THAILAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Jessada Sawatdipong, Sarunporn Chaianant, Supawich Nimmansomboon and Supawin Pongthananikorn, Chandler Mori Hamada
Chandler Mori Hamada is a leading Thai law firm committed to achieving an international standard of practice for its international clients. The firm has a total of 100 lawyers and 80 non-legal professionals, with 20 of the lawyers, including six partners, being in the banking and finance practice group. This group has advised on some of Thailand’s and neighbour- ing countries’ most complex and high-value financ- ings. The practice has significant experience acting for both lenders and borrowers in a wide range of
financing transactions, including major power, infra- structure and real estate projects. It continues to fo- cus on major cross-border transactions, supported by MHM’s offices across Asia – including in China, Indonesia (ATD Law, in association with Mori Ham- ada & Matsumoto), Japan, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam. The practice maintains long-standing rela- tionships with all major commercial banks in Thailand as well as with well-known international financial in- stitutions.
Authors
Jessada Sawatdipong is chairperson and a senior partner at Chandler Mori Hamada Limited. He specialises in banking and finance, particularly project finance, with a focus on major cross-border energy and natural
Supawich Nimmansomboon is an associate at Chandler Mori Hamada Limited, in the banking and finance practice group. He is experienced in providing advice on a wide range of legal areas, including banking,
resources, infrastructure and real estate projects. Aside from extensive experience with all major Thai commercial banks, Jessada has worked with leading international banks and multinational financial institutions. He represents both lenders and borrowers and has an extensive list of Thai banks on his books. A member of the Lawyers Council of Thailand, he is also an ordinary member of the Thai Bar Association, 1984, as well as a member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and the Inter- Pacific Bar Association (IPBA).
finance, aviation, general corporate and business. Supawich’s experience includes acting for both lenders and borrowers on renewable energy projects, and on various cross-border financing transactions. In addition to holding a permanent licence to practise law from the Lawyers Council of Thailand, he is also an ordinary member of the Thai Bar Association.
Supawin Pongthananikorn is an associate at Chandler Mori Hamada Limited, in the banking and finance practice group, specialising in a diverse range of legal areas. His expertise spans mergers and
Sarunporn Chaianant is a counsel at Chandler Mori Hamada Limited. She specialises in banking and finance, with a focus on project financing in the energy, infrastructure and real estate sectors. Her experience
acquisitions, project finance and corporate finance transactions. He advises on regulatory, compliance, corporate, commercial and ESG-related matters for clients. He has been engaged in legal research on various topics, as well as in matters involving due diligence and contract review in the real estate, energy and industrial sectors.
includes representing Thai and foreign financial institutions and project companies/sponsors in a number of domestic and cross-border financing transactions. In addition, she has been involved in mergers and acquisitions transactions and has advised clients in various industries on general business practices. She holds a licence to practise law from the Lawyers Council of Thailand and is an ordinary member of the Thai Bar Association, 2013.
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