Peerapan Tungsuwan > Baker McKenzie LLP > Bangkok, Thailand > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie LLP
5TH, 10TH, AND 21ST-25TH FLOORS, ABDULRAHIM PLACE
990 RAMA IV ROAD
BANGKOK 10500
Thailand

Position

Partner

Career

Peerapan co-heads the Corporate and M&A Practice Group and heads the Sustainability Group and Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Group in Bangkok. She also co-heads the Investigations, Compliance & Ethics Practice Group in Bangkok.

Peerapan has over 40 years of experience advising on transactional and regulatory matters in highly regulated industries. Peerapan has extensive experience assisting numerous leading healthcare clients on complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate structures and restructuring. Peerapan is exceptionally fluent in regulatory matters relating to healthcare, consumer protection and product liability. Peerapan also has extensive experience advising on compliance issues, risks facing companies across various industry sectors, and regularly assists clients in practically managing and mitigating those risks.

In October 2022, Peerapan was elected to join the Global Executive Committee. In this role, Peerapan works alongside the Firm’s leadership to drive forward the Firm’s business strategy and prioritized actions.

Languages

Thai and English

Memberships

  • The Thai Bar Association
  • The Law Society of Thailand

Education

  • National Justice Academy Judicial Training Institute Office of the Judiciary (Programme of Senior Executives on Justice Administration, Batch 13) (2009)
  • The London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M., Merit) (1993)
  • University of California, Berkeley (Certificate, Orientation to US Law) (1991)
  • Chulalongkorn University (LL.B.) (1983)

Lawyer Rankings

Thailand > Corporate and M&A

(Hall of Fame)

Peerapan TungsuwanBaker McKenzie LLP

Spearheaded by Pornapa Luengwattanakit, Jakkarin Bantathong, Peerapan Tungsuwan, Sorachon Boonsong, Sivapong Viriyabusaya, Yuthana Sivaraks and Sumet Orsirivikorn, Baker McKenzie LLP‘s key sector strength lies in the consumer goods, energy, financial institutions, healthcare, industrials and technology fields. Praised for its ‘commitment, dedication, and excellent work quality’, the team is routinely entrusted by clients to handle both domestic and cross-border transactions, alongside a wealth of experience across real estate finance transactions and the acquisition of shares and securities, among other issues. Tungsuwan is well-versed in handling corporate and M&A work arising from highly regulated industries, such as healthcare and life sciences. Luengwattanakit has particular strengths on the trade competition side of the practice, while Boonsong’s varied experience includes handling deal structuring, joint venture arrangements and legal due diligence. Thananan Sangnuan departed the team to join DLA Piper in March 2023.