DFDL

Myanmar

Analysis

Overview

With an office in Yangon and operating on the ground since 1995, DFDL’s Myanmar practice specialises in banking and finance, capital markets, and corporate and projects work, with a particular focus on infrastructure, power and mining. The firm is a true hybrid practice, being international in origin but also with a strong local law operation. Partner Thida Aye and managing director Nishant Choudhary are key contacts.

General business law

Work highlights 

Advised 2C2P on its sale and the sale of both its parent company and all related Myanmar companies. 

Advised Telenor on the sale of its assets. 

Advised TotalEnergies on its exit from Myanmar, when it sold its stake in the country’s largest oil and gas field in 2022. 

Key clients 

British-American Tobacco Myanmar, China Harbour Engineering Company, Export-Import Bank of China, JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration.