Academic Qualifications:
- 1998, Program
of Instruction for Lawyers, Harvard University, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- 1987, LL.M.
(International Legal Studies), Washington College of Law,
The American University, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
- 1986, Criminal
Justice Program, University of New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.
- 1984, LL.B.
(Honors), Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Professional Qualifications:
- 1990, received
lawyer’s license
Other Training:
- "Law, Business Ethics, and Governance”, seminar organized by Chulalongkorn University and Thammasat University with cooperation from Cornell University, USA, November 10, 2008.
- “Investment and Business Protection of Foreigner”, seminar organized by Office of Justice Affairs, March 17, 2008.
- Lex Mundi Institute Foundation Management Program, Monterey,
California, August 20-26, 2006.
- 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.
Employment:
- August 2002-present, Partner and
Director, Corporate & Commercial Department, Tilleke & Gibbins International
Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
- September 2001-July 2002, Group Director,
Corporate Department, Tilleke & Gibbins International
Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
- August 2000-August
2001, Head of Corporate Services Group, Tilleke & Gibbins
International Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
- 1999 to July
2000, Head of Commercial and International Trade Group,
Tilleke & Gibbins, Bangkok, Thailand
- 1989 to 1998,
Attorney, Tilleke & Gibbins, Bangkok, Thailand
- January-September
1991, international exchange lawyer with Jones Day Reavis
& Pogue, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
- August 1988-February
1989, Attorney, Asoke International Trading Co., Ltd., Bangkok,
Thailand
Description of Major
Areas of Work Handled:
- Advising foreign clients on investment laws, including negotiating with local investors to set up joint ventures
- Advising and planning shareholding structure
- Advising and assisting clients on merger and acquisition projects
- Conducting due diligence on target businesses and providing opinions thereon
- Reviewing and/or preparing shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements, and other ancillary agreements
- Reviewing and/or preparing various commercial contracts (e.g., distributorship agreements, purchase and sale agreements, franchise agreements)
- Establishing limited companies, limited partnerships, and other forms of legal entities such as representative offices, regional offices, regional operating headquarters offices, etc.
- Applying for necessary licenses and permits such as alien business licenses, import-export licenses, factory licenses, etc.
- Setting up companies or branch offices under the Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations Between Thailand and the United States of America
- Handling corporate secretarial work
- Advising and handling immigration and work permit matters
- Notarial services
Membership in Professional
Societies and Other Organizations:
- Thai Bar Association
- Lawyers Council
of Thailand (formerly The Law Society of Thailand)
- Women Lawyers
Association of Thailand
- Thai Institute of Directors
- Multilaw Association (Chairman,
Asia Pacific Region)
- Lex Mundi (Regional Vice Chair,
Asia/Pacific, Immigration Practice Group)
- World Services Group
- Member of the Board, Thai-Norwegian
Chamber of Commerce
Honors/Recognitions:
- Selected as a candidate for inclusion in the Continental
WHO'S WHO Registry of Business Leaders, 2007.
- Nominated as a candidate for inclusion
in International WHO'S WHO of Professionals, 2006-2007 edition.
- 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005,
2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010 editions--listed
in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a leading individual in
the area of Corporate/M&A in Thailand.
- 2001, 2002,
2003--nominated as one of the leading lawyers in the Corporate
Immigration area in the International Who's Who Legal Series
published by Law Business Research Limited.
- 2003, listed in Legal500.com as
a leading individual in the area of Corporate/M&A in
Thailand.
Publications
& Presentations:
- Contributor, "Doing Business 2010: Reforming through Difficult Times" (Thailand Chapter), a publication of Palgrave MacMillan, IFC and The World Bank, December 2009.
- Supervisor and reviewer, The Business Guide: Legal Section,
The Report Thailand 2009, published by Oxford Business Group,
2009.
- (With John Fotiadis, Alongkorn Tongmee, and Waewpen Piemwichai),
contributed to "Doing Business in 2009: Protecting
Investors" (Thailand chapter), a publication of the
World Bank Group, released in September 2008.
- (With Michael Yukubousky and Yingyong Karnchanapayap),
"M&A Due Diligence in Thailand", presentation
at the IPBA 2008 Annual Conference, Los Angeles, California,
April 29, 2008.
- "Investment and Business Protection", presentation
at the seminar, Practice Affair Administrator: Civil and
Commercial Practice Systems, organized by the Office of
Justice Affairs, March 17, 2008.
- (With Yingyong Karnchanapayap), "Thai Civil &
Commercial Code: A Comparison of the Current and the Revised
Provisions on 'Juristic Persons'”, March 2008.
- "Primer
for Foreign Investors", Thailand: Legal Developments
(T&G client newsletter), November 2007.
- "Foreign Business Act", presentation
at the Thai-Norwegian Business Seminar, Bangkok, November
19, 2007.
- (With John Fotiadis), "International Mergers and
Acquisitions Due Diligence" (Thailand chapter),
published by the Business Law Publications, ABA Publishing,
September 2007.
- "Impact of the New Foreign Business Law on International
School Business in Thailand", presentation at the
seminar, Effective Tax and Legal Planning for International
School in Thailand, organized by UNIQUE Seminar and Training
Co., Ltd., Bangkok, July 25, 2007.
- "Implications
of Foreign Business Act Amendments", Thailand:
Legal Developments, May 2007.
- "Implications
of Foreign Business Act amendments", Corporate
Counsellor Column, Bangkok Post, Business Section, January
26, 2007.
- (With Cynthia Pornavalai), "Nominee shareholding:
The legal issues", presentation at the Thailand
Regional Forum--Real or Nominal: Use of nominee shareholders
for company registration, land and listed securities in
Thailand, organized by Dataconsult Ltd., Bangkok, September
26, 2006.
- "Proof
of financing and its implications", Corporate
Counsellor, Bangkok Post Business News, August 18, 2006.
- "Recent Legal Developments in Thailand",
presentation at the Asia Pacific In-House Counsel Summit,
Hong Kong, March 16, 2006.
- (With John Fotiadis),
"Local franchise environment inviting", Corporate
Counsellor Column, Bangkok Post, Business Section, January
27, 2006. Published
on ipFrontline.com (Patent Cafe), January 31, 2006.
- (With Sareeya Rattanapibal), TV presentation on topic
"Franchising in Thailand", Nhee Phan Din - Business
Digest Program, UBC Channel 7, December 27, 2005.
- "Laws Relating to Foreign Investment in Thailand",
Legal Guidance For Foreigners Seminar organized by Dhurakij
Pundit University, Bangkok, November 11, 2005.
- (With David Lyman, John Fotiadis,
Cynthia Pornavalai, Noppramart Prasitmonthon, Pascale Prud'homme,
Pimvimol Vipamaneerut and Dussadee Rattanopas), contributed
to "Doing Business in 2006: Creating Jobs",
a co-publication of the World Bank and the International
Finance Corporation, September 2005.
- (With John Fotiadis, David Lyman,
Noppramart Prasitmonthon, and Pascale Prud'homme), contributed
to "Doing Business: Protecting Investors",
a publication of the World Bank, International Finance Corporation
and Lex Mundi, September 2005.
- (With David Lyman, John Fotiadis,
Thawat Damsa-ard, Cynthia Pornavalai, Noppramart Prasitmonthon,
Pascale Prud'homme, Anongporn Thanachaiary and Pimvimol
Vipamaneerut), contributed to "Doing Business in
2005: Removing Obstacles to Growth", a co-publication
of the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation
and Oxford University Press, September 2004.
- "Thailand:
Work Permits and Visas - Frequently Asked Questions",
AILA's Global Immigration Guide, 2nd Ed., American Immigration
Lawyers Association, 2004.
- "Guidelines for Business
Organization", Guest lecturer in Business Law,
Graduate International MBA Program, Schiller-Stamford International
College, March 20, 2004.
- "Primer
for Foreign Investors", Corporate Counsellor,
Bangkok Post Business News, February 6, 2004.
- "Thai
varieties of legal entities", Corporate Counsellor,
Bangkok Post Business News, December 19, 2003.
- (With Kobkit Thienpreecha), "Directors'
and Officers' Liability: Legal Issues", paper presented
at the Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance Workshop
2003 organized by Chubb Speciality Insurance, Bangkok, November
27, 2003.
- "Franchising in Thailand",
paper presented to master
franchisors from the U.S. and representatives from Thailand-U.S.
Business Council, The Oriental Hotel, Bangkok, September
15, 2003.
- "Thailand: Diversification
of the Laws on Shares", paper
presented at the 18th Biennial Conference of LAWASIA 2003,
Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 2003.
- "Mergers
& Acquisitions in Thailand: General Rules and Regulations",
paper presented at the In-House
Congress Bangkok 2003 organized by Pacific Business Press,
January 23, 2003.
- "How Foolish to Become a
Company Director in Thailand", presented at the
International Counsels Conference organized by Lear Corporation,
Madrid, Spain, December 5-6, 2002.
- (with Charunun Sathitsuksomboon)
"Immigration and Work Permit Practices and Guidelines
for Business Organization", presented at the Legal
Guidance for Foreigners Seminar organized by the Faculty
of Law, Dhurakijpundit University, Bangkok, November 1-2,
2002.
- "Major Legal Issues Vital
to Foreign Investment in Thailand", presented at
the Team Thai-Norway Seminar organized by the Thai-Norwegian
Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok, October 16, 2002.
- "The
Challenges of Foreign Investment in Thailand",
presented to participants of MBA Manitoba Southeast
Asia Study Tour (Business and Investment in Thailand), Bangkok,
May 29, 2002.
- (with Kobkit
Thienpreecha) "Foreign
Investment in Thailand: Review of the Current Legislative
Regime", presented at the conference "2002
and Beyond--The Asian Economies" organized by the International
Bar Association, Bangkok, January 25, 2002.
- (with Kobkit
Thienpreecha) "Thai Immigration Practices: Visa,
Entry and Exit Procedures and
Other Travel-Related Laws", presented at the Legal
Guidance for Foreigners Seminar organized by the Faculty
of Law, Dhurakijpundit University, November 2-3, 2001.
- (with Kobkit
Thienpreecha) "Guidelines for Business Organization",
presented at the Legal Guidance for Foreigners Seminar organized
by the Faculty of Law, Dhurakijpundit University, November
2-3, 2001.
- Acted as Chairperson of the Corporate
Legal Counsel Seminar organized by The Asia Business Forum,
Bangkok, August 8, 2001.
- Development
of Corporate Governance in Thailand", presented
at the IPBA 10th Annual Meeting and Conference, Vancouver,
April 27-May 4, 2000.
- "M&A
Opportunities in Thailand", presented at the Mergers
& Acquisitions in Asia Conference organized by The Asia
Business Forum, Singapore, July 15-16, 1999.
- "Thai
Immigration and Work Permit Practices", presented
at the American Immigration Lawyers' Association Annual
Conference, Seattle, Washington, June 10-13, 1999.
- "Thailand:
Immigration and Employment Laws", presented
at the IPBA 8th Annual Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand, May
4, 1998.
Practice Areas:
Corporate;
Commercial and International Trade; Immigration;
Work Permit and Employment; Notarial Services
E-mail:
Telephone:
+66 2653 5533
Facsimile:
+66 2653
5678
(December
2009) 
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