Qualifications & Employment:

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)  from Ramkamhaeng University
• Licensed by The Lawyers Council of Thailand as Attorney-at-Law
• Founding Partner of Just Now Corporation

Language Skills:

Thai (native), English (fluent) and Chinese (fluent)

Recent experience includes:

• As a founding partner of JNC, Jalearnpon’s special area of practice is litigation & dispute resolution. He practices in various areas of civil and commercial litigation, criminal law, labour relations, banking litigation, bankruptcy and arbitration.
• Jalearnpon’s work in the past and present for leading international and Thai companies defending against banks such as Bangkok Bank, Siam Commercial Bank, CIMB Thai Bank, OCBC, KBank  etc., includes acting in debt recovery claims under loan and security documents and restructuring and insolvency cases.
• advising Far East Group on the banking litigation and claims on credit facility agreement.
• defending Thai Sanwa Group in the lawsuit regarding  claims on credit facility agreements, overdraft agreement, trust receipt, packing credit, letter of credit, letter of guarantee, mortgage agreement.
• active in debt restructuring and business rehabilitation. Representing foreign and local creditors, the planers and plan administrators in restructuring the debt of many large corporate debtors via the business rehabilitation process under the Bankruptcy Court.
• providing legal opinions to both Thai and foreign arbitrators in reconciliation and mediation.

SAENGCHAI SUKCHAROANJID, LEGAL MANAGER

Senior associate in the Litigation and Arbitration practice in Thailand. Admitted in Thailand with 20 years of experience in Litigation and Arbitration

Focus is on banking and commercial litigation.

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)  from Ramkamhaeng University
• In-house Lawyer at Family Import-Export Co., Ltd.
• Associate at RungRueng Legal Office
• Senior Lawyer at Just Now Corporation
• Licensed by The Lawyers Council of Thailand as Attorney-at-Law

Recent experience includes:

• advising Far East Group on the banking litigation and claims on credit facility agreement.
  
• defending Thai Sanwa Group in the lawsuit regarding claims on credit facility agreements, overdraft agreement, trust receipt, packing credit, letter of credit, letter of guarantee, mortgage agreement.
  
• defending many Thai companies in the lawsuit from Bangkok Bank, Siam Commercial Bank, CIMB Thai Bank, OCBC, etc.
  
• active in debt restructuring and business rehabilitation. Representing foreign and local creditors, the planers and plan administrators in restructuring the debt of many large corporate debtors via the business rehabilitation process under the Bankruptcy Court.
  
• representing Bansuan Condominium in the tort claims against contractors.
  
• representing SC Spare Parts Co., Ltd. in the claims under International Sale and Purchase Agreement.
  
• providing legal opinions to both Thai and foreign arbitrators in reconciliation and mediation.
  
• advising mainly on banking and commercial litigation, insolvency and bankruptcy, debt restructuring and business rehabilitation, international and domestic arbitration and regulatory investigations.
  
• providing in-depth legal advice and strategic analysis on commercial laws, commercial contracts and hire of work contracts with the government authorities and state enterprises.
  

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)  from Chulalongkorn University (First Class Honours) in 2004
• Legal advisor at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi prior to joining Clifford Chance Thailand from 2004 to 2009
  
• Licensed by The Lawyers Council of Thailand as Attorney-at-Law in 2005
  
• Senior associate at Just Now Corporation since 2010

• conducting due diligence for ING Bank for strategic investment of 400M Euro in TMB Bank.
• advising Istithmar, an investment arm of the Government of Dubai, on: 
  –    its acquisition of a 24.99% shareholding in Raimon Land Public Company Ltd, a listed Thai real estate developer;
  –    its joint venture with Golden Land Plc to develop a 400 room hotel in Bangkok; and
  –    its joint venture with Amburaya Resorts to develop a 70 villa “W” Resort and Spa in Koh Samui. 
  
• advising the major shareholders of Thai Advanced Food, one of the largest manufacturers of cultured yogurt and drinks in Thailand under the Betagen brand, on the acquisition by Campina, a Dutch dairy company, of a 50% stake in the business.
  
• advising Cobra International on private equity investment 
  
• conducting due diligence for Standard Charter Bank for acquisition of shares in Bank Thai.
  
• advising Kubota Corporation (Japan) on its joint venture with Cement Thai Holding Limited to establish a factory for farming tractor production.
  
• advising Gems TV Holdings Ltd, the leading home-shopping retailer of gemstone jewellery in the UK, in conjunction with our Singapore office on its SGD354.92 million IPO on the Singapore Stock Exchange, the fourth largest IPO in Singapore in 2006. Shares were offered under Rule 144A and Regulation S of the US Securities Act. 
  
• advising management of Thai Air Asia on buy-out shares from its shareholders (“MBO”).
  
• advising Carestream Health Inc. on its acquisition of Kodak’s medical business in Thailand.
  
• advising Isuzu on the sale of its logistic business to CEVA Logistics (Thailand) Ltd.

• advising Sime Darby on its acquisition of Fortum Engineering Services Co., Limited 
  
• advising Qatari Diar, an investment company owned by the Government of Qatar, on its acquisition of a 25% shareholding in Chiva-Som International Health Resorts Co., Ltd., the world-leading spa and health resort.
  
• advising McGraw Hill International Enterprises on its acquisition of the Thai business of Automotive Resources Asia Ltd 
  
• advising Montagu Private Equity on its acquisition of BSN Medical (Thailand) Ltd from Beiersdorf AG and Smith & Nephew Plc 
  
• advising ISS Group on the acquisition of MPA Ltd.
  
• advising Canadoil on the increase of capital in Canadoil Pipe Ltd. 
  
• advising GE Capital Aviation Services on the financing of spare parts for Air Asia. 
  
• research for Suez on take over laws in Thailand.
  
• advising Accette Holding Co. Ltd on the purchase of an insurance business.   
  
• advising BNP Paribas on personal income tax and employment matters.
  
• advising a US investment fund on the potential acquisition of an international hotel chain, including due diligence on its Thai properties and assets.
  
• *conducting due diligence for TDK Corporation on the business and assets of Densei (Thailand) Co Ltd, acquired as part of the Lambda Group from Invensys plc.
  
• advising Thai Gypsum Products plc on the establishment of a Regional Operating Office in Thailand.
  
• advising Smedvig Asia Ltd. on double taxation issues.
  
• advising Sumitomo Rubber Industries on a new manufacturing facility in Thailand.
  
• advising UBS on data privacy and bank confidentiality issues in Thailand.
  
• conducting due diligence for Unisem to acquire the shares of NSEB Co., Ltd.
  
• advising New York Life Insurance on the insurance business in Thailand.
  
• Conducting due diligence for DEG-Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH for the provision of US15,000,000 financing to Indorama Group.
  
• advising ING on the establishment of a Representative Office.
  
• advising Paxar on the establishment of a new printing facility in Thailand.
  
• conducting due diligence for Supply Chain Group on its acquisition of Magnus Management Consulting Co., Ltd.
  
• advising foreign corporations on legal issues relating to investments in Thailand, including foreign ownership restrictions, general corporate law requirements, international and domestic taxation laws, securities and banking laws, land laws, investment promotion laws.

SASAWAT KOSUM

Junior associate in the Litigation and Arbitration practice in Thailand. Admitted in Thailand. 

Focus is on banking and commercial litigation.

Recent experience includes: 

• advising Far East Group on the banking litigation and claims on credit facility agreement.
• providing legal opinions to both Thai and foreign arbitrators in reconciliation and mediation.
• advising Siam Michelin Co., Ltd. in the submission of the price proposal for aircraft tires with Thai Airways. 
• advising mainly on banking and commercial litigation, insolvency and bankruptcy, debt restructuring and business rehabilitation, international and domestic arbitration and regulatory investigations. 
• providing in-depth legal advice and strategic analysis on commercial laws, commercial contracts and hire of work contracts with the government authorities and state enterprises.