Maintaining a disputes practice that covers sectors such as energy, insurance and technology, DLA Piper’s extensive expertise includes commercial, construction and criminal disputes. Key areas of work range from advising clients on contractual disputes to acting for insurers and reinsurers in insurance claims and disputes. Experienced practice head Don Rojanapenkul is actively involved in various court proceedings, arbitration and mediations. Promoted to partner in May 2022, Robert Tang is routinely entrusted by clients to manage insurance cases, while Komson Suntheeraporn assists clients with contentious employment and advisory employment issues. Akyn Suttawatanadech is well-versed in real estate and construction-related disputes and Santipap Dumprapai focuses on a range of issues, from contentious restructuring to investigation and CCI practices.
Testimonials
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- ‘DLA Piper's dispute resolution team in Bangkok is the most reliable so far. They are very professional, business orient, and practical.’
‘Robert Tang and Santipap Dumprapai are very diligent, dedicated and agile in our cases.’
Key clients
- Group Lease PCL
- Korean Reinsurance Company
Work highlights
- Acting as defense counsel for a client and its Thai subsidiary in a ‘first of a kind’ Class Action in the English High Courts.
- Acting as defence counsel for the IT provider for the air transport industry and various C-suite directors, in relation to a civil claim filed by Samart PCL for an alleged breach of an exclusivity provision in a Memorandum of Understanding.