Mr Sumit Masrungson > Siam Premier International Law Office Limited > Bangkok, Thailand > Lawyer Profile

Siam Premier International Law Office Limited
THE OFFICES AT CENTRAL WORLD, 26TH FLOOR
999/9 RAMA 1 ROAD, PATHUMWAN
BANGKOK 10330
Thailand

Work Department

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Employment and Labour

Position

Senior Consultant

Career

As one of Thailand’s most respected litigators, Sumit has over 36 years’ experience in managing high-value and complex commercial and administrative disputes. Sumit’s opinion is often sought by large private and public sector clients on sensitive and multifaceted matters, when stakes are high. His practice focuses on disputes concerning employment law, business rehabilitation, bankruptcy law, construction, corporate, commercial and administrative matters. He also has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation.

Sumit is regularly invited as a guest speaker and adjunct lecturer at various public and private universities and private sector events. He had served as Vice President to the Academic Affairs of the Lawyers Council of Thailand under the Royal Patronage.

Languages

  • Thai
  • English

Memberships

  • Member of the Thai Bar Association
  • Former Vice President to the Academic Affairs of the Lawyers Council of Thailand under the Royal Patronage

Education

  • LL.B. Ramkhamhaeng University
  • Certificate of Dallas-Fort Worth School of Law, Texas
  • Certificate of Academy of American and International Law, Texas

Lawyer Rankings

Thailand > Labour and employment

Siam Premier International Law Office Limited’s ‘highly capable and responsible’ practice is led by Rawat Chomsri, who advises domestic and multinational clients on contentious and non-contentious, as well as industrial relations issues, and Sumit Masrungson, who has experience in handling employment disputes. The team’s workload includes matters relating to collective agreement administration, collective bargaining, discipline and termination of employment, and industrial conflicts, such as strikes, lock-outs and picketing.

Thailand > Dispute resolution

Siam Premier International Law Office Limited’s dispute resolution team is led by Kong Suriyamontol, who has experience across the mining and natural resources, oil and gas and construction sectors, Techatat Udomsiri and Sumit Masrungson. Praised as a ‘safe and steady pair of hands’, Udomsiri’s expertise covers major contracts, construction and trade matters, while Masrungson advises on employment disputes, as well as rehabilitation and bankruptcy proceedings. The team’s caseload includes aviation disputes, administrative law proceedings and banking and finance litigation. The practice has been boosted by Suraphon Rittipongchusit who has joined from Kennedys.