Herbert Smith has operated in Thailand since 1998. We advise on both Thai and international legal issues. Much of our work has cross-border aspects and we frequently work with our other offices across Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Our clients include major multinational corporations and financial institutions, leading regional and Thai businesses, and international agencies and governments.
Our expertise includes:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Foreign Investment
- Corporate finance
- Capital markets
- Joint ventures
- Commercial contracts
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- Property acquisition and development
- Construction and engineering contracts
- Hotel and leisure projects
- Oil & gas, energy and natural resources
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Herbert Smith is also renowned as one of Thailand's leading firms for handling commercial disputes and investigations.We are regularly instructed on some of the country's largest and most high profile matters, and the office also acts as a hub for disputes in neighbouring countries including Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and others.Areas of specialist practice include:
- Litigation (Thai courts)
- Labour disputes
- Regulatory and criminal investigations
- Complex commercial contract disputes
- International trade disputes
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- Thai and international arbitration
- Insurance claims and disputes
- Construction and engineering disputes
- Public international law and investment treaty claims
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Examples of work in these fields can be accessed through the Credentials link to the right.
For further information about our Bangkok office, please contact Tim Wright - Head of Business Development, Asia.
Accolades
Asia Law Firm of the year award
Global Chamber Awards 2007
Ranked first for three consecutive years in Dispute Resolution, Thailand
Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2006-2008
Ranked first tier for three consecutive years in Dispute Resolution, Thailand
Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2006-2008
"Herbert Smith (Thailand) Limited is one of the few firms that can count itself as a true construction specialist"
Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2007
"Herbert Smith (Thailand) Limited's international disputes team in Bangkok is headed by 'accomplished, extremely focused and truly impressive' arbitrator Alastair Henderson. The firm has acted on a number of high-profile and often politically charged disputes, with a focus on construction, energy and infrastructure"
Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2007