Rajah & Tann (Thailand) remains a well-regarded firm across core corporate law areas, and its disputes practice and telecommunications and technology prowess also deserve special mention. The firm has a growing business advising fintech, e-commerce and e-payment players, and for many years it has provided regulatory counsel to Google and Facebook in Thailand. The firm is expanding its Bangkok office, which has nearly 60 lawyers at present, and it is actively recruiting specialists for infrastructure matters. The firm’s managing partner Surasak Vajasit is known for his practice in dispute resolution, capital markets, projects, and banking and finance. He is a frequent arbitrator in ICC arbitration proceedings. Deputy managing partner Sui Lin Teoh heads the firm’s M&A and employment practices, while corporate, competition and trade specialist Melisa Uremovic is another respected name and a key contact. The firm’s telecommunications and technology group is led by specialist partner Supawat Srirungruang. Partner Ittirote Klinboon and counsel Rawi Meckvichai joined the firm's shipping and insurance practice from Chandler Mori Hamada in November 2024. Xiaomin Wu joined as counsel in the China practice from Kudun and Partners in January 2025, focusing on corporate M&A and dispute resolution matters.
Work highlights
Representing True Corporation in ongoing administrative proceedings relating to its landmark $8.6 billion merger with Total Access Communication, which completed in February 2023 to create Thailand's largest telecommunications operator. The matter involves defending challenges brought by consumer groups before the Central Administrative Court against the merger clearance granted by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission. This precedent-setting case represents one of southeast Asia's largest telecommunications mergers and will significantly shape Thailand's regulatory framework for future consolidations in regulated industries.
Advised Synagistics on Hong Kong's first de-SPAC transaction, a HK$4 billion ($511 million) business combination with HK Acquisition Corporation listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong's Main Board. The complex cross-border transaction required coordinated legal advice across five jurisdictions including Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. This landmark deal established a significant precedent for Hong Kong's SPAC market while demonstrating the increasing sophistication of Southeast Asian capital markets integration.
Advised Actavis Holding Asia on the $35 million divestiture of its 100% stake in Teva Pharma Thailand to Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Taiwan's largest listed pharmaceutical company by revenue. The transaction involved comprehensive legal support across multiple jurisdictions including the Netherlands, Taiwan and Thailand. The deal marks Lotus Pharmaceuticals' strategic expansion in Southeast Asia, particularly strengthening its presence in ophthalmology, respiratory, immunology and oncology sectors.
Key clients
Chiluxe International Tourism Development, Maxsteel Enterprise (Thailand) Co, Midea Intelligent Manufacturing (Thailand) Co
