The team at Baker McKenzie LLP is experienced in assisting its portfolio of clients, which consists of a broad range of local and international banks and public companies, amongst others, on the gamut of complex cases. Its workload features advising both borrowers and lenders on complex sustainable financing matters, and handling acquisition, asset, trade and project financing matters in domestic and cross-jurisdictional contexts. At the team’s helm are experienced practitioner Thinawat Bukhamana; structured finance, derivatives and fintech expert Komkrit Kietduriyakul; energy and infrastructure specialist Sawanee Sethsathira; and Viroj Piyawattanametha, whose expertise ranges from debt capital markets cases to advising on the financing aspects of M&A transactions. Chaveewan Likhitwattanachai is equipped to advise on complex transactions, while Benja Supannakul and Kullarat Phongsathaporn are financial services specialists. Digital assets and project financing form a significant portion of Kanokpan Poovaratanakul's practice and Somika Phagapasvivat is also a name to note. Wittaya Luengsukcharoen retired in July 2024.
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Thinawat Bukhamana; Komkrit Kietduriyakul; Sawanee Sethsathira; Viroj Piyawattanametha
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Tatcha Thumpramoth; Roypim Ransigutta; Chaveewan Likhitwattanachai; Somika Phagapasvivat; Kanokpan Poovaratanakul; Benja Supannakul; Kullarat Phongsathaporn