The DFDL team continued the trend of expanding recognition for its partners and practices across South and Southeast Asia – this year again increasing its rankings in the 2023 Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide.
DFDL was this year honored in six countries with eight of its practice groups ranked and 15 of its lawyers recognized for their expertise. DFDL maintained its Band 1 ranking in General Business Law in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar and gained one new practice Band 1 ranking for Bangladesh in Projects & Energy.
DFDL’s Band 1 lawyers this year included Shahwar Nizam (Partner & Bangladesh Managing Director), William Greenlee (Partner, Myanmar), Chris Robinson (Partner, Co-Head of Regional Corporate & Commercial Practice) and Kristy Newby (Partner, Lao PDR Managing Director & Co-Head of Regional Compliance & Investigations Practice). To view the complete list of DFDL’s rankings in the 2023 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific, please visit the publication’s website.
We are thankful the research conducted by Chambers and for our clients’ support. The Chambers Asia-Pacific guide and rankings provide recommendations on the best law firms and lawyers across the legal markets in Asia-Pacific. The Chambers research team conducts interviews to help us understand the views and experiences of clients across the Asia-Pacific region.
Please find the complete list of DFDL’s rankings in the 2023 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific below:
2023 Firm Rankings
- Bangladesh
Projects & Energy – Band 1
Corporate & Finance – Band 3
- Cambodia
General Business Law – Band 1
- Lao PDR
General Business Law – Band 1
- Myanmar
General Business Law – Band 1
- Thailand
Projects & Energy, Real Estate, Tax – Band 3
Technology, Media, Telecoms – Band 4
Corporate/M&A – Band 4
- Vietnam
Corporate/M&A – Band 2
Projects, Infrastructure & Energy – Band 3
Tax – Vietnam Spotlight Table
2023 Lawyer Rankings
- Bangladesh
Shahwar Nizam – Band 1 Projects & Energy I Band 3 Corporate & Finance
Tarannum Tasnim – Up & Coming I Projects & Energy
- Cambodia
Chris Robinson – Band 1 I General Business Law
Guillaume Massin – Band 2 I General Business Law
Martin Desautels – Expertise Based Abroad in Vietnam I General Business Law
- Lao PDR
Kristy Newby – Band 1 I General Business Law
Senesakoune Sihanouvong – Band 2 I General Business Law
- Myanmar
William Greenlee – Band 1 I General Business Law
Thida Aye – Band 3 I General Business Law
Nishant Choudhary – Band 3 I General Business Law
- Thailand
Audray Souche – Band 3 I Projects & Energy
- Vietnam
Jerome Buzenet – Band 2 I Corporate/M&A
Martin Desautels, Jerome Buzenet, Phong Anh Hoang – Band 3 I Projects, Infrastructure &
Energy
Hanh Tran, Kevin Hawkins – Band 5 I Corporate/M&A
