Foreign Direct Investment
Represented
Changan Automobile as general counsel, providing extensive
legal services including contract advice, preliminary forensic investigations and due diligence on
counterparties for transactions and projects, including government procurement
agreements.
Represented Shanghai Edrive, a
subsidiary of Broad-Ocean Motor, in the complete end-to-end process of setting up Thai entities.
This included advising on investment strategies, available BOI incentives, crafting agreements to
acquire factories, and assisting with labor and other post-promotion legal compliance
issues.
Represented various world-leading
smart electronic appliance manufacturers from the PRC and the US in setting up Thai entities,
including advising on shareholding structures, obtaining incentives (tax and non-tax), conducting
due diligence on land and factories to be acquired, crafting JV agreements, and assisting with other
legal compliance issues.
Dispute Resolution
Represented a Thai subsidiary of a global investment service provider in
arbitration proceedings with the Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI) related to a construction
agreement for a luxurious real estate project in Phuket, with claims of over THB 1.93
billion.
Represented a South Korean
multinational automotive manufacturer at the Central Intellectual Property &
International Trade Court in strategizing defenses and guarding a civil lawsuit related to
distribution and dealership agreements, valued at THB 150 million (approximately USD 5
million).
Represented a Chinese state-owned
hydropower engineering and construction company in civil and bankruptcy lawsuits against a
Thai public company, demanding construction fees, return of security, and damages totaling THB 350
million (approximately USD 10 million).
