Siam Premier International Law Office Limited incorporates a multitude of domestic and cross-border financing transactions in its domain of expertise, with strengths in handling financial disputes and restructuring matters. Its client roster includes commercial and investment banks, global financial institutions and public sector entities, to name a few. Leading the team is Torsakul Cunvong, who is routinely entrusted by clients in relation to drafting and negotiating bancassurance agreements, and Siripun Kriangwattanapong, who bolsters the practice with her expertise in the commercial arena. Ajjima Kanokmaneechotikul rounds out the practice heads, she is sought after by clients for her expertise in complex financing matters and M&A. Maythawee Sarathai joined the firm in June 2022 from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP.
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- ‘Siripun Kriangwattanapong leads an outstanding banking practice at Siam Premier, helping guide foreign private credit investors across Thailand's complex lending and collateral/real estate landscapes. One of the best lawyers in Bangkok today.’
- 'Knowledgeable and experienced.'
Key clients
- TMB Thanachart Bank Public Company Limited, Land and Houses Bank Public Company Limited, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (THAI) Public Company Limited
- Enerflex Ltd.
- United Overseas Bank Limited
- Asia Debt Management Hong Kong Limited
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- Apollo Administrative Agency LLC
- R E N Korat Energy Co., Ltd.
Work highlights
- Acting for Enerflex Ltd. on transactions in relation to subsidiaries of Enerflex Ltd. and Exterran Corporation in Thailand to ensure that all relevant guarantees and securities provided thereunder would be valid under Thai laws.
- Acting as Thai legal counsel to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and 9 other institutional lenders in relation to the statutory requirements and procedures for the release of onshore securities.
- Acting for Apollo Administrative Agency LLC in a transaction involving R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company with our main responsibility involving the preparation and finalization of the Pledge Agreement governed by Thai law.
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Torsakul Cunvong, Siripun Kriangwattanapong, Ajjima Kanokmaneechotikul