Sithisak Law Office is a go-to advisor for real estate developers, investors, and financiers in Cambodia, offering end-to-end legal support from acquisition and project structuring to construction and licensing. With extensive experience in high-value land transactions and development projects, we deliver secure, compliant, and commercially practical solutions tailored to investor needs.

Key Services

• Land acquisition, long-term lease, economic land concessions, and Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
• Title due diligence and verification with cadastral offices.
• Drafting and negotiating sale-purchase agreements, mortgages, leases, and co-ownership regulations.
• Construction Permits, Building Repair and Demolition Permits, Certificate of Occupancy, Housing Development Business License, Co-Ownership Building Development Business Licence, Property Management License, Land Title Conversion, Land Division, Factory/Handicraft Establishment Permit, and Opertation Licence.
• Land division and consolidation.
• Land type changing.
• Land and housing development compliance and structuring.
• Condominium and co-owned building structuring and compliance.
• Acting as security custodian for title and transaction documents.
• Regulatory approvals for real estate, construction, and valuation businesses.

Track Records

• Advising on a Hydropower Plant Development Project in Koh Kong Province valued at over USD 300 million, including drafting and negotiation of the Hydropower Plant Development Agreement, EPC Contract, and O&M Contract, covering the overall development structure, design, supply, installation, construction, commissioning, operation, and maintenance.
• Advised a major domestic company on its joint venture property development project in Phnom Penh with an investment portfolio of nearly USD 200 million.
• Provided due diligence, transactional documentation, and strategic advice for a Cambodian–Chinese joint venture in real estate developments amounting to more than USD 100 million.
• Advised on both real estate and tax matters for a development project in Kampot Province with an approximate investment portfolio of USD 40 million.
• Acted as lead counsel for the seller in a real property acquisition by a leading Thai listed company, valued at more than USD 15 million, for its subsidiary’s headquarters in Cambodia.
• Advised on a USD 15.5 million land transaction, including preparation of the purchase agreement, escrow agreement, and trust deed.
• Provided legal guidance for several condominium joint ventures in Phnom Penh, ensuring compliance with local laws and drafting key documents such as sale and purchase agreements, internal regulations, management agreements, leaseback, and financing documents.
• Advised on two bridge construction agreements near Hun Sen Boulevard and on several road construction projects in other provinces.
• Assisted a Taiwanese company in obtaining the required permits for construction of its factories and warehouses, covering a total building area of more than 74,000 sqm on 25 hectares of land.
• Advised on a Data Center Building Construction Contract valued at more than USD 2.5 million.
• Advised and assisted in applying for Co-owned Building Development Business License and Property Management License for a Taiwanese group company, involving multiple projects with a total capital investment of USD 12 million.
• Advised on a lease agreement for an export-oriented corn plantation covering 1,000 hectares of land.
• Assisted numerous clients in obtaining various construction-related licenses and permits in Phnom Penh and other provinces, including Construction Permits, Building Repair and Demolition Permits, Certificates of Occupancy, Housing Development Business Licenses, Co-Ownership Building Development Licenses, Property Management Licenses, Land Title Conversions, Land Divisions, Factory/Handicraft Establishment Permits, and Operation Licenses.
• Advised on thousands of real estate sale and purchase contracts, short-term and perpetual lease agreements, and registration of long-term leaseholds.