Cambodia

Cambodia

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Team Leader, Cambodia Jay Cohen cambodia@laborlawplus.com

Over 15 years experience in labor and employment law.

Other Areas of Practice:

  • Banking and Finance
  • Capital Markets
  • Compliance and Investigations
  • Corporate/M&A
  • Intellectual Property
  • Real Estate

Professional Experience:

  • Partner and Director, Tilleke & Gibbins (Cambodia): 2018 – Present
  • KCP Cambodia Ltd: 2008 – 2018

Education:

  • JD, Washington University School of Law
  • MA, Washington University School of Law
  • BA, Emory University

Languages:  English &  Chinese

Professional Memberships:

  • International Bar Association
  • California State Bar

Publications:

  • Cambodia Clarifies Compensation Due for Employment Contract Termination
  • Lexology Panoramic: Foreign Investment Review 2024 – Cambodia
  • IEL Guide to Restructuring a Cross-Border Workforce 2024 – Cambodia Chapter
  • International Employment Lawyer: Trends and Hurdles for Employers in Southeast Asia in 2023
  • Commercial Real Estate Law in Southeast Asia

Overview:

Established in 1890, we have grown into the largest independent law firm in Thailand and a leading international firm in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam due to our client focus, regional expertise, and international vision. Our corporate clients include world leaders in the fields of pharmaceuticals and healthcare, energy, consumer goods and retailing, manufacturing, financial services, information technology, and telecommunications. We proudly help global companies excel in Asia and domestic companies shine abroad.

Labor and Employment Practice:

The team provides a broad range of labor and employment advice in the constantly evolving business conditions and labor sentiment in the developing economies in which they operate. Services include all aspects of establishing and running companies as well as all labor and related aspects of transactions including M&A and restructuring and employee disputes, settlements, policies and practices and negotiations as well as immigration and matters dealing with criminal issues. The firm’s focus on helping companies create a positive work environment often helps businesses avoid prohibitive recruitment and litigation costs as well as attracting the best talent in the industry.

The Plus – Business Law Capacity:

The team is equipped to provide comprehensive business law services to companies operating anywhere within the region including in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. The firm has a well-established reputation for providing insightful and business-oriented solutions in all areas of business law.

A representative client list includes clients from industry sectors including: banking, retailing, manufacturing, oil and gas, finance, technology, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, automotive, food and beverages among many others.

Key Facts:

  • Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Size: 1 Partners, 13 Associates
  • Business Law Practice Areas: Labor & Employment; Commercial Transactions and M&A; Corporate Services; Technology, Media, and Telecommunications; Anti-Corruption; Antitrust and Competition; Banking and Finance; Bankruptcy and Restructuring; Dispute Resolution and Litigation; Energy; Family Law and Private Clients; Government Relations; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Property; Regulatory Affairs; Tax; Transportation; Logistics; life sciences; franchising
  • Languages: Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Burmese, Chinese, Dutch, English, Filipino, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Punjabi, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese.

Listings/Rankings:

  • Ranked in Asia Law Profiles (Banking and Financial Services)
  • Ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific and the Legal 500 Asia Pacific (General Business Law)
  • Ranked in Managing Intellectual Property

Contact: cambodia@laborlawplus.com

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