Joseph Lovell
Managing Partner, IAO Asia (Cambodia)
Language
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English (Native)
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Mandarin (Fluent)
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Khmer (Basic)
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French (Basic)
Mr. Joseph Lovell is Managing Partner at IAO Asia, the TWL Law Group’s Partner Firm in Cambodia. IAO Asia is a leading legal advisory firm offering businesses and investors tailored, reliable guidance for seamless international business and investment success in Cambodia.
Mr. Lovell specializes in cross-border investment, banking and finance, and corporate law. He is an expert in sophisticated issues involving private equity, banks and MFIs, corporate and project finance, Mergers &Acquisition, and securities and public listings.
Education
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Juris Doctor, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
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Master of Arts in Asian Studies, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
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Bachelor of Science in Linguistics (Chinese Language), Georgetown University
Qualifications/Licenses
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Member of New York State Bar
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Member of State Bar of Texas
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Member of Hawaii State Bar
Notable Clients
Mr. Lovell has advised on the financing of some of the largest infrastructure investment projects in Cambodia, such as the Siem Reap Airport, PP-SHKV Expressway, and Huadian Power Plant, assisted international banks and DFIs with significant liquidity loan support to Cambodian financial institutions, guided high-profile Mergers & Acquisition transactions, advised on real estate and land development, counselled global technology and telecommunications companies, coordinated international litigation, and supported IPOs and securities issuance.
Leadership
With three (3) decades of Asia-focused legal, investment, and business experience, Mr. Lovell has held numerous commercial leadership roles, including Managing Partner at a regional law firms with offices in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos; COO/General Counsel for an emerging markets private equity fund management company in Cambodia; Managing Director/General Counsel for a financial group with offices in New York, London, and Beijing; Corporate Secretary and Counsel for a Beijing-based LSE-listed private equity firm; Managing Attorney at a Honolulu law firm; and Senior Consultant at PwC (Taipei).
Mr. Lovell has also served on the boards of a number of companies and not-for-profit entities, including having been a member of the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia and the founding Chairman of AmCham Cambodia’s Legal, Tax, and Government Relations Committee.
Recognitions
Mr. Lovell has been recognized annually in the Chambers & Partners rankings since 2018 as a leading expert in general business law in Cambodia. Additionally, Mr. Lovell was honoured with the Asialaw Award for 2021 Lawyer of the Year: Cambodia. IAO Asia is recognized by Chambers & Partners and International Financial Law Review as a leading firm in Cambodia advising in business and finance law.