Secured an Alien Business License for the world’s leading online booking website, which was a first and landmark achievement in this industry. Despite the fact that the governing authorities normally reserve all tourism operations for Thai nationals, we succeeded in convincing these decision makers of the great value that this business would add to Thailand and its economy. We coordinated and secured the approval of each authority and, ultimately, obtained the Alien Business License for our client.
Corporate Services
Tilleke & Gibbins is a renowned one‐stop center for legal advice and assistance on all corporate needs, affording clients convenience and economy of costs. We specialize in the mechanics of starting and operating a business in Thailand and Vietnam, including registration, licenses and permits, company secretarial services, tax matters, employment, immigration, regulatory affairs, and property. We have the depth and breadth within our firm to provide advice tailored to your unique business operations.
We support entrepreneurs in Thailand and Vietnam, from multinational corporations to startup companies and everyone in between, including SMEs. Our firm has:
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Represented the world’s leading car seat maker in critical negotiations with the Board of Investment (BOI) on potential revocation of all benefits and privileges, which could have led to damages of over USD 20,000,000. In addition to our overwhelming victory at the BOI, we successfully obtained several Alien Business Licenses, which will allow the clients’ subsidiaries in Thailand to provide service to affiliates in the region.
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Represented a leading electronic toll collection system provider as its sole legal counsel since the commencement of its operations in Thailand in 2006. In this capacity, we have assisted our client in bidding for government contracts, obtaining BOI promotion, and all other compliance matters.
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Assisted a leader in branded lifestyle apparel on all aspects of establishing a Regional Operating Headquarters (ROH) in Thailand, including legal assistance on leasing approximately 1,000 square meters of office space.
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Assisted a subsidiary of a Korean manufacturing conglomerate in establishing a branch office in Thailand to operate a service business for a project of an international energy company.
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Applied for and obtained an investment certificate for one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. This included researching complex licensing and capitalization issues to limit the company’s liability and advised on the proper amount of investment capital.
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Assisted a successful Malaysian trading company in establishing a representative office in Thailand to source consumable and non-consumable products, verify the quality of the products, and report to its head office.
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Helped a diversified steel products company select the appropriate Vietnamese business model and adapt their documents for doing business in Vietnam.
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Helped a multinational company establish a foreign direct investment company engaged in the import/export and distribution of mobile phones and computers. The established company is one of the few foreign-owned companies permitted to do business in this sector in Vietnam.
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Advised a leading pharmaceutical company that previously operated as a representative office in Vietnam on establishing a pharmaceutical import company. We assisted the client with closing its representative office and establishing the wholly-owned foreign enterprise to import pharmaceutical products.
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Provided in-depth advice to a global software solutions provider on doing business in Vietnam.
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Advised an international technology company on operating a representative office in Vietnam, including advising on the scope of work of a representative office, employment matters, tax matters, and government filing requirements. We prepared Vietnamese and English versions of labor contracts.
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Prepared the application dossier and all additional documentation required to establish a 100% foreign-owned company engaging in the distribution of industrial tools in Vietnam. We also assisted the client with leasing office space.
| Name | Position | Office | Contact |
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Charunun Sathitsuksomboon |
Partner | Bangkok |
+66 2653 5541 |
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Kobkit Thienpreecha |
Partner | Bangkok |
+66 2653 5534 |
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Michael K. Lee |
Partner | Ho Chi Minh City |
+84 8 3936 2069 |
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Piyanuj (Lui) Ratprasatporn |
Partner | Bangkok |
+66 2653 5533 |
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Anake Rattanajitbanjong |
Associate | Bangkok |
+66 2653 5510 |
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Chaiwat Keratisuthisathorn |
Associate | Bangkok |
+66 2653 5507 |
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Doan Ngoc Tran |
Associate | Ho Chi Minh City |
+84 8 3936 2060 |
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Huong Thi Thanh Nguyen |
Associate | Hanoi |
+84 4 3772 5617 |
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Kien Trung Trinh |
Associate | Hanoi |
+84 4 3772 5567 |
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Kitti Thaisomboon |
Associate | Bangkok |
+66 2653 5539 |
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| December 21, 2012 |
Chambers Asia Pacific Awards 2013: Tilleke & Gibbins Shortlisted for Thailand Law Firm of the Year Darani Vachanavuttivong, Tiziana Sucharitkul Recognizing the firm’s status in the upper echelon of the Thai legal market, Chambers and Partners has nominated Tilleke & Gibbins for its Thailand Law Firm of the Year award. The firm is one... |
| November 23, 2012 |
Tilleke & Gibbins Once Again Named “Best Firm in Thailand” at Asia Women in Business Law Awards Darani Vachanavuttivong, Tiziana Sucharitkul On November 22, 2012, the Euromoney Legal Media Group held its second annual Asia Women in Business Law Awards at the Renaissance Harbor View Hotel in Hong Kong. At the event, Tilleke... |
| October 12, 2012 |
Euromoney Asia Women in Business Law Awards: Tilleke & Gibbins Shortlisted in Four Categories Darani Vachanavuttivong, Tiziana Sucharitkul On November 22, 2012, the Euromoney Legal Media Group will hold its second annual Asia Women in Business Law Awards at the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel in Hong Kong. Again this year,... |
| June 11, 2012 |
Tilleke & Gibbins Attorney to Speak at Thai Institute of Directors Program Kobkit Thienpreecha Kokbit Thienpreecha of the Tilleke & Gibbins corporate and commercial department has been invited to speak at a Dinner Talk for the Director Certification Program (in English), hosted by the... |
| May 15, 2012 |
British Chamber Quotes Tilleke & Gibbins Partner on ASEAN Economic Community Cynthia M. Pornavalai Issue 2/2012 of The Brief, published by the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand, features an article exploring ASEAN free trade agreements, their impact on the region, future... |
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| April 28, 2011 |
Coping with Expanded Environmental Regulation David Duncan, Charunun Sathitsuksomboon Last year, around the same time as Thailand’s “Red Shirt” crisis, another crisis was under way. Of course, we are referring to Map Ta Phut, a thoroughly industrialized municipality which became... |
| March 11, 2011 |
PLC Cross-border Doing Business in … Handbook 2011 – Thailand Chapter Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut, Siriwan Phentalay, Chaiwat Keratisuthisathorn, Charunun Sathitsuksomboon, Hiranrat Chakartnarodom This chapter provides an overview of the legal system and key laws for foreign companies doing business in Thailand. Presented in a question-and-answer format, the chapter examines the rules... |
| February 28, 2011 |
Vietnam Issues New Guidance on the Law on Enterprises Thom Thi Mai Nguyen, Vinh Quoc Nguyen Vietnam’s business environment has quickly evolved since its early overhaul or “Doi Moi” process in 1986. Vietnam’s Law on Enterprises and its guiding regulations, the main laws governing the... |
| February 18, 2011 |
List of Laws Containing Directors’ and Managers’ Criminal Liability Provisions David Lyman, Kobkit Thienpreecha, Weerawat Distapinyo This document provides a list of all Thai statutes that deal with liability of corporate directors and officers. |
| November 24, 2010 |
Legal Developments of Board Meetings Piyanuj (Lui) Ratprasatporn, Kobkit Thienpreecha Before September 10, 2008, private companies in Thailand had a fair amount of flexibility in holding meetings of the Board of Directors. On that date, however, Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC... |
