Htetzaw Kaung

  • Foreign Attorney
  • T. +95-1-935-1198
  • F. +82-2-3404-0801
  • E. htetzaw.kaung@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Htetzaw Kaung is a foreign attorney of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC and his main practice areas involve construction, investment and arbitration relating to Myanmar. Mr. Kaung has provided advisory services for many companies including, Korea Development Bank and KB Kookmin Bank on their market entry into Myanmar, Korea Land and Housing Corporation in respect of its industrial zone business in Myanmar,  Hanhwa E&C for its residential/commercial complex development project in Myanmar, Posco Daewoo Consortium for its hotel BOT project in Myanmar and Korea Westernpower Consortium for its Combined Cycle Power Plant project in Takeda, Myanmar. He graduated from Yangon University (LL.M.) in Myanmar in 2009 and Transnational Law and Business University (LL.M.) in Korea in 2012.

Representative Experience

2015-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2012-2015 Yulchon LLC, Yangon
2008-2010 The Law Chambers, Myanmar

Representative Matters

Advised Korea Land and Housing Corporation in respect of its industrial zone business in Myanmar
Advised Korea Development Bank and KB Kookmin Bank for their market entry into Myanmar
Advised Kyobo Life on its establishment of insurance representative office in Myanmar
Advised Group Lease Holding Pte Ltd, a Singapore company, on its microfinance business in Myanmar
Advised a local beverage company on its production of new alcoholic liquor product in Myanmar
Advised Korea Land and Housing Corporation in respect of its industrial zone business in Myanmar
Advised Korea Development Bank and KB Kookmin Bank for their market entry into Myanmar
Advised Kyobo Life on its establishment of insurance representative office in Myanmar
Advised Group Lease Holding Pte Ltd, a Singapore company, on its microfinance business in Myanmar
Advised a local beverage company on its production of new alcoholic liquor product in Myanmar
Advised Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Corporation in respect of its new town development project in Myanmar
Advised Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Corporation for the gas-combined power plant project in Myanmar
Advised LOTTE E&C on hydropower generation business in Myanmar
Advised KOEN Energy for its biomass power plant project in Myanmar
Advised JOIN Bio for its hatchery and breeding business in Myanmar
Advised Shinhan Microfinance Co., Ltd. on its microfinance business in Myanmar
Advised Shinhan Card for the expansion of its business relevant to non-banking financial services in Myanmar
Advised Iconic Global, a US Company, on its housing business in Myanmar
Advised LOTTE on its cinema business in Myanmar
Advised SBS on its TV broadcasting-related business in Myanmar
Advised Hanhwa E&C on a residential/commercial complex development project in Myanmar
Advised Posco Daewoo Consortium on a hotel BOT project in Myanmar
Advised Kyeryong Construction on a residential/commercial complex development project in Myanmar
Advice for Posco Daewoo Corporation on its advance into the milling business in Myanmar
Advised Korea Westernpower Consortium on a Combined Cycle Power Plant project in Takeda, Myanmar
Advice on enactment of the Myanmar Arbitration Law as contracted by the Ministry of Justice
Advice on Court-led Mediation and informal mediation system as contracted by Ministry of Justice

Education

2012 TLBU Law School (LL.M.)
2009 University of Yangon (LL.M.)
2006 Dagon University (LL.B.)

Selected Activities

Publications
Comparative Study of Domestic/Overseas Legal Systems related to Investment (Co-author, The National Competitiveness Promotion Committee, 2012)

Qualifications

2013 Myanmar