Sornnarin Kongkasem
Sornnarin is an of counsel in the disputes practice group.
He has a wide range of experience advising on domestic and cross-border dispute resolution matters, with a focus on commercial, employment, construction, bankruptcy and rehabilitation, TMT, insurance and financial litigation. Sornnarin works with clients throughout the entire dispute resolution processes. He has also advised clients in administrative law, corporate and commercial, corporate governance, director liability, compliance projects, concession, and product liability matters. His practice is broadened by his expertise in commercial, employment, restructuring, turnaround and insolvency.
Accolades
- A Future Star, Thailand
- Benchmark Litigation – Asia Pacific, 2023
Background
Fluent in Thai and English, Sornnarin Kongkasem was admitted to practice in 2008. He received a bachelor's degree in law (2nd class honours) from Chulalongkorn University and masters' degree in law from Chulalongkorn University. Sornnarin is a notarial services attorney, qualified as a Thai Barrister-at-Law and is a current member of the Thai Bar Association.
Memberships
- Thai Barrister-at-Law, Thai Bar Association – 2009
- Lawyers License, Lawyers Council of Thailand – 2007
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- a listed Japanese holding company for finance businesses and its Singapore subsidiary on civil litigation brought against them at the Civil Court and other related disputes
- a subsidiary of one of the world's largest tyre and rubber companies in a commercial dispute over a breach of a sale and purchase agreement
- China’s largest construction and real estate conglomerate and dominant contractor, providing legal advice and representation in a civil lawsuit against its contractor
- a major mobile service provider in Thailand in a dispute at the Administrative Court regarding the revocation of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission’s order concerning additional payment during the remedy period
- a leading scientific equipment distributor in Thailand and the ASEAN region on bid rigging investigations by the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission in Thailand
