SDS & Partners

1. Partners: Phin Sovath and Un Sinath

2. Language: Khmer, English, French and Japanese

3. Five Features

• Versatile Legal Experience
• Diverse Global Clientele
• Financing & Infrastructure Specialist
• Crafting Law and Public Policy
• Expertise in Competition, Tech and IP

SDS & PARTNERS is guided by our core principle: Strategic Diligence for Sustainability. This philosophy drives every aspect of our legal services, ensuring that our solutions are diligently crafted to meet both immediate needs and long-term goals. We leverage the extensive experience and expertise of our team to address the evolving demands of a dynamic legal landscape. Our firm is dedicated to enhancing legal services to meet today’s market challenges, particularly in the face of rapid technological change.

We work with clients across various sectors—locally and internationally—combining our knowledge of traditional and emerging practice areas. Whether it’s corporate law, banking, fintech, data privacy, competition and antitrust, intellectual property, capital markets, green initiatives, or public policy, we provide tailored legal solutions designed for sustainability.

Beyond traditional legal services, our team brings a diverse range of expertise, including legislative drafting, regulatory oversight, legal research and development, and academic instruction. This broad experience equips us to offer practical, strategic advice that aligns with the sustainable success of our clients.

At SDS & PARTNERS, we prioritize connecting clients with the right experts, streamlining support, and maintaining flexibility in our approach. We collaborate across disciplines to ensure that our solutions not only address immediate legal challenges but are built for enduring impact, reflecting our commitment to Strategic Diligence for Sustainability.

Expertise highlights:

• Market entry
• Investment incentives and QIP
• Corporate governance and structure
• Joint Ventures/Shareholders Agreements
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business/assets transfer
• State-owned enterprises
• Corporate restructuring, insolvency, and liquidation
• Employment

Expertise highlights:

• Governance and compliance
• Data protection
• Consumer-friendly clauses
• Payment services
• Credit cards, wallets, and key technologies
• Mobile banking
• AML/CTF
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• ISDA agreements
• Supply chain finance
• Trade finance
• Loan and security documentation
• Security registration (hypothec, pledge, secured transactions)
• Product localization and new-to-market templates
• Financial leasing

Expertise highlights:

• Project/infrastructure financing
• Asset-based financing
• Acquisition financing
• Aircraft financing
• Trusts
• Collective Investment Schemes
• Investment funds
• Credit risk sharing schemes

Expertise highlights:

• Public-Private Partnerships and concessions
• State guarantees
• Infrastructure development incentives
• Document bankability
• Social and environmental compliance
• Approval processes
• Renewable energy
• Power Purchase Agreements

Expertise highlights:

• Data privacy
• Cybersecurity
• Privacy policies and confidentiality agreements
• E-commerce
• Technology transactions and sourcing
• Telecom services
• Disruptive technologies
• Access to information

Expertise highlights:

• IP registration and prosecution
• IP commercialization and licensing
• Distribution and franchising
• IP enforcement and anticounterfeiting
• IP audits and disputes
• Raids and seizure operations
• Joint ventures and collaborations

Expertise highlights:

• Horizontal and vertical agreements
• Abuse of dominant position
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Exemptions and leniency programs
• Compliance audits and due diligence
• Competition compliance training
• Investigations and dawn raids
• Filings with the Competition Commission of Cambodia
• Legal representation and complaints

Expertise highlights:

• Intellectual Property (IP) Policy and Law Development
• Public Health Policy and Regulation
• Competition Law and Policy
• Food Safety and Standards
• Energy and Natural Resources Regulation
• Water Supply and Sewerage Systems
• Banking and Financial Services Law
• Public Infrastructure and Urban Development
• Legislative Drafting and Review
• Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA)

1. Regulatory and Compliance
2. Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
3. Banking & Fintech
4. Financing and Funding
5. Energy, Infrastructure & Environment
6. Technology and Data Privacy
7. Capital Markets
8. Real Estate and Hospitality
9. Intellectual Property
10. Competition & Consumer Protection
11. Alternative Dispute Resolutions
12. Public Policy & Law

• Address: Gia Tower, G13A01, Koh Pich City, Street Sopheak Mongkul, Tonle Bassac, Chankarmon , Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
• Phone: +855 12 302 910
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: www.sds-partners.com