BANGKOK, THAILAND
| Bangkok Office

Bangkok’s bustling business environment requires a special approach to conducting business, combining experience of non-Thai markets with the ability to adapt to local regulations, laws, policies and procedures. In order to combat this challenging but potentially rewarding market, and retain a secure position from which to negotiate and finalise acquisitions, complete investments, or properly strategise and effectuate dispute resolution or litigation procedures, you will benefit from drawing upon Limcharoen Hughes & Glanville’s Bangkok based legal experts who will provide practical legal and grounded commercial guidance.

The Head Office in Bangkok has a strong track record in commercial transactional work ; corporate structuring; and litigation and dispute resolution.  It also draws upon the firm wide real estate sector expertise to deal with property investment and transactions in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces.

The Head Office of Limcharoen Hughes & Glanville is also the location for the Firm’s Operations Centre, which provides a regional and international network; and administrative; human resource and finance/billing support for all of our offices. Such a system ensures  cohesiveness within Limcharoen Hughes & Glanville’s firm, which provides assurance and comfort to clients that regardless of which office a client is dealing with, there will be a uniform standard of quality in respect of advice, efficiency and billing practices applied to our engagements.

MANAGING PARTNER : James Cummiskey

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
| Ho Chi Minh City Office

Vietnam’s growth and strength in overcoming historical challenges to development is now well documented. Its demographic, topography, and ever widening spectrum of laws facilitating foreign direct investment, are conducive factors to those parties seeking to invest into the region, or to those local organisations that are able to joint venture or procure structures to receive and facilitate inward investment.

With an ever changing but more foreigner friendly legal environment, you will benefit from drawing upon Limcharoen Hughes & Glanville’s expertise in guiding you through a myriad of laws, practices and procedures, and assisting with an understanding of the regulations for joint venturing in various investment sectors. Furthermore, the practice has strongly developed experience in the commercial and residential real estate sectors, which link into commercial investment, but may also be the principal business of clients and investors.

MANAGING PARTNER : Mark D’Alelio

PHUKET, THAILAND
| Phuket Office

Phuket is recognised as one of the world’s leading tourist destinations. With tourism forming 40% of the economy of Thailand,Phuket’s tourism market has become anintegral part of the economy for local companies and government leveraging finance from visitors but also from associated business and industries. Phuket has also created a business environment where the level of monies expended in the region justify significant values of foreign direct investment. The industries that have thrived notwithstanding strong external challenges comprise hotel; leisure business such as golf course and marina; commercial ventures such as retail; light industrial and a significant number of managed residential estate projects to facilitate demand for property investment. Public companies have also targeted Phuket as one of the destinations of choice for property and general commercial investment.

Within this year on year growing regional economy, there exists a link between regional practice and national law, policy and practice. The resources and established links that Limcharoen Hughes & Glanville maintain within the local business and government community can assist greatly with a proper strategically planned investment; avoiding the common pitfalls of a first time Phuket investor; or an investor seeking to branch out from national investment to regional investment into Phuket. The client range of Phuket spans public companies; private equity groups and investors; Board of Investment (BOI) licensed projects; property developers; and individual buyers or investors.

MANAGING PARTNER : Desmond Hughes

SAMUI, THAILAND
| Samui Office

Koh Samui has developed a luxury real estate sector to rival Phuket. The government continually focuses on improving the infrastructure challenges always associated with development on an island in the tropics. The newly refurbished airport accommodates an ever increasing spectrum of destinations and visitors resulting in the development of high end golf courses and luxury branded hotels, all of which contribute to an economy attractive to strategic investment. As with any region, a firm understanding of the local government regulations and procedures, coupled with knowledge of national law in Thailand, is essential to provide clients with the comfort of being steered to comply with national laws, as well as local rules and regulations. Limcharoen Hughes & Glanville is committed to maintaining its integrity and independence in such regions, whilst acknowledging and capitalising on local contacts and know-how to give clients a cutting edge over competitors in respect of the legal services they receive. Our clients in Koh Samui vary from hotel groups; hotel owners; developers; private equity investment groups and individuals.

BALI, INDONESIA
| Bali Office

Bali is recognized as one of the most enchanting and exotic travel and holiday destinations in the world with tourism forming the basis of about 80% of Bali's economy and growth. Major hotel groups, boutique private villa projects as well as a well-established tradition for arts and design attract an increasing number of visitors year by year. As a consequence, the real estate sector and related industries have been developing rapidly and have become a significant part of Bali's economy attracting foreign and domestic investment alike. Notwithstanding strong world-wide economic challenges, the main industries in Bali such as hotels, property developments, and leisure business such as golf courses and retail of art works have thrived and shown positive growths whilst other regions in world continued to suffer from recession.

Land development and investment has remained remarkably stable and even increased in value over the last years. The provincial and national government being aware of these developments both focus on improving the infrastructure challenges always associated with developing an island in the tropics.

As a firm with understanding of national and local government regulations and procedures in developing regions throughout South-East Asia, it is our aim to provide clients in Bali with the comfort of being guided on the requirements of compliance with national laws, as well as local rules and regulations.

Limcharoen Hughes & Glanville is committed to maintaining its integrity and independence, whilst acknowledging and capitalising on local contacts and know-how to give clients a cutting edge over competitors in respect of the legal services they receive.

Our clients vary from hotel groups; hotel owners; developers; private equity investment groups and individuals from a diverse spread of nationalities and jurisdictions. With a deep understanding of law combined with international standards of professional conduct and good business practice, Limcharoen Hughes & Glanville offers tailored solutions to secure your business and assets in Bali.

MANAGING PARTNER : Ingo Müller