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Myanmar Legal MHM offers a comprehensive range of legal services to clients looking to do business in Myanmar, with a particular focus on investment, mergers and acquisitions, project finance and banking and capital markets. 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 a senior Myanmar practitioner (Daw Khin Cho Kyi) and a team of highly qualified Myanmar lawyers, senior Japanese lawyers (Takeshi Mukawa, Kana Manabe and Atsushi Inoue), and a senior Australian lawyer (Julian Barendse), together with a leading English-qualified lawyer with over 40 years of experience in the region (Tony Grundy) and lawyers with on-the-ground experience (Nirmalan Amirthanesan, Australian-qualified, and Sooksun Popun-Ngarm, Thai-qualified). 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.

Chambers Review

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General Business Law - Myanmar

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Myanmar Legal MHM 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 matters. The practice maintains an impressive roster of Japanese corporate clients, as well as Myanmar and Thai corporates. Notable clients include Toyota Myanmar, Tokio Marine Asia and AEON Mall.

Work Highlights

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  • Myanmar Legal MHM assisted Myanmar Agro Exchange with listing its business on the Yangon Stock Exchange.

Strengths

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"Myanmar Legal MHM have strong subject expertise with growing expertise in country-specific laws and regulations. Complex and sophisticated matters are handled rather smoothly."

General Business Law respondent
Global

"They have a great array of both foreign and local lawyers to assist us with our needs."

General Business Law respondent
Global

Notable Practitioners

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Khin Cho Kyi
S
Khin Cho Kyi
S
Senior Statespeople

Khin Cho Kyi is a senior legal adviser at Myanmar Legal MHM and has an excellent reputation for her longstanding market experience. She continues to be involved in corporate transactions, projects and contentious work.

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Takeshi Mukawa
2
Takeshi Mukawa
Head of General Business Law
2
Band 2

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

"Takeshi is very practical and commercially aware."

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Kana Manabe
4
Kana Manabe
4
Band 4

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

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Ranked Lawyers at
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General Business Law
Khin Cho Kyi
S
Khin Cho Kyi
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Senior Statespeople
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Takeshi Mukawa
2
Takeshi Mukawa
Head of General Business Law
2
Band 2
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Kana Manabe
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Kana Manabe
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Band 4
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Members

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Takeshi Mukawa

Takeshi Mukawa

Head of Department

Clients

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AEON Mall Co., Ltd.

Bangkok Bank PCL

CB Bank PCL

Mitsubishi Corporation

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company Limited

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

Myanmar Agro Exchange Public Company Limited

Nippon Life Insurance Company

Tokio Marine Asia Pte Ltd.

Toyota Myanmar Co., Ltd.