Thailand

Our track record is built on more than 25 years of headline-making deals. Our Thailand Focus Group, led from the firm's South East Asia hub in Singapore, delivers world-class service and the highest quality international law advice to our clients by combining deep local experience with access to global insights through the Clifford Chance network.

A track record built on efficient multi-office team work

Our experience has taught us how to work efficiently on complex projects and make sure that we use our resources – and our clients' time – as effectively as possible. We are used to working on fast-paced projects with teams that understand local-market practicalities. Clients say that our approach and capability, our talented lawyers, and our extended team-working delivers the right results.

Our core areas of practice

Our Thailand focus group advises on the international aspects of corporate/M&A transactions and advisory work, foreign direct investment advice as well as capital markets, projects and banking and finance in a range of sectors including financial institutions, energy and resources, private equity, infrastructure, consumer goods & retail (CG&R) and, technology, media & telecommunications (TMT).

We have built strong relationships with leading Thai law firms who are able to provide our clients with local advice and representation where required. The firm continues to provide international law advice for Thailand-related matters from its South East Asia hub in Singapore.

Recent highlights

Recent Highlights

China-ASEAN Fund on the sale of its minority stakes in Thai Laemchabang Terminal Co., Ltd. and Hutchison Laemchabang Terminal Limited (the largest terminal operators within Laem Chabang Port in Thailand) to COSCO SHIPPING Ports, as part of Hutchison Port Group's sell-down. (2024)
HSBC on its appointment as the sole settlement bank in Hong Kong for ‘Faster Payment System (FPS) x PromptPay’, a cross-border QR payment linkage launched by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Bank of Thailand. (2024)
Muangthai Capital on its issuance of US$335 million social bonds. (2024)
The PTT Group on its US$471 million disposal of PTT Mining Limited and its subsidiaries to PT Astrindo Nusantara Infrastruktur Tbk. (2024)
Home Credit Group on its conditional and framework agreement to sell its Home Credit Vietnam business for approximately €800 million to The Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited (SCB), a subsidiary of SCB X Public Company Limited (SCBX). (2024)
Medco Energy on the disposal of its interest in Sinphuhorm Gas field in Thailand to Jadestone Energy, and Block 12W in Vietnam to Bitexco Energy as part of its asset's optimisation. (2023)

Awards

International Firm of the Year
IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2024
M&A Team of the Year
IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2024
Securitisation and Structured Finance Team of the Year
IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2024
Specialist Award: Financial Services Regulatory – International
IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2024
Asia-Pacific Law Firm of the Year
Chambers Asia Pacific and Greater China Region Awards 2023
Innovative Law Firm (headquartered outside of Asia Pacific)
FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia 2023
Innovative Lawyers in Transforming Industries
FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia 2023
Debt And Equity-Linked Capital Markets Team of the Year
IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2023
Specialist Award: Financial Services Regulatory – International
IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2023

Directory and client comments

Chambers and Partners, Asia Pacific, 2025

Band 1 in Corporate & Finance (Expertise Based Abroad), Thailand

Client comments

"The Clifford Chance team possesses extensive and nuanced expertise across multiple legal domains. This broad and deep knowledge base enables the team to offer comprehensive solutions to clients."
Chambers Asia Pacific, Thailand, Corporate & Finance (International Firms) (Expertise Based Abroad) 2025
"Clifford Chance is fantastic at identifying complex issues and presenting practical solutions to clients.The firm provides a top-quality service and is responsive to all client requests."
Chambers Asia Pacific, Thailand, Corporate & Finance (International Firms) (Expertise Based Abroad) 2025