An Award-Winning Practice

“This is a very reputable firm in the Mekong region, which uniquely offers both tax and commercial legal services…Sources say:  "Efficient and good interaction with clients."  (Chambers Asia 2011)

2013 The Legal 500
    Ranked Tier 1 for Tax in Vietnam
2013 IFLR
    Ranked Tier 1 for Corporate & Finance 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

FACTS AND FIGURES

DFDL people

• 250 staff
• 120+ advisers
• 40% expatriate advisers
• 10 regional partners
• 5 national partners
• 24 nationalities
• Languages spoken: Bengali, Burmese, Dutch, English, Filipino, French, German, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Malaysian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, Urdu.

International presence

• Established in 1994
• 8 countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia*, Myanmar, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
• 12 offices: Bangkok, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta*, Koh Samui, Naypyidaw, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Singapore, Vientiane, Yangon
• Geographical coverage from Southeast Asia to the Middle East and beyond.

DFDL expertise

• Full-services law firm providing custom-tailored international-standard legal and tax solutions
• Extensive local and cross-border experience in complex and sophisticated transactions across a wide geographical footprint
• A practical knowledge of local business cultures and practices
• Core expertises: Energy, Mining & Infrastructure, Real Estate, M&A, Corporate & Commercial, Tax, English law governed transactions.

(* in exclusive association with Mataram Partners)