
KEO Sokea
Director & Founder
Attorney-At-Law
Contact Information
Tel: (855) 023 883 885H/P: (855) 012 267 897
Fax: (855) 023 883 885
Biography: KEO Sophea (aka KEO Sophea) is a Cambodian lawyer who has many experiences in legislation development, project management, law firm management, advocacy in public health, child protection, among other things. He is practicing in family law and child protection. He has a varied career as Child Protection Officer, attorney and teacher (professor of Russian Language). He worked for 15 years for two UN agencies: Unicef Cambodia and Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1994 to 2009. Then he works as an attorney-at-law/ Chairperson at the SK & P Cambodia Law Group from 2009 until now.
Educations
Penza Institute for Foreign Language and Pedagogy, Russia
1990-1991Practical Language Training: Russian Language, Linguistics, Phonetic, history, Pedagogy and Psychology, etc.
Phnom Penh University
1987 - 1992Bachelor Degree in Education in 1992 (Specialized in Russian) Main subjects: Russian Language and literature of Russian and of Western countries Secondary subject : Linguistics, Phonetic, Khmer Literature, Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology, etc.
Faculty of Law and Economics
1997 - 2001Law Degree (on the job-training) Main subjects: Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Civil Law and Civil Procedure, Financial Law, Administrative Law, International Relation, History of Political Ideas, Public Rights and Freedoms etc.
Panasatra University and Center for Lawyer Training and Professional Improvement
2002 - 2003Center for Lawyer Training and Professional Improvement of the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia: Administrative Law, Lawyer's activities in criminal and civil procedures, Criminal and Civil Law/Codes, Human Rights and NGOs Law, Labor Code, Contract Writing, Negotiation/Mediation Advocacy, Skills to communicate with clients, Commercial Law, E-commerce, Accounting, Tax Law, Bankruptcy, Prosecutor's Role and Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Trainings
Technical Workshop on Juvenile Justice, Bangkok/Thailand
July 2002Mobilizing Community Participation for Child Rights Sensitization
21st August to 1st September 2000Conducted at Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
International and Cambodian Human Rights Law Training
23 June to October 1998Conducted at University of Sanfrancisco / School of Law, Cambodian Community Legal Education Centers
International Criminal Law
18-22 July 2008Conducted by International Bar Association, Bar Association of Cambodia and Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
SEATCA Lawyers Fellowship Training Workshop, Philippines, Tagaytay
19-20 Nov 2009Training on Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and Guides
9-10 December, 2010Organized by The Campaign for Tobacco-Free-Kids, Washington DC, USA
Legal Seminar on Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and Guidelines
December, 2011Organized by The Campaign for Tobacco-Free-Kids, Washington DC, USA