South and Southeast Asia region

Herbert Smith is widely recognised as one of the leading practices in South and Southeast Asia. 

The resident team of six partners and over forty-six lawyers advises on corporate and commercial transactions, capital markets, structured finance, energy projects and dispute resolution across the region.

We operate from offices in BangkokSingapore and Jakarta, where we work in close association with Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung. Our regional language abilities include fluent Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, French and English.

We have established a reputation for effective, innovative work across the ASEAN region* and the Indian sub-continent. Our approach combines international service levels with experience gained from working in these countries for many years. We understand the legal, political, commercial, regulatory and cultural landscape of the region and we enjoy good contacts with the authorities and businesses that are active in these countries.

* Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam

Please click on the following links to see our latest related publications:
 


Guide to dispute resolution
in Asia 2009/2010

Guide to financial services regulation in Asia 2009/2010

Asian legal insights 2009

Our South and Southeast Asia practice 2008/2009

Our Indonesia practice 2007

Guide to lending and taking security in Asia

Gifts and entertainment - a guide to anti-bribery regulation in Asia
 

Regulation of public mergers and acquisitions in Asia

Guide to anti-corruption regulation in Asia 2010/2011

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