Vice President - Legal & Compliance (General Counsel & Head of Legal)

• Mar 2020 - Present

• Draft, review, and oversee all complex commercial agreements including bank loans, sale and purchase agreements for land, construction and project management agreements, and joint venture and shareholder agreements, leasing agreements for commercial and retail properties • Keep abreast of changes to all Thai laws such as tax, properties, labor and provide timely updates to the management • Review and advice on any documents that will be sent to any government agency to ensure that full legal compliance • Analyze and provide timely solutions to any legal issues that may arise from the company’s current and future business operations • Ensure all regulatory filings, disclosures, filings (including being accountable for compliance with applicable SET and SEC rules and regulation), representations and warranties, and corporate legal documents are made correctly, true and legally compliant, and on schedule, and that the company’s share registry and related records, including for any overseas subsidiaries and joint ventures, are appropriately filed • Oversee and supervise third party legal firms in dealing with legal documents, commercial deals, legal reviews, advice and litigation, as well as first analyzing such claims to determine their validity and the best course of action before going to outside counsel • Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations • Oversee requirements and submissions for construction and building permits, corporate structuring and M&A structuring and legal aspects in relation to such, tax optimization across the company’s businesses and corporate holding structures • Assist and oversee the structuring of IPOs, REITs and any other financial instruments offered by the SET and the SEC and with similar relevant organizations in other Countries • Supervise and monitoring legal team members to ensure the legal compliance and ensure that accurate opinions and legal advice have been given at all levels Show less

Legal & Tax Consultant

• Jan 2018 - Present

• Advising high-net-worth clients on acquisition of high value assets and tax planning for future investment. • Advising a leading animation production business on offshore funding and investment structures for film production and cinematic business. • Representing various family-owned businesses on tax planning and restructuring, offshore investment, offshore company planning, setting up an offshore trust, for the purpose of family business sustainability. • Advising on corporate structure for family-owned business, legal documents for succession planning, including tax optimization and planning. • Advising well-known YouTubers and social media influencers on tax planning, investment structures, company formation, and shareholders agreement. Show less

Tax Associate

• Jun 2017 - Mar 2020

• Conduct comprehensive tax planning for local and international business • Advise on robust tax structuring techniques which uphold sound working principles and standards to the satisfaction of key internal and external stakeholders and regulators. • Intensively analyze and manage situations involving potentially high commercial (fiduciary) risk and utilize legal/technical knowledge and exercising sound judgment. • Serve as the main point of contact for affluent and high net worth clients for wealth management. Show less

Tax/legal Intern

• Nov 2016 - Apr 2017

Tax Trainee

• Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

• Drafted legal memoranda on corporate and tax structures, commercial contracts, and corporate restructuring. • Advised on and designed appropriate tax structures for multi-national corporations for the purposes of tax compliance and saving. • Researched and advised on overview and effects of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) based erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) action plans on an international client’s business structure • Conducted legal research to advise international clients on tax planning, investment laws, corporate registration, and general tax compliance. Show less

Associate

• Jul 2013 - Jul 2015

• Represented and led the team in legal due diligence for private companies in their shares and assets acquisition. • Represented and advised public companies in their initial public offering and corporate restructuring. • Advised Thai and international companies on legal issues in relation to (i) a project finance facility to finance a waste-to-energy power plant, (ii) expansion of existing project financing facilities, and (iii) a cross-border acquisition. • Represented a leading Thai pharmaceutical company in a tax dispute and evaluation of its expenses in offshore companies. • Advised multinational companies in tax matters regarding transfer pricing, tax planning, and tax structures for real estate acquisitions under Thai Revenue Code. Show less

Junior Lawyer

• Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

Legal Internship

• Apr 2012 - May 2012