Mr Kobkit Thienpreecha > Tilleke & Gibbins > Bangkok, Thailand > Lawyer Profile

Tilleke & Gibbins
SUPALAI GRAND TOWER, 26 F
1011 RAMA 3 ROAD, CHONGNONSI, YANNAWA
BANGKOK 10120
Thailand

Work Department

Corporate & Commercial Department

Position

Partner
Practice Areas: Corporate Services, Commercial Transactions and M&A, Capital Market Compliance and Advisory

Career

Kobkit Thienpreecha, a partner and director of Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial group, has been a leading corporate lawyer with the firm for over a decade. Having been selected as counsel by numerous foreign clients that wish to do business in Thailand—ranging from private entrepreneurs to multinational industrial manufacturers, traders, and service providers from various industries—Kobkit excels at designing targeted, legitimate, and practical solutions for foreign business start-up structures.

Kobkit also specializes in offering diverse legal support services at the highest standard, including antitrust and trade competition, company incorporation, joint ventures, M&A, investment promotion, Foreign Business License, capital markets and IPOs, specific business permits and licenses, immigration, regulatory compliance, and all foreign clients’ affairs. With support from his experienced service team, Kobkit continues to overcome challenges and succeed in landmark cases, which further his reputation, attract referrals, and build his incomparable clientele.

Kobkit has received remarkable recognitions by several publishers. He was ranked as a “Recognized Practitioner” in Corporate/M&A practice in the 2019 edition of Chambers, while the Legal 500 Asia Pacific  2019 rankings note that clients speak of Kobkit as a “go-to-guy” for corporate and M&A work, and elsewhere in the guide he is identified as a “capital markets specialist.” Kobkit was also ranked as “leading lawyer” in Asialaw Profiles 2019, and as one of the top 100 lawyers in Thailand by Asia Business Law Journal.

Known for delivering sharp and reliable advice, Kobkit’s performance is outstanding and dynamic, as represented by his involvement in IPOs, securities transactions, M&A deals, bids for government projects, joint ventures, shareholders’ disputes, and NGO licenses.

Languages

Thai, English

Education

LLB, Chulalongkorn University
LLM, American University, Washington College of Law
LLM, University of Minnesota School of Law

Lawyer Rankings

Thailand > Capital markets

Joining the firm in January 2023 from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Yaowarote Klinboon now leads the Tilleke & Gibbins team, bolstering the practice with her wealth of experience in securities offerings, among others. The team is routinely entrusted by a range of corporations and financial services firms to advise on debt and equity securities, IPO filings, funds and digital assets. Kobkit Thienpreecha acts for investment management funds, financial institutions, and cryptocurrency exchanges on a range of issues, while associate Karinevidch Olivero is active across banking and finance, media, retail, and real estate industries.