Thailand

DFDL Thailand offers integrated legal, tax and consulting services to clients across various sectors and industries. Since 2005, we have been serving small and medium businesses, large corporations and major Thai banks and financial institutions with our local expertise and international standards.

We have a strong track record in delivering successful outcomes for projects related to energy, infrastructure, transportation, real estate, finance, telecommunications, IT, trading and manufacturing. We also keep pace with the latest developments and opportunities in emerging areas such as renewable energy, public-private partnerships, TMT, fintech, healthcare and data protection. Heightened levels of infrastructure-related work and factory relocations have driven a lot more M&A activities, all requiring the sort of international standard services in this area that we provide.

Our team of legal and tax professionals can advise clients in Mandarin, French and Hindi, in addition to English and Thai. We are recognized by the world’s leading legal directories for our excellence and quality. We also collaborate with international law firms that need local support and referrals in South and Southeast Asia. Our Bangkok office hosts some of DFDL’s regional advisers who have extensive experience in complex multi-jurisdictional matters.

Key Credentials

  • Asia Pacific’s leading renewable energy solutions provider on the 600MW monsoon wind project, the largest proposed wind farm in South East Asia.
  • A major low-cost airline in Southeast Asia on the USD 300 million aircraft leasing transaction involving 14 aircrafts.
  • A railway solutions provider on its dispute with the Chinese bidder in charge of the project and the Thai Government Authorities.
  • Ardian, as local counsel, in relation to the Thai merger regulations and related filings with the authority on the acquisition of majority of shares in GreenYellow in a EUR 1.4 billion deal.
  • An international hotel group with respect to negotiation of a hotel management agreement with an international hotel brand management company for the rebranding of the client’s hotel.
  • A Chinese state-owned hydropower engineering and construction company in relation to the development by the client and Gulf of a 770MW mainstream hydropower project with the purpose of selling its output to Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand.

Awards

2024 asialaw

  • Banking and Finance ThailandHighly Recommended
  • Banking and Financial Services ThailandHighly Recommended
  • Consumer Goods and Services ThailandHighly Recommended
  • Corporate and M&A ThailandHighly Recommended
  • Energy ThailandHighly Recommended
  • Infrastructure ThailandHighly Recommended
  • Tax ThailandHighly Recommended
  • Capital Markets ThailandNotable
  • Aviation and Shipping ThailandRecommended
  • Industrials and Shipping ThailandRecommended
  • Labour and Employment ThailandRecommended
  • Real Estate ThailandRecommended
  • Restructuring and Insolvency ThailandRecommended

2024 chambers and partners asia pacific

  • Tax ThailandBand 2
  • Projects & Energy ThailandBand 3
  • Real Estate ThailandBand 3
  • Corporate/M&A ThailandBand 4

2024 legal 500 asia pacific

  • Projects & Energy Thailand & Vietnam Tier 2
  • Tax Thailand Tier 2
  • Banking and Finance Thailand Tier 3
  • Real Estate and Construction Thailand & Vietnam Tier 3
  • Restructuring And Insolvency Thailand Tier 3
  • TMT Thailand Tier 3

2024 world tax world transfer pricing

  • General Corporate Tax Thailand & VietnamTier 2
  • Transfer Pricing Thailand & VietnamTier 3

Address

No. 3, Rajanakarn Building, AA Floor, South Sathorn Road,
Yannawa Sub-District, Sathorn District, Bangkok Metropolis, 10120, Thailand
View on Google Maps

Contact

+66 2059 4090
thailand@dfdl.com

Opening Hours

9 AM – 6 PM
Monday – Friday

Key Contact

Founding Partner, Head of Thai Practice
Thailand
+662 059 4090
Audray Souche
Regional Managing Partner

Position

  • Regional Managing Partner

Expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure

Countries of Expertise

  • Cambodia
  • Lao PDR
  • Thailand
Vinay Ahuja
Partner, Managing Director, Indonesia & Singapore | Head of Regional Banking and Finance

Position

  • Partner, Managing Director, Indonesia & Singapore | Head of Regional Banking and Finance

Expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Technology, Media and Telecoms

Countries of Expertise

  • Indonesia
  • Lao PDR
  • Thailand
Kraisorn Rueangkul
Partner

Position

  • Partner

Expertise

  • Compliance and Investigations
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Investment Funds

Countries of Expertise

  • Cambodia
  • Myanmar
  • Thailand
Walanchathas Sanguanwong
Partner

Position

  • Partner

Expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure

Countries of Expertise

  • Lao PDR
  • Thailand
Jack Sheehan
Partner, Head of Regional Tax

Position

  • Partner, Head of Regional Tax

Expertise

  • Tax & Transfer Pricing

Countries of Expertise

  • Lao PDR
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
Nipaporn Supha-Utchaichan
Partner

Position

  • Partner

Expertise

  • Aviation and Logistics
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Tax & Transfer Pricing

Country of Expertise

  • Thailand
Noppadon Treephetchara
Partner

Position

  • Partner

Expertise

  • Dispute Resolution
  • Employment
  • Restructuring

Country of Expertise

  • Thailand
Paul D. Volodarsky
Partner, Head of Regional Real Estate and Hospitality

Position

  • Partner, Head of Regional Real Estate and Hospitality

Expertise

  • Corporate and M&A
  • Real Estate and Hospitality

Countries of Expertise

  • Myanmar
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
Jonathan Blaine
Tax Director | Co-Head of Regional Compliance & Investigations | Head of Learning and Development

Position

  • Tax Director | Co-Head of Regional Compliance & Investigations | Head of Learning and Development

Expertise

  • Compliance and Investigations
  • Restructuring
  • Tax & Transfer Pricing

Countries of Expertise

  • Singapore
  • Thailand
Etienne Rieuneau
Head of Business Development

Position

  • Head of Business Development

Expertise

  • Corporate and M&A

Country of Expertise

  • Thailand
Clement Palos
Senior Legal Adviser

Position

  • Senior Legal Adviser

Expertise

  • Investment Funds

Country of Expertise

  • Thailand
Siwaphorn Phornthepkasemsant
Senior Adviser

Position

  • Senior Adviser

Expertise

  • Aviation and Logistics
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Technology, Media and Telecoms

Country of Expertise

  • Thailand
Vachara Raweeworawong
Senior Legal Adviser

Position

  • Senior Legal Adviser

Expertise

  • Corporate and M&A
  • Real Estate and Hospitality

Country of Expertise

  • Thailand
Eduard Sato
Senior Consultant

Position

  • Senior Consultant

Expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Investment Funds
  • Technology, Media and Telecoms

Country of Expertise

  • Thailand
Jidapa Tiamsuttikarn
Senior Tax Manager

Position

  • Senior Tax Manager

Expertise

  • Tax & Transfer Pricing

Country of Expertise

  • Thailand
Rohan Bishayee
Legal Adviser

Position

  • Legal Adviser

Expertise

  • Corporate and M&A
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure
  • Restructuring

Countries of Expertise

  • Myanmar
  • Thailand

Insights

Intelligence from the DFDL legal team

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Thailand’s Emergence as a Location for Holding and Financing Activities and Intragroup Services

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Tax & Transfer Pricing
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Transfer Pricing Thresholds in Southeast Asia

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