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General Business Law - Laos
What the Team is Known For
DFDL has a pre-eminent legal practice in Laos, offering impressive regional expertise. The firm is highly reputed for its frequent involvement in complex project financings, including for hydro energy and developments for power production and transmission infrastructure. The team also offers extensive advice across tax, labour and corporate mandates, acting for an enviable roster of leading domestic and international companies. The department handles transactions in sectors such as finance and mining.
Strengths
DFDL is not only an expert in Laos law, it also has great commercial sense. It is one of the very few firms that can advise on large scale infrastructure projects in Laos.
Work Highlights
DFDL advised DP World on its acquisition of a 100% indirect interest in Savan Logistics Company.
Notable practitioners
Kristy Newby is a leading lawyer based in Laos. She has strong expertise in the mining sector as well as project finance and general corporate transactions.
Kristy Newby is super responsive and knows exactly what is going on.
Senesakoune Sihanouvong provides commercially sensible advice.
Standré Bezuidenhout co-heads the firm's regional corporate and M&A practice and regularly advises clients on sizeable transactions and regulatory compliance, particularly in the mining and energy sectors.
Standré is great. He is very sharp and solution oriented.
Standré Bezuidenhout is good at providing commercially oriented legal advice.