KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Patthanawach is a Counsel at Chandler MHM Limited (CMHM). He has substantial experience  representing clients in various industries including insurance, manufacturing, services, and trading. Patthanawach advises on general corporate, regulatory and secretarial work, mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, and commercial contracts. In addition, he has extensive experience advising on matters relating to business operations such as labor issues, licenses, permits and real estate.

Patthanawach has many years of experience in private practice and as in-house counsel at an international financial services organisations. He was formerly an advisor to the Thai government on matters related to the privatization of state-owned enterprises, and prevention of the trade in narcotics.

He has represented clients in relation to regulatory and secretarial work, including insurance companies, insurance broker companies, architect firms, telecommunications companies and trading companies.

RELEVANT CLIENT EXPERIENCE

Some Representative Transactions:

Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions

• A leading international logistics company in relation to the sale of its shares to a SET-listed company.
• An international education group company on an asset sale in Thailand.
• An American managed health care company on its purchase of a health insurance company in Thailand.
• A listed trading company in the UK to establish a JV company with a Thai sports company.
• A Korean cosmetics company in establishing a JV company with a Thai cosmetics manufacturer company.
• Numerous foreign clients on corporate general matters.
• Taiwanese listed companies in conducting legal due diligence of their subsidiaries in Thailand and issuing legal opinions so that the Taiwanese listed company can issue shares.
• Numerous foreign clients on surveys and questions relating to PDPA, gambling in addition to other matters.

Telecommunications

• An international telecommunications company on changing its shareholding structure.
• An Australian telecommunications company on the renewal of type I and II telecommunications licenses.
• A world class telecommunications software company in applying for a foreign business license.

Public Private Partnership

• A Chinese company on various issues in relation to a JV company established for the High-Speed Rail Linking Three Airports Project of the State Railway of Thailand.
• An Italian industrial group on a public private partnership project in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in connection with the High-Speed Rail project of the State Railway of Thailand linking three airports.
• A world class aircraft manufacturing company on a public private partnership project with Thai Airways to jointly establish the Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) hub at U-Tapao Airport under EEC laws and regulations.
• A leading Thai power generation and resources company on its bidding for a public private partnership project with CAT Telecom Public Company Limited to jointly establish the Digital Park Thailand, a key element of the Thai Government’s Eastern Economic Corridor development initiative.

Energy and Natural Resources

• A Malaysian energy company in exploring opportunities and negotiating with a project owner for operating a solar farm in Thailand.
• An international leading energy company in exploring opportunities and laws relating to operating a wind farm in Thailand.
• An Italian energy company in its bidding process for the acquisition of wind energy companies in Thailand.

Insurance

• Insurance broker companies on the integration of legal entities in Thailand.
• Insurance and insurance broker companies on insurance regulatory issues.

Licensing

• A Japanese architectural firm in establishing a JV company in Thailand and applying for an architecture license.
• A US architectural firm in applying for a foreign business certificate and architecture license.
• A British sports-fashion retail company in establishing a company in Thailand and applying for permission to operate a direct marketing business in Thailand.
• A US chemical company in applying for permission for importation of dangerous substances.

Labour and Employment

• A global insurance company on the issuance of shares under an employee stock option scheme (ESOP) in compliance with regulations issued by the Bank of Thailand and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand.
• A global mobile application company on the issuance of shares under an employee stock option scheme (ESOP) in compliance with regulations issued by the Bank of Thailand and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand.
• A Belgian company on potential issues under Thai labour law relating to labour leasing.
• A US software company on the termination of an employment agreement and resignation from the directorship of a high-ranking employee and director of its Thai entity.
• A Japanese company in the termination of the employment of a high-ranking employee of its Thai entity.
• A Japanese company on labour relation issues including an amendment to the agreement relating to employment conditions.
• Foreign clients on labour and employment matters.

Data Protection

• A US optical communications company on data privacy law issues relating to the collection of personal data of their existing employees.
• A US data processing company on data privacy law issues relating to the capture and validating of personal data contained in identification documents issued by the Thai government and other sources of information so as to allow access to particular websites.
• A US multinational pharmaceutical company on data privacy law issues relating to the collection of personal data due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
• A German automobile company on the development of the data privacy law of Thailand.
• A global mobile application company on the development of the data privacy law of Thailand.

EDUCATION

• Durham University (LL.M. in International Trade and Commercial Laws, 2013)
• Chulalongkorn University (LL.B., 1998)

QUALIFICATION

• Thai lawyer license, 2000

MEMBERSHIP

• Extraordinary Member of Thai Bar Association
• Member of Lawyers Council of Thailand

OTHER EXPERIENCE/PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• served as Nok Airlines Co., Ltd., Bangkok (2007 – 2008)
• served as Deutsche Bank A.G., Bangkok (2000 – 2001)
• served as ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Bangkok (1998 – 2000)