Biography

Arpon is an Advisor of Lao Premier since 2013 with a working capacity and in-depth knowledge of many fields of law, such as corporate & commercial, real estate, and mergers & acquisitions, works mostly with government officials of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Planning and Investment of the Lao PDR. Subsequently, she has close connections with the government officials, and has played an active role in many landmark projects within the Lao PDR involving land acquisitions, loan transactions, and security packages.

Practice Areas

• Corporate/M&A
• Capital Markets
• Employment & Labour
• Foreign Investment
• Project&Energy
• Business Establishment

Highlighted Experience

• Advising Berli Jucker Public Company Limited in relation to the restructuring of its business entities in the Lao PDR under the Lao laws perspectives, and assisting in provision of legal documents of the transaction as well as the investment in retail business in the Lao PDR.
• Advising Big C Supercenter Public Company for the establishment of supercenter business in Lao PDR.
• Advising and assisting PTT (Lao) Company Limited in relation to the legal compliance in field of corporate and business operation.
• Advising SBANG Sustainable Energies Co., Ltd. and UAC Energy Co., Ltd. in relation to the investment in waste management business in Vientiane Capital including provision of connecting legal assistance.
• Conducting due diligence reports for restructuring, acquisition, listing of Initial Public Offering (IPO) and other aspects on various companies e.g. Lao World Public Company, Souvanny Home Center Public Company, Lao Cement Public Company, Mahatheun Leasing Public Company, Lao Agrotech Public Company, Vientiane Center Lao Public Company and Lao ASEAN Leasing Public Company.
• Advising on the listing of Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Lao World Public Company, Souvanny Home Center Public Company, Mahatheun Leasing Public Company, Lao Agrotech Public Company and Vientiane Center Lao Public Company.
• Involving in the provision of legal advices to the business acquisition projects and corporate compliance for hydropower business in the Lao PDR.
• Advising the foreign bank from Thailand in relation to the offshore account and cross-border transaction with the Lao dealers under the perspective of Lao laws.
• Advising the bank in Lao PDR in relation to the dispute on loans and discounts on documents per acceptance under the Lao laws and regulations.
• Advising EDL-Generation Public Company in relation to the provision of Right Officer (RO) and Public Offering (PO) in the year 2015 including all listing respects.
• Advising Deloitte LLC in relation to the immigration matters of foreign experts and investors to be working for companies and projects and residing in the territory of Lao PDR.
• Advising Thai companies in connection with the trademark infringement and dispute resolution for intellectual property matters under the perspectives of Lao laws and regulations.
• Advising Deloitte Touch Tomatsu Jaiyos Co., Ltd. in connection with the establishment of its subsidiary in the Lao PDR in order to provide the auditing and accounting service.
• Advising Asset Pro Management Co., Ltd. (APM) in connection with the establishment of its subsidiary in the Lao PDR operating leasing services.
• Advising C.P. Laos Co., Ltd. in relation to the restructuring of its subsidiary in the Lao, also advising on the possible transaction in connection with the purchase of land in the Lao PDR.
• Advising Isuzu Motors Indochina Co., Ltd. on the establishment of the entity operating after sale services in the Special Economic Zone in the Lao PDR.
• Advising Thai real estate company on the possible transaction in connection with the purchase of land in the Lao PDR.
• Advising Malaysian entrepreneur in relation to the restructuring of the business entities operating hotel service in the Lao PDR under the Lao laws perspectives, and assisting in provision of legal documents of the transaction.
• Advising the Thai Energy Companies and Guangdong No. 3 Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Engineering Board Lao Engineering Company in relation to the feasibility on the investment in energy and mines projects in the Lao PDR, including hydropower, solar power, wind power, and biomass.
• Advising American entrepreneur in relation to the feasibility and the possibility in order to operate the agricultural business especially the cultivation of coffee and restaurant.