Lawyers

Kullarat Phongsathaporn

Kullarat Phongsathaporn

Work Department

Financial Services Practice Group; Banking & Finance Practice Group; and Capital Markets Practice Group

Position

Special Counsel (admitted in Thailand only)

Career

Kullarat joined Baker McKenzie, Bangkok in 2008 and is based in Sydney. She is a Special Counsel in the Financial Services Practice Group with her practice focus in fintech. She represents leading players in global, regional, and local markets, including financial institutions, tech companies, fintech companies, digital asset business operators, payment system and payment service providers, telcos, startups, and other digital businesses on matters related to the use of technology and digitalization in financial markets. Her expertise includes fintech laws and projects, payment systems and payment services, equity and debt crowdfunding and P2P lending, blockchain-based and other digital platforms, digital assets, digital banking, digital consumer finance, data analytics and alternative credit adjudication, investments and collaborations in fintech, financial laws, financial market regulations, AML/CFT including e-KYC/e-authentication, technology law, securities law, derivatives law, and exchange control law, as well as laws and regulations relating to finance and technology.

Languages

Thai and English

Memberships

Thai Bar Association Lawyer's Council

Education

Harvard University (LLM, Fulbright Scholar, two Dean's Scholar Prizes, 2012) Chulalongkorn University (LLB, 1st class honors, Gold Medal recipient (Valedictorian), 2008) MIT Sloan Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application short course online program (Sep-Oct 2021)

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