Based on research conducted by Asia Business Law Journal, the following are Thailand’s Top 100 Lawyers. Biographies and contact details, where provided, were written by the lawyers themselves and have not been independently verified.
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Alan Adcock Tilleke & Gibbins |
| Key practice areas: IP, commercial transactions, M&A, regulatory affairs |
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Vinay Ahuja DFDL |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, fintech & cryptocurrency, technology, telecommunications, private equity |
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Nuttaphol Arammuang R&T Asia (Thailand) |
| Key practice areas: IP, patents, IP dispute & litigation, transactional IP, copyright, media & entertainment |
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Chinawat Assavapokee Kudun and Partners |
| Key practice areas: Tax and corporate restructuring, wealth management & estate tax planning, transfer pricing, indirect tax matters, blockchain & ICO |
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Suparerk Auychai Allen & Overy |
| Key practice areas: M&A, capital markets, corporate finance & securities, company law, commercial law |
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Stephen Bennett Hunton Andrews Kurth |
| Tel: +66 2 645 8811 Email: bennetts@huntonak.com Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A; capital markets; fintech; energy & infrastructure; technology, media & telecommunications |
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| Resident in Thailand since 1994, Stephen Bennett is head of the Asia corporate team at Hunton Andrews Kurth. He has more than 25 years of experience practising in Thailand in M&A, fintech, foreign investment, corporate finance and telecommunications. Before joining Hunton Andrews Kurth, Stephen was a partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. He has served as counsel for private and public entities, and has completed some of the largest M&A transactions in Thailand.
In the past 12 months, he has represented International Finance Corporation in providing a three-year loan of up to USD100 million to Ngern Tid Lor (NTL). He assisted Tencent Holdings and its subsidiary, China Literature, in the exchange of their shares in Ookbee U, one of Thailand’s largest social medial platform operations for user-generated content, to be the largest shareholder. He represented Funding Societies and its local Thai subsidiary, FS Siam, in obtaining a licence to act as a crowdfunding portal operator. He advised Tate & Lyle on its acquisition of 85% of Chaodee Modified Starch, represented G Steel on its debt restructuring arrangements, and also advised Italian-Thai Development in respect of the elevated high-speed rail link to U-Tapao Airport. |
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Ira Blumenthal Blumenthal Richter & Sumet |
| Key practice areas: Corporate, foreign direct investment, real estate & construction, M&A, commercial transactions |
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Ratthakarn Boonnua Watson Farley & Williams |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution, international arbitration, energy, employment, insurance |
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Sorachon Boonsong Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: M&A; insurance company M&As; power projects, oil, gas and petrochemicals |
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Supoj Boonyavanich ILCT |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial, joint ventures, M&A, general practice, foreign business law |
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James Bradley Hunton Andrews Kurth |
| Tel: +66 2 645 8833 Email: jbradley@huntonak.com Key practice areas: Energy & infrastructure, real estate, commercial contracts, financing, M&A |
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| James Bradley is a partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth. He focuses on electric power and commercial real estate projects in Southeast Asia.
He has had involvement with projects throughout Southeast Asia, including significantly in Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. He has assisted sponsors and owners with major complex agreements and their administration through development, offtake, financing, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), operation and maintenance (O&M), and supply. He has significant experience with M&A, including effective due diligence review and reporting on risk allocations and mitigants. He also has significant experience with commercial agreements for joint venture formation, development, financing, construction and operation for commercial office and hotel assets. He has been practising in Asia since 2000. He joined Hunton & Williams (now Hunton Andrews Kurth after the 2018 merger with Andrews Kurth Kenyon) as an associate in 1994 before moving to Bangkok when the opportunity to do international cross-border work out of that city arose. He has been lead project counsel for the firm to the highly regarded Quezon Power (Philippines) since 2001 and worked with the manager on contracts and contract administration for the development, construction, and operation of the San Buenaventura Power 460MW supercritical plant on Luzon Island, which achieved commercial operation in 2019. Recent work includes the following.
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Thinawat Bukhamana Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Project & corporate financing, banking & finance regulations, loans, derivatives & financial products |
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Jayavadh Bunnag ILCT |
| Key practice areas: Banking, finance, investments, natural resources, arbitration |
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Palawi Bunnag ILCT |
| Tel: +66 2 679 6005 Email: palawib@ilct.co.th Key practice areas: Corporate M&A, capital markets, fintech, real estate, commercial & foreign investment |
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| Palawi Bunnag is a partner at ILCT who has solid experience working as a professional lawyer for over 19 years.
Palawi has handled all kinds of commercial law contracts and corporate laws by giving legal advice and assistance in the joint venture, M&A, takeover and amalgamation transactions. She has advised and assisted private equity funds, property funds, foreign investors, government entities, listed companies, well-known property developers, and world recognised global companies in many high-profile and cross-border deals. She has led many successful high-net-worth M&A project deals both on the seller and buyer sides and occasionally acted for both at the same time (with a waiver of conflict of interests from both sides), as well as joint venture projects. Thus she has ample experience in structuring the deals, taking into consideration any tax implication and tax planning, as well as negotiating and executing M&A and joint venture agreements. Her advice is not just limited to legal advice but also business advice since she has come across many business deals for the past years of her work. Other than that, Palawi participated in the very first conversion of the property fund to REIT in Thailand. She has also done a few conversions from limited companies to public limited companies and assisted in listing their ordinary shares on the Stock Exchange of Thailand or the Market for Alternative Investment. Currently, Palawi is working on a few fintech projects, one of which is the initial coin offering (ICO) portal, especially for real estate-backed ICO that has already been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand (SEC) and other digital asset businesses. She has been working closely with the SEC in designing the ecosystem of real estate-backed ICO laws, which have recently been enacted into laws. She recently wrote a few articles for Asia Business Law Journal on the digital asset business laws in Thailand. Palawi sits on the board of a Thai public-listed company as an independent director. Palawi is also a guest lecturer at the law faculty of Thammasart University (International Programme). Palawi is on the A-list Thailand top 100 lawyers, 2020, based on the research conducted by Asia Business Law Journal and votes by clients, focused partners at international law firms and in-house lawyers outside of Thailand and a recommended lawyer voted by clients via Legal 500. |
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Threenuch Bunruangthaworn ZICO Law |
| Key practice areas: Corporate M&A, foreign direct investment, fintech & technologies, employment, banking & finance |
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Peter Burke Axis Consultants |
| Key practice areas: Corporate, M&A, commercial, inward investment, banking |
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Steven Burkill Watson Farley & Williams |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution, international arbitration, oil & gas, energy |
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Bunnasomboon Chaiparinya JTJB International Lawyers |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial, inbound investment, M&A, outbound investment, power & energy |
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Panuwat Chalongkuamdee Somboon Rittichai Panuwat Passawan |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; M&A; restructuring & insolvency; technology, media & telecommunications; capital markets; data protection |
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Pramual Chancheewa Pramuanchai Law Office |
| Key practice areas: Shipping, marine insurance, non-marine insurance, aviation, dispute resolution |
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Manoon Changchumni Rouse |
| Key practice areas: IP; trademark, patent & design disputes |
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Pornpan Chayasuntorn Linklaters |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets, M&A, restructuring & insolvency |
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Daniel Chernov Siam ADR |
| Key practice areas: Litigation (civil disputes & white-collar criminal matters), arbitration, mediation, M&A, property & real estate |
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Weerawong Chittmittrapap Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, capital markets, infrastructure, M&A, restructuring & insolvency |
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Chatchavej Chitvarakorn Siam Premier |
| Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A, insurance, real property & construction, foreign direct investment, projects & energy |
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Jason Corbett Silk Legal |
| Tel: +66 2 107 2007 Email: jason@silklegal.com Key practice areas: Cross-border insolvency, restructuring, M&A, commercial, fintech & blockchain |
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| Jason Corbett is the founder and managing partner of Silk Legal. He has advised clients on various matters, including cross-border insolvency and restructuring, M&A, commercial transactions, fintech, and blockchain.
His interest and proficiency in technology and innovation have made him a leader in providing cutting-edge solutions to solve the challenges found in practice. Jason’s notable competencies in this area have allowed him to assist investors, managers, and other stakeholders tackle a variety of legal, business, and IP issues Moreover, with over 15 years of experience as an insolvency specialist, he has also assisted shareholders, creditors, receivers, trustees, and many others in successfully concluding insolvency proceedings. His work has made him adept at formulating and executing out-of-court settlements that have bested inter-jurisdictional complexities. As a Thailand member of the International Insolvency Institute, he is considered to be one of the most sought-after legal counsel for creditors seeking to protect their interests in Thailand. |
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Thawat Damsa-ard Tilleke & Gibbins |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution, litigation, bankruptcy & restructuring, insurance |
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Phisud Dejakaisaya Siam Premier |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, commercial, investment, dispute resolution |
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David Doran DFDL |
| Key practice areas: Project development; energy, mining and infrastructure; corporate & commercial; M&A |
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Pichitpon Eammongkolchai Linklaters |
| Key practice areas: Complex cross-border banking & debt restructuring, M&A, capital markets, projects, transactions |
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John Formichella Formichella & Sritawat |
| Key practice areas: Technology, media & telecommunications; corporate law; regulatory compliance; energy & infrastructure; foreign direct investment |
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Franck Fougere Ananda Intellectual Property |
| Key practice areas: IP, licensing & franchising, litigation |
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Stephen Jaggs Allen & Overy |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, project finance |
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Dusadee Jittasaiyapan DLA Piper |
| Key practice areas: Real estate, construction, commercial transactions, hospitality & leisure | |
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Ian Johnston Kennedys |
| Tel: +66 2 491 4805, +66 638 505 909 Email: ian.johnston@kennedyslaw.com Key practice areas: Insurance & reinsurance, construction & engineering, dispute resolution, medical malpractice, international sanctions |
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| Ian Johnston is an international arbitration specialist with extensive experience in all forms of dispute resolution. He has lived and worked in Asia for over 20 years. Ian is dual-qualified, having first qualified in England and Wales before qualifying in Hong Kong.
He represents insurers, hotels, energy companies, developers, construction professionals and contractors. Ian represented clients on disputes across the globe, including in Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, India, Bangladesh, Oman, Dubai, Bahrain, Maldives, Mexico, the US, Sweden and the UK. Ian continues to be consistently ranked as a leading individual in Chambers Asia-Pacific and Legal 500, as well as Asia Business Law Journal’s Thailand’s top 100 lawyers. Ian is also the only lawyer ranked in Who’s Who Legal as “recommended” for insurance. Client’s state: “He never lacks technical knowledge, providing appropriate advice, and he grasps things very well.” Ian regularly speaks at industry events. |
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Chaipat Kamchadduskorn LS Horizon |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, power & energy, project finance, securitisation & structured finance |
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Komkrit Kietduriyakul Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, capital markets, fintech & digital assets, structured finance, derivatives |
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Suntus Kirdsinsap Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Bankruptcy & insolvency, litigation, restructuring & insolvency |
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Anuphan Kitnitchiva Dherakupt International |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial, taxation, M&A, restructuring, transfer pricing |
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Edward Koehler Hunton Andrews Kurth |
| Key practice areas: Energy & infrastructure, project finance, renewable energy, M&A, public-private partnerships |
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Apiwatt Kongsoowan Domnern Somgiat & Boonma |
| Key practice areas: IP |
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Dej-Udom Krairit Dej-Udom & Associates |
| Key practice areas: IP |
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Chaveewan Likhitwattanachai Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; financial institutions; industrials, manufacturing & transportation; projects; restructuring & insolvency | |
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Sakchai Limsiripothong Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Commercial, construction, banking, bankruptcy, business reorganisation |
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Michael Lorenz Lorenz & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate, commercial, taxation |
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Arunee Mahathorn Thanathip & Partners |
| Key practice areas: M&A, general corporate, banking & finance, commercial contracts, foreign direct investment |
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Patraporn Milindasuta The Capital Law Office |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets, M&A, corporate governance |
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Sumet Mingmongkolmitr Blumenthal Richter & Sumet |
| Key practice areas: General tax planning, transfer pricing, tax disputes, foreign investment, commercial matters |
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Till Morstadt Lorenz & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial, corporate governance, joint ventures, M&A, taxation |
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Wanwisar Nakarat Linklaters |
| Key practice areas: Project financing, M&A, debt restructuring |
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Passawan Navanithikul Somboon Rittichai Panuwat Passawan |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, project finance, real estate, restructuring & insolvency | |
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Rutorn Nopakun Domnern Somgiat & Boonma |
| Key practice areas: IP |
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Hideshi Obara Nishimura & Asahi |
| Key practice areas: M&A, joint ventures, cross-border transactions, corporate & commercial, compliance |
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Wilailuk Okanurak Linklaters |
| Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A, projects, banking, capital markets |
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Christopher Osborne Watson Farley & Williams |
| Key practice areas: Renewable energy, M&A, technology & media, insolvency, real estate | |
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Wynn Pakdeejit Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution, construction, tax & customs, compliance & anti-corruption, insolvency & debt restructuring |
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Pakdee Paknara The Capital Law Office |
| Key practice areas: M&A, power & energy projects, real estate & construction, property funds, international trade |
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Apichart Phankeasorn Hunton Andrews Kurth |
| Key practice areas: Bankruptcy & insolvency, corporate & commercial, dispute resolution, labour & employment, litigation |
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Arkrapol Pichedvanichok Chandler MHM |
| Key practice areas: Corporate, M&A, capital markets, joint ventures, foreign investment |
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Thanathip Pichedvanichok Thanathip & Partners |
| Key practice areas: M&A, corporate finance, capital markets |
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Viroj Piyawattanametha Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, project financing, debt & equity, capital markets |
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Alan Polivnick Watson Farley & Williams |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution; technology, media & telecommunications; corporate M&A; insurance; transport |
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Doungporn Prasertsomsuk Allen & Overy |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos, securitisation & structured finance | |
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Pisut Rakwong Pisut & Partners |
| Tel: +66 2 026 6226 Email: pisut@pisutandpartners.com Key practice areas: Capital markets, competition & antitrust, construction, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, regulatory, labour & employment, restructuring & insolvency |
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| Pisut Rakwong is the founder and managing partner of Pisut & Partners. His main practice areas are dispute resolution, corporate, insolvency and restructuring, trade competition, labour and employment, insurance, administrative and white-collar criminal matters. Pisut also has extensive experience in Thai court proceedings and arbitrations under the ICC, THAC and TAI rules.
Pisut practices in all areas of commercial law with a particular emphasis on civil fraud, white-collar crime, shareholders and joint venture disputes, international trade, and employment. Pisut also has extensive experience in obtaining emergency and interim injunctions, including freezing orders. Many of Pisut’s cases involve multiple jurisdictions and the instructions to provide expert witness services in the foreign courts in connection with multi-jurisdictional claims related to Thailand. In addition, Pisut has been admitted to the THAC Panels of Arbitrators, specifically as an arbitrator panellist for corporate, international trade, information technology, shareholders, joint venture disputes, and the general commercial panel. Recent case highlights:
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Anurag Ramanat Anurag Ramanat Intl Legal Counsel |
| Key practice areas: Corporate, IP, litigation & arbitration, real estate |
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Andreas Richter Blumenthal Richter & Sumet |
| Key practice areas: Corporate, commercial & business law | |
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Suraphon Rittipongchusit Kennedys |
| Key practice areas: Commercial litigation & arbitration, insurance, bankruptcy & restructuring |
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Satyapon Sachdecha Satyapon & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Trademark prosecution, patent prosecution, IP enforcement, IP litigation, IP strategy |
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Mayuree Sapsutthiporn Kudun & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial, corporate governance, inbound investment, joint ventures; M&A |
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Maythawee Sarathai Hunton Andrews Kurth |
| Key practice areas: M&A, financing, restructuring |
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Jessada Sawatdipong Chandler MHM |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, infrastructure, power & energy, project & finance, real estate |
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Troy Schooneman Kudun and Partners |
| Key practice areas: M&A; foreign direct investment; real estate, hotel & tourism; project & corporate financing; private equity |
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Sawanee Sethsathira Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; energy, mining & infrastructure; infrastructure; oil, gas & petrochemicals; project finance |
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Peter Shelford DLA Piper |
| Key practice areas: Insurance, international arbitration, commercial litigation, construction, shipping | |
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Kowit Somwaiya LawPlus |
| Tel: +66 2 636 0662 Email: kowit.somwaiya@lawplusltd.com Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; IP; litigation; M&A; technology, media & telecommunications |
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| Kowit Somwaiya is the founder and managing partner of LawPlus and LawPlus Myanmar, a full-service firm specialised in banking and finance; corporate and commercial; M&A; IP; securities; IT; telecommunications, media and technology; joint venture; employment; foreign direct investment; real property; debt restructuring; insolvency; litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
Kowit holds a BA (education) from Ubon Ratchathani Rajbhat University, an LLB from Thammasat University, an LLM from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a certificate of instruction for lawyers from Harvard Law School. Kowit worked with Domnern Somgiat & Boonma for seven and a half years, with Chandler & Thong-ek Law Offices for four and a half years, and four years as a partner at George & Kowit. Before founding LawPlus in 2003, he was the managing partner of the Bangkok office of Herbert Smith Freehills. He has more than 30 years of experience in IP, banking and finance, corporate and M&A, foreign direct investment, IT, telecoms, litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He has been recommended for corporate and M&A, and IP by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific in 2020 and 2021. The Asia IP’s Thailand IP Experts 2021 named him as one of the top 50 IP experts of Thailand. Kowit has been ranked a leading patent professional in Thailand by the IAM Patent 1000 in 2020 and 2021. His expertise has been recognised by several top global and local clients, who decided to have him and the LawPlus team represent them since the firm incorporation in 2003. Several professional associations and legal publications have appointed and elected him as a leader for the past 15 years. Kowit is a member of the Lawyers Council of Thailand, the Thai Bar Association, the Intellectual Property Association of Thailand (as director in 2009-2016 and vice president in 2017-2019), the ASEAN Intellectual Property Association, the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (co-chair of the Emerging IP Rights Committee in 2013-2015 and member of the Anti-Counterfeiting Committee in 2016-2021). He was a member of the INTA Board of Directors (2018-2020). Currently, Kowit is serving as a member of the INTA Digital Transformation Advisory Board (2020-2021). |
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Audray Souche DFDL |
| Key practice areas: Energy, mining & infrastructure; project development; corporate & commercial; M&A | |
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Jirapong Sriwat Nishimura & Asahi |
| Tel: +66 2 168 8224 Email: jirapong.sriwat@jurists.jp Key practice areas: Capital markets; joint ventures; M&A; power & energy; private equity, venture capital & funds |
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| Jirapong Sriwat has been recognised as (i) one of Thailand’s top 100 lawyers by Asia Business Law Journal since 2018; and (ii) one of Asia’s top 40 outstanding lawyers under the age of 40 by Thomson Reuters (Asian Legal Business) in 2019. He is also the founding partner and is currently the co-managing partner of the Bangkok office of Nishimura & Asahi, which is a leading international law firm with a headquarter in Tokyo, Japan.
He advises on a wide range of M&A transactions, joint ventures, foreign direct investments, general corporate, international corporate finance, and restructurings. His expertise is advising, structuring and leading complex transactions both within and outside of Thailand. He regularly represents, among others, Thai and international investors, international investment banks, international private equity investors, hedge funds and international corporations and financial institutions. His main areas of practice include public and private M&A (takeover rules), legal due diligence, joint ventures, fundraising, listings, block trades, stock exchange and securities exchange related laws, restructuring of shareholdings and general corporate advice. His additional practice areas also cover banking and finance, capital markets, renewable energy, exchange control law, labour law, and debt restructurings. Before setting up the Bangkok office of Nishimura & Asahi in 2013, he worked with Linklaters for almost a decade. Jirapong Sriwat obtained LLB with Honors from Thammasat University in 2004 and obtained LLM in corporate and securities laws with high merits from the London School of Economics in 2009. He is also registered as an arbitrator of the Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI) with areas of expertise in corporate M&A, joint venture, banking and finance, capital markets, debt restructurings and energy. |
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Tiziana Sucharitkul Tilleke & Gibbins |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution & litigation, commercial transactions, M&A, government relations |
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Say Sujintaya Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Trademark, patent, digital media & copyright, enforcement, IP commercial | |
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Kudun Sukhumananda Kudun and Partners |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets, corporate & commercial, data protection, M&A, power & energy |
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Sunpasiri Sunpa-a-sa LS Horizon |
| Key practice areas: Corporate commercial, M&A, foreign direct investment, real estate, property development |
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Apisith John Sutham Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets, corporate & commercial, international trade & bilateral investment treaties, litigation, trade remedies/WTO |
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Dhiraphol Suwanprateep Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: E-commerce, telecommunications law, IP, licensing, franchising |
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Naiyachon Tathong JTJB International Lawyers |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR, competition & antitrust, labour & employment, litigation, shipping |
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Paralee Techajongjintana Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Consumer goods & retail, dispute resolution, financial institutions, restructuring & insolvency |
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Veeranuch Thammavaranucupt Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; competition law; corporate/M&A; technology, media & telecommunications |
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Chinnawat Thongpakdee Herbert Smith Freehills |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution, commercial litigation, anti-bribery & corruption, anti-money laundering, fraud & white-collar crime | |
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Joseph Tisuthiwongse Chandler MHM |
| Key practice areas: Project finance, renewable energy, M&A |
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Peerapan Tungsuwan Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Healthcare & life sciences, M&A, compliance, consumer goods & retail |
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Kitipong Urapeepatanapong Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Financial services, capital markets, M&A, corporate restructuring, private equity | |
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Melisa Uremovic R&T Asia (Thailand) |
| Key practice areas: Competition & antitrust, customs & trade |
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Chavalit Uttasart SCL Nishimura |
| Key practice areas: IP, IT law, e-commerce, telecommunications, corporate law |
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Darani Vachanavuttivong Tilleke & Gibbins |
| Key practice areas: IP, government relations, regulatory affairs | |
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Surasak Vajasit R&T Asia (Thailand) |
| Tel: +66 2 656 1991 Email: surasak.v@rajahtann.com Key practice areas: International arbitration, restructuring & insolvency, banking & finance, regulatory |
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| With more than 35 years of experience in the private and public sectors, Surasak Vajasit represents some of Thailand’s largest financial institutions and publicly traded companies in corporate and financing transactions, as well as multinational clients in complex Thai regulatory matters involving customs and anti-corruption proceedings. Drawing on his previous experience as a judge in Thailand, Surasak’s practice largely focuses on representation in litigation and dispute resolution proceedings, including arbitrations – local and international – as counsel and arbitrator. Surasak successfully represented a European company, which is a major medical equipment producer, in multiple civil court proceedings and arbitration proceedings arising from disputes in relation to a joint venture agreement.
R&T Asia (Thailand) is headed by the highly respected Surasak, who is noted for his rich experience in restructuring matters, as well as corporate and financing transactions and his previous experience as a judge. He is recommended by clients as knowledgeable and prompt counsel, and is respected by peers for his depth of ability. Surasak is also regularly called on to represent multinational clients in complex litigation and act as an arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings. R&T Asia (Thailand) is part of the Asia network of firms and offers the highest standards of legal service by bringing together leading law firms and lawyers in 10 regional countries. With a team of 60 lawyers in Bangkok, the firm can handle the most intricate regional and cross-border transactions and provide seamless legal counsel across the region, with access to more than 600 outstanding lawyers across Asia. Based in Bangkok, R&T Asia (Thailand) is well-equipped to work towards giving clients a home advantage wherever they are throughout Asia, using its full-service capabilities and conducting business in ways that only native speakers can. The firm can deliver the most complex advice coherently, ensuring that clients are comfortable in legal and cultural landscapes that may seem unfamiliar. As part of a truly Asian law firm, R&T Asia (Thailand) ensures that its talent, resources and expertise are truly concentrated in the region and this part of the world. |
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Waranon Vanichprapa DLA Piper |
| Key practice areas: Financial services, restructuring, finance |
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Piphob Veraphong LawAlliance |
| Key practice areas: Taxation |
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Pimvimol Vipamaneerut Tilleke & Gibbins |
| Key practice areas: Employment, transportation & logistics | |
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Warot Wanakankowit Warot Advisory Services and Wingman Business Consultants |
| Tel: +66 8 1802 5698 Email: warot@warotadvisoryservices.com Key practice areas: M&A, corporate and commercial transactions, foreign direct investment, tax, labour and employment |
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| Warot Wanakankowit is a founding Partner at Warot Advisory Services and Wingman Business Consultants. He has substantial experience with taxation, corporate and commercial transactions, foreign direct investment and foreign business law, labour and employment and M&A transactions. Warot has also taken director roles in various companies to help set up operations and manage those companies.
Warot Advisory Services has worked with several corporations for commercial transactions and joint venture matters and assisted multinational companies in setting up business in Thailand by establishing wholly-owned subsidiaries or partnering with Thai companies. On the other hand, Wingman Business Consultants is one of the best-known law firms in the startup scene in Thailand. It has actively helped and represented both VCs and startups in Thailand for a few years. Warot’s recent cases include the representation of a notable startup for messenger services in Thailand in negotiating the share purchase agreement with an investment arm of a listed company in Thailand and representation of one of the fast-growing Edtech companies in negotiating the shareholders’ agreement with two corporate venture capitals for the fundraising. Warot has been invited to be a speaker in many startup events such as Techsauce Global Summit and Thailand Startup Week. Prior to founding his firm, Warot worked at Weerawong, Chinnavat & Peangpano, one of the leading law firms in Thailand. Before that, he worked at KPMG Phoomchai Tax and with PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal and Tax Consultants in Thailand. Warot obtained an LLB from Thammasat University and an LLM from King’s College University, the UK. |
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Titirat Wattanachewanopakorn ZICO Law |
| Key practice areas: Registration & prosecution, anti-counterfeiting & IP investigation, mediation & ADR, transactional IP, government relations | |
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Warathorn Wongsawangsiri Herbert Smith Freehills |
| Key practice areas: International arbitration & commercial litigation; restructuring, turnaround & insolvency; construction & engineering dispute; energy & infrastructure disputes; technology, media & telecommunications disputes | |
