Rupert Haw is a past Country Managing Director and a consultant of DFDL’s Lao PDR practice. He has outstanding experience in telecommunications, corporate finance and M&As in South East Asia and has strong credentials in regulatory and operational risk management in emerging markets. Mr. Haw also has sound experience in dispute resolution and has represented numerous firms in contentious proceedings in both the superior and lower courts. He also has a strong interest in private commercial arbitration.

Mr. Haw was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 1997 and holds a B. Proc. (University of Natal, South Africa). Previously, he was a Senior Manager of Big4 Forensic and Dispute Services department where he was responsible for managing a number of major investigations into fraud and corruption for the private sector and law enforcement agencies in both Africa and the United States.

Billie Jean Slott is currently an Assistant Professor of Law at American University of Phnom Penh and Director of Student Affairs. Formerly she was the Administrative Director of the Proasia Legal Solutions Office of Counsel to the firm of Sciaroni and Associates, located in Phnom Penh. Her areas of practice are litigation, arbitration, oil and gas, exploration and mining. She was appointed by the Minister of Commerce to serve as a Commissioner on the Selection and Inception Commission of the National Arbitration Center and is an advisor to the NCAC.  She was lead Onshore Counsel for the Royal Government of Cambodia and Electricité du Cambodge in relation to a multi-million dollar international ICSID arbitration conducted at The Hague. She is a Founding Member of the Cambodian Association of Mining and Exploration Companies and a Member of the California bar. She has been practicing law in Southeast Asia for over twelve years.

Mealy Khieu is a Partner of SokSiphana&associates, a member of ZICOLaw. Ms. Khieu also covers litigation, arbitration, and commercial disputes and corporate concerns. She is the founding member of the National Commercial Arbitration Center (NCAC) and was elected as the first Executive Board member. In March 2019, she was elected as Vice President of NCAC. Her practice includes domestic and international investment advice, real estate commercial banking and intellectual property. She holds a dual Master, University Libre de Brussels (ULB) and fromi Royal University of Law and Economics in collaboration with the  University of Montreal, University of Geneva and French Cooperation Center, Phnom Penh. She holds a Bachelor of Law, National Institute of Management and Royal University of Law and Economics, Phnom Penh and is a registered lawyer with the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia. She is also an authorized Trade Mark Agent recognized by the Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia.

Linna Seangly is an Associate of Sok Siphana & Associates. She advises foreign and domestic investors on Cambodian commercial and construction arbitration cases and assists her supervisors in litigation- related proceedings. Ms. Seangly has extensive experience in conducting legal research and analysis, and in drafting relevant submissions in arbitration proceedings before the National Commercial Arbitration Centre of Cambodia (NCAC). She holds a dual degree in English Based Bachelor of Law and International Relations from the Royal University of Law and Economics. She was ranked among the top 5 students in her class and was selected to defend her thesis for the International Relations degree. She was a runner-up candidate in the Jessup Mock Moot Court Competition hosted by the Royal University of Law and Economics. She advanced to the semi-final round in the Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition organized by the National Commercial Arbitration Centre. She was also selected to represent her school in the Tun Suffian Moot Court Competition in Malaysia. She has successfully completed her Commercial Arbitration Skills Training Course organized by the National Commercial Arbitration Centre and is on her way to becoming a qualified registered arbitrator in Cambodia.