ANANT Law Firm - Experienced Newcomer In Competitive Legal Sector In Cambodia
The ANANT Law Firm was established in late 2023 with its founding partners including former partners from Bun & Associates. The law firm has indicated it will focus on facilitating cross-border investments in the Cambodian market but is a full-service law firm.
With four partners and 32 fee-earners at ANANT Law Firm, they have experience across agribusiness, real estate and construction, energy and natural resources, retail, distribution, consumer goods, tourism and hospitality sectors.
Online, the firm states “ANANT Law Firm was established by four Partners, Sophealeak Ing, Antoine Fontaine, Tongkin Huoy and Ratana Nem. Our success and reputation were built up over the years. We have a clear understanding of business culture and a firm grasp of the Cambodian sophisticated context.”
ANANT Law Firm is registered with the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Sophealeak Ing (Anant's Managing Partner) and Antoine Fontaine are ranked among the top individual lawyers in Cambodia in Chambers & Partners and IFRL1000 - both were founding partners at Bun & Associates in 2007. Tongkin Huoy was a legal manager at the firm and Ratana Nem was a senior associate.
Local Cambodian Expertise and Know-How - Anant Law Firm
Ing recently said in an interview with EuroCham “We are able to translate the complexity of regulatory issues into a solution, and we relay issues faced by businesses to the government to reach a solution. It is not black and white. We sometimes need to be creative to find the best commercial solution.
In particular, the government may feel like businesses are trying to stretch the law to the benefit of themselves. This is where we come in and explain why there's a misunderstanding or misconception. It could be that there is a loophole or a misinterpretation from the beginning of the scope of the law itself. Maybe the law was dated 20 years ago so you cannot say that it's still relevant after so many technological advances and more modernized practices. We act as a facilitator - not only understanding the law but also things like cultural differences.”
Sovathana Ann, who offers counsel at ANANT Law firm said online, “ANANT Law Firm is a newly established firm in Cambodia but many of us have been working with numerous local and international clients for many years.”
Legalbusinessonline reported that the “split (from Bun & Associates) was done in an amicable way. Fee earners joined their partners. Therefore, all the teams under Sophealeak Ing and Antoine Fontaine have joined Anant Law Firm entirely.”
ANANT Law firm was awarded Asia's Best Newcomer Firm of the Year 2023 by Asialaw, and as a Chambers & Partners Leading Asia-Pacific 2024 law firm.