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DFDL Legal & Tax > The Legal 500 Rankings

Laos > Leading firms Tier 1

The team at DFDL Legal & Tax routinely advises domestic and international clients on M&A and financing matters across a variety of sectors, notably banking, energy and insurance. Outside of its corporate and commercial offerings, the firm offers advice on a range of energy, mining, and infrastructure mandates, in addition to handling compliance issues, whether that would be across labour and employment or in its dedicated compliance and investigations sector that provides advice on risk, governance, and special investigations. Leading the sizeable practice, Kristy Newby advises clients on concession agreements in the energy, mining, and infrastructure sectors, as well as project and financing documents. Audray Souche has featured on numerous cross-border energy and infrastructure project developments, while Standré Bezuidenhout specialises in M&A and Senesakoune Sihanouvong focuses on tax issues.

Thailand > Tax

DFDL Legal & Tax provides clients with tax advice regarding M&A projects, investment structuring, corporate transaction due diligence and disputes. The practice also includes a large personal tax group which advises on wealth planning and taxation issues concerning trusts and estates. Co-head Jack Sheehan boasts broad expertise that spans transfer pricing, cross-border tax planning and tax disputes. Fellow co-leader Jonathan Blaine specialises in tax planning, and cross-border corporate and personal investments. Nipaporn Supha Utchaichan possesses significant experience in foreign direct investments, corporate transactions and financings.