Sotheary Hout > Rajah & Tann Sok & Heng Law Office > Phnom Penh, Cambodia > Lawyer Profile

Rajah & Tann Sok & Heng Law Office
VATTANAC CAPITAL OFFICE TOWER
LEVEL 17, NO 66, PREAH MONIVONG BOULEVARD, SANGKAT WAT PHNOM, KHAN DUAN PENH
12202 PHNOM PENH
Cambodia
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Position

Partner

Career

Sotheary obtained her Master Degree (in International and Comparative Law) awarded by the National University of Singapore, Singapore, and a Bachelor of Laws from the Royal University of Law and Economics, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Beside these two major degrees, she also obtained other law and business certificates recognizing her participation in various short courses conducted in Cambodia and overseas.

Before joining us, Sotheary has been practicing commercial and corporate law for more than five years from May 2006 when she started her job as a legal advisor at one of the major consulting firms in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Through her long-term practice, Sotheary has gained expertise in commercial and corporate law, investment law, banking and finance, contract law, insolvency law and labor law. Her other areas of expertise include intellectual properties, alternative dispute resolution, INGO registration, and legal translation.

Lawyer Rankings

Cambodia > Leading firms

Rajah & Tann Sok & Heng Law Office is adept in advising clients on complex and high-value corporate and commercial matters, with particular emphasis on cross-border transactions and M&A. The group notably advised Coca Cola on its USD 1bn disposal of its bottling operations in Cambodia and Vietnam. The firm is also noted for its active capital markets and banking & finance practices. Managing partner Chhay Heng frequently advises local and multinational corporations on M&A, real estate developments, and insolvency related matters. Sophonnora Tiv  heads the firm’s capital markets practice whilst Sotheary Hout heads the corporate and commercial practice.