Khin Pearl Yuki Aung

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Biography

Khin Pearl Yuki Aung is a consultant in the corporate and commercial department of Tilleke and Gibbins’ Myanmar practice. Yuki assists both domestic and international clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters in Myanmar, including commercial transactions, M&As, Myanmar Investment Commission endorsement applications, market entry, company establishment, licensing and certificates, and corporate secretarial matters. She also collaborates and corresponds with government officials (e.g., from the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations) to discuss requirements and procedures for various applications submitted on behalf of her clients. Yuki has a particularly broad range of experience in corporate and commercial transactions in the telecommunications sector, including carrying out extensive legal and land due diligence exercises for complex telecoms infrastructure.

Yuki graduated with an LLB from the University of Dagon and has obtained diplomas in business law, international law, maritime law and intellectual property law from the University of Yangon. She is fluent in Burmese and English.

Experience

Provided corporate secretarial work by executing company incorporation, preparing and handling registration for the MyCO system for corporate secretarial matters, and re-registering companies and overseas corporations under the Myanmar Companies Law 2017.
Advised on and prepared a wholesale registration application under Notifications 2/2019 and 23/2019, and submitted the application to the Department of Trade under the Ministry of Commerce on behalf of a client in Nay Pyi Taw.
Prepared a Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) endorsement application and submitted the application on behalf of a client to the MIC.
Assisted a client in preparing a Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) business license application, submitted it to the relevant township city development committee, and obtained supporting recommendations for the application.
Guided a client through various stay permit and visa application procedures at the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.

ABOUT Khin Pearl Yuki

Practices

Corporate/M&A

Location

Myanmar

Languages

Burmese

English

Education

Diploma in Intellectual Property Law, Yangon University

Diploma in International Law, Yangon University

Diploma in Maritime Law, Yangon University

Diploma in Business Law, Yangon University

LLB, Dagon University

Insights

September 16, 2020

Myanmar: COVID-19 Halts IP Declarations with Office of Registration and Deeds

In response to the recent uptick in cases of COVID-19 found in Myanmar, and concern about the disease’s spread, all branches of Myanmar’s Office of Registration and Deeds (ORD) have temporarily ceased accepting declarations.

April 16, 2020

Tilleke & Gibbins Nominated for Visionary Client Service Award

In-House Community, the well-respected publishing house behind Asian-Mena Counsel magazine, has announced the shotlist for its 2020 Visionary Client Service Providers awards, naming Tilleke & Gibbins as one of the nominees for the prestigious accolade.

March 24, 2020

COVID-19 Resource Center

As the global COVID-19 situation develops, Tilleke & Gibbins is dedicated to ensuring that our clients remain up to date on the most important legal developments in Southeast Asia as they happen.

Awards & Rankings

August 27, 2021

Tilleke & Gibbins Repeats Record Showing in IFLR1000 2022 Rankings

International Financial Law Review (IFLR) has released the final installment of the 2022 edition of its annual IFLR1000 rankings of leading law firms in domestic and cross-border financial and transactional matters across the globe. Matching last year’s record results, Tilleke & Gibbins’ regional corporate and commercial team was awarded 15 distinct practice rankings across Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Tilleke & Gibbins was ranked in the following practice areas: Thailand—Banking and Finance, Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development, Restructuring and Insolvency Vietnam—Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development Myanmar—Financial and Corporate and Project Development Cambodia—Financial and Corporate, Project Development Laos—Financial and Corporate, Project Development In addition to the firmwide rankings, five of the firm’s attorneys were recognized with individual rankings for their expertise in financial or transactional matters in their respective jurisdictions. Charunun Sathitsuksomboon – Thailand – M&A Dino Santaniello – Laos – Corporate and M&A Saithong Rattana – Laos – Project Development, M&A Santhapat Periera – Laos – Banking, Energy, M&A Yuwadee Thean-ngarm – Myanmar – Banking and Finance, M&A The IFLR1000 ranks the world’s leading corporate and financial law firms, covering the core transactional practice areas of Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development, and Restructuring and Insolvency. Please visit the IFLR1000 website to review the full rankings for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

July 23, 2021

Record-High Number of Women in Business Law Awards Nominations for Tilleke & Gibbins in 2021

The nominations for the 2021 Asia Women in Business Law Awards have been released, and Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated in a record four firm categories and eight individual categories. The Asia Women in Business Law Awards are organized by the publisher Euromoney to recognize firms that are strongly committed to gender issues and women’s advancement in the law. Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated in the following categories: Firm and Jurisdiction Categories Talent Management – International Firm of the Year Indonesia Firm of the Year Thailand Firm of the Year Vietnam Firm of the Year Practice Area Categories Commercial Arbitration Lawyer of the Year – Noppramart Thammateeradaycho Copyright Lawyer of the Year – Yuwadee Thean-ngarm Insurance Lawyer of the Year – Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh Privacy and Data Protection Lawyer of the Year – Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh Shipping and Maritime Lawyer of the Year – Noppramart Thammateeradaycho TMT Lawyer of the Year – Waewpen Piemwichai Trademark Lawyer of the Year – Linh Thi Mai Nguyen Rising Star Categories IP Rising Star of the Year – Sher Hann Chua This is the fifth consecutive year that these three Tilleke & Gibbins jurisdictions (Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam) have all been nominated for the Firm of the Year awards—an award that the firm won for Vietnam in 2019. The winners will be announced at a virtual awards ceremony on September 15.

February 16, 2021

Tilleke & Gibbins Earns High Marks in WTR 1000 2021 Rankings

Tilleke & Gibbins’ reputation as the top firm for intellectual property in Southeast Asia has again been confirmed in the recently released WTR 1000 2021, a guide from World Trademark Review to the leading trademark lawyers around the world. In this year’s rankings, the firm’s offices in Thailand and Vietnam have retained their top-tier Gold Band rankings, while the Indonesia office achieved Silver Band rankings both for Prosecution and Strategy and for Enforcement and Litigation. Tilleke & Gibbins’ Yangon office again appeared in the Myanmar rankings, which are now in their second year, while the firm’s office in Phnom Penh was included in the new single-tier rankings for Cambodia, which was ranked by World Trademark Review for the first time this year. World Trademark Review does not currently publish rankings for Laos. WTR 1000 2021 also includes rankings of individual practitioners. A record 18 Tilleke & Gibbins professionals are ranked in the 2021 edition. The WTR 1000 2021 rankings are based on in-depth qualitative research to identify key firms and individuals who are leading the way in trademark-related legal practice. Depth of expertise, positioning in the market, level of activity, and peer and client feedback are all factored into the rankings. To learn more about these recognitions or to explore the full rankings, please visit the WTR 1000 website.