focuses on projects, transactions, telecom and commercial matters.  He speaks English and conversational Thai.   
M:  +855 (0) 1289 1636
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LY SAMBO
Sambo is Senior Adviser - Infrastructure & Project Finance.  He holds an LLM Business Law (Yokohama National University - Japan).  His practice areas cover concession, secured transactions, contracts and real estate.  He speaks Khmer and English.
M:  +855 (0) 1791 8919
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J.  ROBERT FORCE
Rob is the Head of the Real Estate Practice Group.  He holds a JD (Pepperdine University School of Law - California, USA) and a Master of International Public Policy (Johns Hopkins University SAIS - Washington, D.C.).  His practice covers Property, Corporate, Commercial, and Consumer Financial Services.  He speaks English, French and basic Japanese.
M:  +855 (0) 1281 0134
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SAR VATHANA
Vathana is Senior Adviser - Corporate Matters.  He holds an LL.B (Royal University of Law and Economics - Cambodia) and Bachelor of Public Administration (Thailand).  Practice covers: Corporate and Commercial, Investment, Employment and Licensing.  He speaks Khmer and English.
M:  +855 (0) 1698 2898
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DUN KOSAL
Kosal is Senior Adviser - Tax Compliance Practice at DFDL Mekong.  He holds a Certificate of Bookkeeping and Maintaining Financial Records.  His practice covers Tax returns, Payroll Services, Tax Registrations and Filings.  He speaks Khmer and English.
M:  +855 (0) 1651 8578
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DAVID FRUITMAN
David is Senior Counsel with substantial experience in Competition, Foreign Investment, International Trade and Privacy Law with two major Canadian law firms.  He holds a J.D. (University of Toronto, Faculty of Law) and a Post-Graduate Diploma in EC Competition Law (King's College, London).  He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1997.  He speaks English.
M:  +855 (0) 9295 5641
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GUILLAUME MASSIN
Guillaume is Legal Adviser to the Corporate and Commercial Practice Group.  He holds Master Degrees of Law and Political Science (University of Lille, France).  His practice covers Corporate and Commercial, Property, Criminal Law and Procedures and Technical Assistance Programs consultancies.  He speaks French and English.
M:  +885 (0) 1254 7310
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CHANTAL BEAUBIEN
Chantal is an Adviser in the Real Estate Practice Group.  She holds a B.C.L./LL.B (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) and a Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology), (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) and is a member of the Quebec Bar Association.  Her practice covers real estate and commercial and corporate law.  She speaks English and French.
M:   +855 (0) 1289 1005 
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SINATH UN
Sinath is a Legal Adviser to DFDL Mekong.  He holds a master degree of Business Law (University Jean Moulin Lyon 3).  His practice covers Corporate, Commercial, Labor and Contracts.  He speaks Khmer, English and French.
M:  +855 (0) 1230 2910
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LEUNG SENG
Leung is a Legal Adviser to DFDL Mekong specializing in labor law. He holds a Masters Degree of Corporate Law from the University of Lyon2-Lumière, France  and two Bachelors degrees in Private Law from the Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), Cambodia.  He speaks Khmer, English and French.
M:  +855 (0) 9286 4322
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HENG CHHORVORTEY
Vortey is a Tax Adviser to Tax and Regional Projects.  She holds a B.  Bus.  Admin.  (National Institute of Management, Phnom Penh).  Vortey's practice includes Tax, and Business Administration.  She speaks Khmer and English.
M:  + 855 (0) 1266 6816
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LAYSYM SIM
Laysym is a Tax Adviser to our Tax Practice.  He holds a BBA in Human Resource Management from Maharishi Vedic University, Cambodia.  Laysym's practice includes Tax and Business Administration.  He speaks Khmer and English.
M:  +855 (0) 1226 1746
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SOPHORN KHEANG
Sophorn is a Legal Assistant to DFDL Mekong's Corporate Secretarial Department.  She holds a Master of Law (Pannasastra University of Cambodia) and a Bachelor of Law (Royal University of Law and Economics - Cambodia).  She speaks Khmer and English.
M:  +855 (0) 1191 7846
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RACHEL HAIG
Legal Adviser to the General Practice Group - Rachel holds a Juris Doctorate (Lewis and Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon) and Bachelor of Arts (Economics),  (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia) and is a member of the Oregon State Bar Association.  Her practice covers labor, corporate and commercial law.  She speaks English, French and Spanish.
M:  +855 (0) 1297 5538
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LOUISE HAYWARD
Lou is a Legal Adviser to DFDL Mekong's General Practice Group.  She holds a Bachelor of Law (With Internatlonal Legal Studies) LLB, (Southampton University, UK).  She speaks English, German and French.
M:  +855 (0) 1222 2475
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Please note that 3 Cambodian  qualified lawyers are also collaborating with us on a full-time basis but, because of Cambodian Bar rules, we cannot publish their names.

JAMES FINCH 

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In addition, we have four Myanmar advisers working for us in the Myanmar office.

David Doran
Partner, Director Mekong Region - David founded DFDL Mekong in 1994, in Laos, along with three other lawyers.  He set up the Firm’s office in Phnom Penh in 1995, where he focused on project finance, energy, infrastructure, mergers & Acquisitions and property.  In 2003, David relocated to Thailand to establish the Firm’s Bangkok office, and to supervise major hydropower projects in Laos (Nam Theun I, Nam Theun 2, and Nam Ngum 2).  David was born in Bangkok and is a Thai national.  He started his legal career in the region in 1992 with Baker & McKenzie’s Bangkok office.  He is a member of the California and Washington State Bar Associations, and has a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Washington School of Law, where he served on the Law Review.  He speaks English and French.
M:  +668 (0) 9925 1078
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Paniti Junhasavasdikul
Partner, Director Thailand - After working for number of years with international firms, Paniti founded his own firm, “FBLP”, in 2000 and joined DFDL Mekong in June 2007 as a partner.  His practice focuses on corporate finance, private placements, VC’s fund, HLTs, property finance, property funds and mergers and acquisitions.  He advised companies in initial public offerings and listing including recently Hi-Fi Orient Pcl. (pending SEC approval). He advised PTT on various financial and corporate restructuring and CAT on Hutch CDMA project.  Other major projects include property finance for OCBC and Malaysia Exim Bank, Mitsubishi Motors on its THB 5 bn. secured bonds. He advised Bualuang Securities and CIMB in THB 4.7 bn. of Future Park Property Fund.  Khun Paniti has an LL.B. from Chulalongkorn University and an LL.M. from U.C. Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law).  He speaks Thai and English.
M:  +668 (0) 9115 8338
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Robert Fitzgibbons
Senior Regional Counsel - Rob has practiced for over twenty years, 14 in Thailand, specializing in the strategic, legislative, contractual, and regulatory issues associated with the electric power and natural gas industries and large infrastructure projects.  Before joining DFDL Mekong, he was a partner with Hunton & Williams, and served as special legal adviser to EGAT in Thailand for eight years.  He has been involved in negotiating many of the power agreements executed by EGAT over the past 10 years.  He also is advising on power projects in Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar.  He speaks English.
M:  +668 (0) 1720 0661
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DANIEL CHERNOV
Senior Legal Adviser – Daniel has a diverse range of legal experience gained in the Asian region and has practiced law for more than 20 years in Washington, D.C., Tokyo, Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City.  He specializes in foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, international commercial transactions, property, and international litigation/alternative dispute resolution. He speaks English, Japanese and Thai.
M:  +668 (0) 1205 1827
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Nipaporn Supha-utchaichan
Legal Adviser - Nipaporn’s areas of practice include corporate, intellectual property, commercial contract and tax law. Nipaporn has an LL.B. from Assumption University and an LL.M. (International Program) from Chulalongkorn University. She has also obtained an LL.M. from University of London (Queen Mary). She speaks Thai and English.
M:  +668 (0) 3988 0941
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Bundit Atthakor
Legal Adviser - Bundit has been practicing law for almost three decades and has extensive experience in energy, real estate, corporate, commercial and business law gained whilst with Baker & McKenzie and later in his own law firm.  He has spent 17 years in the legal offices of Shell Thailand, over seven years as General Counsel for Tesco Lotus, and legal adviser to a number of multinational companies.  Bundit has an LL.B. from Ramkamhaeng University and a Masters of Public and Private Management from the National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand.  He speaks Thai and English.
M:  +668 (0) 3988 4500
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KRAISORN RUEANGKUL
Legal Adviser - Prior to joining DFDL, Kraisorn was associated with FBLP and joined DFDL Mekong in June 2007.  His areas of practice include litigation, arbitration, labour, hospitality and real estate, mergers & acquisitions, and a wide range of business and commercial transactional activities.  He has an LL.B. from Thammasat University.  He speaks Thai and English.
M:  +668 (0) 3988 0943
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Niraporn chaiyaraj
Legal Adviser - Before joining DFDL Mekong, Niraporn was an associate of a law firm well known to the international business community.  She practiced in corporate and project finance, labour, business and commercial transactional activities and energy development.  Niraporn holds an LL.B. from Thammasat University.  She speaks Thai and English.
M:  +668 (0) 3988 0940
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L-Martin Desautels
Regional Managing Partner of DFDL Mekong and Head of the Finance, Energy and Infrastructure Practice Group - he holds a LLM (London School of Economics) and is a member of the Quebec Bar Association (Canada).  His practice covers International Banking, Project Finance and Investment.  He speaks English, French and basic Vietnamese and Khmer.
M: +84 (0) 903 088 630
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Thierry Gougy
Partner and Head of Hanoi Office – he is a French qualified lawyer with over 13 years of experience on M&A and privatization, infrastructure projects, taxation and technical assistance to local governments.  He has worked in Asia for 8 years among which 5 years in Vietnam, first with Gide Loyrette Nouel and then with PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal.  Before joining DFDL Mekong, Thierry was the managing lawyer of the Hong Kong and Guangzhou offices for a French law firm.  He speaks French, English, basic Vietnamese and Mandarin.
M: +84 (0) 904 555 565
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Edwin Vanderbruggen
Senior Regional Tax Counsel and head of the Indochina Tax Practice.  He holds a Bachelor in Law (Antwerp) and a Master in Tax Law (Brussels).  He advises multinational enterprises and international organizations in the field of taxation and specializes in the Indochina region and international tax planning.  He speaks Dutch, German, English, French and Thai.
M: +84 (0) 902 980 288
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