Legal Services

We offer in particular the following legal services:

1. General corporate and licensing

• Registration of companies, branches and representative offices
• Registration of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs)
• Obtaining investment permits and endorsements from the Myanmar Investment Commission and Regional and State Investment Committees
• Obtaining other required licenses and registrations such as a wholesale and/or retail
  registration certificate
• Obtaining Central Bank approval for cross-border shareholder loans and third-party loans
• Winding-up of companies, branches and representative offices

2. Government relations

• Building relationships with authorities
• Lobbying causes
• Negotiating with authorities

3. Contract drafting

• Drafting of any required contract or other instrument
• Contract review
• Negotiating contracts

4. Due diligence

• Land due diligence as to ownership, ownership disputes, land use rights and other legal issues
• Due diligence of companies as to directors, shareholders, paid-up capital, business scope, etc.
• Due diligence of individuals as to reputation risks

5. Labour law-related services

• Registering labour contracts with the township labour office
• Representing clients in labour disputes

6. IP-related services (download our brochure on IP protection)

• Re-registering trademarks under the new online filing system
• Registering trademarks under the new online filing system (from 1st April 2021)
• Stopping infringements through negotiations, with the help of the police and/or the court
• Registering patents and designs with the Registration of Deeds Office and publishing cautionary notices

7. Legal opinions

• Issuing legal opinions

8. Debt collection

• Amicable debt collection
• Debt collection with police help and/or the help of the courts

9. Banking-related services

• Drafting contracts and other instruments for the security package; registering security documents (to the extent possible); issuing legal opinions on perfection
• Obtaining Central Bank approval for loan agreements
• Liaising with the Central Bank on regulatory requirements

10. Litigation and enforcement

• Through our local lawyers, litigation in all courts of Myanmar
• Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards

11. Translations

• Translations of legal texts from English to Myanmar and from Myanmar to English

12. Service to society

• Civil advocacy
• Lectures for civil society groups