Duane Morris & Selvam (Myanmar) Limited advises on all aspects of corporate and M&A matters in Myanmar, and enhances this practice with its network of offices across the world, assisting on multi-jurisdictional matters involving US, Singaporean, Chinese and English law. Leon Yee and Priyank Srivastava jointly lead the practice. Yee regularly advises on corporate governance mandates, restructurings and joint ventures, while Srivastava focuses on oil and gas, LNG and power matters. In April 2023, Lan Yu left the firm.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Duane Morris & Selvam have expert partners and are a highly competent team. They are very open to hearing the client's needs and suggestions and have a very collaborative approach.’

  • ‘Priyank Srivastava is a hands-on partner and gives a lot of time to an assignment. He understands the nuances of the assignment and the client's expectations and has the great ability to manage them too.'

  • 'The team is fabulous. It has deep expertise across a wide breadth of industries.'

  • 'Priyank Srivastava is able to balance commercial and legal considerations in all his advice and engagement with us.'

  • 'The firm's responsiveness is vital to the type of advice that we sought. They are sensitive to the urgency of the matters and that what we appreciate the most. Their advice is always solid, practical and solution-oriented.'

  • 'We are impressed with their attention to details and willingness to go beyond.'

Key clients

  • Khaing Lon Gems (YIG Group)
  • Goldman Investment Int Holdings
  • Iceberg Holding
  • KDB Bank
  • State Bank of India
  • Beijing Deheng, Sichuan Petroleum and Natural Gas Construction Engineering Co.
  • Crown Agent Bank
  • Shwe Min Gan Finance Company
  • Indraprashta Gas Limited
  • iGenesis
  • YellowStone
  • SK Energy
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • GreatWall Food Stuff Industry Company Limited

Work highlights

  • Advising a PRC company on its approx. USD 100 million housing/commercial development project and joint-venture matters with a Myanmar conglomerate.
  • Advising a Singapore oil & sas retail holding company with its expansion plans in Southeast Asia.
  • Advised an Indian state-owned bank with review and finalization of a corporate guarantee from a Singapore company.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Leon Yee, Priyank Srivastava