What we say about the firm's legal practice in Thailand
Dispute resolution
Within Dispute resolution, Herbert Smith LLP is a first tier firm,
Herbert Smith (Thailand) Limited strengthened its team in 2011 through the hire of Apichart Phankeasorn, former dispute resolution head at Mayer Brown JSM. Office head Alastair Henderson and partner Surapol Srangsomwong attract praise for being ‘the leading specialists in Thailand’ because ‘these partners take time to know the market inside out - they don’t just scratch the surface’. The firm is representing a major international truck manufacturer on the defence of a $350m claim.
Dispute resolution: International arbitration
Within Dispute resolution: International arbitration, Herbert Smith LLP is a first tier firm,
Herbert Smith (Thailand) Limited’s pan-Asian arbitration practice is ‘simply second-to-none’, with managing partner Alastair Henderson widely considered the ‘preeminent name in the region’. The firm regularly represents major banks, manufacturers and energy companies in high-profile cases, and recently acted for a bank in an international ICC arbitration relating to forgery of promissory notes
Legal market overview
Within Legal market overview,
After establishing a corporate practice in 2007, Herbert Smith (Thailand) Limited chose to streamline its focus again in 2011 and group head Rashane Leerabandhu is now with DFDL Mekong Law Group, while senior associate Christopher Osborne and three other associates joined Watson, Farley & Williams (Thailand) Limited. However, it wasn’t all bad news for the UK-headquartered firm; it notably strengthened its contentious capability through the hire of Apichart Phankeasorn, former dispute resolution head at Mayer Brown JSM.
Projects and energy
Within Projects and energy, Herbert Smith LLP is a third tier firm,
Herbert Smith (Thailand) Limited specialises in advising energy companies on contentious construction matters. Alastair Henderson is representing an energy development company on claims relating to a major hydroelectric plant.
Real estate and construction
Within Real estate and construction, Herbert Smith LLP is a third tier firm,
Herbert Smith (Thailand) Limited has a market-leading contentious construction practice, which specialises in advising energy companies on construction litigation.
TMT
Within TMT, Herbert Smith LLP is a second tier firm,
At Herbert Smith (Thailand) Limited, Surapol Srangsomwong is representing Thailand’s second-largest mobile operator (DTAC) in litigation seeking a judicial review of agreements between state-owned CAT Telecom and True Corporation regarding joint investment in 3G and the threatened setting aside of DTAC’s concession.
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- Corporate and commercial : Commercial contracts
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets: UK capability
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets: US capability
- Corporate and commercial : Financial services
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, 250m+
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: US law capability
- Corporate and commercial : Partnership
- Corporate and commercial : Private equity: transactions
- Corporate and commercial : VAT and indirect tax
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: corporate crime
- Dispute resolution : Overview
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Dispute resolution : Professional discipline
- Dispute resolution : Public international law
- Dispute resolution : Tax litigation
- Finance : Acquisition finance
- Finance : Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance : Corporate restructuring and insolvency
- Finance : Debt capital markets
- Finance : Derivatives and structured products
- Finance : Emerging markets
- Finance : Investment funds
- Finance : Islamic finance
- Finance : Securitisation
- Human resources : Overview
- Human resources : Employee share schemes
- Human resources : Employment
- Human resources : Health and safety
- Human resources : Pensions
- Insurance : Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Insurance : Insurance: insolvency and restructuring
- Insurance : Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance : Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Insurance : Personal injury: defendant
- Insurance : Product liability: defendant
- Insurance : Professional negligence
- Private client : Overview
- Private client : Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client : Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Overview
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Infrastructure
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Private finance initiative (PFI)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Water
- Public sector : Overview
- Public sector : Administrative and public law
- Public sector : Civil liberties and human rights
- Public sector : Local government
- Real estate : Commercial property
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Environment
- Real estate : Planning
- Real estate : Property finance
- Real estate : Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Brand management
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Media and entertainment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
- Transport : Aviation
- Transport : Rail