MYANMAR Law and Practice Contributed by: Kana Manabe, Thit Thit Aung, Julian Barendse and Nirmalan Amirthanesan, Myanmar Legal Mori Hamada
Myanmar Legal Mori Hamada is the Yangon office of Mori Hamada, providing an international standard of service in Myanmar, fully operational as a full-service Myanmar firm despite recent challenges in the mar - ket, among few international firms with senior lawyers on the ground in Yangon. The firm practises Myanmar, Japanese and English law, focusing on investments, M&A and financing, advising on Myanmar Agro Ex - change Public Ltd’s proposed listing on the Yangon Stock Exchange, the Kirin Group’s divestment of its
Myanmar business, AEON Mall’s joint venture with Shwe Taung Real Estate to develop and operate shopping malls in Myanmar, and four international insurers’ joint ventures with Myanmar insurers, fol - lowing the opening of the insurance sector to foreign investment in 2019. Since 2012, the firm has actively contributed to the updating of laws and regulations in Myanmar, helping to establish new bodies in the country with a comprehensive understanding of navi - gating Myanmar’s political and economic landscape.
Authors
Kana Manabe is a partner at Myanmar Legal Mori Hamada Limited and qualified in Japan. She has more than ten years’ experience practising in Asia, with a strong focus on Myanmar. Kana has been involved in
Julian Barendse is an international corporate lawyer (qualified in Australia) with extensive cross-border experience across Asia. Since joining Myanmar Legal Mori Hamada Limited in 2020, Julian has focused on
numerous transactions in Myanmar, including advising Nippon Life and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance on their joint ventures following the opening of Myanmar’s insurance sector to foreign investment, and the establishment of Toyota Myanmar in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone. She is contributing to a comprehensive study of Myanmar’s laws and is a co-author of “The Forefront of Myanmar Legal Affairs – Theory and Practice” (2016).
assisting investors with their investments in Myanmar and the broader Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. His experience includes cross-border transactions in a number of sectors – for example, oil and gas, logistics, infrastructure, and renewable energy – and advising in jurisdictions across the region, including Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand.
Thit Thit Aung is a partner at Myanmar Legal Mori Hamada Limited and is an experienced adviser to foreign-affiliated companies that are expanding their businesses into Myanmar, including Japanese
Nirmalan Amirthanesan is an Australian lawyer who has been practising in Myanmar since joining Myanmar Legal Mori Hamada Limited in 2016. He has assisted clients from various sectors with M&A
companies. She has a strong track record of involvement and achievement in relation to applications to the Myanmar Investment Commission and negotiations with regulatory agencies in various categories of business, including incorporation, registration of trade marks, real estate deals, manufacturing business, and businesses related to energy and infrastructure. Prior to joining Myanmar Legal Mori Hamada Limited, Thit Thit worked as a tutor, assistant lecturer, and lecturer in the law departments at Dagon University and Yangon University.
transactions and financings in Myanmar. Prior to this, Nirmalan worked at the Australian Treasury and Australia’s competition regulator, where he advised on a range of regulatory matters.
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