Bangkok
One-stop provision of borderless and practical advice to meet legal needs in Southeast Asia, particularly in Thailand
The office opened as the first large Japanese law firm in 2013. In 2019, the office merged with SCL Law Group, a local law firm led by Chavalit Uttasart, a Thai law attorney who has over 40 years of experience in the field of international corporate legal affairs. As a comprehensive Thai law firm, we have established a system to respond to the diversifying legal needs of our Japanese and Thai clients, including not only inbound and outbound transactions between Thailand and Japan, but also multilateral transactions between Thailand and Vietnam and other Asian countries, not limited to Japan.
In collaboration with our Tokyo office and other offices in Japan and overseas, we provide highly specialized, detailed legal services in a wide range of fields, ranging from client expansion and development to withdrawal, to companies considering entering markets in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries and to domestic and overseas clients who may have difficulties after entering the market due to legal and cultural differences.
People
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With more than forty years of experience, Chavalit is highly regarded as a leading figure in Thailand. His areas of s...
Chavalit UTTASART
- Partner
- Bangkok
- Bangkok Office Co-representative
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Tokuhiro Matsunaga has handled a wide variety of cross-border M&A transactions in Asia and other regions. Recentl...
Tokuhiro MATSUNAGA
- Partner
- Bangkok
- Bangkok Office Co-representative
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Since joining the firm in 2003, he has gained experience mainly in the corporate field. Following a one-year secondme...
Hideshi OBARA
- Partner
- Bangkok
- Bangkok Office Co-representative
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He advises on a wide range of merger-and-acquisition transactions, joint ventures, foreign direct investments, genera...
Jirapong SRIWAT
- Partner
- Bangkok
- Bangkok Office Co-representative
News
Recent Work
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- 2024.10
- Medeze Group PCL: Listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand
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- 2024.7
- Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. - Capital Partnership With ORIX Corporation and Establishment of New Company To Operate Projector Business
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- 2024.2
- Adastria Co.,Ltd. - Establishment of a joint venture company with Primer Holdings Inc.
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- 2023.11
- SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd./Japan Monozukuri Mirai Investment Limited Partnership: Acquisition of shares in IJTT Co., Ltd. by tender offer
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- 2023.11
- Anupong Kriangkrailipikorn - Kasikorn Bank takes over Traveligo, and subsequently rebrand to Gother
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- 2023.10
- Marubeni Corporation: Investment in Karmarts Public Co., Ltd.
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- 2023.5
- Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. and Toyo Ink (Thailand) Co., Ltd. - Acquisition of Thai Eurocoat Ltd. in Thailand
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- 2022
- Toshiba Corporation: Transfer of shares of Toshiba Carrier Corporation to Carrier Corporation
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- 2022
- AirAsia Aviation Ltd. - Fund raising and group restructuring of AirAsia’s business in Thailand
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- 2021
- Advantage Partners Inc. and Tokyo Century Corporation: Acquisition of Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.’s energy storage devices and systems business
Awards & Rankings
Seminars
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Risks Associated with Human and Labor Rights in the Seafood Market in Japan and Asia: promoting human rights due diligence
Tokyo
External Seminars
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Human Rights Due Diligence in the Construction Industry Supply Chain
Online
External Seminars
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Seminar on Human Rights Due Diligence: Trends in Legislation in the World and Practical Considerations in the Field
Tokyo
External Seminars
Publications
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Personal Data Protection Update: recent developments, sub-regulations, guidelines, and official plan under the Thai PDPA
Articles
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Research on the Legal Framework for Human Rights and Public Procurement in Japan
Articles
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Increased Tax Exemption on Severance Pay and its Potential Impact on Job Exit Negotiation
Transcripts of lectures