Overview (Aviation)

At the center of mainland Southeast Asia, and a key tourism hub, Thailand is quickly becoming one of the world’s most vibrant and fastest-growing aviation markets. Tilleke & Gibbins’ cross-disciplinary aviation team serves airlines, aircraft leasing companies, air cargo firms, financiers, insurers, and other aviation-related companies in achieving their business objectives in Thailand. With our firm’s top-ranked corporate and dispute resolution groups, combined with our multijurisdictional presence, we offer the largest global companies, as well as regional and national players in the aviation industry, a seasoned team with trustworthy, reliable expertise in aviation matters.

Our understanding of the local business and regulatory environments, coupled with our strong relationships with the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), the Department of Airports (DOA), and the Ministry of Transport (MOT), enables us to provide unparalleled support to aviation sector clients. In addition to assisting clients with aircraft transactions and financing matters, we also regularly represent clients before regulatory bodies, courts, and arbitration tribunals, and handle complex aircraft lease disputes and repossession cases in Thailand and across the region.

Overview (Shipping)

Our shipping team, headed by industry stalwart Noppramart Thammateeradaycho, is available 24/7 via emergency hotline, and takes immediate action to resolve emergency shipping situations, such as ship arrest, ship collision, and marine casualties or accidents. They specialize in the intersection and integration of Thai law with international jurisprudence, the laws of other ASEAN member countries, and industry best practices, and utilize all available legal tools to perfect, defend, and secure clients’ rights to cargo, vessels, components of vessels, profit, and compensation for damages.

Our maritime and shipping services include cargo recoveries, charterparties, crew and offshore employment, environmental regulatory issues, freight forwarding, general average, letter of credit disputes, marine insurance, marine pollution, maritime casualties, offshore injuries, salvage, ship arrest and release, shipbuilding, ship collision, ship finance, ship registration, and ship sale and purchase.