Shu Yuan (Lucas) Chen

Mr. Chen Shu Yuan (Lucas) is the Managing Partner of Thanlwin Legal and one of the leading foreign lawyers focused on Myanmar law practices. He advises strategic investors, developers, borrowers, lenders and in all phases of investment projects in Myanmar. Lucas is recognized as a top tier business lawyer in Myanmar with unique advantages in advising Chinese speaking clients on their investments in Myanmar with different varieties. 

• foreign direct investment
• mergers and acquisitions
• corporate law
• tax
• sanctions

• oil & gas
• energy
• infrastructure
• banking and finance
• agriculture
• real estate
• construction

• Acting for a world-leading energy group in relation to its investment in Myanmar to establish an oil refinery. 
• Advising and acting for several international electricity investment companies in their biddings for the recent Myanmar EPGE’s tender for solar power plant development. 
• Advising and acting for a mining company to acquire a number of mines in Myanmar.  
• Acted as Myanmar legal counsel in a USD 300 Million telecommunication tower financing project,  performed legal due diligence on the borrower and its affiliates. Advised on the feasible credit structures. Issued legal opinion on the feasibility of the securities under Myanmar law.
• Advised for an international real estate developer, in its USD 100 million investment in renovating a bus terminal in Myanmar.

• Committee Member, Myanmar Bar Association
• Director, Myanmar China Business Association
• Vice Chairman, China Tourism and Service Association in Myanmar 
• Council Member, China Enterprises Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar