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Tilleke & Gibbins

General Business Law

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Cambodia


Tilleke & Gibbins

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About

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Since the firm’s establishment 1890, Tilleke & Gibbins has been recognized as a leading full-service firm in Southeast Asia, trusted by a diverse range of local and multinational companies to advise on market entry and operations in frontier and emerging jurisdictions around the region.

Under the leadership of Jay Cohen, a practitioner with over 20 years of legal experience in Asia, Tilleke & Gibbins’ Phnom Penh office has grown into one of the strongest legal outfits on the ground in Cambodia. The firm’s 24-person team in Phnom Penh comprises a mix of local and foreign legal advisors and other adept business professionals to provide our world-renowned clients with well-rounded legal, business, and cultural advice to help them achieve their objectives in the jurisdiction.

Tilleke & Gibbins’ multidisciplinary team in Cambodia handles a particularly strong caseload of corporate and commercial work focused predominantly on market entry, M&As and joint ventures, employment, corporate services, and regulatory matters for highly regulated industries—especially energy, financial services, infrastructure, life sciences, technology, and telecommunications. Beyond corporate and commercial work, the firm also boasts a market-leading IP practice. Our IP practice seamlessly compliments our strategic market entry advice and sets the firm apart as a premium one-stop shop for all legal and IP needs in Cambodia.

Chambers Review

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General Business Law - Cambodia

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

As a regional law firm with a Cambodian office, Tilleke & Gibbins is particularly well-positioned to advise on IP matters. The firm is regularly engaged by clients on market entry in Cambodia, assisting with employment, corporate and real estate issues. The team has significant expertise in data protection and M&A. Tilleke & Gibbins advises clients from various sectors, including technology, manufacturing and retail. Its lawyers are also experienced in banking and finance, advising a range of lenders and borrowers.

Work Highlights

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  • Tilleke & Gibbins advised Oji Holdings Corporation on matters of competition law.

Strengths

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  • The team offers practical and clear advice, which is especially useful for a jurisdiction in which there can be some ambiguity on how the law is enforced.

    General Business Law respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Tilleke & Gibbins’ team is fast-working, clear on the details, and has specialists who can help my business.

    General Business Law respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Jay Cohen
    Band 1Jay Cohen

    Jay Cohen

    Jay Cohen handles technology industry-related matters, including investment, banking, corporate and regulatory issues. He has experience acting for international financial institutions.

    • He is a good lawyer. He is smart and involved a lot in arbitration

      General Business Law respondentAsia-Pacific
    • It is great working with Jay Cohen. I always feel like we work as one team and add value to each other.

      General Business Law respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Associates to watchDavid Mol
    Associates to watchDavid Mol

    David Mol

    David Mol is an associate at Tilleke & Gibbins in Cambodia who advises on a range of regulatory, transactional and real estate matters for clients.
    • He provides a very good service, fast responses and all of the information that I need.

      General Business Law respondentAsia-Pacific
    • David Moi is very responsive and provides practical advice.

      General Business Law respondentAsia-Pacific

Ranked Individuals at Tilleke & Gibbins (2)

Cambodia

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