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Edwin Vanderbruggen

Edwin has over 30 years of experience as a legal and tax professional, academic, author, and government advisor. He has worked in Southeast Asia for nearly his entire career. 

Edwin has built up vast experience advising sponsors, financial institutions, oil and gas supermajors, independent power producers, and other multinational enterprises on their projects in the region, including on multibillion dollar energy and infrastructure projects, mergers and acquisitions, and financing transactions.

He is renowned for his expertise in international taxation and investment, regional tax structuring, and tax planning. 

He has assisted the governments of Cambodia (2006-2008 as a full-time adviser to the Minister of Finance), Thailand (2001-2005), Vietnam (2010), and Myanmar (2013-2020) on transactions or on issues such as legal reform, public finance, privatization, and taxation. He has also frequently consulted for IFC, ADB, the United Nations, and governmental agencies of Japan, Korea, and the Netherlands. 

In his academic career, he has lectured at six prestigious universities in Europe and Asia, and written nine textbooks and over 40 scholarly articles, some of which have won scientific awards.

Education

• University of Antwerp, Belgium, LL.B (Licenciaat in de Rechtsgeleerdheid)
• Free University of Brussels, Belgium, LL.M (Bijzonder Licenciaat in Bedrijfsrecht en Fiscaal Recht)
• Languages: Dutch, English, French, German

Affiliations

• Singapore Institute of Accredited Tax Professionals (SIATP)
• Hydropower Developer Association
• The Public Private Partnership Association of Myanmar

Areas of Specialization

• Corporate and M&A
• Energy and Infrastructure
• Banking and Financial Services