Kelvin Chia Partnership

Contact our Yangon office:

Email:[email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]

Kelvin Chia Yangon (KCY) is the oldest and one of the largest and the most well-regarded international legal consultancies in Myanmar today, with offices in Yangon and in Mandalay. Led by senior transactional attorneys with international expertise, our team has a deep understanding of both cross-border practices and Myanmar’s local laws and practices. Among our distinguished lawyers is Ms. Cheah Swee Gim, who has been consistently ranked as a market leader in various notable legal publications.Also part of our Myanmar team are Pedro Jose Bernardo, Lyra Flores-Bisnar and Chin Wai Yip, each having extensive knowledge in handling a wide scope of Myanmar and international projects and transactions. Khin Leinmar Ban Aye, a senior Myanmar-qualified lawyer, leads our on-the- ground team of 14 Myanmar lawyers and paralegals.

KCY has an excellent track-record of acting as counsel to ground-breaking and significant transactions and projects in Myanmar.We are also adept at assisting on-shore businesses in navigating day-to-day operational requirements that include company compliance, labor and employment matters, contract execution, and regulatory filings with Myanmar authorities.

Through our parent firm, Kelvin Chia Partnership (KCP) and its network of law offices and associates across Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia, KCY is your easily accessible go-to legal partners for business expansions into those markets. KCP’s business network also extends to key markets such as Japan, China and India, where we can assist by providing legal support and initiating business introductions. To facilitate your international business, our experienced lawyers are available for in-person meetings in Myanmar.

We distinguish ourselves as an Asian law firm with exceptional understanding of the Myanmar regulatory framework and business practices.With an unwavering commitment to our clients and a focus on generating effective solutions, we are dedicated to helping our clients achieve their commercial objectives.

Kelvin Chia Partnership is a commercial law firm established in Singapore in 1995 with a strong and established regional presence through on-shore offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Yangon and Mandalay, Myanmar; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Bangkok, Thailand; and Jakarta, Indonesia. We also have strong affiliations with law firms in the Philippines and Malaysia, and as an exclusive member of Terralex (https://www.terralex.org/), we have the ability to work on local and cross-border matters in a one-stop integrated manner. Given our strategic presence in the region and a strong core team of lawyers (including those qualified in the Philippines, New York State, the United Kingdom, Australia and Malaysia), we are well positioned to assist with multi-jurisdictional and cross border transactions in Asia and elsewhere across the globe.

Our team of experienced lawyers is committed to providing prompt and timely legal services to our clients. We combine discipline and flexibility in our provision of services, take a business approach to the practice of law and are passionately committed to achieving our clients’ commercial and legal needs. We have an international team consisting of lawyers who are qualified in Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia, United States, the Philippines, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Cambodia, Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China and Myanmar. As a firm, we are therefore able to provide localized legal solutions consistent with international standards. Our fees are time-based. We are nevertheless sensitive to our clients’ circumstances and are able, depending on the nature of the transaction, to work on a fixed fee basis where appropriate.

In Singapore, Kelvin Chia Partnership is a full-service law firm with four departments:

·Corporate and Commercial

·Regional

·Litigation

·Conveyancing

Our head office in Singapore is staffed by some fifty lawyers and legal executives across well-established practice groups which are able to handle large scale projects, both in Singapore and in the region.

Email:[email protected]/[email protected]

Tel: (65) 6220 1911

Our Singapore office is the international headquarters of Kelvin Chia Partnership and hosts both locally-qualified and foreign lawyers alike, as well as legal executives. We provide a full range of legal services in Singapore and throughout the Asia Pacific region in collaboration with our regional offices. Our well-established Corporate and Commercial, Litigation and Conveyancing practice groups routinely handle large scale projects, both in Singapore and in the region.