| The Union Attorney General Office, with the cooperation of JICA, organized a two-day workshop (18-19 December 2012) on the legal framework of privatizing state enterprises. The Union Government looks ahead to a number of privatization opportunities in the coming years. VDB Loi was invited to join the proceedings and delegated legal director of the Yangon office, Paul Nikitopoulos. Paul joined VDB Loi earlier this year after a distinguished 15 year career as a transaction lawyer in New York, including with Clifford Chance and O’Melveny Myers. The workshop featured presentations by H.E. Dr. Tun Shin, Attorney General of the Union, Daw May Thi Lynn, Director, Commercial Contracts Division, Legal Advice department, UAGO, U Nyan Naing Win, Director of UAGO, Ms. Eri Habu, Associate Professor, Department of Law & Economics, Yamaguchi University, Dr. Chihiro Nunoi, Professor, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University. |