DFDL Mekong Dusit Thani Building, 9th Floor 946 Rama IV Road, Silom Bangkok, 10500
Tel: +66 2 636 3282
Fax: +66 2 636 3290
E-mail: Thailand@dfdlmekong.com
Website: www.dfdlmekong.com Firm & Lawyer Profile DFDL Mekong is the leading legal practice in the Mekong Region. Through its six offices, DFDL Mekong has provided integrated regional legal services to foreign and local companies and international institutions for over 13 years. Our team of 15 foreign lawyers and advisors, and more than 25 Lao, Thai, Vietnamese, Myanmar and Cambodian lawyers and advisors, provides personalized, practical and cost-effective legal and tax services in Thailand, and the Mekong Region. Our Thai practice is led by partners Paniti Junhasavasdikul and David Doran. Khun Paniti specializes in Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions. Mr. Doran’s practice focuses on Project Finance, Energy & Infrastructure and Property. They are supported by a team of experienced lawyers and legal advisers to provide a full range of legal services, with special focus on: - Property Development, Acquisition and Structured Finance
- Mergers and Acquisitions (public, private & cross border)
- Energy and Infrastructure
- Project Finance
- Equity Capital Market (IPOs and all types of secondary offers)
- Property Fund (REIT) & Corporate Finance
Standard Legal Services – Foreign Direct Investment DFDL Mekong’s Bangkok office provides a full range of commercial and corporate legal services to foreign and local investors operating in Thailand. The firm advises on every phase of an investment - from initial contracts, licensing, negotiations with the government and joint venture partners, land purchasing, leasing and financing, to operational issues such as labor, taxation, corporate governance and other contractual matters. At the initial stages of an investment, these services include: - Providing legal opinions on local law and procedures
- Conducting legal due diligence on project and financing documentation
- Obtaining business or project licenses
- Drafting joint venture agreements and other legal documentation
- Incorporation and registration of companies
During the operation phase, DFDL Mekong can assist with: - Advice on labor law, employment contracts and related matters
- Securing ownership, lease, titling and registration of land
- Registration and protection of intellectual property
- Corporate governance
- Alternative dispute resolution
- All other commercial matters
Taxation Division In 2006, due to the increased interest in investment in the Mekong Region, and the correlating demand for clear advice on complex cross border tax issues, the regional Firm established a dedicated taxation division. From our extensive experience in the Mekong Region, we are able to assist clients in identifying the major tax issues that will affect their investment region wide, and to provide strategies to minimize unnecessary adverse tax exposures and consequences. Corporate & Corporate Finance Representative projects and clients Corporate, Finance and M&A sectors include (from DFDL Mekong and Paniti’s group prior to joining DFDL Mekong): - IPO: conversion of private company to public company and SET listing;
- Telecom: Advised state telecom operator on its JV and mobile phone operation; Acted as Thai, Lao and Cambodia counsel to foreign purchaser of equity stake in regional telecom operator;
- M&A: legal work from VC’s term sheet, due diligence, share and asset acquisi
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