BIO

Paul is the regional head of the real estate practice group and the regional head of the hospitality sector. His practice focuses on corporate structuring for real estate investment, hotel management agreement negotiation and drafting, data center development, industrial and retail property acquisitions, and construction contracts.

He regularly advises developers and investment groups on real estate investment throughout Southeast Asia with a focus on the industrial and hospitality sectors along with the growing data center market. While advising clients, his focus is to understand their investment goals and to identify creative solutions to achieve the desired outcome. He has significant experience handling the legal complexities associated with real estate project development covering industrial and logistics facilities, hospitality projects (including branded residences), data center development, and office and commercial leasing.

As a leader in the hospitality practice for DFDL, he has represented hotel developers and international hotel brands in review and negotiation of hotel management agreements, including Intercontinental Hotel Group, Radisson Hotels, Hyatt International, and Marriott International.

Paul is based in Bangkok with frequent travel around the region.

Key Credentials:

* IHG, as lead counsel in Vietnam, on reviewing hotel management agreements, technical services, branding, franchise, and licensing agreements for multiple pipeline projects.
* Radisson Hotel Group, as lead counsel, on the conversion of an office tower into two hospitality projects in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
* An American conglomerate in luxury real estate development, as lead counsel, on market entry into Vietnam, including planned development of hotels, golf courses, and branded residences.