Atty. Ouk Ry
Managing Partner
Contact Details:
Phone: (855-12) 858 695 | Email: ryouk.bno@online.com.kh;
ryouk@bno.com.kh
Is a Senior Partner of BNO based in Phnom Penh. He joined BNO in mid 2003. He received his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Otago, New Zealand, and a Master of Laws degree from Monash University, Australia. Ry is admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand Bar and also a member of the Cambodian Bar Association. With over 20 years experience, Mr. Ouk is responsible for investment projects in the real estate development, hotel, and project finance, (BOT), power projects, labor law, intellectual property, banking, agro-industry, and manufacturing, environmental law, and aviation law. Mr. Ouk is a leading practioner in insolvency and restructuring cases and has been appointed administrator in over 10 cases (ranging from Airlines to Telecom).
Mr. Ouk has been awarded by His Majesty the King the Medal of the Order of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
He is a member of the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia, a member of the Labor Arbitration Council for the past 20 years, and a member of the Council of Jurists, Council of Ministers.
Mr. Ouk's Practice Area(s)
- Administrator of Insolvency/Bankruptcy Case
- Restructuring
- Employment Law
- Insurance and Trust
- Arbitration and Litigation
- Real Estate
- Project Finance
- Investment
- Aviation Law
- Merger and Acquisition
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Work Experiences
- Insolvency administrator: the only administrator to have attended over 10 cases of insolvency proceedings relating to telecom companies, airlines and garment factories.
- Investments - Commercial and secured transactions: Advise investors in joint venture and merger and acquisition, Advise banks on secured lending and transactions. This includes preparation of the loan, mortgage and other securities agreements and issuance of final legal opinions to confirm the condition precedents under the project.
- Provision of legal opinions for major foreign and private investors and international organizations on project finance (Exim Bank Thailand, Exim Bank China, and China Development Bank) on Cambodian laws.
- Labor Arbitrator at the Labor Arbitration Council, sat on the panel with arbitrators from the employee list and the Ministry of Labor list in over 100 cases during the 20 years term.
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Major projects undertaken recently by BNO with Mr. Ouk as lead Cambodia Counsel over the years includes:
- Represent local partner in development of residential, commercial and golf course project of Grand Phnom Penh International City – USD300M
- Advice on the propose financing of an Oil Refinery Project in Sihanoukville – Cambodia Petrochemical Company by major Chinese bank (USD1.26 billion)
- Financing of a hydropower Project in Koh Kong – 250 MW by a major Chinese bank (USD500 million)
- Financing of a Coal-Fuel Power Project in Sihanoukville – 450 MW by Exim Bank of China (USD475 million)
- Acquisition of major stakes in a telecom company by ANZ Bank and DBS (USD350million)
- Financing of a Fiber Optic Cable Network Project (9000km) by China Development Bank Corporation, and China Bank (USD120 million)
- Financing of a 5 Stars Hotel Project in Phnom Penh by a major Chinese bank (USD50 million)
- Inter-bank loans (USD100 million) by a major Chinese bank
- Financing of a 6 Stars Hotel Project in Siem Reap – Park Hyatt by major Thai bank (USD7million)
- Financing of garment factory from a Taiwanese bank (USD10million)
- Financing of Cement Factory in Battambang Province – USD150 million
- Financing of Gold Mine Exploration in MondulKiri Province – USD10 million
- Financing of a Cement Factory Project in Kampot Province by a major Thai bank (USD112 million)
- Purchasing of two A 320 aircrafts by local airlines
- Leasing of two A 320 aircrafts - financed by ICBC Leasing (USD60million)
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