Environmental Law
In line with the sustainable development goals of the United Nations, especially in the context of climate change and global warming, the balance between economic growth, environmental protection, and social well-being cannot be more important. Therefore, sustainable and ethical business practices are at the forefront for objectives of the required environmental and social permits and approval under Cambodian laws.
Our Environmental Law Practice Group is composed of experts in the sector and has had a long-standing history of successfully advising our clients on investment projects that promote economic growth in the country, while at the same time contributing to environmental compliance and enhancing social welfare.
The services of our Environmental Law Practice Group cover the following:
- Providing specific legal advice related to carbon credit trading/market
- Assisting clients in environmental licensing and compliance
- Drafting and reviewing agreements and documents related to environmental and social protection
- Providing general advice for environment-related projects and related environmental approvals
Phanna Sok
Senior Associate
Holding a Master of Environmental Law and two Bachelor’s Degrees in law and education, Mr. Phanna Sok has been practicing law in different institutions, including law firms, non-governmental organizations, and universities.
Ponlork Pan
Associate
Mr. Ponlork is currently a candidate for LL.M in International Business Law, which will be awarded by the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Free University of Brussels), Brussels, and the Royal University of Law and Economics, Cambodia, and expectedly graduate in 2023.
Mey Mey Hiek
Associate
Having obtained dual bachelor’s degrees in law and education, Mey Mey embarked upon her legal career as an associate within the corporate and commercial practice group of a regional law firm in Cambodia in 2018. Subsequently, in 2021, she pursued an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law at Lund University in Sweden.
Related Publications
Legal Brief July 2019: Creating a Will.
Deal Lists
- Conducted due diligence on the target company (footwear factory) and provided our client, an overseas entity, with general advice regarding environmental compliance and issue rectification.
- Conducted due diligence on the target company (garment factory) and provided our client, an overseas entity, with general advice regarding environmental compliance and issue rectification.
- Conducted due diligence on three target companies (solar panel factories) and provided our client, an overseas entity, with general advice regarding environmental compliance and issue rectification.
- Conducted due diligence on the target company (car tire factory project) and provided our client, an overseas entity, with general advice regarding environmental compliance and issue rectification.
- Conducted due diligence on the target company (footwear factory) and provided our client, an overseas entity, with general advice regarding environmental compliance and issue rectification.
- Conducted due diligence on the target company (footwear factory) and provided our client, an overseas entity, with general advice regarding environmental compliance and issue rectification.
- Conducted due diligence on the target company (agricultural entity) and provided our client, an overseas bank, with general advice regarding environmental compliance and issue rectification.
- Advised a Singaporean company on its potential investment project in Cambodia which involves environmental issues and carbon credit trading.
- Advised two hydropower projects in the southwestern part of Cambodia on environmental compliance and issue rectification.