An Award-Winning Practice

Over the past few years, DFDL is honored to have received a number of awards from leading industry and legal publications, including:

• 2013 Asian-Mena Deal of the Year
  Xayburi Hydropower project
   
• 2013 Myanmar Law Firm of the Year (IFLR, 2013)

• 2013 The Legal 500
  Ranked Tier 1 for Tax in Vietnam

• 2013 IFLR
  Ranked Tier 1 for Financial & Corporate in Myanmar 

• 2012 Chambers & Partners
  Ranked Tier 1 for General Business Law in Myanmar
  Ranked Tier 1 for General Business Law in Cambodia
  Ranked Tier 1 for General Business Law in Lao

• 2012 The Legal 500
  Ranked Tier 1 for Tax in Vietnam
   
• 2011 Leading PE & VC law firm
  Awarded leading Private Equity and Venture Capital law firm in a survey by Asian Legal Business
   
• 2011 Project Finance Deal of the Year, ALB
  Awarded project finance deal of the year for the USD 2.7 billion Hongsa Mine-Mouth Power Project, which was the largest Thai project financing syndication and first thermal power project in Lao PDR
   
• 2011 IPP Financial Advisers Award SE Asia Deal of the Year, ALB
  Awarded IPP Financial Advisers South East Asia deal of the year for the Hongsa Mine-Mouth Power Project by Asian Legal Business
   
• 2011 Corporate Tax Law firm of the Year, Vietnam, Lawyer Monthly
  Awarded Corporate Tax Law firm of the Year in Vietnam
   
• 2011 ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL Deals of the Year
  Mentioned in Deals of the Year for advising the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade on the JAKS Resources Berhad's Malaysia-China-Vietnam energy Project (value USD 2 billion)
   
• 2011 Tax Law firm of the Year, Vietnam, Finance Monthly
  Awarded Tax Law firm of the Year in Vietnam
   
• 2011 Hottest Hundred Lawyers of 2011
  David Doran mentioned as one of the hottest hundred lawyers of 2011 by Asian Legal Business
   
• 2011 Chambers & Partners
  Ranked Tier 1 for General Business Law in Myanmar
  Ranked Tier 1 for General Business Law in Cambodia
  Ranked Tier 1 for General Business Law in Lao

• 2011 The Legal 500
  Ranked Tier 1 for Tax in Vietnam
   
• 2010 Asian Legal Business Hot 100, The Strategists
  DFDL in the Asian Legal Business hot 100 with the caption "An ASEAN heavyweight in the making?"
   
• 2010 Deal of the Year, Asian Legal Business
  Awarded deal of the year by Asian Legal Business for the USD 2 billion JAKS Resources Berhad's Malaysia-China-Vietnam energy Project
   
• 2010 ALB Fast 30
  Listed as one of the 30 fastest growing law firms in Asia by Asian Legal Business
   
• 2010 The Legal 500
  Listed as leading Tax firm in Vietnam
   
• 2010 Employer of Choice Survey, Asian Legal Business, Vietnam
  Winner of the top fifth spot for the ALB Employer of Choice survey 2010
   
• 2009 and 2010 Asian Legal Business Best Private Equity & Venture Capital Boutique Firm Award
  Awarded for its activities and achievements in Vietnam and Thailand
   
• 2009 ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL Deals of the Year
  Mentioned in deals of the year for advising on China Minmetals' acquisition of the majority assets of OZ Minerals, including 90% equity interest in Lane Xang Minerals Limited
   
• 2009 Asia Deals of the Year, Telecom Finance Magazine
  Mentioned in Asia Deals of the Year for advising on Royal Groups buyout of Millicom’s shares in CamGSM voted as the “Asia Deal of the Year”
   
• 2008 Deals of the Year, ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL
  Mentioned for DFDL’s role in the USD 650 million Theun Hinboun Hydropower expansion project in Laos
   
• 2007 ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL Deals of the Year
  Mentioned in the 2007 deals of the year for advising on the Singapore Tech Tel Acquisition, which was the first major multi-jurisdictional telecommunications sale in the Mekong region (USD 200 million)