Teams

32

Partners

150

Advisers

300

Multicultural Team

26

Nationalities

Our team is comprised of leading practitioners with well-established names in their respective markets, as recognized by global legal directories. Our multicultural team is comprised of diverse and approachable people. We strive for the best results through commitment, dynamism, and collaboration.

Martin Desautels
Senior Partner

Position

  • Senior Partner

Expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure
  • Investment Funds

Countries of Expertise

  • Cambodia
  • Lao PDR
  • Vietnam
David Doran
Founding Partner, Head of Thai Practice

Position

  • Founding Partner, Head of Thai Practice

Expertise

  • Corporate and M&A
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure
  • Technology, Media and Telecoms

Countries of Expertise

  • Lao PDR
  • Thailand
Thierry Gougy
Senior Partner

Position

  • Senior Partner

Expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure

Countries of Expertise

  • Cambodia
  • Singapore
  • Vietnam
Shahwar Nizam
Partner, Managing Director, Bangladesh

Position

  • Partner, Managing Director, Bangladesh

Expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure
  • Technology, Media and Telecoms

Countries of Expertise

  • Bangladesh
  • Singapore
Audray Souche
Regional Managing Partner

Position

  • Regional Managing Partner

Expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure

Countries of Expertise

  • Cambodia
  • Lao PDR
  • Thailand
Vinay Ahuja
Partner, Managing Director, Indonesia & Singapore | Head of Regional Banking and Finance

Position

  • Partner, Managing Director, Indonesia & Singapore | Head of Regional Banking and Finance

Expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Technology, Media and Telecoms

Countries of Expertise

  • Indonesia
  • Lao PDR
  • Thailand
Thida Aye
Partner

Position

  • Partner

Expertise

  • Aviation and Logistics
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure

Country of Expertise

  • Myanmar
Mahboob Aziz
Partner

Position

  • Partner

Expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure

Countries of Expertise

  • Bangladesh
  • Myanmar
Standré Bezuidenhout
Partner, Co-Head of Regional Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions

Position

  • Partner, Co-Head of Regional Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions

Expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Employment

Country of Expertise

  • Lao PDR
Jerome Buzenet
Partner, Co-Managing Director, Vietnam

Position

  • Partner, Co-Managing Director, Vietnam

Expertise

  • Corporate and M&A
  • Restructuring

Country of Expertise

  • Vietnam
Nishant Choudhary
Partner, Managing Director, Myanmar | Regional Head of Dispute Resolution Practice

Position

  • Partner, Managing Director, Myanmar | Regional Head of Dispute Resolution Practice

Expertise

  • Aviation and Logistics
  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure

Countries of Expertise

  • Cambodia
  • Myanmar
Seka Hep
Partner

Position

  • Partner

Expertise

  • Corporate and M&A
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure
  • Real Estate and Hospitality

Country of Expertise

  • Cambodia
Phong Anh Hoang
Partner

Position

  • Partner

Expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure
  • Technology, Media and Telecoms

Country of Expertise

  • Vietnam
Dai Thang Huynh
Partner, Head of Hanoi office

Position

  • Partner, Head of Hanoi office

Expertise

  • Compliance and Investigations
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Real Estate and Hospitality

Country of Expertise

  • Vietnam
Vansok Khem
Partner

Position

  • Partner

Expertise

  • Compliance and Investigations
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Investment Funds

Country of Expertise

  • Cambodia
Kooi Thong Lai
Partner, Lao PDR

Position

  • Partner, Lao PDR

Expertise

  • Aviation and Logistics
  • Banking and Finance
  • Technology, Media and Telecoms

Countries of Expertise

  • Cambodia
  • Lao PDR
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