Asialaw Profiles (2022)

Aviation and shipping - Recommended
Banking and finance - Recommended
Banking and financial services - Recommended
Consumer goods and services - Recommended
Corporate and M&A - Recommended
Dispute resolution - Highly Recommended
Energy - Other Notable
Infrastructure - Recommended
Labour and employment - Recommended
Restructuring and insolvency - Recommended
Tax - Other Notable
Technology and telecommunications - Highly Recommended

Leading Lawyers:

Krida Phoonwathu - Dispute Resolution (Notable practitioner)
Melisa Uremovic - Trade and customs (Distinguished practitioner)
Surasak Vajasit - Dispute Resolution (Elite practitioner)

Analysis:

Dispute resolution
Representing Philip Morris Thailand in a dispute that involves questions both of Thai customs law and of Thailand’s implementation of the WTO customs valuation agreement.

Acting for the Thai and Japanese management of Honda Automobile Thailand as defendants in a civil proceeding.

Representing plaintiff Gheco-One in the Supreme Court against the revenue department for the revocation of its order and refund of corporate income tax to the client. The outcome of the case will be the important to set precedent on whether profit arising from foreign currency conversion, during the construction of a project, is considered as taxable income.

Restructuring and insolvency
Advising Krung Thai Bank and Government Savings Bank as a creditors in the business reorganisation of Thai Airways.

Capital markets
Representing Don Muang Tollway on its pending IPO.

Infrastructure
Acted for the State Railway of Thailand on its high speed railway agreement signed with a consortium of Chinese state-owned enterprises to form part of the Bangkok-Nong Khai high speed rail project.

Client feedback:
“Its team provides strong legal expertise, practical advice, and cemented positive financial results for my company.” – Restructuring and insolvency

Pakpoom Suntornvipat
“Professional, friendly, responsive, business-oriented and respectful.”