Mr. Ly is an experienced business lawyer with demonstrated focus and expertise in the practice areas of Corporate, Banking, Securities, Trusts, M&A, Mining and Energy, Real Estate, Tax, Insolvency, Arbitration, and Commercial Litigation.

He acts regularly for, and advises, local and foreign banks, state enterprises, and other multinational corporations on complex financing projects, equity investments, IPOs, corporate bonds, M&As, aircraft leasing, telecommunications, and infrastructure projects.

He holds various advisory positions in the Royal Government of Cambodia including as an advisor and vice-chair of the Legal and Justice Council of the Ministry of Justice, and as a member and head of the digital team of the Council of Jurists of the Office of Council of Ministers. He is accredited by the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia to advise on securities laws and regulations, accredited by the Ministry of Commerce as a Mark Agent, a Labour Arbitrator for the Arbitration Council, licensed as an Administrator of Insolvency Proceedings by the Ministry of Justice, and licensed to act as an Independent Individual Trustee by the Trust Regulator of Cambodia.

He attended Law Firm Leadership and Mediation executive education at Harvard Law School (U.S.A.), obtained a Master Degree of Laws from King’s College London (U.K.), and obtained a Master Degree of Laws from Nagoya University’s Graduate School of Law (Japan). He graduated from University Lumiere Lyon II (France) and Royal University of Law and Economics (Cambodia) with a Bachelor Degree of Laws.

Practice Area(s)

• Arbitration and Litigation
• Aircraft Leasing & Purchase
• Banking & Finance
• Energy, Infrastructure & Mining
• Insurance and Trust
• Tax
• Telecommunication and Technology