On 19 March 2023, the Labour Protection Act (No. 8) B.E. 2566 (2023) was published in the Royal Gazette, effectively amending the Thai Labour Protection Act B.E 2541 of 1998 (“LPA”) by adding Section 23/1 to provide the requirements for work-from-home or remote working arrangement. The new requirements are as follows: For the interests of the employer’s business operation and to enhance the work and life conditions of the employee, or as necessary, the employer and the employee may agree on an agreement regarding work-from-home or remote working by electronic methods if the nature of work allows so...
DFDL
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L-Martin Desautels
Regional Managing Partner
William D Greenlee
Partner; Managing Director, Myanmar
David Doran
Founding PartnerOffices
Overview
Founded in 1995, DFDL is one of the oldest foreign legal and tax firms in Myanmar.
DFDL provides a full range of legal and tax services to foreign and local investors operating in Myanmar. Our team of more than 30 experienced local lawyers and foreign legal advisers in Yangon and Naypyidaw provides efficient, effective, and practical legal services at an international standard, coupled with a high level of personal in-depth knowledge of the local environment.
DFDL is best placed to advise Asian and international companies on their investments in Myanmar.
Our Myanmar business unit is led by Partner and Managing Director William D. Greenlee, Jr.
Year this Office was Established: 1995
Lawyers Worldwide: 140
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Thida Aye
Country Partner
L-Martin Desautels
Regional Managing Partner
William D Greenlee
Partner; Managing Director, Myanmar
Jack Sheehan
Partner, Regional Tax Practice GroupAdvisers

Mar Mar Aung
Legal Advisor
Nishant Choudhary
Partner and Managing Director
Dave Seibert
Head of Energy Mining and Infrastructure Practice
Nicholas Towle
Regional Senior AdviserArticles
Cambodia Tax Alert: How to Survive the Tax Filing Season!
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin For tax advisors, CFOs, and finance personnel throughout Cambodia, the last few weeks of March are typically extra stressful due to the 31 March deadline for filing annual Tax on Income (TOI) declarations with the General Department of Taxation (GDT). Cambodia’s tax system operates on the principle of self-assessment, meaning taxpayers declare and pay taxes based on their reading of tax regulations. Consequently, annual TOI declarations become very important documents: they play a major role in the tax audits that are undertaken by the GDT...
Press
DFDL Hosts Key Seminar on Cambodia’s Emerging Trust Sector
The benefits and complexities of the trust sector in Cambodia were explained and discussed at an informative workshop hosted by DFDL with the key participation of His Excellency
DFDL’s Nishant Choudhary Contributes Chapter in NRF Insurance Guide: 10 Things to Know in 20 Countries
The DFDL team is pleased to report that Nishant Choudhary (Partner, Myanmar Managing Director, Head of Regional Dispute Resolution Practice) was one of the featured authors in the 2023 Asia Pacific Insurance Regulation Guide published by Norton Rose Fulbright, the global law and risk advisory firm. Nishant contributed his experience and insights from Myanmar to the well-regarded industry publication, which provides an overview and practical checklist of 10 common regulatory issues for insurance companies operating, or seeking to operate, in 20 jurisdictions across the Asia Pacific region...