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Desautels Martin
Managing Partner
DFDL
Martin is a Senior Partner at DFDL and Chair of DFDL’s Board of Directors. He served as the Managing Partner of the firm for almost two decades, during which he led the firm's regional expansion from one office to 12 offices in ASEAN and Bangladesh. He continues to advise clients and lead transactions, as well as support the new Managing Partner of the firm. He also plays a leadership role in overseeing partners, key clients, and, more specifically, the firm’s growth strategy and regional expansion. Recently, he spearheaded the firm's expansion into new jurisdictions, such as Malaysia and Indonesia, where DFDL established its own new offices.
Martin is a banking and finance lawyer and has been practicing law in ASEAN for more than 25 years and has worked with investments funds, international banks and sizeable Asian investors on their investments and expansion strategies across the ASEAN region. He has also provided technical assistance to various governmental bodies (such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Agence Française de Développement) on various aspects of the development of investment, regulatory and legal frameworks.
Martin is ranked as a leading lawyer by renowned legal directories such as Chambers Asia Pacific, IFLR, Asialaw and Legal 500.
Speaking at the summit
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3:30–5:00pmMon 16 NovRoundtableRoundtable 1Open
Chamkar - The Proving Ground
From Capital to Customer: How Fintech Can Build Trusted Financial Corridors Between Emerging Markets
About this session
Emerging markets have an opportunity to build financial systems that are more connected, intelligent, and responsive than the legacy models they replace. This panel brings together Québec fintech leaders working across the financial value chain, from mobilising investment and tokenising real-world assets to AI-powered decision intelligence, tax workflow automation, and embedded consumer compensation.
