Experience / Expertise:
Alternative Investment Funds (incl. Private Equity)
Anti-Trust / Competition
Banking and Finance
Capital Markets
Compliance / Regulatory
Coporate and M&A
Employment
Energy & Natural Resources
FinTech
Insurance
International Arbitration
Life Sciences/Healthcare
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Projects and Project Financing (incl. Infrastructure)
Real Estate / Construction
Telecommunications, Media and Technology
Restructuring and Insolvency
Applicable Fee Earners
14

Main Practice Areas

  • Dispute Resolution
  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Employment & Immigration
  • Real Estate
  • Hotels & Hospitality
  • Capital Market
  • Insolvency & Restructuring
  • Intellectual Property
  • Debt Recovery
  • Foreign Direct Investment
  • Estates & Family Law

Recognition and Awards

For Pisut Rakwong:

  • Asia Law Leading Lawyer 2018, 2019 and 2020.
  • Dispute Resolution Star 2019.
  • The A-List, Thailand’s Top 100 Lawyers for 2019 and 2020.

For Pisut & Partners:

  • Asia Law, Notable Firm for Dispute Resolution.

Key Deals

  • Advised the shareholders of a Thai public listed company on the disposal of their shares. The transaction value is THB 10.16 billion.
  • Represented Thai Hua Rubber Public Co, Ltd. on the acquisition of land plots in the industrial estate in Rayong province. The transaction value is THB 2 billion.
  • Represented WebTVAsia in respect of its acquisition of YouTube channels from Thai celebrities and operators.
  • Represented Ri-Yaz Group, a leading Malaysian hotel operator, on its USD 17 million acquisition of a 4-Star hotel in Koh Samui, Thailand, from Japanese investors.
  • Advised ONYX Hospitality Group on the opening of the Amari Niseko in Japan.
  • Successfully defended a global petroleum company against a computer-related criminal charge filed by its employee based on an allegedly false input of information into the company’s database on its server.
  • Successfully pursued a THB 2 billion claim based on wrongful conduct in the South Bangkok Civil Court from an influential Thai family on behalf of a global explosive company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
  • Successfully defended a global financial services firm against breach of contract claims worth THB 350 million filed by a hospitality group in Thailand.
  • Advised Maxim Integrated, a company listed on NASDAQ, and its directors, on a criminal charge filed by a former employee of the company arising from regulatory issues.
  • Successfully defended IBM Thailand against a THB 450 million unfair termination claim jointly brought by its employees.
  • Advised Environmental Tectonics Corporation on an arbitral award against Royal Thai Air Force in respect of flight simulation systems and governmental procurement and obtained final judgment from the Supreme Court of Thailand in respect of the arbitral award.
  • Advised a Vietnamese conglomerate on the opening of hotel under a global hospitality brand.
  • Represented a Singaporean developer on the opening of Dusit-branded hotel in Bangkok.
  • Assisted a Cambodian NGO in the prosecution of a managing director accused of embezzling over USD 10,000,000 of donor funds.
  • Uncovered and prevented an incidence of CEO fraud on behalf of a biomedical devices company in the UK against the purported CEO of a Thai conglomerate.

 

Pisut & Partners

Address: 7th Floor, Ocean Tower 1, 170/15 Ratchadapisek Road, Klongtoey, Bangkok, Thailand 10110

Tel: (66) 2026 6226

Fax: (66) 2026 6227

Email: info@pisutandpartners.com

Website: pisutandpartners.com

Contact: (66) 2026 6226

Number of employees: 4 lawyers as at December 2019

Offices in Asia: Bangkok, Thailand

Year Established: 2016

Languages Spoken: Thai, English, Chinese

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