Corporate
- GE as Thai counsel on the global sale of the GE Plastics business
- a major global investment bank on negotiations and due diligence for the US$100+ million proposed acquisition of a controlling interest in a Thai IT and property group
- UK-based First Choice Holidays (now renamed TUI Travel) on the US$55 million acquisition of Thailand and Singapore based web travel reservation service "asiarooms.com"
- a Hong Kong-based private equity fund on the US$28 million acquisition of an extensive prime development property in Phuket, including all required contracts and financing arrangements, and on joint venture and shareholder arrangements for a subsequent 5* hotel/resort development on the site
- TM International on the Thai aspects of its demerger from Telekom Malaysia
- Sterling Group, a US private equity firm, on the Thai aspects of their international acquisition of Universal Fiber Systems
- Advance Insurance and its major shareholders in the sale of the entire share capital in the company
- Monika-AEC, a Thai/Australian joint venture, on the legal, financing and securitisation structures for a major project to build new natural gas powered vehicles and to re-power existing diesel vehicles with NG engines
- an Asian oil company on their establishment in Thailand and acquisition of an interest in an offshore block in the Gulf of Thailand
- an international company regarding a joint-venture to bid for the supply and installation of motorway toll collection equipment including reviewing conditions of contract proposed by the Expressway Authority and related regulatory advice
- a Thai hotel owner on the review of the hotel operating agreement and other contracts in relation to 56 resort villas to be operated under the Ritz Carlton brand
Contentious
- International shareholders in a Thai textile company in Thai arbitration with their local partner alleging fraud, forgery and misappropriation of funds. There is related litigation in the Thai, French and Hong Kong courts
- Two UK water utilities in separate Thai arbitrations with the Metropolitan Water Authority relating to contracts for leak reduction work on the Bangkok water distribution system
- an Asian gas exploration and production company in a Singapore-based arbitration arising out of the engineering design for a major offshore platform in Vietnam
- a global investment bank in relation to a high profile regulatory and criminal investigation by the Department of Special Investigations under the Ministry of Justice arising from the client's role as financial advisor to a public sector agency
- a Vietnamese project company owned by a consortium of international energy companies on claims arising out of a fire and resulting serious damage caused by equipment failure at a Vietnamese power plant
Real Estate and Construction
- a Hong Kong-based private equity fund on the US$ million acquisition of extensive prime development land in Phuket, including all required contracts and financing arrangements, and on contracts for a subsequent 5* hotel/resort development on the site
- International investors on several development project acquisitions in Thailand including a major mixed-use development in Bangkok and a hotel resort in Pattaya
- a leading Thai company on the preparation and negotiation of EPC (Engineer, Procure, Construct) contracts for a large industrial plant in central Thailand
- a Thai / Japanese JV on the construction contracts for major expansion works on a hydro-electric project in Laos
- a major international construction contractor in Singapore arbitration concerning the construction of a luxury hotel resort in Khao Lak, Thailand
- a major international pipeline contractor on very substantial contract claims arising from the engineering, construction and installation of a subsea gas pipeline
Regulatory
- a global investment bank under investigation by the Dept of Special Investigations of the Thai Ministry of Justice concerning its role as financial advisor to a public agency
- two international companies under investigation by the Thai Government's Assets Scrutiny Committee for alleged public sector procurement improprieties
- a Thai public company in the successful resolution of an investigation by the Customs Department concerning alleged import duty underpayments
- a US corporation in relation to high profile and controversial issues arising from official investigations into the procurement of baggage scanning equipment for Bangkok airport
- an international tobacco manufacturer on compliance issues governing the sale and marketing of tobacco products in Thailand
- several US corporations on Thai legal and other issues arising from investigations by the US Department of Justice under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act