Entrusted by Thai and international corporates, shareholders and distressed debt and asset purchasers and investors, DLA Piper is noted for its capability in handling contentious issues, with the team regularly involved in investigations, litigation and enforcement cases. The practice is vastly experienced across a range of sectors, including aviation, financial services, real estate, energy and manufacturing. Waranon Vanichprapa leads the team, fielding a diverse practice including all forms of restructuring, while Komson Suntheeraporn routinely advises Thai and multinational clients in domestic and international arbitrations. Don Rojanapenkul’s insolvency experience incorporates commencement through to claims against directors or third parties, and Timothy Tan handles contentious debt restructurings, with recent involvement in advising creditors in relation to the distressed PRC real estate sector.
Key clients
- The Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited
- Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited
Work highlights
- Advising an aircraft engine manufacturer, as one of the largest group of creditors, in the rehabilitation process and debt repayment of Thai Airways and representing for the clients in the restructuring proceeding in the Thai court.
- Advising IRPC Clean Power Co Ltd on the debt restructuring in respect to the construction and development of a luxury hotel in Myanmar.