Edwin

Vanderbruggen

International Tax Expert and Academic

edwin vanderbruggen
edwin vanderbruggen
About

Edwin Vanderbruggen

Edwin is a seasoned tax and legal specialist with over 30 years of experience. He is the senior partner at VDB Loi, a leading tax and legal firm in Southeast Asia, where he provides expert advice on tax planning, legal matters, and transfer pricing for a range of international clients, including financial institutions and major corporations. Edwin has also had a distinguished academic career, lecturing at top universities across Europe and Asia, and publishing numerous textbooks and scholarly articles that have garnered scientific awards.

In addition to his work with VDB Loi, Edwin has consulted for major international organizations such as the IFC and ADB, as well as government agencies in Japan, Korea, and The Netherlands. His extensive experience includes advising on legal reform, public finance, and taxation in countries like Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar.

  • “Edwin Vanderbruggen is very good at dealing with very difficult issues; he can push things through, make things work.”
    Chambers and Partners
  • “...advises an impressive range of leading corporations."
    Legal 500
  • “…knows more about the legal environment than anyone else."
    IFLR 1000

Recent Scholarly Articles

The landscape of international climate change law is in flux. In December 2024, the International Court of Justice held a hearing on the obligations of states under international law to fight climate change. As part of its deliberations, the court considered written statements from 91 states and organizations. Prof. Dr. Thomas Burri, Professor of Public […]
Aug 12, 2025
Cambodia’s Law on Taxation[1] featured a definition of “permanent establishment” (the Cambodian PE) from its first draft in 1997. The Cambodian PE functions much like in other countries as a source nexus for the Cambodian income taxation of business income derived from Cambodia by non-residents. Income from business activities by a non-resident taxpayer are only […]
Aug 04, 2024
Since April 2022, born from the COVID boom of online business, a new and costly tax system was created in Cambodia to hit a very wide range of cross border transactions. Although taxpayers are supposed to implement this already for nearly 2 years, misunderstandings about the scope of the VAT Reverse Charge are widespread. In […]
Feb 26, 2024
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