DFDL

Legal Services | Thailand
tel: +66 2059 4090 | fax: +66 2059 4099
No. 3, Rajanakarn Building, AA Floor | South Sathorn Road, Sathorn | Bangkok | 10120 | Thailand

Main Contacts

L-Martin Desautels

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Regional Managing Partner

Audray Souche

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Partner; Deputy Managing Director, Thailand

Angus Mitchell

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Partner; Managing Director, Thailand

David Doran

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Founding Partner

Overview

DFDL established a permanent presence in Bangkok in November 2005 to better service its growing client base in Thailand, especially related to Thai-based financial institutions and businesses investing in the region. Since then, DFDL has expanded and established distinct real estate (with offices in Samui and Phuket), corporate and commercial, energy, mining and infrastructure, tax, labor law, commercial litigation and arbitration practice groups.

The Thailand team works closely with our other offices across Asia to provide seamless and efficient international-standard legal and taxation services, with an in-depth, personal knowledge of the local environment.

Our legal advisers have advised on and are well versed in a wide range of legal areas, from the feasibility phase through to the investment and operational phases.

Lawyers Worldwide: 140

Areas of Practice

Representative Clients

Professionals

Partners

Vinay  Ahuja

Vinay Ahuja

Partner
L-Martin  Desautels

L-Martin Desautels

Regional Managing Partner
David  Doran

David Doran

Founding Partner
Angus  Mitchell

Angus Mitchell

Partner; Managing Director, Thailand
Kraisorn  Rueangkul

Kraisorn Rueangkul

Partner, Thailand
Audray  Souche

Audray Souche

Partner; Deputy Managing Director, Thailand

Other

Ivy  Liu

Ivy Liu

Partner, Co-Head of the DFDL China Desk

Articles

Cambodia: Procedures and Fines for Violation of the Competition Law

Overview On 22 February 2023, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”) issued a new regulation on the Forms and Procedures for Issuance of Temporary Suspension Measures and/or Decisions by the Cambodia Competition Commission (“CCC”) to strengthen the enforcement of the Law on Competition (“Competition Law”) in Cambodia. Thereafter, on 24 February 2023, the MOC issued an additional decision on the Formalities and Procedures for the Calculation of Pecuniary Penalties under the Law on Competition to ensure that the calculation of pecuniary penalties is transparent and effective...

Myanmar: Annual Tax Compliance Reminder for FY 2022-2023

Less than a month to go! Our Tax Team wishes to remind you of the fast-approaching deadline for the submission of your annual corporate tax returns for the financial year ended 31 March 2023 (“FY 2022-2023”). All Myanmar taxpayers (corporate entities, non-profit organizations, and individuals) should file their annual tax returns on or before 30 June 2023.   This annual return submission applies to Corporate Income Tax (“CIT”), Personal Income Tax (“PIT”) Salary Statement, Consolidated Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”), and Commercial Tax (“CT”) for the FY 2022-2023...

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Press

DFDL Advises Pentagreen Capital and Clifford Capital in its Joint Financing of BECIS Bioenergy

DFDL is pleased to announce its role as local legal counsel, supporting international counsel Mayer Brown, in advising Clifford Capital and Pentagreen Capital on their joint financing of BECIS Bioenergy Pte. Ltd. (BECIS). The financing package, structured as a green loan of USD 30 million, will support the development and construction of bioenergy projects across Southeast Asia and India. The loan includes an accordion feature, potentially increasing the total financing by an additional USD 20 million, which could bring the overall project value to USD 50 million...

Audray Souche Moderated a Panel Discussion on Financing Low Carbon Opportunities

DFDL’s Audray Souche, Regional Managing Partner, had the pleasure to moderate a panel on Financing Low Carbon Opportunities at the APAC Energy Capital Assembly in Singapore. This event brought together leading players in the energy sector to discuss the latest trends and developments in sustainable financing in Asia. It was a stimulating and informative session that highlighted the importance of collaboration and innovation in achieving a low carbon future. We would like to thank the panelists for sharing their valuable insights and experiences: Ryoichi Abe, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Roberta Wong, Kerogen Capital, dots