Somboon Sangrungjang
Kudun & Partners
Kudun & Partners
Client SatisfactionThe team at Kudun & Partners is particularly active in the tech and telecoms sectors, often handling cases concerning digital assets and the revocation of administrative orders. Somboon Sangrungjang leads the team, and is recommended for his extensive expertise in both administrative and commercial disputes. The 'excellent' Niruch Winiyakul is noted for his broad knowledge of disputes spanning the automotive, insurance, and financial service sectors, and Kongwat Akaramanee is a key name for compensation claims and EPC contract disputes.
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Testimonials
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‘Niruch Winiyakul is excellent. ’
‘The team is diverse with different partners focusing on different markets. The firm is able to suit the needs to clients from different background. They also have the language skills with work with clients in different jurisdictions, which is hard to find among Thai law firms. ’
‘Emi Rowse Igusa is a very capable lawyer with good attention to detail, who is easy to work with. She has worked in multiple jurisdictions and understands the market situation in different jurisdictions. ’
‘Though relatively new and smaller than the other well known Thai independent firms, Kudun is now firmly considered one of the top firms with true international client handling capabilities. Their decision to bring Emi Rowse Igusa on as head of their Japan practice has been a boon for both growing their exposure in the Japanese market and in securing their international disputes reputation.’
‘Kudun's decision to bring Emi Rowse Igusa on as head of their Japan practice has been a boon for both growing their exposure in the Japanese market and in securing their international disputes reputation. Emi is an extraordinarily intelligent multilingual and multiculturally minded practitioner. She also happens to be a great human being.’
Key clients
- Advanced Info Services Public Company Limited
- Zipmex Thailand
- Intouch Holdings Public Company Limited
- East West Seed International Limited
- Thaicom PLC.
- Agilent Technologies (Thailand) Ltd.
Work highlights
- Representing Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (AIS) in the successful dismissal of the case brought by National Telecom Public Company Limited (NT) against AIS at the Central Administrative Court. NT had sought to overturn an arbitral award of over THB 32 billion.
- Representing the distributor of a globally well-known Korean automotive company in a high-stakes dispute involving contractual agreements on the appointment of distributors for Korean automotive and its products in Thailand.
- Representing one of the leading petroleum and petrochemical companies in Southeast Asia on a case involving a dispute of a tariff code related to the divergence in interpretation between the authorities and the business sector against the Thai Customs.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Somboon Sangrungjang