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Lawyers

Kowit Somwaiya

Kowit Somwaiya

Work Department

Intellectual Property, Corporate and Commercial, M&A, Labor and Employment, Banking and Debt Restructuring, TMT, Data Privacy, Litigation and Arbitration

Position

Managing Partner, Senior Partner, Director

Career

Managing Partner, Senior Partner, Director, LawPlus Ltd., 2003; Managing Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills (Bangkok Office), 2001; Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills (Bangkok Office), 1999; Partner, George & Kowit, 1996; Vice President, Intellectual Property Association of Thailand, 2017-2019; Director, IPAT, 2009-2016 Member, INTA Data Protection Committee, 2022-2023 and 2024-2025; Member, INTA Digital Transformation Advisory Board, 2020-2021; Member, INTA Board of Directors, 2018-2020; Member, INTA Global Advisory Council Asia-Pacific, 2018-2019; Co-Chair, INTA Global Advisory Council Asia-Pacific, 2016-2017; Chair, INTA Harmonization of Trademark Law and Practice Committee, 2016-2017; Chair, the East Asia & Pacific Subcommittee of INTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, 2014-2015; Member, INTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, 2004-2005, 2008-2009 and 2012-2013; Member, INTA Policy Task Force (Anti-Counterfeiting), 2012-2013; Member, INTA Famous & Well-known Marks Committee, 2010-2011; Member, INTA FTA Analysis Committee, 2006-2007; Member, APAA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, 2016-2020; Co-Chair, APAA Emerging IP Rights Committee, 2013-2015.

Languages

English, Thai.

Memberships

Lawyers Council of Thailand; Thai Bar Association; Intellectual Property Association of Thailand; ASEAN Intellectual Property Association; Asian Patent Attorneys Association; International Trademarks Association; Meritas.

Education

Certificate of Instructions for Lawyers, Harvard Law School, 1991; LL.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1990; LL.B., Thammasat University, 1987; B.A. (English), Ubon Rajbhat University, 1980.

Leisure

Biking, Gardening

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