About

Provided by Mori Hamada

Myanmar Legal Mori Hamada offers a comprehensive range of legal services to clients intending to invest, or doing business, in Myanmar, with a focus on investment, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, project finance, capital markets, power projects, oil and gas, energy, infrastructure and banking and finance. We offer international clients the benefits of cross-border experience in tandem with the Myanmar resources required to get deals done in Myanmar. With our unique mix of local and international experience, we advise clients with investment into Myanmar in relation to regulatory issues and disputes.

Our team comprises senior lawyers with extensive international and domestic experience, including seasoned Myanmar-qualified lawyers, and experienced Japanese, Commonwealth and Thai-qualified lawyers with on-the-ground experience.  Our team’s expertise and knowledge covers a range of practice areas across various jurisdictions and enables us to provide clients with comprehensive and high-quality services.

Our practice is supported by a dedicated translation service, enabling us to produce English language translations of Myanmar language laws and other documents to support our clients.

Chambers Review

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General Business Law - Myanmar

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Myanmar Legal Mori Hamada has a strong local practice in Yangon supported by international expertise in the firm's Japan and Singapore offices. It is notably active in advising on cross-border and domestic M&A and property matters, as well as banking, projects and insurance issues. The practice maintains an impressive roster of Myanmar, Japanese and Thai corporate clients.

Work Highlights

  • Myanmar Legal Mori Hamada advised CB Bank on five loan transactions to Myanmar corporate entities and the Myanmar subsidiaries of foreign-headquartered firms.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Khin Cho Kyi
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Khin Cho Kyi
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Senior Statespeople

Khin Cho Kyi is a senior legal adviser at Myanmar Legal Mori Hamada and has an excellent reputation for her long-standing market experience. She continues to be involved in corporate transactions.

She is a legend here. She's still the best lawyer and is respected by all our lawyers.

Takeshi Mukawa
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Takeshi Mukawa
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Band 2
Takeshi Mukawa regularly assists Japanese and other clients operating in the banking, insurance and construction sectors with corporate transactions and regulatory compliance.
Kana Manabe
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Kana Manabe
3
Band 3

Kana Manabe is co-head of the firm's Myanmar team and receives strong market recognition for her expertise in disputes. She also assists clients with corporate and finance matters.

Ranked Lawyers at
Mori Hamada

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Myanmar

General Business Law

Khin Cho Kyi
S
Khin Cho Kyi
S
Senior Statespeople
Takeshi Mukawa
2
Takeshi Mukawa
2
Band 2
Kana Manabe
3
Kana Manabe
3
Band 3

Members

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Atsushi Inoue

Julian Barendse

Nay Chi Oo

Nirmalan Amirthanesan

Sooksun Popun-Ngarm

Thit Thit Aung

Tony Grundy

Industries

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Asset Management/Funds

Automotives / Auto Parts

Banking

Chemicals

Construction

Consumer Goods

Education/Research

Electricity/ Gas

Electronics / Machinery / Other Manufacturing

Food / Agriculture / Biotechnology

IT/Technology/AI

Insurance

Land Transport / Logistics

Life Sciences/Healthcare

Metals/Mining/Resources Recycling

Non-Bank Lending/Payments/Fintech & Crypto

Public Institutions

Real Estate / REITs

Retail

Security

Semiconductors

Staffing and Recruiting

Telecommunications/Media

Tourism and Travel/Hotels

Trading/Wholesale