Sirapop Suathongkum

Associate


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Sirapop Suathongkum is an associate in the dispute resolution practice group. He has experience in domestic and international litigation and arbitration, as well as infrastructure projects and public-private partnerships in a wide range of industries.

Selected Experience

Representation of the owner and director of several hotels and a shareholder in Robinson Club Khaolak (the “Resort”) in a THB 1,400 million (USD 45 million) dispute in relation to the Resort. The shareholders in the Resort, including TUI Group, a multinational tourism company based in Germany, brought a civil action against the Resort management based on mismanagement and white collar crime, as well as arbitration proceedings in Singapore (ICC Rules), while the enforceable assets are located in Thailand. The dispute also involved criminal cases re fraud, employment law and an investigation into internal controls. Weerawong C&P worked in cooperation with a German law firm as the shareholder agreements were governed by German law.

Representation of the Government of Thailand, Office of the Eastern Economic Corridor of Thailand (EEC) and Thai Airways Public Company Limited in the agreement to develop the Thai-Airbus Maintenance Repair Overhaul Centre. The first of its kind, the centre will be based in the U-Tapao International Airport to serve the maintenance requirements of aircrafts.  The project will be the largest maintenance, repair overhaul center in the ASEAN region. THB 10.3 billion (USD 330 million)

Education

LL.M. in International Commercial Law (Merit), University of Aberdeen, UK, 2022

LL.M. in International Corporate and Commercial Law (Merit), The London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), UK, 2018

LL.B. (First Class Honors), Chulalongkorn University, 2016

Bar Admissions

Thai Barrister-at-Law, admitted 2023

Attorney at Law, Lawyer Council of Thailand, admitted 2018

Citizenship

Thai

Languages

Thai, English

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