Antoine Fontaine
About
Provided by Antoine Fontaine
Practice Areas
He is the leader of the Tax, Labor, Insurance and Healthcare practice groups. Amongst others, in insurance, he is considered as Elite Lawyer by Asialaw, providing comprehensive and strategic advices on market entry and advising the government and institutional donors on insurance regulation and on the management of disaster risks; in Healthcare, he advises the Ministry of Health and the WHO on its regulation; in labor, he provides strategic advises on managing collective disputes and dealing with trade-unions, in tax, he is considered as “Market Leading Lawyer for Tax” by AsiaLaw, providing a broad range of services pertaining to companies’ restructuring and acquisition.
Career
Antoine has worked in Cambodia for over two decades. He holds a Ph.D. in Insurance Law from France. He used to teach from 1999 to 2015 at the Royal University of Law and Economics a large range of topics from History of ASEAN Laws to Administrative Law and Corporate Law. He chaired the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Cambodia, while he initiated the creation of the Eurocham, the French Foreign Trade Advisers’ committee, organizing the first ASEAN forum in Cambodia, he is currently sitting as Avocat-Conseil of the French Embassy.
Professional Memberships
• Admitted to Paris Bar
Chambers Review
Global
Antoine Fontaine is particularly well known for his insurance-related work. He also has experience in pharmaceutical regulations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mr Fontaine is very dedicated and a high-level professional."
"I would not hesitate to instruct Antoine and his team for our next Cambodian matter."
"Mr Fontaine is very dedicated and a high-level professional."
"I would not hesitate to instruct Antoine and his team for our next Cambodian matter."