Academic
Qualifications:
- June 2000,
Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Harvard Law School,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- 1989, LL.M.
International Banking Law Studies, Boston University, Massachusetts,
U.S.A.
- 1988, M.C.L.,
University of Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
- 1987, Diploma,
University of Florida at Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.
- 1985, Bachelor
of Laws, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Other Training:
- Lex Mundi Institute, Foundation Management Program, Monterey,
California, U.S.A., August 15-23, 2008.
- Notary Public
Training Course (Class 1) administered by the Registry Office
of Signature and Document Attestation, The Law Society of
Thailand, May 24-25, 2003.
- The Arbitration
Entry Course, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East
Asia Branch), Bangkok, Thailand, March 2001.
Professional Qualifications:
- January 9, 2004, granted license
to practice in Vietnam in the areas of foreign and international
laws
- 1986, received
license to practice in Thailand
Employment:
- August 2002-present, Partner, Commercial
Department, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd., Bangkok,
Thailand
- 1999-2007, Branch Director, Tilleke & Gibbins Consultants
Ltd., Hanoi, Vietnam
- September 1998-July
2002, Group Director, Commercial Department, Tilleke &
Gibbins, Bangkok, Thailand
- August 1990-August
1998, Attorney and Head of the Banking and Finance Group,
Tilleke & Gibbins, Bangkok, Thailand
- 1989-1990,
Intern in the Banking and Institutional Investing Group,
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York, New
York, U.S.A.
Description
of Major Areas of Work Handled:
- Advising and
assisting banks, financial institutions, investors and clients
from various countries, including the World Bank, Asian
Development Bank and export credit agencies of various countries,
on loan and financial transactions and documentation and
security therefor, including structuring, preparation and
negotiation thereof, in Thailand and other countries, particularly
Hong Kong and Singapore
- Advising on
legal and regulatory aspects of banking, financing and investment
in Thailand
- Advising and
assisting clients on structuring and documenting investments
in Thailand
- Advising and
assisting clients on mergers and acquisitions, takeovers,
initial public offering, private placement, tender offers
and such other securities-related transactions
- Advising and
assisting various banks, financial institutions and clients
on trade, project and real estate development financing,
including preparation of relevant documents therefor
- Advising clients
on legal and regulatory aspects of foreign exchange and
businesses related to financial instruments
- Advising clients
including foreign stock exchange on legal and regulatory
aspects of the Stock Exchange of Thailand and various legal
matters relating to securities investment
- Advising and
assisting clients in relation to procurement of necessary
licenses and establishment of business entities, banks and
financial institutions in Thailand
- Advising clients
on leasing and hire-purchasing business in Thailand, including
leasing of aircrafts and other equipment
- Advising and
assisting clients in relation to telecommunications-related
matters and financing thereof
- Advising and
assisting clients on financial/debt restructuring and business
reorganization
- Advising and
assisting clients on hotel management matters, including
negotiation and preparation of hotel management agreements,
and the related lease, financing and shareholders' agreements
- Advising and
assisting clients on environmental-related projects and
documentation in relation thereto for negotiation with relevant
government authorities and parties concerned
- Advising clients
on various aspects of labor law and employment matters
- Advising and
assisting clients on property/assets sale/purchase matters,
including structuring and preparation and negotiation of
necessary agreements and related documents in relation thereto
- Advising clients
on legal and regulatory aspects of privatization and securitization
in Thailand
Membership in
Professional Societies and Other Organizations:
- Thai Bar Association
- Lawyers Council
of Thailand (formerly The Law Society of Thailand)
- ASEAN Law
Association of Thailand
- International Bar Association
- The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
(Thai)
- Board of Directors, Danish-Thai Chamber
of Commerce
- Representative to Singapore-Thai
Chamber of Commerce
- Representative to Thai-Canadian
Chamber of Commerce
- Representative to Board of Trade
of Thailand
- Representative to the Thai Chamber
of Commerce
- Representative
to State Capital Group
Honors/Recognition:
- Selected as a candidate for inclusion in the Continental
WHO'S WHO Registry of Business Leaders, 2007.
- Included in the special First Edition of Marquis Who's
Who in Asia, 2006
- Appointed as Advisor to the Sub-Committee
on Substitute Sources of Energy Derived from Plants, Thai
Parliament, September 2005
- Appointed as Advisor to the Sub-Committee
on the Development and Promotion of Solar Power/Solar Cells,
Thai Parliament, May 2005
- Honorary Fellow
of the Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars of the
Center for International Legal Studies
Publications
and Presentations:
- (With Yingyong Karnchanapayap), "Commercial Collateral – A Boost for the Thai Economy?", Corporate
Counsellor Column, Bangkok Post, October 23, 2009. Also published in Thailand: Legal Developments (T&G client newsletter), November 2009.
- (With Yingyong Karnchanapayap), "Lex Mundi Agribusiness
Practice Group Survey - Requirements to Sell, Manufacture
or Commercialize Transgenics, Insecticides, Pesticides,
Herbicides and Rodenticides", November 2008.
- (With Charunun Sathitsuksomboon),
"Opening
of a Bank Account in Thailand by Non-Residents",
November 2007.
- "Living
wills offer patients a choice and are now enshrined in Thai
law", Corporate Counsellor, Bangkok Post, August
10, 2007. Also published in Thailand:
Legal Developments (T&G client newsletter), November
2007.
- Guest Lecturer, "Sales Agreement under Thai Law,
International Sales Agreement and Distributorship Agreement",
International Trade Training Institute, Department of
Export Promotion, Bangkok, June 5, 2007.
- Guest Lecturer, "Laws on
Banking and Finance", Executive MBA, Faculty of
Business Administration, Chiangmai University, December
11, 2005.
- (With Charunun Sathitsuksomboon), TV presentation on "Takeover",
Nhee Phan Din - Business Digest Program, UBC Channel 7,
October 18, 2005.
- (With Charunun Sathitsuksomboon),
"Opening
of a Bank Account in Thailand by a Non-Resident",
August 2003.
- Invited as
Chairman of several Debt Restructuring and Business Rehabilitation
Conferences.
- "Thailand:
Economic Trends from a Legal Perspective", TV
Channel 3, Bangkok, Thailand, April 4, 2001.
- "Thailand's
Business Situation", TV Channel 3, Bangkok, Thailand,
January 11, 2001.
- "Thai
Laws Relating to Debt Restructuring", presented
at the seminar entitled Debt Restructuring from a Lawyer's
Perspective organized by The Thai Institute of Banking and
Finance Association, Bangkok, Thailand, October 29, 1999.
- "How
to Negotiate Opinions in Asian Pacific Financial Transactions",
presented at the Inter-Pacific Bar Association Ninth
Annual Meeting and Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, April
30-May 4, 1999
- "Critical
Issues Review--Future Trend", moderator at the seminar
on Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring organized by Tilleke
& Gibbins on April 29, 1999, Bangkok, Thailand
- "How
to Restructure Investments in Asia Under the Current Economic
Crisis", presented at the Lex Mundi Asian Pacific
Regional Meeting in Tokyo, Japan, April 9-11, 1999
- "Law
Relating to ‘Take Over’ Transactions",
presented at Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Economics,
and at the Thai Institute of Banking and Finance Association
Seminar on several occasions (from 1996-present)
- "Legal
Due Diligence", presented at Chulalongkorn University,
Faculty of Economics, and at the Thai Institute of Banking
and Finance Association Seminar on several occasions (from
1996-present)
- "Legal
Aspects to be Considered in Plastic-Card Payment Systems",
presented at the IIR Conference on Implementing and Maintaining
the Momentum of Consumer Credit Through Plastic Cards, January
24-25, 1991
Interviews:
- Interviewed for article "The Southeast Asia Report"
(Thailand: Business as Usual) by Melissa Maleske,
Mary Swanton and Christopher Danzig, InsideCounsel, November
2008.
- Interviewed concerning bankruptcy
procedures by Sriwipa Siripunyawit for her article "Last
resort for debtors" in the Bangkok Post, January
14, 2002.
Practice Areas:
Agribusiness;
Banking
and Finance; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment; Insolvency,
Bankruptcy, and Restructuring; International Trade
E-mail:
Telephone:
+66 2653 5995
Facsimile:
+66 2653
5678
(March
2010) 
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