Siradapat Ratanakorn

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Consultant, Regulatory Affairs

Biography

Siradapat Ratanakorn is a food technologist and a consultant in the firm’s regulatory affairs group. She handles all matters pertaining to food, including Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) registration and strategy. Siradapat also handles animal feed registrations with the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA).

Prior to joining Tilleke & Gibbins, Siradapat worked for the Thai FDA, where her primary responsibilities involved import licenses, food registration, and classification, particularly in relation to food supplements, beverages, and food additives. At Tilleke & Gibbins, Siradapat is responsible for handling issues for importers and producers of food, food supplements, and food additives.

Experience

Assisted a Japanese food manufacturer in assessing the registrability of its food supplements, and advised on the necessary amendments to be made in order to ensure a smooth registration process.
Assisted the Thai FDA in developing regulations on food supplements and food additives. Specifically, this involved in compiling information on the use of food additives to create a food supplement database and a food supplement product manual and checklist.
Participated in the Thai FDA’s Post-Marketing Group to identify food supplement products that were not compliant with Thai law.
Worked with food supplement companies to import products that were experiencing a shortage due to floods around the country, and helped to implement the emergency registration process for these newly imported products.

ABOUT Siradapat

Languages

Thai

English

Education

BSc, Srinakharinwirot University

Insights

June 25, 2020

Practical Law: Agricultural Law in Thailand 2020

Practical Law has published an updated online version of Agricultural Law in Thailand, a Q&A-style guide that provides detailed overviews of the law affecting agribusiness in the country. The Thailand overview is one of twenty such guides to jurisdictions worldwide, covering key practical issues related to the legal environment for agricultural operations.The Thailand section, written by lawyers at Tilleke & Gibbins, delves into the following main issues:

April 16, 2020

Tilleke & Gibbins Nominated for Visionary Client Service Award

In-House Community, the well-respected publishing house behind Asian-Mena Counsel magazine, has announced the shotlist for its 2020 Visionary Client Service Providers awards, naming Tilleke & Gibbins as one of the nominees for the prestigious accolade.

March 24, 2020

COVID-19 Resource Center

As the global COVID-19 situation develops, Tilleke & Gibbins is dedicated to ensuring that our clients remain up to date on the most important legal developments in Southeast Asia as they happen.

March 19, 2020

COVID-19 Status Update for Southeast Asia – March 18, 2020

The effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic on Southeast Asia are a deep concern shared by all with connections to the region. To encourage clear understanding of the facts on the ground, Tilleke & Gibbins has prepared this high-level snapshot of the legal situation as it currently stands in each of our jurisdictions.Administrative and Judicial Functions

Awards & Rankings

September 17, 2021

Tilleke & Gibbins Wins Thailand Firm of the Year from Asia Women in Business Law Awards

The 2021 edition of the prestigious Asia Women in Business Law Awards was announced on September 15, with Tilleke & Gibbins winning the prize for Thailand Firm of the Year. Each year, Euromoney hosts the Asia Women in Business Law Awards to recognize firms that are strongly committed to gender issues and women’s advancement in the law. The awards are a celebration of women in the legal profession throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and shine a spotlight on top individual lawyers as well as firms whose success is driven by women. The awards further recognize gender diversity initiatives, innovation, mentoring, work-life balance, pro bono work, and talent management. With its record of providing an equitable environment that supports and rewards high performers regardless of gender or other status, Tilleke & Gibbins is a regular contender in the awards, which it last won in 2019 when it was named Vietnam Firm of the Year. To browse the complete list of winners of the Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2021, please visit the awards website.

August 27, 2021

Tilleke & Gibbins Repeats Record Showing in IFLR1000 2022 Rankings

International Financial Law Review (IFLR) has released the final installment of the 2022 edition of its annual IFLR1000 rankings of leading law firms in domestic and cross-border financial and transactional matters across the globe. Matching last year’s record results, Tilleke & Gibbins’ regional corporate and commercial team was awarded 15 distinct practice rankings across Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Tilleke & Gibbins was ranked in the following practice areas: Thailand—Banking and Finance, Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development, Restructuring and Insolvency Vietnam—Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development Myanmar—Financial and Corporate and Project Development Cambodia—Financial and Corporate, Project Development Laos—Financial and Corporate, Project Development In addition to the firmwide rankings, five of the firm’s attorneys were recognized with individual rankings for their expertise in financial or transactional matters in their respective jurisdictions. Charunun Sathitsuksomboon – Thailand – M&A Dino Santaniello – Laos – Corporate and M&A Saithong Rattana – Laos – Project Development, M&A Santhapat Periera – Laos – Banking, Energy, M&A Yuwadee Thean-ngarm – Myanmar – Banking and Finance, M&A The IFLR1000 ranks the world’s leading corporate and financial law firms, covering the core transactional practice areas of Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development, and Restructuring and Insolvency. Please visit the IFLR1000 website to review the full rankings for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

July 23, 2021

Record-High Number of Women in Business Law Awards Nominations for Tilleke & Gibbins in 2021

The nominations for the 2021 Asia Women in Business Law Awards have been released, and Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated in a record four firm categories and eight individual categories. The Asia Women in Business Law Awards are organized by the publisher Euromoney to recognize firms that are strongly committed to gender issues and women’s advancement in the law. Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated in the following categories: Firm and Jurisdiction Categories Talent Management – International Firm of the Year Indonesia Firm of the Year Thailand Firm of the Year Vietnam Firm of the Year Practice Area Categories Commercial Arbitration Lawyer of the Year – Noppramart Thammateeradaycho Copyright Lawyer of the Year – Yuwadee Thean-ngarm Insurance Lawyer of the Year – Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh Privacy and Data Protection Lawyer of the Year – Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh Shipping and Maritime Lawyer of the Year – Noppramart Thammateeradaycho TMT Lawyer of the Year – Waewpen Piemwichai Trademark Lawyer of the Year – Linh Thi Mai Nguyen Rising Star Categories IP Rising Star of the Year – Sher Hann Chua This is the fifth consecutive year that these three Tilleke & Gibbins jurisdictions (Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam) have all been nominated for the Firm of the Year awards—an award that the firm won for Vietnam in 2019. The winners will be announced at a virtual awards ceremony on September 15.