ILAW Cambodia Law Office – Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Partner, August 2019 – Present
- Advise investors, including multinational corporations on the application of qualified investment projects (QIP), setting up special economic zone, industrial zone, setting up entities as well as ongoing corporate and tax compliance, project/corporate/property due diligence;
- Represent clients in civil case;
- Act as a licensed trademark attorney, assisting clients in trademark registration, exclusivity registration, distribution agreement, franchise and master franchise agreements, office actions, and other related intellectual property transactions, mainly for Thai and Singapore clients;
- Counsel clients on product registration, trading, as well as import and export;
- Act as in-house legal counsel for foreign entities. As an in-house legal counsel, I have assisted the investors from setting up with all relevant ministries (Ministry of Commerce, General Department of Taxation, Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training) to registration with the National Social Security Fund, work permit, business visa, foreign quota registration, as well as all other ongoing compliance matters;
- Keep all clients alert about new regulations by publishing legal and client updates, legal articles, and journal contribution.
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) – Ministry of Commerce, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
National Trade Remedies Expert, May 22 2023 – 15 July 2023
- Working under the supervision of international lawyer, EDMUND W. SIM, partner of international law firm: APPLETON LUFF;
- Assist relevant departments within the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce (MOC) in drafting the sub-decrees for trade remedies (on the establishment of National Committee on Trade Remedies (NCTR), anti-dumping, subsidies and countervailing measures, and safeguards) and to identify technical assistance and capacity building need required for the launch of the NCTR and operationalisation of anti-dumping measures under the respective sub-decrees. He/she should also support consultations, outreach and awareness raising among other government agencies (OGAs) and the private sector.
THE WORLD BANK – Ministry of Commerce, Phnom Penh,
Cambodia
National E-Commerce Law Consultant, April 2014 – August 2014
- Translated draft e-commerce law from English language to Khmer language.
VDB Loi – Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Legal associate, May 2012 – May 2014
HBS Law and Notary Public – Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Legal advisor, October 2011 – April 2012
BNG Legal – Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Legal consultant, Septeber 2008 – August 2010
