Mr Nwe Oo > Tilleke & Gibbins > Yangon, Myanmar > Lawyer Profile
Tilleke & Gibbins Offices
NO. 1703A, 17TH FLOOR, SAKURA TOWER
339 BOGYOKE AUNG SAN ROAD, KYAUKTADA TOWNSHIP
YANGON
Myanmar
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Mr Nwe Oo
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial Department
Position
Senior Associate
Practice Areas: Compeition and Trade, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution and Litigation, Employment
Career
Nwe Oo is a senior associate in Tilleke & Gibbins’ Myanmar office. Practicing primarily in the firm’s corporate and commercial group, Nwe is a skilled litigator with far-reaching experience in both civil and criminal commercial matters. As a former prosecutor, he has substantial experience handling primary cases, appeals, and amendment cases in the Divisional Court and Supreme Court of Myanmar. As a result of his legal expertise and exceptional client service, he is ranked as a leading lawyer in Myanmar by Asialaw Leading Lawyers.
For almost a decade, Nwe acted as an expert legal adviser to numerous local Myanmar firms, including a leading information technology company, where he served as in-house counsel. In this role, Nwe handled human resources and employee affairs, tax, commercial memorandums of understanding and agreements, company formation and business matching, franchise agreements and management, consultancy and project management, and investment negotiations. With Tilleke & Gibbins, Nwe is active in advising clients on intellectual property and commercial matters, including customs and tax, project development, corporate formation, joint ventures, distribution and franchising, and employment law.
He also contributes his legal expertise to the World Bank’s research projects on investment, employment, and property in Myanmar. Nwe is a member of the Bar Council of Myanmar.
Languages
Burmese, English
Education
MBA, Yangon Institute of Economics
LLB, University of Yangon
ADBA, Thames Management Center
DBL, Yangon University
Lawyer Rankings
Myanmar > Corporate and M&A
With a mix of local- and foreign-qualified lawyers in its practice, Tilleke & Gibbins is well-placed to provide ‘on-the-ground expertise‘ on cross-border corporate and M&A matters, including foreign direct investments, private equity issues and joint ventures. In addition, the firm is able to offer its foreign clients strategic market entry advice. Yuwadee Thean-ngarm, as co-head of the practice, is a key driver of foreign direct investment into Myanmar. Derrick Khoo, the practice’s second co-head, advises on M&A, private equity and capital market transactions. Senior associate Nwe Oo assists clients of all sizes, including multinational corporations and is another key contact in the group.