Firm Description

is the first leading international law firm specialized in emerging markets with a pan regional legal and tax expertise developed throughout the Mekong region (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam) and Singapore, and with a dedicated focus on other SEA jurisdictions, South Asia and the Middle East.

With a team of over 250 foreign and local lawyers, advisers and support staff working closely together within a fast growing network of 9 offices in Asia, we provide personalized and cost-effective legal, tax and consulting services and solutions with particular expertise in:

• Energy and Infrastructure
• Real Estate
• Taxation & Customs
• Corporate and Commercial
• M&A
• English law governed Transactions

Our experts are committed to provide international standards state of the art legal and tax solutions though the Mekong region and beyond.

RECENT AWARDS

• 2011 Tax Law firm of the Year in Vietnam, Finance Monthly
  Awarded Tax Law firm of the Year in Vietnam
• 2010 Asian Legal Business Hot 100
  Classed in the category “The Strategists. DFDL Mekong: An Asian heavyweight in the making?”
• 2010 Awarded Project Finance & South East Asia Deal of the Year, Asian Legal Business
  Hongsa Mine-Mouth Power Project: (US 2.7 B, largest Thai project financing syndication, first thermal power project in Lao PDR)
• 2010 Deal of the Year, Asian Legal Business
  JAKS Resources Berhad: (US$2 B, energy project between China, Vietnam and Malaysia for thermal electric power plants)
• 2010 ALB Fast 30
  Listed as one of the 30 fastest growing law firms in Asia
• 2010 Asia Pacific Legal 500
  Leading Tax firm in Vietnam
• 2010 Employer of Choice Survey, Asian Legal Business
  Winner of the top fifth spot for the ALB Employer of Choice survey 2010 for Vietnam
• 2009 and 2010 Asian Legal Business Best Private Equity & Venture Capital Boutique Firm Award
  Awarded for its activities and achievements in Vietnam and Thailand