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Nishimura & Asahi Shortlisted in More Categories Than any Other Japanese Law Firm at The Asia Legal Awards 2024
Apinya is a corporate and M&A partner with extensive experience in advising multinational clients in various areas, with a primary focus on joint ventures, startups & venture capital, capital markets, acquisition finance and data protection. She is the distinguished recipient of M&A Deal of the Year (South & Southeast Asia) at Asia Legal Awards 2020 for her leading role in PT Medco Energi Internasional’s acquisition of Ophir Energy.
Apinya’s extensive practice covers a wide array of matters ranging from business set-up, domestic and cross-border transactions to day-to-day business operations, to name a few. Her clientele includes both local and international conglomerates, trading companies, aircraft operators, real estate developers, petroleum and energy companies, financial institutions, securities companies, venture capitalists, and fund managers. Well-read and a holder of law degrees from three different jurisdictions - Thailand, the United States and Japan, Apinya is able to leverage her international experience and cultural insights to effectively and efficiently resolve complex cross-border legal issues and provide tailored legal services and solutions to her clients. In addition to being a practicing lawyer, Apinya is regularly invited to teach business law at various prestigious universities in Thailand, and serves as a counsellor to the Ad-hoc Committee of the House of Representatives of Thailand for consideration of amendments to the Civil and Commercial Code. Her other notable achievements include being registered as a Barrister-at-Law, Attorney-at-Law, and Notarial Services Attorney in Thailand.
Representative Work
Awards & Rankings
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Asian Legal Business: Rising Stars Thailand 2023
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27 nominations at the Women in Business Law Awards Asia-Pacific 2023
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Most Nominations at Women in Business Law Awards Asia-Pacific 2022
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Nishimura & Asahi Double Winner at the Asia Legal Awards 2020
Seminars
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Mock Hearing - Interim Measures
Bangkok
External Seminars
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Starting a Business and Data Protection in Thailand
Bangkok
External Seminars
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Thailand's Progress in Battling with Intellectual Property Infringing Goods
Bangkok
External Seminars
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E-commerce and Sustainable Local Development
Bangkok
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Intellectual Property Law in the wake of Innovation-driven Economy
Bangkok
External Seminars
Publications
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The Thai SEC Enhances Public Offering Rules for Listed Companies Undergoing Rehabilitation
Articles
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Thai SEC Proposes to Amend the Takeover Rules
Articles
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Setting up a virtual bank in Thailand
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Regulatory Relaxation on Liquor Production in Thailand
Articles
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Legal and Market Update on Challenges for Digital Assets in Thailand and Beyond
Articles
News
Education
- 2014
- Kyushu University (LL.D.)
- 2011
- New York University School of Law (LL.M.)
- 2008
- Chulalongkorn University (LL.B., with First Class Honors)
Professional Experience
- Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University
- Junior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University