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Wanwanuch Pornlert

Associate

Biography

Wanwanuch Pornlert is an associate in Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial group in Bangkok. She has extensive experience advising domestic and international clients across a range of industries on corporate and commercial legal matters, including market entry and company establishment, company’s dissolution and liquidation, business restructuring and reorganization, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, foreign business laws, and Board of Investment (BOI) promotion. She also has additional background and expertise in personal data protection laws.

Prior to joining Tilleke & Gibbins, Wanwanuch worked as a legal consultant and manager in one of the Big Four professional service firms for almost nine years, during which she focused on providing legal advice and implementation services to Japanese businesses operating in Thailand. Wanwanuch graduated with an LLM in International Commercial Law from the University of Aberdeen and an LLB from Thammasat University, and she holds a lawyer’s license from the Lawyer’s Council of Thailand.

Experience

  • Advised clients in various industries (e.g., automotive, electronics, appliances, steel manufacturing, etc.) on legal and tax matters for group restructuring in Thailand, such as amalgamation, entire business transfer, and partial business transfer.
  • Assisted a Japanese client in the automotive parts industry in implementing a partial business transfer and amalgamation of two subsidiaries in Thailand and obtaining a tax exemption related to the transactions.
  • Assisted a Japanese automotive parts company with an entire business transfer by means of cash consideration by two subsidiaries in Thailand and obtaining a tax exemption related to the transaction.
  • Assisted a word-leading steel group company in implementing an entire business transfer via two Thai subsidiaries’ share consideration and helped the client obtain a tax exemption related to the transaction.
  • Advised a major Japanese construction company on an exit from a joint venture with a Thai company and arrangement of new joint venture with another Thai company.
  • Assisted a company in one of the world’s leading advertising groups in conducting legal due diligence for proposed share acquisition of target companies engaged in digital agency business in Thailand.
  • Assisted and represented a sell-side party in the closing transaction of a share acquisition of a major electronics and electric appliances company, as well as assisting a buy-side party in the closing transaction of a share acquisition in a major automobile company.
  • Advised on settlement of assets and liabilities and a cash circulation plan for three Thailand subsidiaries of a Philippines-based company to avoid bankruptcy and facilitate business termination in Thailand, as well as assisting in the dissolution and liquidation of those subsidiaries.
  • Advised and assisted on personal data protection laws and provided personal data protection compliance training to clients in various industries, including a major group company in water and housing products, a major engineering solutions company, and two major IT solutions companies.
ABOUT Wanwanuch

Industries

Consumer Products

Energy

Technology

Practices

Competition and Trade

Corporate/M&A

Employment

Location

Languages

    Thai

    English

Education

    LLM, University of Aberdeen

    LLB, Thammasat University

Insights

April 1, 2022
Thailand Legal Basics, a valuable primer for foreign investors, explores all aspects of living and doing business in Thailand. Written by specialists at Tilleke & Gibbins in Bangkok, it is the only comprehensive English-language guide to the Thai legal system with a focus on the concerns of foreign business and investment.
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November 12, 2021
Tilleke & Gibbins will hold the 2021 edition of its popular annual Employment Law Forum, which will comprise multiple online sessions, from November 17 to 30, 2021. This year’s forum brings together leading employment law experts from Tilleke & Gibbins’ Bangkok, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City offices, and will feature a variety of sessions in three languages—four in English, three in Thai, and three in Vietnamese. The installments will cover key legal updates and practical guidance on recent employment law issues in Thailand and Vietnam, and will be of particular interest to in-house counsel, executives, and human resources professionals with operations in these jurisdictions. Some of the topics addressed will include transfer of employment, work permits and visas, termination of employment, resignation issues, COVID-19-related considerations, and others. To read more about each of the sessions and to register, please see the full schedule, which includes details of the sessions separated by language.
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October 14, 2021
As part of its membership in Lex Mundi, Tilleke & Gibbins has published an updated edition of its Guide to Doing Business in Thailand for 2021. This guide outlines all of the key factors for starting and operating a business in the Thai market. Issues covered include: Investment incentives Financial facilities Exchange controls Import and export regulations Structures for doing business Requirements for the Establishment of a Business Operation of the Business Cessation or Termination of the Business Labor legislation, relations, and supply Tax Immigration requirements This publication is part of Lex Mundi’s Guides to Doing Business series prepared by member firms in more than 100 jurisdictions worldwide. The guides serve as a useful resource when planning an international business strategy or researching a new market.
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September 3, 2021
Attorneys from Tilleke & Gibbins have prepared the Thailand section of the Foreign Investment Restrictions Guide, published by Lex Mundi. The guide provides answers to key questions related to the regulatory regime for foreign investments in the jurisdictions of Lex Mundi member firms in 57 jurisdictions around the world. Each country-specific section contains in-depth information on the jurisdiction’s legal framework governing employment relationships, addressing the following questions and topics: General overview of the country’s foreign investment restrictions Sectors subject to investment restrictions Relevant thresholds, notification obligations, and approval requirements Grounds to block a foreign investment Information specific to COVID-19 and other relevant potential developments The guide draws on the expertise of Lex Mundi member firms from around the world. Its innovative format allows users to compare current information from multiple jurisdictions in a side-by-side customizable report. To browse the contributions, generate country-specific reports, and compare regulatory guidance on cross-border investment and transactional activity across multiple jurisdictions, please visit the Lex Mundi website.
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Awards & Rankings

May 9, 2023
Tilleke & Gibbins has once again proven its expertise in dispute resolution and litigation, earning impressive rankings in Benchmark Litigation’s 2023 edition of the top dispute resolution firms in the Asia-Pacific region. The Benchmark Litigation rankings include two jurisdictions where Tilleke & Gibbins is active—Thailand and Vietnam. Full details of the firm’s rankings are below: Thailand Commercial and Transactions – Tier 1 Government and Regulatory – Tier 2 Intellectual Property – Tier 1 Labor and Employment – Tier 1 Trade and Customs – Tier 2 Vietnam (international firms) Commercial and Transactions – Tier 2 Energy and Construction – Tier 2 Intellectual Property – Tier 1 Labor and Employment – Recommended (top category) International Arbitration – Tier 2 In addition to these firm-wide rankings, the following nine Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers are named Dispute Resolution Stars: Alongkorn Tongmee – Trade and Customs Chusert Supasitthumrong – Labor and Employment Loc Xuan Le – Intellectual Property Nandana Indananda – Intellectual Property Noppramart Thammateeradaycho – Shipping Suebsiri Taweepon – Intellectual Property Thawat Damsa-ard – Commercial and transactions Thomas Treutler – Intellectual Property Tiziana Sucharitkul – Commercial and Transactions, Government and Regulatory Benchmark Litigation provides coverage of litigation and disputes markets around the world, based on interviews with dispute resolution specialists and clients, as well as analysis of the market’s most important cases and firm developments. To learn more about the rankings and to browse the results, please visit the Benchmark Litigation website.
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April 20, 2023
Tilleke & Gibbins has been shortlisted for three firmwide awards and one individual award in the ninth annual Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards. These awards recognize the leading litigators and most impactful disputes in the region based on submissions for the latest edition of Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific. The firm has been shortlisted for Intellectual Property Firm of the Year, Thailand Firm of the Year, and Vietnam Firm of the Year. In addition, Suebsiri Taweepon, a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property group in Bangkok, has been shortlisted for Thailand Lawyer of the Year, for his outstanding performance in the past year, securing remarkable results for his clients. The Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards are the culmination of months of research, analyzing hundreds of submissions, surveying thousands of referees, and interviewing hundreds of lawyers. The winners are judged on innovation, complexity, and impact. The winners of this year’s awards will be announced online via the Benchmark Litigation website on May 25, 2023. For more details on the Benchmark Asia-Pacific Awards 2023, and to browse the full shortlist, please visit the Benchmark Litigation website.
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April 20, 2023
Asian Legal Business has released its 2023 “Employer of Choice” awards, and Tilleke & Gibbins has once again been recognized as a top employer in the legal industry in both Thailand and Vietnam. This is the 11th year in a row that the firm has been named Employer of Choice in Thailand, and the ninth time for Tilleke & Gibbins in Vietnam.
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