Sovathana holds several offices and positions. He is currently serving as a Deputy Secretary General & Spokesperson of the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) since November & December 2021 respectively. In addition to the role with the Bar, he is also a member of the Council of Jurists of the Office of the Council of Ministers. He is also a lawyer appointed for the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) as well as an advisor to the Ministry of Justice. In his legal practice, he is a managing partner of Lim, Ann & Saim Law Firm, a full-fledged law firm duly registered with BAKC. Prior to joining BAKC, Sovathana held various positions including Senior Manager/Attorney-at-Law (BUN & Associates) and a legal consultant with a demonstrated more than 10 years history of working in the banking, financing, and telecommunications & new technology legal practices in Cambodia. His skills cover complex financing transactions, regulatory approval, licensing, compliance, legal research, and strategic market-entry advice. He holds a strong professional qualification with 4 different master’s degrees & 2 bachelor’s degrees focused in Law, Risk Management, Commerce, Banking & Finance, and International Relations from universities in Cambodia, Japan, and France. In addition to his legal career, Sovathana is also working as an adjunct lecturer at the Center for Banking Studies (CBS) of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the National University of Management (NUM) in the International Business Law program both the LL.B., LL.M. & MBM and Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE) for ELBBL Program and Risk Management in Insurance, Banking & Finance Program.