THAILAND Law and Practice Contributed by: John Frangos, Nuanchun Somboonvinij, Santhapat Periera and Niti Muangkote, Tilleke & Gibbins
Tilleke & Gibbins is a South-East Asian regional law firm with more than 250 lawyers and consultants. It was established in Bangkok in 1890 and now oper - ates seven offices across six jurisdictions in South- East Asia, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, with a global reach through the Lex Mundi and Multilaw legal networks. Its cross-disciplinary aviation team serves airlines, aircraft lessors and lessees, insurers, banks, air cargo
firms and other aviation-related companies in South- East Asia, one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets. The practice covers aircraft leasing and fi - nancing, aircraft leasing disputes and repossessions, civil aviation regulations, air carrier liability, air car - rier insurance claims and disputes, commercial and labour disputes involving the aviation industry and aircraft acquisitions and sales.
Authors
John Frangos is a partner at Tilleke & Gibbins. He leads the firm’s aviation practice and is considered a leading aviation practitioner. With many years’ experience in Thailand and Vietnam, he brings strong knowledge of local
Santhapat Periera is co-head of Tilleke & Gibbins’ aviation practice, helping clients capitalise on business opportunities in aviation. He
specialises in structuring loans and transactions, negotiating financing for trade and development projects, debt restructuring and business reorganisation, mergers and acquisitions, and advising on the regulatory aspects of banking, financing and investment. Santhapat has more than 25 years’ experience practising law in emerging jurisdictions. He has advised Thai parliamentary committees and subcommittees.
business practices and customs, along with the region’s political and economic landscape. He heads the Thailand chapter of the New York State Bar Association and has been admitted to the New York Bar. Nuanchun Somboonvinij is a senior litigator in the dispute resolution group of Tilleke & Gibbins. She handles a wide range of complex litigation matters, including aircraft repossessions and lease disputes, high-value property damage claims, bankruptcy and restructuring cases, contentious employment matters and commercial contract disputes. As a member of the firm’s aviation practice group, she has significant experience in advising airlines and aircraft leasing companies and regularly liaises with the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand on behalf of her clients.
Niti Muangkote is a counsel in the corporate and commercial department of Tilleke & Gibbins. She has extensive experience in advising domestic and international clients in the energy (both traditional and
renewable), infrastructure, mining, real estate and transportation sectors on project financing, project development and mergers and acquisitions across South-East Asia. A specialist in high-value commercial and financing transactions in the region, she regularly advises commercial banks and financial institutions on loan offerings and credit facilities for energy and infrastructure projects and advises major project developers in obtaining financing from both domestic and international financial institutions.
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