Thailand
LawPlus Ltd.
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Kowit Somwaiya
LawPlus Myanmar Ltd., Myanmar
- Phone+66 2 636 0662
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Work Department
Intellectual Property, Corporate and Commercial, M&A, Labor and Employment, Banking and Debt Restructuring, TMT, Data Privacy, Litigation and Arbitration
Position
Managing Partner, Senior Partner, Director
Career
Managing Partner, Senior Partner, Director, LawPlus Ltd., 2003;
Managing Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills (Bangkok Office), 2001;
Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills (Bangkok Office), 1999;
Partner, George & Kowit, 1996;
Vice President, Intellectual Property Association of Thailand, 2017-2019;
Director, IPAT, 2009-2016
Member, INTA Data Protection Committee, 2022-2023 and 2024-2025;
Member, INTA Digital Transformation Advisory Board, 2020-2021;
Member, INTA Board of Directors, 2018-2020;
Member, INTA Global Advisory Council Asia-Pacific, 2018-2019;
Co-Chair, INTA Global Advisory Council Asia-Pacific, 2016-2017;
Chair, INTA Harmonization of Trademark Law and Practice Committee, 2016-2017;
Chair, the East Asia & Pacific Subcommittee of INTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, 2014-2015;
Member, INTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, 2004-2005, 2008-2009 and 2012-2013;
Member, INTA Policy Task Force (Anti-Counterfeiting), 2012-2013;
Member, INTA Famous & Well-known Marks Committee, 2010-2011;
Member, INTA FTA Analysis Committee, 2006-2007;
Member, APAA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, 2016-2020;
Co-Chair, APAA Emerging IP Rights Committee, 2013-2015.
Languages
English, Thai.
Memberships
Lawyers Council of Thailand;
Thai Bar Association;
Intellectual Property Association of Thailand;
ASEAN Intellectual Property Association;
Asian Patent Attorneys Association;
International Trademarks Association;
Meritas.
Education
Certificate of Instructions for Lawyers, Harvard Law School, 1991;
LL.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1990;
LL.B., Thammasat University, 1987;
B.A. (English), Ubon Rajbhat University, 1980.
Leisure
Biking, Gardening
Mentions
Thailand