Prevailed in a labor dispute wherein a managerial-level employee claimed that he had been wrongfully terminated and sought severance and other monetary entitlements. Representing the employer, we proved that the employee had in fact resigned from the company.
Sasirusm (Roll) B. Chunhakasikarn
Attorney-at-Law
PRACTICE
OFFICE
LANGUAGE
Thai, English
EDUCATION
LLM, Howard University School of Law
LLB, Chulalongkorn University
Sasirusm (Roll) B. Chunhakasikarn is a top litigator specializing in complex family and commercial disputes. A versatile practitioner, Roll counts among her clients, multinational corporations, educational institutions, leading Thai companies, professional services firms, and individuals.
Roll provides ongoing labor and employment representation to leaders in the finance, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, logistics, construction, telecommunications, and education industries. When employment relationships deteriorate, clients call on Roll to represent their interests in negotiation, mediation, and in the courtroom. Widely regarded as an expert in employment law, Roll is a regular contributor to legal publications, a popular speaker at high-level seminars, and is often interviewed by members of the print and broadcast media.
In her family law practice, Roll focuses on disputes affecting today’s global family, including international divorce, international child abduction, division of assets located worldwide, and child custody disputes between parents residing in different countries. She has a high success record in mediating between divorcing parties to reach amicable settlements in respect of child custody, division of property, and support payments.
Roll is also member of the firm’s leading maritime practice, having won several high-profile maritime cases in Thailand’s Intellectual Property and International Trade Court and Thailand’s Supreme Court.
Roll's strong skills as an advocate are augmented by her fluency in English. She obtained her law degree from Chulalongkorn University, and later completed the LLM program at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She received her lawyer’s license in 1994.
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Obtained a favorable judgment for the Thai affiliate of a leading animal health company in a case filed against a group of former executives who left to work for our client’s chief competitor. We secured this successful result even though there is still debate among Thai legal scholars as to whether noncompetition clauses are fair to employees.
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Represented an Australian father in a contested family matter regarding the custody of his daughter. The mother of the child planned to move abroad with the daughter. We filed a case in Family Court seeking, on behalf of our client, sole legal custody of his daughter. After a successful mediation, the mother of the child granted sole legal custody to our client.
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Assisted a client whose wife had abducted his daughter and wrongfully withheld assets valued at over USD 1,000,000. We successfully mediated this case, which involved both family and criminal matters. The parties agreed to a divorce and the daughter was returned to our client.
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Represented the wife in a divorce case. After long settlement negotiations with the husband, we reached a compromise agreement supervised by the court and avoided trial of this sensitive matter.
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Successfully resolved, on confidential terms, a high-profile lawsuit brought by long-term employees against a professional services firm.
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Represented a foreigner in a child legitimization battle and advised on strategy in multiple appeals in Thailand and in a separate lawsuit in the U.S.
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Assessed the strength of unfair termination claims for scenarios involving corporate reduction in profit and for cases involving employees’ violations of work rules and contract terms.
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Successfully defended one of the world’s leading liner companies against multiple cargo claims brought in Thailand’s Intellectual Property and International Trade Court.
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Represented a subsidiary of a global multimodal transportation provider in a case worth THB 24,000,000. Secured emergency relief in Thailand’s Intellectual Property and International Trade Court, allowing the client to remove the cargo from its vessel.
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Secured a victory in Thailand’s Supreme Court on behalf of an ocean common carrier for damage to a vessel due to defective product packaging.
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Successfully negotiated the terms of and concluded a high-profile international divorce, while ensuring confidentiality despite elevated media interest in the divorcing parties.
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Represented a foreign husband in a highly contested divorce proceeding involving child custody and allegations of child abuse by the Thai mother.
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Represented an American father in an international child abduction case involving a child with health issues who was abducted to Thailand in violation of a U.S. child custody order.
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| December 6, 2012 |
Tilleke & Gibbins Tops Asialaw Profiles Rankings for Thailand Tilleke & Gibbins has the greatest breadth of expertise of any domestic law firm in Thailand, according to a recently released publication. In the Thailand research for Asialaw Profiles 2013,... |
| October 18, 2012 |
Tilleke & Gibbins to Host Annual Employment Law Forum on November 27 Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut, Chusert Supasitthumrong, Sasirusm (Roll) B. Chunhakasikarn Labor and employment issues are always near the top of the corporate agenda. Whether you are dealing with developing employment agreements, changing work rules, negotiating with trade unions, or... |
| July 5, 2012 |
Tilleke & Gibbins Lawyer to Serve as Panelist at LAWASIA Family Law Conference Sasirusm (Roll) B. Chunhakasikarn The LAWASIA team has invited Sasirusm (Roll) B. Chunhakasikarn, attorney-at-law in the Tilleke & Gibbins dispute resolution group, to be a panelist at the fourth LAWASIA Family Law Conference,... |
| June 21, 2012 |
Tilleke & Gibbins Dispute Resolution Team Highly Recommended by PLC Which Lawyer In PLC Which Lawyer’s 2012 Dispute Resolution rankings, Tilleke & Gibbins has been recognized and highly recommended as among the top dispute resolution and litigation practices in Thailand. The... |
| March 2, 2012 |
Chambers Asia-Pacific Ranks Tilleke & Gibbins as Tier 1 Shipping Firm in Thailand Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012, an annual guide assessing lawyers and law firms, has ranked the Tilleke & Gibbins Shipping team as a Tier 1 practice in Thailand. The ranking, which was a result of... |
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| March 20, 2013 |
Lex Mundi Guide to Doing Business in Thailand 2013 Published by Tilleke & Gibbins in association with Lex Mundi, the Guide to Doing Business in Thailand provides a comprehensive overview of the legal environment for investors entering the Thai... |
| September 5, 2012 |
The Report: Thailand 2012 – Legal Framework The Report: Thailand 2012, published by Oxford Business Group, provides an in-depth analysis of different sectors of the Thai economy. Tilleke & Gibbins contributed the legal section of the... |
| January 4, 2012 |
Lex Mundi Guide to Doing Business in Thailand 2012 This guide provides a detailed overview of doing business in Thailand. Topics covered in the guide include investment, import and export regulations, exchange controls, tax, requirements for... |
| December 14, 2011 |
Thailand Legal Basics, a valuable primer for foreign investors, begins with an overview of Thailand’s legal system, including its history and the events and professionals that are shaping the legal... |
| May 11, 2011 |
The Report: Thailand 2011 – Legal Framework The Report: Thailand 2011, published by Oxford Business Group, provides an in-depth analysis of various sectors of the Thai economy. In the legal section of the publication, Tilleke & Gibbins... |
