Walanchathas Sanguanwong > DFDL Legal & Tax > Bangkok, Thailand > Lawyer Profile

DFDL Legal & Tax
NO. 3, RAJANAKARN BUILDING, AA FLOOR, SOUTH SATHORN ROAD
YANNAWA SUB-DISTRICT, SATHORN DISTRICT
BANGKOK METROPOLIS 10120
Thailand

Work Department

Thailand

Position

Partner

Career

Walanchathas has over 13 years of experience working in Thailand and the Lao PDR. She specializes in cross-border financing, mergers and acquisitions and commercial transactions, particularly in relation to structuring acquisition and finance deals and advising on negotiations. Walanchathas has advised on numerous development, financing, and mergers and acquisition projects as well as lenders, developers and contractors on energy and infrastructure projects, including related EPC contracts review and negotiation, in Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines and Myanmar, covering hydropower, solar, wind and gas projects.

She has been ranked as a ‘Rising Star’ by The Legal 500 under Banking & Finance.

Languages

She speaks Thai, English, and Lao.

Education

Walanchathas has completed a Master of Laws (LL.M.) at Northwestern University, Chicago, and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. She speaks Thai, English, and Lao.

Lawyer Rankings

Thailand > Banking and finance

(Next Generation Partners)

Walanchathas SanguanwongDFDL Legal & Tax

DFDL Legal & Tax’s capabilities encompass inbound and outbound investments and projects, alongside demonstrable strengths in regulatory and compliance issues. The practice is particularly active in financial technology, consumer goods and logistics, among various other areas. David Doran, Audray Souche, Nipaporn Supha-Utchaichan, Kraisorn Rueangkul and Walanchathas Sanguanwong jointly lead the team. Souche has expertise in managing energy and infrastructure projects for clients, and Supha-Utchaichan is active in the corporate arena. Rueangkul’s strengths lie in foreign direct investment and public-private partnerships, among other issues, and Sanguanwong is routinely engaged in relation to structuring acquisition and finance deals and advising on negotiations.

Thailand > Corporate and M&A

Capable of handling cross-border deals in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, DFDL Legal & Tax advises clients on inbound and outbound investments and projects, regulatory and compliance issues, combining their legal and tax expertise to do so. The team counts government organisations, start-ups and Thai and international corporations in its varied client roster. Leading the team is Audray Souche, with her particular experience in handling energy and infrastructure projects; her fellow practice heads include David Doran, Vinay Ahuja, Nipaporn Supha-UtchaichanKraisorn Rueangkul and Walanchathas Sanguanwong.

Thailand > Projects and energy

David Doran, Audray Souche, Nipaporn Supha-Utchaichan, Kraisorn Rueangkul and Walanchathas Sanguanwong steer the DFDL Legal & Tax practice, which demonstrates particular capabilities in managing cross-border deals across Cambodia, the Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam. The team leverages its considerable experience across a variety of industries, such as energy, infrastructure and manufacturing, to handle matters for a diverse roster of clients that includes start-ups, private clients and Thai and international corporations. Souche fields a strong practice in public-private projects, leading multiple project finance and project development assignments, and Supha-Utchaichan is well-equipped to handle foreign direct investment, corporate transactions, M&A and financings. Rueangkul is particularly experienced in cross-border mergers and investments in the Mekong region, while Sanguanwong is geared to handle structuring acquisition and finance deals.