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Tilleke & Gibbins Offices
SUPALAI GRAND TOWER, 26 F
1011 RAMA 3 ROAD, CHONGNONSI, YANNAWA
BANGKOK 10120
Thailand
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Mr Supasit Boonsanong
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial Department
Position
Partner and Head of Tilleke & Gibbins’ Energy Practice
Practice Areas: Energy, Banking and Finance, Corporate/M&A
Career
Supasit Boonsanong is a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial department and head of the firm’s regional energy industry team. He specializes in complex cross-border energy industry transactions, including project finance and mergers and acquisitions, and oil, gas, and petrochemical industry operations. He regularly advises leading energy and natural resource companies on projects, joint ventures, licensing, supply, construction, and financing agreements. He also specializes in negotiating engineering, procurement and construction contracts (EPCs) for process plants, conventional power plants, tank farms, and renewable energy installations (solar, wind, biomass, and waste conversion).
Supasit is chief of the legal team advising Thai government authorities on legislative amendments to the country’s petroleum laws, including drafting regulations, models of petroleum production sharing contracts, and risk service contracts under the Petroleum Act. He is widely recognized for his expertise in energy law and has been ranked by Chambers Asia-Pacific for Projects & Energy. He also teaches petroleum law and investment law at the Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University.
Supasit has over 18 years of experience at respected international law firms in Bangkok, and over 15 years as general counsel to Thailand’s National Petrochemical Company.
Languages
Thai, English
Education
LLM, Center for Petroleum Law and Mineral Studies, University of Dundee, U.K.
LLB, Chulalongkorn University
Lawyer Rankings
Thailand > Corporate and M&A
Spearheaded by Charunun Sathitsuksomboon, Tilleke & Gibbins advises clients on corporate and commercial matters across the automotive, consumer products, manufacturing and technology sectors, to name a few. The team handles energy-related M&A, spinoffs and joint ventures, as well as working with notable public and private companies on a diverse array of matters. Key contact Supasit Boonsanong specialises in cross-border transactions, particularly in the energy sector, while Yaowarote Klinboon, who joined the practice from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in January 2023, possesses strengths in handling M&A work arising post-IPO.
Thailand > Projects and energy
Tilleke & Gibbins is well-placed to handle various clean energy and renewables matters, routinely involved in solar, wind energy, biomass and hydroelectric projects. The team also covers a host of infrastructure projects, including those arising from the real estate, transport, telecoms, utilities and social infrastructure sectors. Practice head Supasit Boonsanong is sought out for his expertise in cross-border energy transactions, as well as possessing expertise in drafting and negotiating high-value EPC contracts for a variety of projects. Charuwan Charoonchitsathian demonstrates proficiency in project development and finance, EPC agreements, M&A and business reorganisations. Joseph Tomkiewicz left the firm in December 2022.
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