Free and low cost legal services for young Myanmar

Start Me
UP
Free and low cost legal services for
young Myanmar entrepreneurs
www.VDB-Loi.com
Start Me Up!
VDB Loi’s CSR initiative:
To help young Myanmar
entrepeneurs with free
and low cost services
to get their business
started. We aspire to
help young Myanmar
entrepreneurs build
their ideas into real
businesses.
Starting a business is easier said than done. We understand the
challenges of starting up and growing a new business. A misguided
effort to save on expenses may be a reason early-stage entrepreneurs
do not get legal advice, when at this time specialist legal support
is most urgently required. And sometimes entrepreneurs may be
reluctant to approach contract, company formation and other legal
issues that aren’t their forte. That’s where timely and practical legal
support can help entrepreneurs to focus their creativity and energy
on what they do best – growing a successful business.
VDB Loi is a leading law and advisory firm in Myanmar, and we want to
contribute to the growth of the economy and society by encouraging
young Myanmar entrepreneurs to start up their businesses.
Our “Start Me Up” team will assist you and point you in the right
direction.
VDB Loi Start Me Up services are comprised of the following:
Start Me Up suite of documents – a set of legal documents specific
to startups that you can access low cost or for free. These include
Articles of Association, an office lease agreement etc.
Start Me Up suite of customized services – fixed fee legal services to
help you adapt documents for the specific needs of your startup
Meet your lawyer – a fixed fee legal service to discuss all legal aspects
of your business
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COMPANY INCORPORATION
1,000$ ONLY
Articles of
Association
&
Memodrandum
of Agreement
Company
registration
certificate
Form of permit
Form 1
Joint venture
agreement
Non-disclosure
agreement
Loan agreement
Service contract
Supply
agreement
Licensing
agreement
Office lease
agreement
Employment
contract
Distribution
agreement
Commercial tax
registration
Tax guide
Social security
registration
SHAREHOLDER COOPERATION
FREE
COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS
FREE
OPERATIONAL MATTERS
FREE
TAXATION AND COMPLIANCE
500$ ONLY
3 EASY STEPS TO APPLY:
Step 1
Step 2
Go to
www.vdb-loi.com/startmeup
Fill in the form
Step 3
Done!
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For more information visit our Start me up website or contact our team:
EDWIN VANDERBRUGGEN
Senior Partner
edwin@vdb-loi.com
MARK LIVINGSTONE
Senior Legal Associate
mark.livingston@vdb-loi.com
Edwin is one of Myanmar’s leading foreign legal
advisors. He assists international development
financial institutions, oil and gas supermajors, IPPs,
mobile network operators and commercial banks on
their projects in Myanmar. Edwin has advised on many
of the largest investments in the country, including
a greenfield multibillion US$ telecom project, the
Thilawa SEZ, the market entry of newly licensed
foreign banks. He has worked in the region since 1997,
and has lived and worked in Yangon since 2012.
Mark is a senior associate in our Corporate M&A and Investment
practice. He is an experienced corporate and commercial
lawyer, and is admitted as a solicitor in Victoria, Australia.
He built up much of his deep commercial understanding in
senior corporate counsel positions with several international
enterprises, including in the resources industry. With VDB Loi,
Mark advises clients in a wide range of industries on corporate,
commercial and financing matters, routinely managing
foreign investment, joint ventures, acquisitions and corporate
and project financing transactions. He has worked and lived in
Myanmar since 2014.
NAR WAH
Senior Legal Associate
narwah@vdb-loi.com
MYO WIN
Legal Associate
myo.win@vdb-loi.com
Daw Nar Wah is a qualified attorney in Myanmar with
a wealth of corporate and commercial experience
working with law firms overseas. She often advises
foreign clients in a wide range of industries on
Myanmar corporate and commercial law issues and on
land law. She is a senior member of the team advising
the Government in the context of the privatization of
state owned enterprises.
U Myo Win is a Myanmar national who has completed two
Masters degrees in Law in France. He has worked in law offices
in France and Myanmar and so his in depth knowledge spans
sectors across both Myanmar and International law. He has a
keen eye for detail, proven through his thorough research in
previous roles and is a highly proficient risk analyst. He has a
special interest in human rights and humanitarian law.
KYAW THU TUN
Consultant
kyawthu.htun@vdb-loi.com
KHIN PEARL YUKI AUNG
Legal Associate
yuki.aung@vdb-loi.com
Kyaw Thu Htun holds a diploma in business law
from the Yangon Institute. In VDB Loi Kyaw Thu is
a part of the team that prepares the investment
proposals that are submitted to the MIC and other
Government organizations. He also assists clients
with tax compliance matters.
Yuki holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Yangon
University and Diploma in Business Law and International
Law. She is currently studying in a Diploma in Maritine
Law. She often advises foreign clients in a wide range of
industries on Myanmar corporate and commercial law.
VDB Loi is a network of leading law and advisory member firms and affiliated companies with offices in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar
and Vietnam, and representatives in Singapore and Tokyo.
With over 40 lawyers and advisers in Yangon and NayPyiTaw, we are “highly visible in the Myanmar market” (IFLR). We advise “an impressive
range of leading corporations” (Legal 500) such as IPPs, telecom operators, oil and gas supermajors, international financial institutions and
commercial banks, as well as the Myanmar and several foreign Governments. We are known to be “very creative and innovative” (Chambers)
and for our “very good commercial understanding of Myanmar” (Chambers).
Our core practice areas are investment and corporate M&A, financing, labour, tax and regulatory matters. Our specialty sectors include TMT,
power & infrastructure, real estate, consumer and resources.
OUR OFFICES IN MYANMAR
YANGON
NAY PYI TAW
Level 8, Centrepoint Towers,
No. 65 Sule Pagoda Road &
Merchant Street,
Kyauktada Township
No. S-204, Tha Pyay Kone Ward,
Zabu Thiri Township
T: +95 678 108 091
F: +95 678 108 092
T: +95 137 1902
+95 137 1635
F: +95 124 1238
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