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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 John Frangos
Work Department
Dispute Resolution Department
Position
Partner and Director, Dispute Resolution
Practice Areas: Aviation, Compliance and Investigations, Dispute Resolution and Litigation
Career
John Frangos is a partner and director of Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution and litigation group. Based in Bangkok, he works with clients and the firm’s disputes team on complex cases across Southeast Asia. He is especially active in leading the firm’s aviation practice as well as its compliance and investigations practice.
On the basis of his expertise in the aviation industry, coupled with his exceptional client service, John is ranked as a leading aviation and transport practitioner by Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, and Asialaw Profiles. Clients have described him as “absolutely one of the best aviation lawyers in Thailand,” and as “super responsive, incredibly knowledgeable, and really focused on getting the best outcome as quickly as possible” (Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021).
With many years’ experience in Thailand and Vietnam, John brings strong knowledge of local business practices and customs. He also has a deep understanding of the region’s political and economic landscapes, which shape the legal environment that businesses must navigate.
John serves as the Thailand chapter head for the New York State Bar Association and a committee leader for the Aerospace Council of the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand. He was previously a commissioner on the Anti-Corruption Commission for the Thailand chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce. In that capacity, he assisted the Thai government by providing his expertise and comments on its anticorruption laws. John has also worked with the Vietnamese government to propose amendments to regulations on aircraft registration and repossession.
John is admitted to the New York bar.
Languages
English
Education
MIA, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
JD, New York Law School
BA, Stony Brook University
Lawyer Rankings
Thailand > Dispute resolution: international arbitration
Capable of advising across a full suite of ADR proceedings, Tilleke & Gibbins is especially active in the construction, energy, infrastructure and maritime arenas. John Frangos, Michael Ramirez and Noppramart Thammateeradaycho steer the practice, with the latter possessing notable expertise in the construction, energy, insurance and aviation and shipping industries.
Thailand > Restructuring and insolvency
Led by Cynthia M. Pornavalai, John Frangos and Thawat Damsa-ard
, Tilleke & Gibbins‘s restructuring and insolvency practice is well-versed in matters concerning business rehabilitation, distribution of assets amid company closure and managing business renewals. Pornavalai and Damsa-ard’s expertise broadly covers bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency, with the latter recently achieving success in protecting numerous creditors’ interests in the Thai Airways rehabilitation case.
Thailand > Transport
(Leading individuals)Pre-eminent in the aviation sector, Tilleke & Gibbins is routinely entrusted with aircraft transactions and financings by a multitude of clients, including airlines, air cargo firms and insurers, among others. The practice is jointly led by John Frangos, who is regarded for his aviation and dispute capabilities, and Santhapat Periera, who demonstrates strength on the transactional side of aviation-related matters. Noppramart Thammateeradaycho leads the shipping team, advising on ship arrests and collisions, as well as marine casualties, in addition to being involved in maritime insurance disputes.
Thailand > Dispute resolution
Utilising its office network across Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, Tilleke & Gibbins’s broad disputes offering encompasses civil and commercial litigation, as well as alternative dispute resolution. The firm is routinely entrusted by clients with a host of issues from public law and aviation disputes to construction and energy disputes. Joint practice head John Frangos’s strengths lie in contentious aircraft repossessions, fraud and employment matters, to name a few, while fellow practice head Chusert Supasitthumrong is active across all levels of Thai courts, as well as pre-eminent experience in out-of-court disputes. Thawat Damsa-ard focuses on disputes arising from the commercial arena. Noppramart Thammateeradaycho is also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution Thailand
- Leading individuals Thailand > Transport
- Restructuring and insolvency Thailand
- Transport Thailand
- Dispute resolution: international arbitration Thailand
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