Firm Name: Sithisak Law Office
Jurisdiction: Cambodia
Practice Area: Labour & Employment Law
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Professional Biography:
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Mr. Sokeng is a Managing Partner of Sithisak Law Office. He was admitted to the Bar Association of Kingdom of Cambodia in 2015.
Professional Experiences
After graduating with high standing from Royal University of Law and Economics, Sokeng attended the Institute of Labor Studies of Lyon, Lumière Lyon 2 University in France. He was trained as a labor law specialist by many reputable professors and lawyers in France and from other European Countries. Prior to joining Sithisak Law Office in 2013, he served as a legal trainee at Global Transitions in Paris. He has also worked with many eminent lawyers from Singapore at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.
His main recent projects
- Led a legal counsel team to advise and assist Acleda Bank Plc. in the process of listing on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) through an IPO in 2020;
- Leading a legal team to prepare various agreements, due diligence and advice to a Cambodian and Chinese joint venture company in its real estate projects in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville with amount more than USD 100 million;
- Leading a legal team to prepare various agreements and advise to a leading commercial bank in Cambodia on properties restructuring with the amount approximately USD 100 million;
- Joint a Legal counsel team to advise and assist a Phnom Penh Autonomous Port in the process of listing on the CSX through an IPO in 2016;
- Led a legal counsel team to assist a foreign garment company in conducting a legal due diligence for its proposed listing on CSX in 2016;
- Leading a legal counsel team to advise and assist three SMEs in conducting a legal due diligence for its proposed listing on the growth board of the CSX;
- Leading the legal counsel to advise and assist a Thai wholesale supermarket in Cambodia on the products registration and corporate compliance;
- Leading a legal team to provide an ongoing legal advice related to corporate and labor compliance to a multi-national beverage company in Cambodia.
Languages
- Khmer
- English
- French
Education
- Institute of Labor Studies of Lyon, Lumière Lyon 2 University (Master of Private Law, majoring Labor law) (2012)
- Lumière Lyon 2 University and Royal University of Law and Economics, Cambodia (Cambodia-France Dual Bachelor’s Degrees of Laws) (2010)
Firm Description:
“SITHISAK” refers to strength of achieving supreme interest of justice. DEVARAJA, King of all divinities, makes journeys by a royal vehicle “NAGA”, which represents Khmer territory, to render divine justice to Humanity through his divine power.”
We are a full service general practice law office in the Kingdom of Cambodia, serving our clients’ needs since 2010. We have a well-established reputation as a major legal services provider in Cambodia with a clear vision for our clients’ success and growth, earning trust from both local and foreign businesses and investors, as well as private individuals who seek our tax and legal assistance. Our lawyers and advisors are trained in Cambodian law and foreign practice, with many of them having studied in Europe and North America. Our experience covers all types of legal and tax matters, whether they be contentious or non-contentious ones, commercial or otherwise. We also have extensive experience assisting various ministries and other governmental agencies in dealing with regulatory reforms and development projects.
We are recognized for our practical, client-focused tax and legal advice and our dedicated representation as well as for our culture of honesty and trustworthiness, professional ethics, and collaborative approach to meeting and exceeding clients’ expectations. We know that our clients’ success is our success. To ensure both, “Partnering with our Clients” is a perfect expression of our approach to legal and tax advising, using our expertise, devotion, and best efforts to achieve positive results.
Being fully committed to the above uncompromising values and integrity – as also pointed out through our firm’s adopted appellation – defines our efforts and determination to live up to the high aspirations of the legal profession.
Our Key Values
Expertise
We are recognized as skilled professionals with legal expertise and extensive practical experience and well known as dedicated and dynamic team in delivering services in various types of legal and tax matters.
Strategy
Our clients’ success is our success. We advise with our expertise, devotion and best efforts purporting for an optimal solution and strategy for our clients’ interest.
Focus
Achieving the best result is our commitment. We put our clients’ needs as of priority by always focusing on each particular need, strategy and solution with high consideration and concentration.
