Yangon Office BrochurePDF - MORI HAMADA & MATSUMOTO

Table of Content

Introduction1

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto3

Our ASEAN Network5

Why Choose Myanmar Legal MHM7

Some of our Key Deals9

Your Contacts at Myanmar Legal MHM11

Rankings and Awards17

Introduction01

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Myanmar Legal MHM Limited provides an international standard of

practising Myanmar law to clients looking to invest into Myanmar. Since

the office opened in 2014, Myanmar Legal MHM has grown dramatically in

response to strong demand from our clients investing in Myanmar.

Since 2012, we have been actively working to assist Myanmar in updating

its laws and regulations, By working with the Myanmar government, we

have developed a strong understanding of legislative developments and

government practices. Through this work and our experience in handling

transactions in Myanmar, we have developed a comprehensive understanding

of how to navigate the political and economic landscape in Myanmar

efficiently and effectively.

At present, Myanmar Legal MHM is staffed by four Japanese lawyers, three

Commonwealth-qualified lawyers, one Thai qualified lawyer and eight

Myanmar lawyers (three of whom studied in Japan and one of whom worked

for the Myanmar Attorney Generals’ Office (UAGO)). Our firm was rebranded

as Myanmar Legal MHM from 10 March 2020, reflecting that we are providing

services to our clients together with our Senior Myanmar Legal Adviser, Daw

Khin Cho Kyi, as a single team. Daw Khin Cho Kyi is a seasoned and skillful

practitioner with more than over 40 years of legal experiences in the public

sector as well as in private practice in Myanmar.

Myanmar Legal MHM offers a full range of legal services, with a focus on

investment, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, project finance, capital

markets, power projects, oil and gas, energy, infrastructure and banking and

finance. We have advised on some of the most prominent transactions in

Myanmar such as the establishment of the Yangon Stock Exchange and Kirin’s

acquisition of Fraser & Neave’s 55 percent stake in Myanmar Brewery Ltd. (the

largest M&A deal in Myanmar).

Myanmar Legal MHM aims to provide best in class legal representation for all

our clients and is committed to growing and developing our practice in Yangon

even further. With an established pool of lawyers in Myanmar, supported by

an extensive network of law firms and lawyers across the ASEAN region, we

believe we are well-equipped to handle your legal service needs.

Introduction

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Myanmar Legal MHM offers a full range of legal services, with a focus on investment, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, project finance, capital markets, power projects, oil and gas, energy, infrastructure and banking and finance.

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Mori Hamada & Matsumoto02

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Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (or MHM) is one of the largest full-service

Tokyo headquartered international law firms. A significant proportion of

the firm’s work is international in nature, representing clients in cross-border

transactions, litigation and other dispute resolution proceedings.

The firm has approximately 600 lawyers and other professionals and

approximately 500 business services and other support staff. The firm’s senior

lawyers include a number of highly respected practitioners and leaders in

the Japanese and international legal community, including prominent law

professors at the University of Tokyo, and previous Prosecutors-General of

the Public Prosecutors’ Office. The firm also has experienced lawyers with

primary legal qualifications in non-Japanese jurisdictions, including Australia,

Bangladesh, England and Wales, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,

Malaysia, Myanmar, the People’s Republic of China, the Philippines, Singapore,

Thailand, Vietnam and the United States.

The firm serves a broad range of clients and industry sectors, including

blue-chip industrial companies, banks and financial institutions, and private

equity funds. Through service on legislative committees and secondments

to regulatory agencies, the firm has developed strong regulatory expertise

and capability to handle complex, highly-regulated transactions, including

transactions with unprecedented characteristics. The firm has also developed

expertise in cross-border transactions on a global scale with an increasing

emphasis on Asia.

In addition to Myanmar Legal MHM, MHM has a strong presence in other Asian

countries, with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh

City and Hanoi. The firm has also developed a broad network with the legal

community in the region through collaboration with leading local law firms in

the region. In Japan, the firm has offices in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and

Takamatsu.

Yangon HCMC

Tokyo Osaka Nagoya

Fukuoka Takamatsu Beijing

Shanghai Singapore Bangkok

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

4Hanoi

Yangon

Bangkok

Ho Chi Minh City

Singapore

ShanghaiFukuoka Takamatsu

OsakaNagoya

Tokyo

Beijing

Our ASEAN Network03

MHM Office

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Hanoi

Principal Members ofMyanmar Legal MHM

Takeshi Mukawa

Atsushi Inoue

Thit Thit Aung

SooksunPopun-Ngarm

Kana Manabe

Julian Barendse

Nay Chi Oo

Min Thant Soe

Khin Cho Kyi

Tony Grundy

Hnin Thet Wai

Win Naing

NirmalanAmirthanesan

Thi Thi Swe

Our ASEAN Network

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04Why ChooseMyanmar Legal MHM

Our long history and proven track record in advising on some of the largest and most complex cross-border transactions. Japanese investment has long been a cornerstone of Myanmar’s economy and

we have been involved in a significant number of transactions.

Our in-depth understanding of the Myanmar political and economic environment,including how to interact effectively with the Myanmar authorities on behalf

of our clients.

Our considerable “on-the-ground” knowledge and capabilities in Myanmar, including partner-level resources leading major deals and a team of lawyers

with wide-ranging expertise and diversified experience.

Our team comprises senior lawyers with many years of international and domestic experience,including Commonwealth-qualified lawyers, as well as experienced Myanmar

lawyers. Their expertise and knowledge covers a range of practice areas across

various jurisdictions and enables us to provide clients with comprehensive

and high-quality services.

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Our expertise in key practice areas –we have achieved a number of awards and rankings from the Financial

Times Innovative Lawyers Awards and established legal directories such as

Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Asialaw, and IFLR1000.

Our extensive range of services –we are a leading full-service law firm that offers services in multiple areas

including foreign investment in Myanmar, mergers and acquisitions, joint

ventures, project finance, banking and security, capital markets, energy,

infrastructure, asset management, private equity, insolvency/restructuring,

dispute resolution, intellectual property, and antitrust and competition.

Strong presence in jurisdictions from which companies are investing into Myanmar –including Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Our network of law firms and lawyers across the Asia Pacific region –gives us an edge in handling complex cross-border transactions efficiently

and effectively.

Why Choose Myanmar Legal MHM

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05Some of our Key Deals

We offer an extensive range of legal services to clients looking to invest in Myanmar,

with a particular focus on investment, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, project

finance, capital markets, energy, infrastructure and banking and finance. We have acted for

a diverse range of clients in Myanmar, including banking and financial services companies,

professional services firms, and companies in the power, infrastructure, food and beverage,

real estate, retail, transportation, IT and travel and leisure sectors.

Key Investment/Mergers & Acquisitions work in Myanmar

Advised Kirin Holdings Singapore Pte. Ltd. on both Myanmar and Japanese law

in its acquisition of Fraser & Neave’s majority 55 percent stake in Myanmar

Brewery Ltd. following a 2014 arbitration finding in Singapore requiring Fraser

& Neave to sell its holdings. We negotiated with the Myanmar authorities to

ensure the smooth completion of the transaction. This was by far the largest

M&A deal in Myanmar’s history.

Advised Unicharm Corporation in its acquisition of Mycare, the largest baby

care goods manufacturer and retailer in Myanmar. We also advised Unicharm

Corporation to obtain the first wholesale trading licence issued following the

liberalisation of the trading sector in Myanmar.

Advised Aeon Co., Ltd. in its establishment of a joint venture retail business

in Myanmar, the first case where a foreign company has been permitted to

participate in retail business. We also advised Aeon Co., Ltd. to obtain one of

the first wholesale trading licences issued following the liberalisation of the

trading sector in Myanmar.

Advised several participants involved in establishing business in the Thilawa

Special Economic Zone, including Toyota Myanmar Co., Ltd.

The Thilawa Special Economic Zone

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Foreign Investment inthe Insurance Sector

First Aircraft Financingin Myanmar

Leading Real EstateCompany

Thai Commercial Bank

Thai Commercial Bank

Key Finance work in MyanmarAdvised the international investor in four of the six foreign-local joint ventures

in the insurance sector in 2019 following the opening of Myanmar’s insurance

sector to foreign investment, including Nippon Life Insurance Company, Tokio

Marine Asia Pte Ltd and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company Limited.

Advised Japan Exchange Group, Inc. and Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. on

their joint venture with the Myanmar Economic Bank to establish the Yangon

Stock Exchange which began operations in December 2015. We continue to

advise on a range of corporate, trading and regulatory issues in connection

with the operation of the exchange.

Acted as counsel to the lender in connection with aircraft financing for a

diversified Myanmar conglomerate that wished to expand its domestic airline

business. This was a complex cross-border financing transaction that required

effective negotiation and interaction with Myanmar authorities on behalf of

clients and navigation of Myanmar’s rapidly changing laws and government

policies. This transaction was highly commended in the 2015 Financial Times

Asia Pacific Innovative Lawyers Report.

Key Projects & Infrastructure workin MyanmarWe represented a leading logistics operator in a port concession project in

Myanmar, which involved the amendment and renegotiation of a complex

concession agreement with the Myanmar Port Authority and Ministry of

Transport and Communications. This project is one of the most significant

recent port projects and its proximity to Yangon and Thilawa Special Economic

Zone means it will be an important logistics hub of Myanmar.

We acted for one of Japan’s leading real estate companies, in the development

of a large scale commercial complex located in the center of Yangon. The

project consisted of a new development and operation of high-grade office

buildings, commercial facilities and a hotel.

We are acting for a Thai commercial bank in a project financing for the

development of a 4-phased 220 MW solar plant in Myanmar, on a 30-year

Build-Operate-Transfer basis, with a government offtaker. We are advising on

the loan documentation including the creation and perfection of security in

Myanmar.

We are advising a Thai commercial bank and an export credit agency in a

project financing for the development of a LNG import and gas-fired power

plant in Myanmar.

Some of our Key Deals

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Leading Logistics Operator

Takeshi MukawaCo-Representative Partner

+95-1-9 [email protected]

Admitted in Japan, 1998 Tokyo Bar AssociationAdmitted in California, 2006Registered as Foreign Lawyer in Singapore, 2012

▫ The University of Tokyo (B.Ag. 1996) ▫ University of California, Davis School of

Law (LL.M., 2002) ▫ Morgan Lewis & Bockius, New York (2002-

2003) ▫ Passed California bar examination (2003) ▫ MITSUI & CO., LTD., Legal Department

(on secondment) (2003-2004) ▫ Committee for the Study of Domestic

Emissions Trading System, organised by the Ministry of the Environment (2008-)

▫ Committee for the Study of Kyoto Credit Exchange, organised by Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. (2008-)

▫ Expert Member of Emissions Trading Subcommittee, Global Environment Committee of Central Environment Council, Japanese Government (2010-)

▫ Co-Representative Partner of MHM Singapore (2012-)

▫ Co-Representative Partner of Myanmar Legal MHM (2014-)

Takeshi Mukawa provides comprehensive legal support to companies operating

in Myanmar and those wishing to invest in Myanmar. He focuses his practice on

investments and mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate, infrastructure,

energy, capital market, and project finance. He has advised clients on a number of

major deals in Myanmar, including Tokio Marine Asia Pte Ltd and Mitsui Sumitomo

Insurance Company Limited on their joint ventures in 2019 following the opening

of Myanmar’s insurance sector to foreign investment, the Japan Exchange Group,

Inc. and Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. on their joint venture with the Myanmar

Economic Bank to establish the YSX, AEON Co., Ltd. on its joint venture retail

business, and Kirin Holdings Singapore Pte Ltd. on its acquisition of a majority

stake in Myanmar Brewery Limited and a joint venture with Myanma Economic

Holdings Limited. He is ranked as a Recognised Practitioner for General Business

Law in Myanmar by Chambers & Partners.

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06Your Contacts at Myanmar Legal MHM

Daw Khin Cho KyiSenior Legal Advisor (External Advisor)


Kana ManabeCo-Representative Partner

Admitted in Japan, 2002 Daini-Tokyo Bar AssociationAdmitted in New York, 2007 New York State Bar AssociationRegistered as Foreign Lawyer in Singapore, 2014

▫ University of Yangon (B.A., Law, 1973; LL.B., 1974; LL.M., 1982)

▫ Lecturing tutor in Department of Law, University of Yangon (1977-1984)

▫ Judicial Officer, Supreme Court (1984-1989)

▫ Judge (1989-1995) ▫ Advocate, Lucy Wayne and Associates

(1995-1997) ▫ Managing Director, Myanmar Legal

Services Limited (1997-)

▫ Kyoto University, Faculty of Law (LL.B., 1999)

▫ Kyoto University, Faculty of Law (LL.M., 2001)

▫ University of Michigan Law School (LL.M., 2006)

▫ Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles (2006-2007)

▫ Legal Adviser for the Legal and Judicial Cooperation Project in the

▫ Kingdom of Cambodia, Japan International Cooperation Agency

▫ (JICA) (2007-2008) ▫ Co-representative Partner of Myanmar

Legal MHM (2014-) ▫ Registered as a foreign lawyer at Singapore

International ▫ Commercial Court (2015)

Kana Manabe has over 10 years’ experience practising in Asia with a strong focus

on Myanmar. She is involved in a comprehensive study of the laws of Myanmar. She

has been involved in various transactions in Myanmar, including numerous joint

venture transactions between Japanese and Myanmar companies across a range

of sectors (e.g. health, real estate, logistics, manufacturing and energy sector). She

advised Nippon Life Insurance Company and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company

Limited on their joint ventures in 2019 following the opening of Myanmar’s

insurance sector to foreign investment, and played a major role in the acquisition

of shares in Myanmar Breweries Limited by Kirin Holdings Singapore Pte Ltd, and

the establishment of businesses in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone. She was

also involved in advising a Japanese company on establishing its joint venture to

deliver three temperature logistics services in Myanmar. She is the coauthor of

“The forefront of Myanmar legal affairs-theory and practice” (2016, Shoji-houmu).

Admitted in the Republic of The Union of Myanmar, 1976Admitted in the Republic of The Union of Myanmar, Advocate of the Supreme Court, 1977Admitted in the Republic of The Union of Myanmar, Myanmar Bar Council, 1977

Daw Khin Cho Kyi is a senior Myanmar lawyer with over 40 years of legal experience

in the public and private sector in Myanmar. Over the course of her legal career,

she has advised many Myanmar and international corporate entities as well as

multilateral international foundations and financial institutions, foreign embassies,

law firms on various aspects of Myanmar law. She is ranked as a Leading Individual

by Chambers & Partners under Banking & Finance and Projects & Energy.

Your Contacts at Myanmar Legal MHM

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Atsushi InouePartner


Admitted in Japan, 2007 Daini-Tokyo Bar AssociationAdmitted in New York, 2014 New York State Bar Association

▫ The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2001) ▫ Japan Bank for International Cooperation

(JBIC) (2001-2004) ▫ Seconded to Financial Services Agency

(2010-2011) ▫ Trilegal, Delhi (2012) ▫ Northwestern University School of Law

(LL.M., 2013) ▫ Pinheiro Neto Advogados, Rio de Janeiro

(2013-2014) ▫ Singapore Office, Mori Hamada &

Matsumoto (2014-2015)

Atsushi Inoue joined the Japan Bank for International Cooperation in 2001 and

handled matters relating to loan (such as export credit and untied loans) for

South Asia, primarily India and Pakistan. Since joining the firm in 2007, he has

been widely engaged in general corporate legal affairs, especially M&A, and legal

services related to Japanese securities laws. He was seconded to the Financial

Markets Division of the Planning and Coordination Bureau of the Financial Services

Agency from January 2010 and was in charge of legally interpreting regulations

on insider and other unfair trading and revisions to regulations regarding clearing

organisations. Since returning to the firm in July 2011, he has been actively engaged

in a broad range of legal matters including crossborder matters.

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Win NaingPartner

Admitted in the Republic of The Union of Myanmar, 1994Admitted in the Republic of The Union of Myanmar, Advocate of the Supreme Court, 1997

▫ University of Yangon (LL.B., 1992) ▫ Higher Grade Pleadership (1994) ▫ University of Yangon (LL.M., 1996) ▫ Pierce & Associates Law Firm, Myanmar

(1996) ▫ LWA Consultant Ltd. Law Firm,

Myanmar (1996-2002) ▫ KPMG Legal Myanmar (2002-2009) ▫ NK Legal Myanmar (2009-2012) ▫ ZICO Law Myanmar Ltd. (2013-2014) ▫ Lucy Wayne & Associates Ltd., Myanmar

(2014-2016) ▫ Win & Cho Law Firm, Myanmar (2016-

2017) Win Naing is a leading corporate lawyer in Myanmar, with more than 20 years of

experience in practice. He specializes in foreign direct investment, international

business transactions, cross-border M&A and intellectual property laws, oil and

gas and property. He is ranked as a leading lawyer for General Business Law in

Myanmar by Chambers & Partners. He obtained his LLB and LLM degrees from the

University of Yangon in 1992 and 1996. He has been an Advocate of Supreme Court

of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar since 1997. Prior to joining Myanmar Legal

MHM, he had worked for several Myanmar and International law firms.

Tony GrundyCounsel

+65-6593-9756 (Singapore) [email protected]


Julian BarendseCounsel

Admitted in Australia, 2008Admitted in Japan (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi), 2012-2014

▫ Wadham College, Oxford (BA (Jurisprudence), 1977)

▫ Partner of Linklaters in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and London (1986-2008)

▫ Partner of Morrison & Foerster Tokyo (2008-2012)

▫ Counsel of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (2013-)

▫ Adviser to the Capital Markets Association for Asia (2007-)

▫ Lecturer at Sophia University Law School, Tokyo on international legal practice (2008-2012)

▫ Co-Chair of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce Legal Services Interest Group (2020-)

▫ University of Melbourne (BCom, LLB (Hons), 2006)

▫ Allens Linklaters (Melbourne, Tokyo) (2007-2020)

▫ Secondment to Mitsui & Co., Ltd (2014-2016)

▫ Secondment to Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (2012-2014)

▫ Secondment to Mitsui & Co (Australia) Ltd (2010)

▫ Myanmar Legal MHM Counsel (2020-)

Julian Barendse is an international corporate lawyer with extensive cross-border

experience across Asia. Since joining MHM in 2020, Julian is focused on assisting

investors with their investments into Myanmar and the broader ASEAN region. His

experience includes crossborder transactions in a number of sectors including oil

& gas, renewable energy, logistics and infrastructure, and in jurisdictions across

the region including Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Australia

and New Zealand.

Admitted in England and Wales, 1980Admitted in Hong Kong, 1988Japan (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi) 1987-1994 and 2000-2012Registered as Foreign Lawyer in Singapore, 2013

Tony Grundy is an international finance and corporate lawyer with over 40 years

experience advising clients located in many jurisdictions throughout the world

including, in Asia, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,

Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. He has practiced as a

lawyer in Asia for 30 years in total; from 1987 to 1994 and 1997 to the present.


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Thit Thit Aung Counsel


Admitted in The Republic of The Union of Myanmar, 1989

▫ Higher Grade Pleadership (1989) ▫ University of Yangon (LL.B., 1993) ▫ University of Yangon (LL.M., 1997) ▫ State Law and Order Restoration Award

(1999) ▫ Yokohama National University (Master of

International and Business Law, 2004) ▫ International Symposium on Environmental

Leadership in Yokohama at Yokohama National University (2010)

▫ International Workshop on Sustainable Living and Environmental Risks at Universiti Sains Malaysia (2010)

▫ Environmental Leadership, Long Term Course of MEXT/JST, Leadership Program in Sustainable Living with Environmental Risk at Yokohama National University (2010)

▫ ZICO Law Myanmar Ltd. (2013-2014)

Thit Thit Aung is an experienced advisor to foreign-affiliated companies, including

Japanese companies, expanding their businesses into Myanmar. She has a

strong track record of involvement and achievement in relation to applications

to the MIC and negotiations with regulatory agencies in various categories of

business, including incorporation, registration of trademarks, real estate deals,

manufacturing business, and businesses related to energy and infrastructure.

Prior to joining MHM, Thit Thit Aung studied at Yokohama National University for

her master course in international and business law as a JICA Long Term Training

Participant and the doctoral course in International Economic Laws. She previously

worked as a Tutor, Assistant Lecturer, and Lecturer at the Department of Law in

Dagon University and in Yangon University.


Dr. Nay Chi OoSenior Associate

Admitted in The Republic of The Union of Myanmar, 2014Admitted in The Republic of The Union of Myanmar, Advocate of the Supreme Court, 2021

▫ University of Distance Education, Yangon (LL.B., 2000)

▫ Government Attorney at the Union Attorney General’s Office, Myanmar (2002-2016)

▫ Researcher at Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University (2008-2009)

▫ Nagoya University (LL.M. Contract Law, 2011)

▫ Teaching Assistant at Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University (2012-2013)

▫ Nagoya University (LL.D., Property Law and Contract Law, 2014)

▫ Higher Grade Pleadership (2014-2021) ▫ Government Attorney at International

Law and ASEAN Legal Affairs’ - Division, Legal Advice Department, Union Attorney General’s Office, - Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2014-2016)

▫ Workshop on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law, Seoul, Korea (2015)

▫ State Law and Order Enforcement Award (2015)

▫ Member of the Association of Myanmar Retired Public Prosecutors (2016-)

▫ Advocate (2021-)

Dr Nay Chi Oo worked in the Union Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of the

Union of Myanmar (UAGO) as a Government Attorney from 2002 until she joined

Myanmar Legal MHM in 2016. At the UAGO, she was in charge of both criminal and

civil cases, tendering legal advice to Myanmar government agencies undertaking

prosecutions under a range of Myanmar laws. She also managed the prosecutions

of matters that were within the remit of the UAGO, including handling proceedings

in court. She is highly experienced in criminal investigations and prosecutions

in Myanmar. She also worked at the International Law and ASEAN Legal Affairs’

division, Legal Advice Department of UAGO, reviewing international investment

treaties, conventions, international and regional agreements, Memorandums of

Agreements and human rights issues from a legal point of view.

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Nirmalan Amirthanesan is an Australian lawyer who has been practising in

Myanmar since joining Myanmar Legal MHM in May 2016. Prior to this, he worked

at the Australian Treasury, advising on a range of regulatory matters, in particular

Australia’s foreign investment regulations and investment treaty negotiations,

competition and consumer laws and company tax. In 2013-14, he was seconded

to the Australian competition regulator advising on competition regulations in the

telecommunications sector.

Nirmalan AmirthanesanAssociate


Admitted in Australia, 2012


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▫ University of Melbourne (BCom/LL..B. (Hons), 2009)

▫ The Australian Treasury (2009-2016) ▫ Seconded to the Australian Competition

and Consumer Commission (telecommunications regulation) (2013-14)

▫ Seconded to a Japanese corporate law firm (September-November 2015)

▫ Australian National University (LL.M. (Hons), 2016)


Sooksun Popun-Ngarm Associate

Admitted in The Kingdom of Thailand, 2011

Sooksun is a lawyer qualified in Thailand. He assists various international clients

including Thai and Japanese clients, among others. His main practice focus is

transactional, involving general representation on a wide variety of corporate and

commercial matters in both cross-border and Thai domestic transactions. He also

has extensive experience in compliance and dispute resolution. After graduating

from Thammasat University in 2009, he worked at Siam Premier as a corporate and

dispute associate for seven years. While working at Siam Premier, he was awarded

the CIMB Bank Regional Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree, and completed

an LL.M. at University College London. In addition, he completed his second LL.M.

at Kobe University with a scholarship from the Japanese Ministry of Education,

Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

▫ Thammasat University, Bangkok (LL.B., (Hons) 2009)

▫ Siam Premier International Law Office Limited (2009-2017)

▫ Seconded to Lao Premier International Law Office, Vientiane, Lao PDR (2011-2012)

▫ University College London, United Kingdom (LL.M. (Merit), 2013)

▫ Kobe University (LL.M., 2019)

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022

Chambers Global 2022

Band 1: Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Securitisation &

Derivatives, Competition/Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, Dispute

Resolution, Employment, Insurance, International Trade,

Investment Funds, Projects & Energy, Real Estate, Tax

Band 2: Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Restructuring/

Insolvency

Band 2: General Business Law

Band 1: Projects & Energy

Band 2: Aviation, Banking & Finance, Competition/Antitrust,

Corporate/M&A, Restructuring/Insolvency

Band 3: Real Estate

Band 1: Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Securitisation &

Derivatives, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, International &

Cross-Border Capabilities (Japanese firms), International Trade

Band 2: Intellectual Property

Band 2: General Business Law

Band 1: Projects & Energy

Band 2: Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A

Japan

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Thailand

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Asialaw 2022, the definitive guide to Asia’s leading law firms and lawyers (By asialaw Profiles)

Outstanding: Banking and Finance, Capital markets,

Competition/ Antitrust, Construction, Corporate and M&A,

Dispute Resolution, Energy, Banking and Financial Services,

Investment Funds, Labour and Employment, Regulatory,

Consumer goods and services, Real estate

Highly Recommended: Intellectual Property, Private Equity,

Restructuring & Insolvency, Tax, Media & Entertainment

Recommended: Infrastructure, Insurance, Technology and

telecommunications

Highly Recommended: Energy, General business law

Recommended: Infrastructure, Real estate

Outstanding: Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Energy,

Banking and financial services, Infrastructure

Highly Recommended: Construction, Consumer goods and

services, Industrials and manufacturing , Labour and employment,

Restructuring & Insolvency, Real estate

Recommended: Aviation and Shipping, Capital markets, Dispute

resolution, Insurance, Technology and telecommunications

Tier 1: Banking, Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity,

Capital Markets: Structured finance and securitisation, M&A,

Private equity, Project development, Project finance

Tier 2: Financial and corporate

Tier 3: Project development

Tier 1: Banking and finance, Project development

Tier 2: M&A, Restructuring and insolvency

Tier 3: Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity

Japan

Japan

Myanmar

Myanmar

Thailand

Thailand

IFLR1000’s 31st edition

Rankings & Awards

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The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022

ALB Japan Law Awards 2021by ALB (Asian Legal Business)

Tier 1: Antitrust and competition, Banking and finance,

Capital markets, Corporate and M&A, Dispute resolution,

Fintech, Intellectual property, Investment funds, Labour

and employment, Private wealth, Projects and energy, Real

estate and construction, Restructuring and insolvency, Risk

management and investigations, Tax

Tier 2: TMT

Tier 2: Corporate and M&A, Projects (including energy)

Tier 1: Project and Energy

Tier 2: Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A

Tier 3: Dispute resolution, Labour and employment, Real

Estate and Construction

▫ Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

▫ Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year

▫ Debt Market Deal of the Year

▫ Technology, Media and Telecommunication Deal of the Year

Japan

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