Ms Yaowarote Klinboon > 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 and Commercial Department

Position

Partner

Career

Yaowarote Klinboon is a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial group and head of the firm’s capital markets practice. With over 20 years of experience in domestic and international capital markets, Yaowarote is one of Thailand’s most prominent capital markets lawyers. She is experienced with securities offerings under Rule 144A/Regulation S of the US Securities Act, the Rules and Regulations of the SGX-ST, and with the requirements of the Stock Exchange of Thailand. She is also adept at advising public listed companies on general corporate matters, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions, and she actively advises both issuers and underwriters on international and domestic offerings of equity and debt instruments. She is internationally recognized for her securities work with top-tier financial advisory houses and financial institutions, and is ranked as one of Thailand’s top capital markets lawyers by Chambers Asia-Pacific and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific.

Yaowarote holds an LLB from Chulalongkorn University and LLMs from both Chulalongkorn University and the University of East Anglia. She started her career working as a legal officer in the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Stock Exchange of Thailand, before moving to private practice roles at some of Thailand’s most prominent law firms. Highly regarded for her practical and direct advice, Yaowarote is trusted by many of Thailand’s largest companies and is a regular expert speaker at the Thai Institute of Directors.

Languages

English; Thai

Education

LLM, University of East Anglia

LLM, Chulalongkorn University

LLB, Chulalongkorn University

Lawyer Rankings

Thailand > Capital markets

(Next Generation Partners)

Yaowarote KlinboonTilleke & Gibbins

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.

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.