General Business Law
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Myanmar
Band 4
Email address
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+95 1 255 208About
Provided by Tilleke & Gibbins
Tilleke & Gibbins is a leading law firm in Southeast Asia with over a century of experience practicing in the region. Our office in Yangon, Myanmar, was opened in September 2013 and comprises practitioners well-versed in the overlapping fields of science, technology, and law, who are focused on helping investors share in Myanmar’s immense potential. Our local team is supported by more than 150 lawyers and consultants spread across five other countries.
Prior to the opening of our Yangon office, Tilleke & Gibbins was already handling legal matters in Myanmar covering a broad spectrum of practice areas. We currently act for a wide range of international companies in a full range of corporate and commercial, and intellectual property matters.
Our Yangon office assists investors in every aspect of conducting business in Myanmar, including corporation formation, permit/license applications, property, labor and employment, and regulatory advice. We also protect and help commercialize clients’ intellectual property assets by assisting with risk assessment, registration, enforcement, litigation, franchising, portfolio management, and more.
Chambers Review
Tilleke & Gibbins is an established law firm in Yangon, regularly drawing on the firm's wider South-East Asian regional presence. It is highly regarded for IP expertise, including trade mark infringement and anti-counterfeiting, and advises global and regional clients on corporate, franchising, tax and employment law, as well as disputes relating to Myanmar. The team assists companies from a wide range of industries, including energy, technology, telecommunications, banking and life sciences. KBZ Bank, Brighter PTT Oil and Retail Business, and Heineken Myanmar are notable clients of the firm.
Yuwadee Thean-ngarm is a key contact for Tilleke & Gibbins's Myanmar practice.
Work Highlights
- Tilleke & Gibbins assisted AvePoint with the Myanmar aspects of its acquisition of 100% shares in i-Access Solutions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are very knowledgeable and there is a good mix of expat and local staff in the team."
"Tilleke & Gibbins are experts on the business landscape in Myanmar and have detailed understanding of the dynamics and the key players. They are able to utilise this expert knowledge to provide tailored advice to suit the needs of their clients."
"They are very knowledgeable and there is a good mix of expat and local staff in the team."
"Tilleke & Gibbins are experts on the business landscape in Myanmar and have detailed understanding of the dynamics and the key players. They are able to utilise this expert knowledge to provide tailored advice to suit the needs of their clients."
Members
Provided by Tilleke & Gibbins
Derrick Khoo
Yuwadee Thean-ngarm
Head of Department