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Herbert Smith (Thailand) Limited

1403 ABDULRAHIM PLACE, 990 RAMA IV ROAD, BANGKOK 10500, THAILAND

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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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