Surath Bhattacharjee, Senior Adviser at DFDL Myanmar, works in corporate, commercial, banking and finance, and data privacy matters. Before joining DFDL in 2023, he was a Senior Associate at a regional law firm (now Andersen Global), advising on corporate, foreign direct investment, and project financing across Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.
Since joining DFDL, Surath has actively worked on transactions including the sale of a luxury hotel in Yangon, loan restructuring for a Myanmar agricultural company, and share sales in Singapore and Myanmar companies. He routinely advises multinational clients on a wide gamut of Myanmar-related issues spanning from regulatory compliance, legal risk mitigation, data protection, to foreign exchange regulations, project structuring and loan restructuring.
DFDL was established in 1994 and founded on a unique vision: to create an integrated legal and tax advisory firm, with in-depth knowledge of the jurisdictions where we are based.
DFDL is a leading regional law firm specialized in emerging markets with legal and tax expertise developed throughout the Mekong region, with a dedicated focus on South and Southeast Asia.
With a team of nearly 170 legal and tax advisers, working closely together within a fast-growing network of offices in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. DFDL provides personalized and cost-effective legal, tax and consulting services and solutions. We draw on the resources of one or more of our offices throughout the region to provide seamless, efficient and tailored legal and tax services on cross-border transactions and investments.
Our clients benefit from our team\’s comprehensive understanding of the legal, regulatory and cultural frameworks of our operating jurisdictions, factors that are critical for the successful completion of transactions. We pride ourselves on an in-depth knowledge of the countries where we operate, combined with our network of relationships with regulators and key industry players, to deliver the best possible results for our clients.
Our key practice areas include:
Banking, Finance & Technology
Compliance & Investigations
Employment & Labour
Energy, Mining & Infrastructure
Real Estate & Construction Restructuring & Insolvency Taxation & Accounting
Myanmar
