Alert | Laos: Snapshot of the Lao Civil Code 2020
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ZICO Law Myanmar is helmed by Dr Maung Maung Thein, as Executive Chairman. As a former Deputy Minister of Finance with over 40 years’ experience working in the public and private sectors, we are able to draw on his vast knowledge and provide our clients with the requisite expertise to handle the most complex legal issues facing companies in Myanmar.
The Yangon office is supported by a team of local Myanmar lawyers and also a number of regional seconded lawyers. ZICO Law Myanmar has established itself as a leading local firm in Myanmar, supported by a network of firms providing multidisciplinary services across the ASEAN region.
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Operating since 2009 as Vientiane Law and now as ZICO Law (Laos), the firm has been helping clients from its Vientiane office with a team of experienced foreign and Laotian lawyers. The firm has advised leading international and Laotian corporate clients in diverse fields of industry and commerce on a wide range of laws, notably those relating to Foreign Investments, Securities, Contract, Labour, Intellectual Property, Tax, Banking, Land, Telecommunications, Environment, Consumer Protection, and Dispute Resolution. ZICO Law Laos is led by Managing Partner Aristotle David, who has been working as an international lawyer since 2000. He has worked in Laos since 2005 where he has dealt with a wide range of transactional business matters for multinational corporate clients.
We provide our clients with direct access to a powerhouse of professionals across ASEAN offering diversified professional services, tailored to specific client needs. With this we are unique in providing cross-border legal and multidisciplinary services within the same regional network. ZICO Law Laos is a part of ZICO Holdings, an integrated network of multidisciplinary firms helping organizations and individuals succeed in ASEAN.
We have helped clients including overseas public listed companies, established commercial banks and project companies. Our reputation is confirmed by the consistent Tier 1 rankings of our lawyers in the legal publications, regionally and internationally, and the number of awards we have received over the years.
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Our teams have gained a reputation for their ability to devise innovative and workable solutions to satisfy the complex needs of our clients. Our lawyers are capable to assist in the English, Lao, Thai and Filipino languages.
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