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Our People
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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.
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DAVID DORAN
Partner
& Director, Mekong Region - David
is the Partner in charge of our Lao office. He 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
transactions. 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: +66 (0) 8 9925 1078
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CHRIS MANLEY
Country Director - Chris joined
Mekong Law Group in August 2007. He
holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law
and an MBA from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar.
He has worked at Accenture and Johnson & Johnson. He speaks English and Thai.
M: +856 (0) 2075 2892
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EDWIN VANDERBRUGGEN
Senior
Tax Adviser, Head of Indochina Tax Practice - Edwin advises multinational
enterprises and international organizations in the field of taxation. He
specializes in the Indochina region and international tax planning. He holds
a Bachelor in Law (Antwerp) and a Master in Tax Law Brussels). He speaks
Dutch, German, English, French and Thai.
M:
+855 (0) 1235 5684
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ROBERT FITZGIBBONS
Senior Regional
Counsel - Rob is a specialist in power projects and currently acts as project
counsel on two Lao hydropower projects.
He 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 8 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 Vietnam and Myanmar. He speaks English.
M: +66 (0) 8 1720 0661
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WALTER HEISER
Senior Counsel
- Walter holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, New York, a Juris Doctor
degree from New York University School of Law and an AB, Economics &
History from Columbia University, New York. He has extensive experience as an
attorney, developer and project finance specialist for the electric power and
coal industries. He also has experience in all aspects of developing,
structuring, negotiating and financing energy projects in the United States,
Brazil, Argentina, India, Southeast Asia and China. He speaks English and Portuguese.
M: +856 (0) 20 799 0077
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ARISTOTLE DAVID
Legal
Adviser - Aris is a Philippine lawyer with more than 12 years of
progressive professional experience both at the national and international level.
His practice areas include investment regulatory compliance, investment
and project coordination, real estate, contracts, international law, human
rights, and with an extensive knowledge of judicial, quasi-judicial, labor,
administrative and other government proceedings in the Philippines. He
joined Mekong Law Group in Lao PDR in 2005 as a Legal Adviser and has been
closely involved in various foreign investment projects. He also is
familiar with the United Nations system and other international organizations. He speaks
English and Filipino.
M: +856 (0) 20 781 0207
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DANYEL THOMSON
Legal
Adviser - Danyel joined Mekong Law Group in September 2007 after practicing as
a litigation attorney in the United States, most recently with Riker Danzig
Scherer Hyland Perretti. Danyel holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University
of North Carolina School of Law. She is
a member of the North Carolina and New Jersey State Bars. She speaks English.
M: +856 (0) 20 758 0347
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LASONEXAY CHANTHAVONG
Legal
Adviser - Lasonexay received his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the National
University of Laos. He is a member of the Lao Bar Association and has worked
for Mekong Law Group as a Legal Adviser since 2003. He speaks Lao, English and
Thai.
M: +856 (0) 20 552 2483
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SOUNTHORN CHANTHAVONG
Legal
Adviser - Sounthorn has worked for Mekong Law Group since 1994. He has
extensive experience in dealing with Lao governmental authorities as well as
in-depth knowledge of tax issues. He speaks Lao, Vietnamese, English and Thai.
M: +856 (0) 20 550 4739
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SITHONG CHANTHASOUK
Legal
Adviser - Sithong has worked for Mekong Law Group since February 2006. He has a
Bachelor of Law degree (L.L.B.) from the National University of Laos, and a
Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Savoie, France. He speaks Lao,
French, English and Thai.
M: +856 (0) 20 532 2691
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VIENGSAVANH PHANTHALY
Legal
Adviser - Viengsavanh holds a Bachelor of Law Diploma in the field of Economic
Law and International Law from Hanoi Law University, Vietnam. He also holds a
Master of Law Degree (Comparative Law) from the Graduate School of Law, Nagoya
University, Japan. He speaks Lao, Vietnamese, English and Thai.
M: +856 (0) 20 211 1171
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SENESAKOUNE SIHANOUVONG
Legal
Adviser - Senesakoune is experienced in the field of finance and accounting
with a sound knowledge of Lao tax issues. He graduated from the National
University of Laos with a Bachelor in Law in the field of Administrative Law
and holds an MBA with a major in International Public Management from the Asian
Institute of Thailand. He also holds a
Master of Science in International Finance degree from CERAM Sophia Antipolis,
France. He speaks Lao, French, English and Thai.
M: +856 (0) 20 243 8090
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ANDREA WILSON
Legal
Adviser - Andrea's practice areas cover Corporate Law and Litigation. She is member of the Law Society of Upper
Canada and holds a LLB (Baccalaureate of Laws) from the University of Ottawa,
Canada, and a Master of International Relations degree from the Norman Paterson
School of International Affairs, Ottawa. She speaks English and French.
M: +856 (0) 20 752 4791
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NEIL GARFORTH
Senior
Translator - Neil joined Mekong Law Group's office in December 2005. Prior to
that he lived in Thailand for 19 years working variously as an English teacher,
freelance translator Lao-Thai-English (including assignments for government
departments and ministries) and worked as in-house translator for a leading
international law firm at their Bangkok office. He speaks English, Lao and Thai.
M: +856 (0) 20 782 3694
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JAMES FINCH
Jim's experience in the commercial legal field spans three decades and
has taken him to the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, where he
practiced for extended periods. His work as a partner in the firm of Russin
& Vecchi finally took him to Asia, where he began in the Hanoi office of
the firm. In 1996 he became the managing partner of the firm's Yangon, Myanmar
(Burma) office. Since then he has had a varied and active practice in Myanmar,
with extensive legal work in the energy, hard minerals, corporate, tax,
aircraft leasing, hotel development, banking and finance fields, to name a few.
During this period he also served on Russin & Vecchi's management committee
for several years. In addition, he continues as part of our firm (through
Myanmar Thanlwin Legal Services, Ltd.) to offer his services with a staff
of four lawyers in Myanmar, Jim will assist us on a senior level with our
expanding work load in our Vientiane, Bangkok and Phnom Penh offices.
E-mails:
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In addition, we have four Myanmar
advisers working for us in the Myanmar
office.
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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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