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Kanokon Worachanyawong

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Corporate/M&A, Foreign Direct Investment, Capital Markets, Banking and Finance, Antitrust and Competition

About

Kanokon specializes in advising multinational and large Thai corporations on complex mergers and acquisitions (including the trade competition implications of M&A transactions), foreign investment, antitrust laws, capital markets, banking finance transactions and regulatory matters, and privacy and personal data protection laws. She has advised clients in a broad range of sectors including banking and finance, automotive, aviation, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals.

Kanokon is recognized as a Recommended Lawyer in Corporate / M&A in Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2023) and Highly Regarded in M&A by IFLR 1000 (2022).

  • About

    Kanokon specializes in advising multinational and large Thai corporations on complex mergers and acquisitions (including the trade competition implications of M&A transactions), foreign investment, antitrust laws, capital markets, banking finance transactions and regulatory matters, and privacy and personal data protection laws. She has advised clients in a broad range of sectors including banking and finance, automotive, aviation, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals.

    Kanokon is recognized as a Recommended Lawyer in Corporate / M&A in Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2023) and Highly Regarded in M&A by IFLR 1000 (2022).

  • Credentials
    • Advising both Thai and multinational corporations concerning mergers and acquisitions, entire business transfers, foreign investment, antitrust law, and privacy and personal data protection laws.
    • Advising both Thai and offshore companies including funds and custodians in relation to regulatory matters under Thai securities laws including in relation to tender offer process, foreign ESOP, issuance of offshore bonds including the Bank of Thailand rules and the Foreign Exchange Control Regulations.
    • Advising on and preparing transaction documents in relation to initial public offering projects.
    • Advising various global and regional commercial banks in relation to banking and finance transactions under Thai laws.
    • Advising both Thai and multinational companies in relation to trade competition law matters concerning their operations in Thailand.
  • Qualifications

    M.Juris, University of Oxford
    LL.M. Business Law, Kingston University (with Commendation)
    on the British Chevening Scholarship
    LL.B. (First Class Honours) Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
    Barrister-at-law

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