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DFDL Legal & Tax Offices
NO. 3, RAJANAKARN BUILDING, AA FLOOR, SOUTH SATHORN ROAD
YANNAWA SUB-DISTRICT, SATHORN DISTRICT
BANGKOK METROPOLIS 10120
Thailand
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David Doran
Work Department
Bangkok
Position
Founding Partner
Career
David Doran is the Founding Partner of DFDL. He has over 25 years of experience as a legal adviser in the Mekong Region. After having run DFDL’s offices in the Lao PDR and Cambodia, David relocated to Bangkok in 2005 and subsequently opened DFDL’s office there.
David has special expertise in the energy sector, having represented both developers and lenders for major power projects in the region, with focus on hydropower projects. He has advised on nearly 20 hydropower projects worth over USD 15 billion in the Lao PDR and major non-hydro projects in Southeast Asia and South Asia. He also has strong experience in Thailand and regional M&A transactions.
David speaks English and French. He was born in Thailand and is a Thai citizen. He is authorized to provide legal advice in Thailand and is admitted to the practice law in California and Washington State.
Lawyer Rankings
Thailand > Banking and finance
DFDL Legal & Tax’s capabilities encompass inbound and outbound investments and projects, alongside demonstrable strengths in regulatory and compliance issues. The practice is particularly active in financial technology, consumer goods and logistics, among various other areas. David Doran, Audray Souche, Nipaporn Supha-Utchaichan, Kraisorn Rueangkul and Walanchathas Sanguanwong jointly lead the team. Souche has expertise in managing energy and infrastructure projects for clients, and Supha-Utchaichan is active in the corporate arena. Rueangkul’s strengths lie in foreign direct investment and public-private partnerships, among other issues, and Sanguanwong is routinely engaged in relation to structuring acquisition and finance deals and advising on negotiations.
Thailand > Corporate and M&A
Capable of handling cross-border deals in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, DFDL Legal & Tax advises clients on inbound and outbound investments and projects, regulatory and compliance issues, combining their legal and tax expertise to do so. The team counts government organisations, start-ups and Thai and international corporations in its varied client roster. Leading the team is Audray Souche, with her particular experience in handling energy and infrastructure projects; her fellow practice heads include David Doran, Vinay Ahuja, Nipaporn Supha-Utchaichan, Kraisorn Rueangkul and Walanchathas Sanguanwong.
Thailand > Projects and energy
David Doran, Audray Souche, Nipaporn Supha-Utchaichan, Kraisorn Rueangkul and Walanchathas Sanguanwong steer the DFDL Legal & Tax practice, which demonstrates particular capabilities in managing cross-border deals across Cambodia, the Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam. The team leverages its considerable experience across a variety of industries, such as energy, infrastructure and manufacturing, to handle matters for a diverse roster of clients that includes start-ups, private clients and Thai and international corporations. Souche fields a strong practice in public-private projects, leading multiple project finance and project development assignments, and Supha-Utchaichan is well-equipped to handle foreign direct investment, corporate transactions, M&A and financings. Rueangkul is particularly experienced in cross-border mergers and investments in the Mekong region, while Sanguanwong is geared to handle structuring acquisition and finance deals.