Tilleke & Gibbins

Myanmar

Analysis

Overview

Tilleke & Gibbins’ full-service outfit in Yangon provides a gateway for regional and international companies to enter Myanmar’s emerging and liberalising commercial markets. The firm focuses its practice on banking and finance, intellectual property, projects and infrastructure, and market-entry advice. As an international law firm, Tilleke & Gibbins has many large international clients who have a significant impact on Myanmar’s economy. Yuwadee Thean-ngarm and Derrick Khoo are key contacts. Partner Khoo joined the firm in 2021. 

Client feedback 

“Positive and helpful.” – Labour and employment 

Yuwadee Thean-ngarm 

“Prompt and attentive.”

General business law

Work highlights 

Assisting a client in securing a new piece of land for a significant mixed-use property development project in Yangon. 

Assisting a client with the establishment of a major manufacturing facility in Myanmar. 

Represented local shareholders in the divestment of ownership in an international joint venture in Myanmar that operates a luxury hotel in Yangon.