Asialaw Profiles (2020)

Aviation and Shipping - Recommended
Banking & Finance - Recommended
Banking and Financial Services - Recommended
Consumer Goods and Services - Recommended
Corporate/M&A - Recommended
Dispute Resolution - Highly Recommended
Energy - Other notable firms
Infrastructure - Recommended
Technology and Telecommunications - Highly Recommended

Leading Lawyers:

Krida Phoonwathu - Dispute Resolution (Notable practitioner)
Melisa Uremovic - Corporate/M&A, Regulatory (Notable practitioner)
Surasak Vajasit - Dispute Resolution (Elite practitioner)

Analysis:

Construction
Advising the State Rail of Thailand on its cooperation with China Railway International Group and China Railway Design Corporation to develop Section 1 of the Sino-Thai High Speed Rail (Bangkok – Nakhon RatchasimaighHigh), which is valued at about $1.42 billion. This project is the first high speed rail infrastructure project in Thailand.

Corporate and M&A
Advising companies in the technology and telecommunications sectors on business expansion, legal implications of business structure as well as other regulatory matters.

Dispute Resolution
Representing Glow Energy in an arbitration dispute on the expiry of the power purchase agreement made with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand.

Labour and Employment
Represented Sermsuk against 45 former employees in proceedings over unfair dismissal claims successfully. The Thai Supreme Court ruled in the client’s favour that termination of employment resulting from the reorganisation of the employer’s business would not be unfair.