Myanmar Practice

We have significant experience working on Myanmar-related matters and are uniquely equipped to advise clients in a broad range of matters in Myanmar

We have been providing advice on overseas investment into Myanmar since the 1990s. We opened our Yangon office, Myanmar Legal MHM, in April 2014. Myanmar Legal MHM has a team of experienced Myanmar-qualified lawyers and internationally qualified lawyers with on-the-ground experience. Our team includes senior Japanese lawyers who are partners of our firm and have significant experience in finance, corporate, M&A, international disputes and compliance matters relating to Myanmar, and experienced Myanmar lawyers, including our Senior Myanmar Legal Adviser, Daw Khin Cho Kyi, who is a seasoned and skillful practitioner with more than over 40 years of legal experiences in Myanmar. In addition to Daw Khin Cho Kyi, we have a highly qualified team of Myanmar lawyers (including Myanmar lawyers who have undertaken postgraduate study in Japan). Our team also includes lawyers qualified in Australia, England and Wales and Thailand. Our team is experienced in assisting Japanese corporations to enter and conduct business in Myanmar, including trading companies, financial institutions and companies undertaking manufacturing, services, real estate and logistics and other businesses.

We have advised on some of the most prominent transactions in Myanmar, including the acquisition of Myanmar’s largest manufacturer of daycare products by Unicharm, the first full-scale M&A deal by a foreign investor in Myanmar, as well as the acquisition of a majority stake in the Myanmar’s largest brewing company by a foreign investor. We have also advised on a number of infrastructure development projects and project financing transactions.

Recently, we have supported a number of clients in responding to the changed circumstances in Myanmar including assisting with divestments, withdrawals and other strategic responses. We have also supported clients with cross-border litigations and arbitrations involving Myanmar (including by providing expert opinions on Myanmar law) and other compliance and disputes matters.

Our firm has been actively working to assist Myanmar in updating its laws and regulations in accordance with international best practice, to facilitate economic development in Myanmar. Our lawyers were also engaged in the development of securities laws and regulations in Myanmar as members of the Japanese Ministry of Finance’s Working Group for Myanmar’s Capital Market Development. We advised Japan Exchange Group, Inc. and Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. on their joint venture with the Myanmar Economic Bank to establish the Yangon Stock Exchange, and serve as advisors to the management committee of the Thilawa Special Economic Zone. With such experience, our lawyers are well placed to advise clients on the rapidly changing laws and business practices of Myanmar.

We, as a leading Japan-headquartered international firm advising on Myanmar-related matters, will continue to serve our clients in Myanmar’s fast-changing environment.

Myanmar Practice:People

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Myanmar Practice:Newsletters

Myanmar Legal MHM Newsletter
Myanmar Legal MHM Newsletter Vol. 26 (July 2023)
Myanmar Legal MHM Newsletter
Myanmar Legal MHM Newsletter Vol. 25 (March 2023)
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Myanmar Legal MHM Newsletter Vol. 24 (November 2022)
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Myanmar Legal MHM Newsletter Vol. 23 (July 2022)
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Myanmar Legal MHM Newsletter Vol. 22 (April 2022)

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Myanmar Practice:News

Awards
Top rankings received from Chambers Global 2024
Awards
Top rankings received from asialaw 2023-24
Awards
Top rankings received from IFLR1000 2023
Awards
Top rankings received from Chambers Global 2023
Awards
Top Rankings Received from Chambers Global 2022

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Myanmar Practice:Seminars

Jul. 11, 2023External Seminars
"Current Status and Key Points of Carve-out M&A (Part 60): Commentary Focusing on Complex Multinational Carve-out Cases"
Mar. 31, 2022MHM Seminars
"Myanmar update; business and human rights in Myanmar"
Mar. 24, 2016External Seminars
"Panel 5: Japanese Investments in Myanmar"
Nov. 17, 2015External Seminars
"ABA 2015 Asia Forum – Beijing "615 million people, a U.S. $2.3 trillion economy and 10 legal systems: The Opportunities and Challenges of Investing into ASEAN""
Mar. 6, 2013External Seminars
"ASEAN Intellectual Property Seminar by JETRO South East Asian Intellectual Property Network: "Protection of Unregistered Intellectual Property in ASEAN Countries""

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Myanmar Practice:Publications

Book
"M&A Rules in Emerging Asian Countries - Fourth edition"
Magazine Article
"Trends in Foreign Exchange Regulations and Business Withdrawals in Myanmar"
Book
"Legal Transformation; Business Rule Change 2022"
Article
"Getting the Deal Through - Real Estate 2022 - Myanmar Chapter"
Article
"Getting the Deal Through - Private M&A 2022 - Myanmar Chapter"

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