DFDL Legal & Tax

Myanmar, Banking, Finance & Technology Practice

Partner, Managing Director, Myanmar | Regional Head of Dispute Resolution Practice

Nishant has a diverse client portfolio and works with leading companies across various sectors. He has over 19 years of professional experience practising law in Cambodia, Myanmar and India. He advises on a range of issues, including energy, mining and infrastructure, mergers and acquisitions, general corporate and commercial, banking and finance (including fintech and capital market), telecommunications, real estate, aviation, and dispute resolution.

Nishant has an outstanding technical and commercial understanding of Cambodian and Myanmar laws. In addition to being a partner focusing on DFDL's Cambodia practice, Nishant heads DFDL's Dispute Resolution Practice and DFDL's Myanmar office. He is a frequent speaker at various national and international conferences and seminars. He has authored various articles and papers published in many international journals of repute.

Ranked by most of the leading directories, such as Chambers & Partners, IFLR and Asia Law, Nishant was awarded as a 40 EU-India Business Leader 2019 at the European Parliament in Brussels.

Nishant is qualified in India and holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Business and Finance Law from the George Washington University Law School, Washington D.C.