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Drawing on the firm's full-service structure, DLA Piper’s real estate clients are able to take full advantage of its corporate, finance, regulatory and dispute resolution expertise. The group is proficient in real estate investments and project development, covering commercial, industrial and hospitality facilities. Waranon Vanichprapa and the 'responsive, responsible and communicative' Samata Masagee jointly oversee the group, with Vanichparpa leading on financing deals, and Masagee excelling in the energy sector. Sarita Prukaroon is ‘demonstrably a rising star’ in the real estate space.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Effectively bilingual in Thai and English.’

  • ‘Samata Masagee - responsive, responsible and communicative.’

  • ‘DLA Piper (Thailand) understands our company's ways of working very well and is able to deliver advice that is practical and highly relevant to our requirements. Their unwavering commitment to meet our timelines (which can sometimes be aggressive due to business needs) is remarkable and very much appreciated.’

  • ‘Country managing partner Waranon Vanichprapa shows a deep understanding of our industry and leads an impressive team which is always able to deliver high quality work product and in a timely manner. Associate Sarita Prukaroon is demonstrably a rising star.’

Key clients

  • John Swire & Sons Hong Kong
  • Anschutz Entertainment Group Inc. (AEG)
  • Global Hospitality Licensing S.à r.l.
  • Frasers Property (Thailand) Public Company Limited
  • Frasers Property Limited
  • DAMAC Properties Co. LLC.
  • WHA Utilities and Power Public Company Limited
  • Real Asset Development Co., Ltd
  • Lotus Bakeries Corporate NV
  • China Railway Construction (South East Asia) Co., Ltd.

Work highlights

Assisting John Swire & Sons Hong Kong with its first expansion into Thailand, involving the acquisition of 40% shares in City Grace Co.
Acting as legal counsel for AEG on the EmLive project.
Advising Frasers Property Limited as well as its wholly-owned company, Frasers Property Holdings (Thailand) Company Limited on the acquisition of 100% of the total issued shares of Frasers Property Technology (Thailand) Co.

Lawyers

Practice head

Waranon Vanichprapa; Samata Masagee

Other key lawyers

Sarita Prukaroon