R&T Asia (Thailand) Limited advises Thai multinational corporations and conglomerates on PDPA implementation projects and advises on a range of corporate and commercial law matters. Supawat Srirungruang leads the practice group and has outstanding experience in telecommunications, while Saroj Jongsaritwang handles e-commerce issues. The team counts Charoen Pokphand Group and AP Honda Co Ltd among its largest customers. Yingrak Treesaranuwattana, Senior Partner, is recognized for her expertise in electronic payments and e-commerce mandates. To learn more about the law firms and honorees at the Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2020/21, please visit the following link: www.legal500.com/events/the-legal-500-awards-southeast-asia/ « Kudun and Partners always offers timely, high-level and easily digestible advice, no matter how urgent these matters. The team will usually assign a responsible lawyer who will be in close contact with the client so that they can grasp all the facts and context of the case for better and accurate legal analysis. Natipatana Law Office, a dispute resolution and litigation boutique, represents clients in the ASEAN region in a wide range of disputes and is regularly engaged in cross-border litigation. Founding partner Nuttawut Chinawong has extensive experience in corporate, administrative and labour litigation, while Nattaphol Chinawong represents international clients in cases ranging from commercial claims and human rights to political and international law issues. Craig Arndt works for U.S. clients, including aerospace companies.
Regional and local companies, including long-established companies Tilleke & Gibbins and Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners, offer comprehensive service offerings and capabilities to act on a variety of issues for international companies looking to enter the Thai market. International companies maintain a significant presence in the country, with Baker McKenzie LLP, Linklaters and Allen & Overy (Thailand) Co, Ltd being some of the key names working for corporate interests. These companies are well positioned to leverage their regional and global networks to manage key cross-border mandates. Blumenthal Richter & Sumet Ltd.`s latest case figures include a mix of M&A transactions, joint ventures and corporate structuring. Andreas C. Richter is known for his expertise in assisting foreign law firms whose clients enter the Thai market. He leads the team with Siripen Kulworakulpitak, who has experience in commercial transactions. Thailand has made incredible progress in terms of economic and social development in recent decades. The year 2020 was marked by a change of direction, with measures taken to support industries and businesses severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and trivialize legal developments.
Successive waves of the pandemic have disrupted the Thai economy, but the impact has been mitigated by the recovery in global demand, including exports of goods for agricultural products, auto parts, electronics and machinery. Government action to mitigate the effects of the pandemic has been critical for businesses and businesses in Thailand. These include reduced interest rates and low-interest loans to entrepreneurs, as well as additional tax support for debtors. Tourism and foreign direct investment are among the main factors driving the Thai market and have both been heavily impacted by the pandemic and domestic lockdowns. As a result, this has led to several challenges for local businesses as well as hospitality and retail businesses, which have had to deal with business closures, late payments, among others. Local restructuring and insolvency problems have increased significantly, including the largest corporate restructuring in Thai history, involving Thai Airways International Public Company Limited. Baker McKenzie LLP`s Restructuring and Insolvency Group represents clients in connection with contentious and non-contentious corporate restructurings and debts, divestitures and acquisitions of distressed businesses. Co-leader Wynn Pakdeejit and experienced litigator represents clients in insolvency and debt restructuring proceedings, while Paralee Techajongjintana is recognized for her expertise in financial restructuring, stakeholder insolvency and corporate restructuring law, and insolvency court litigation.
Piyapong Panyachiva is also an important point of contact and represents clients in debt restructurings, corporate restructurings and insolvency proceedings. « Pariyapol Kamolsilp – extremely client-oriented and flexible, but meticulous and knowledgeable in law and always offers sound legal advice. Customer interest always comes first and goes the extra mile to ensure customer satisfaction. Kudun & Partners represents its client list in mergers and acquisitions and post-acquisition integrations and advises on tax, securities and corporate restructuring matters. Founding partner Kudun Sukhumananda, who has extensive experience advising Thai and international clients on M&A and REIT transactions, leads the team with Kom Vachiravarakarn, who advises on the acquisition and disposal of stakes in listed companies. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advises clients in the TMT, finance and energy sectors on a range of M&A matters, including leveraged buyouts, spin-offs, portfolio company formations and peer-to-peer mergers. The practice is led by Stephen John Bennett, who works for public and private companies on major M&A transactions and advises on acquisition financing and joint ventures. The team grew with Mayer Brown`s hiring of Maythawee Sarathai in January 2021 and benefits from the firm`s expertise from other practice groups, including tax, litigation, employment and antitrust. « Chaiporn Supvoranid continuously demonstrates its expertise in its fields with current developments in laws and precedents and applies it to find practical solutions to our legal problems. » « Full-service companies with strong entrepreneurial skills. The partners have extensive international practical experience. « Sarah Wilson can work very proactively with clients. Often, clients don`t have a legal background, so they may not be able to imagine how they can streamline problems.
It can advise customers from the preliminary phase and offer solutions in a very user-friendly way. Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners advises buyers, sellers, lenders and financial intermediaries on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and leveraged buyouts. Weerawong Chittmittrapap has extensive experience in corporate governance, restructuring and mergers and acquisitions. He heads the firm with Veeranuch Thammavaranucupt and Sunyaluck Chaikajornwat. Thammavaranucupt advises domestic and multinational clients on a range of corporate governance and transactions, while Chaikajornwat is known for its expertise in mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advises start-ups, venture capital and fintech companies on licensing, regulatory, data protection, data protection, corporate and contract mandates. Stephen John Bennett, Practice Leader, advises private and public clients on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, acquisition financing and project development in the telecommunications sector. Baker McKenzie LLP`s « highly skilled and detail-oriented » practice advises clients in a variety of industries on private and public mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and partnership arrangements, and corporate restructurings. Peerapan Tungsuwan advises on mergers and acquisitions in healthcare, life sciences and natural resources and is co-head of the firm`s Japan Advisory Group, where she works for major Japanese clients in Thailand and the ASEAN region. The team also includes Sorachon Boonsong, Sivapong Viriyabusaya, Kitipong Urapeepatanapong, Pornapa Luengwattanakit and Jakkarin Bantathong, all of whom jointly lead the training group. Boonsong and Viriyabusaya advise clients on cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the insurance, real estate, manufacturing, energy and telecommunications sectors. The experienced practice group of Herbert Smith Freehills (Thailand) Limited represents clients in all dispute resolution matters in various sectors, including telecommunications, banking, construction and infrastructure.