Baker McKenzie LLP

Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Private Equity, Venture Capital

Partner

Somika Phagapasvivat, with more than two decades of experience in the Firm’s Banking & Finance practice, is widely sought after by major market participants. She has been involved in some of the highest‑profile and highest‑value financing transactions in Thailand, acting for many of the country’s leading financial institutions and corporates. Her key mandates include the financing of the ICONSIAM, Mahanakhon, and Samyan Mitrtown mixed‑use real estate projects, as well as Beacon Venture Capital’s investment into Grab, then a leading fintech unicorn. Her clients consistently commend her expertise, describing her as ‘very commercial,’ ‘a detailed lawyer and a good negotiator,’ and ‘very dynamic and smart.’

Her practice encompasses real estate, acquisition, and corporate financing, general banking and finance, and private equity and venture capital investments. Recent awards and rankings:

"Band 3", Banking & Finance, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Chambers Global, 2021-2026 "Highly Regarded", Banking & Finance, IFLR1000, 2024-2026 (35th edition) "Leading Partner”, Banking & Finance, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, 2025-2026 ("Leading Individual", 2023-2024) "Thailand's Top 100 Lawyers" in Banking & Finance, Financial Institutions, Financial Services Regulatory, Financial Sponsors & Asset Management and Investment Funds, Asia Business Law Journal, 2024-2025 "Innovative Practitioner", Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia-Pacific, 2020

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