Academic Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor,
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San
Francisco, California, U.S.A.
- B.A. Economics,
University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A.
Other Training:
- Certificate, ICC International Commercial
Arbitration Workshop - Bangkok, organized by the ICC International
Court of Arbitration and ICC Thailand, Bangkok, December
2-3, 2005
Professional Qualifications:
- Admitted to the Practice of Law,
California, U.S.A.
Employment:
- November 2004-present, Consultant,
Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
- May 2000-November 2004, Associate
Attorney, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold, San Francisco,
California, U.S.A.
- October 1999-December 2003, Contract
Economic Consultant, Saylor Consulting Group, San Francisco,
California, U.S.A.
- 1989-1998, Business Consultant, Office
Services Administrator, Arthur Andersen LLP, San Francisco,
California, U.S.A.
Membership in
Professional Organizations:
- State Bar of California
- American Bar Association
- The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Representative to the American Chamber of Commerce in
Thailand
- Representative to the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce
- University of California, Berkeley,
Alumni Association
- University of California, Hastings
College of the Law, Alumni Association
Honors/Recognitions:
- Rule of Law Award from the American Bar Association's
Rule of Law Initiative, 2007
Publications/Presentations:
- (With Thawat Damsa-ard), "Product Liability"
and "Consumer Protection Procedure",
presentations at the seminar organized by Tetra Pak (Thai)
Ltd. for clients and employees, Bangkok, November 18, 2008.
- "Melamine
scandal highlights product liability challenges",
Corporate Counsellor Column, Bangkok Post, October 24,
2008. Also published in Thailand:
Legal Developments (T&G client newsletter), November
2008.
- "Product Liability: Are you prepared?"
Director magazine, Issue 2 2008.
- "Getting
the Deal Through - Product Liability 2008" (Thailand
chapter), published by Law Business Research Ltd., April
2008.
- (With Siraprapha Rungpry), "Winners
and losers under liability law", Corporate
Counsellor Column, Bangkok Post, April 11, 2008.
- (With Siraprapha Rungpry), "New
Product Liability Law: 3 Things IP Owners Should Know",
Thailand:
IP Developments (T&G client newsletter), March 2008.
- "Thailand's
Anti-Money Laundering Act: A Renewed Commitment to Enforcement
and Property Seizure", first written by Timothy
Wales on April 17, 2001,
updated by Michael Ramirez in March 2008. Published in Thailand:
Legal Developments, May 2008.
- "Management
of legal liabilities", Corporate Counsellor,
Bangkok Post Business, October 5, 2007.
- Contributor to "Doing Business 2008", published
by The World Bank and International Finance Corporation,
September 2007.
- "The Thai Court System: How does it really work?"
presentation at the joint breakfast meeting of the Danish-Thai,
Nordic and Benelux Chambers of Commerce, Bangkok, September
25, 2007.
- "Products Liability Defenses - Thailand",
chapter on Thailand written for book, Products Liability
Defenses, published by DRI (The Defense Research Institute),
June 2007.
- "A
Guide to the Alcohol Ad Ban", Thailand:
Legal Developments, May 2007.
- (With Noppramart Thammateeradaycho), "Dispute
resolution", Corporate
Counsellor, Bangkok Post Business, April 20, 2007.
- (With John Fotiadis), "Lawyer Ethics: A Comparative
Perspective between Thailand and the U.S.", series
of lectures co-sponsored by the Lawyers Council of Thailand
and the US Department of Justice and US Embassy given around
Thailand (Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Had Yai, Ayudhaya, Petchaburi,
Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, and Surat Thani), January-May 2007.
- (With Sally Wrapson), World Bank "Doing Business
2008", March 2007.
- (With Chusert Supasitthumrong), "Employee
discipline for businesses: navigating the Thai legal landscape",
Corporate Counsellor, Bangkok Post
Business, February 9, 2007.
- "Lawyer Ethics & Professional Responsibility:
A Comparative Perspective between Thailand and the U.S.",
presentation at a seminar co-organized by the American
Bar Association and Lawyers Council of Thailand, Phitsanulok
Province, February 3, 2007.
- (With Joshua Hauserman), "A
guide to the alcohol ad ban", Corporate
Counsellor, Bangkok Post Business, December 7, 2006.
- (With Kasamesunt Teerasitsathaporn and Muk Chivakul),
"The
right to privacy: more data protection due", Corporate
Counsellor, Bangkok Post Business, October 27, 2006.
- (With Edward J. Kelly), Briefing on Draft Thai Product
Liability Act and Comparative Analysis with US Law, T&G
In-House Seminar, October 12, 2006.
- (With Kornkieat Chunhakasikarn), "Arbitration:
an alternative to litigation in Thailand", Corporate
Counsellor, Bangkok Post Business, September 15, 2006.
- "Dispute Resolution and Arbitration",
presentation to Indonesian Legal Counsel delegation, Bangkok,
July 27, 2006.
- "Commercial Dispute Resolution - The Thailand
Perspective", presentation at the Conference on
Dispute Resolution in Asia organized by Key Media Pte Ltd.,
Singapore, July 21, 2006.
- (With Edward J. Kelly), "Briefing for the Pharmaceutical
Industry on the Impact of Thailand's (Draft) Product Liability
Act", presentation to the Board of Directors of the
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PReMA),
Bangkok, June 14, 2006.
- (With Thawat Damsa-ard), "Product
liability law: impact and practice", Corporate
Counsellor, Bangkok Post Business, April 21, 2006.
- (With Thawat Damsa-ard), "Product
Liability Act changes consumer-protection focus",
Corporate
Counsellor, Bangkok Post Business, April 7, 2006.
- "Legal Considerations for Foreigners Residing
in Thailand", presentation at the UN Retirement
Planning Seminar jointly organized by AFICS-Thailand, ESCAP
Administration and ESCAP Staff Council, Bangkok, March 3,
2006.
- "Thailand:
a decade of progress", Alternative Dispute
Resolution in Asia, Asia Law & Practice, June 2005.
- (With Thawat Damsa-ard), "Criminal
defamation of character: the Thai regime", Corporate
Counsellor, Bangkok Post Business, December 23, 2005.
- (With Thawat Damsa-ard), "Defamation
and Thai law", Corporate
Counsellor, Bangkok Post Business, December 9, 2005.
Practice Areas:
International,
Civil and Criminal Litigation, Products Liability, Arbitration
E-mail:
Telephone:
+66 2653 5794
Facsimile:
+66 2653
5678
(November
2008) 
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