General Business Law
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Myanmar
Band 2
About
Provided by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Myanmar Legal MHM offers a comprehensive range of legal services to clients looking to do business in Myanmar, with a particular focus on investment, mergers and acquisitions, project finance and banking and capital markets. We offer international clients the benefits of cross-border experience in tandem with the Myanmar resources required to get deals done in Myanmar. With our unique mix of local and international experience, we advise clients with investment into Myanmar in relation to regulatory issues and disputes.
Our team comprises a senior Myanmar practitioner (Daw Khin Cho Kyi) and a team of highly qualified Myanmar lawyers, senior Japanese lawyers (Takeshi Mukawa, Kana Manabe and Atsushi Inoue), and a senior Australian lawyer (Julian Barendse), together with a leading English-qualified lawyer with over 40 years of experience in the region (Tony Grundy) and lawyers with on-the-ground experience (Nirmalan Amirthanesan, Australian-qualified, and Sooksun Popun-Ngarm, Thai-qualified). Our team’s expertise and knowledge covers a range of practice areas across various jurisdictions and enables us to provide clients with comprehensive and high-quality services.
Chambers Review
Myanmar Legal MHM has a strong local practice in Yangon supported by international expertise in the firm's Japan and Singapore offices. It is notably active in advising on cross-border and domestic M&A and property matters, as well as banking, projects and insurance matters. The practice maintains an impressive roster of Japanese corporate clients, as well as Myanmar and Thai corporates.
Work Highlights
- Myanmar Legal MHM advised CB Bank on five loan transactions to Myanmar corporate entities and the Myanmar subsidiaries of foreign-headquartered firms.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm has a good combination of Japanese and local lawyers."
"The firm has a good combination of Japanese and local lawyers."
Notable Practitioners
Khin Cho Kyi is a senior legal adviser at Myanmar Legal MHM and has an excellent reputation for her long-standing market experience. She continues to be involved in corporate transactions, projects and contentious work.
"Khin Cho Kyi is a doyenne of law in Myanmar."
Takeshi Mukawa regularly assists Japanese and other clients operating in the banking, insurance and construction sectors with corporate transactions and regulatory compliance.
"Takeshi tends to contribute a lot in Myanmar. He has a Japanese niche in terms of his practice."
Kana Manabe is co-head of the firm's Myanmar team and enters the rankings on the strength of market recognition for her expertise in disputes. She also assists clients with corporate and finance matters.
Ranked Lawyers at
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Myanmar
Clients
Provided by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
AEON Mall Co., Ltd.
Bangkok Bank PCL
CB Bank PCL
Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company Limited
Mizuho Bank Ltd.
Myanmar Agro Exchange Public Company Limited
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Tokio Marine Asia Pte Ltd
Toyota Myanmar Co., Ltd.