Laos

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Team Leader, Laos Prisna Sungwanna laos@laborlawplus.com

30 years of experience in labor and employment law.

Other Areas of Practice:

  • Commercial Transactions and M&A
  • Banking and Finance
  • Real Estate

Professional Experience:

  • Director, Tilleke & Gibbins Lao: 2024 – present
  • Partner, Tilleke & Gibbins: 2019 – Present
  • Partner, THE PHENOMENA 2018 – 2019

Education:

  • LLB, Ramkhamhaeng University

Languages:  English, Thai

Professional Memberships:

  • Thai Bar Association
  • Lawyers Council of Thailand (formerly The Law Society of Thailand)
  • International Bar Association

Publications:

  • Thailand’s DBD Clarifies Updated Requirements on Publication of Shareholders’ Meeting Notices
  • Thailand Officially Opens New M&A Pathway—Plus Eight Other Notable Changes in the Amended CCC
  • Thailand Legal Basics

Overview:

Established in 1890, we have grown into the largest independent law firm in Thailand and a leading international firm in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam due to our client focus, regional expertise, and international vision. Our corporate clients include world leaders in the fields of pharmaceuticals and healthcare, energy, consumer goods and retailing, manufacturing, financial services, information technology, and telecommunications. We proudly help global companies excel in Asia and domestic companies shine abroad.

Labor and Employment Practice:

The team provides a broad range of labor and employment advice in the constantly evolving business conditions and labor sentiment in the developing economies in which they operate. Services include all aspects of establishing and running companies as well as all labor and related aspects of transactions including M&A and restructuring and employee disputes, settlements, policies and practices and negotiations as well as immigration and matters dealing with criminal issues. The firm’s focus on helping companies create a positive work environment often helps businesses avoid prohibitive recruitment and litigation costs as well as attracting the best talent in the industry.

The Plus – Business Law Capacity:

The team is equipped to provide comprehensive business law services to companies operating anywhere within the region including in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. The firm has a well-established reputation for providing insightful and business-oriented solutions in all areas of business law.
A representative client list includes clients from industry sectors including: banking, retailing, manufacturing, oil and gas, finance, technology, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, automotive, food and beverages among many others.

Key Facts:

  • Location: Vientiane, Laos
  • Size: 1 Partners, 4 Associates
  • Business Law Practice Areas: Labor & Employment; Commercial Transactions and M&A; Corporate Services; Technology, Media, and Telecommunications; Anti-Corruption; Antitrust and Competition; Banking and Finance; Bankruptcy and Restructuring; Dispute Resolution and Litigation; Energy; Family Law and Private Clients; Government Relations; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Property; Regulatory Affairs; Tax; Transportation; Logistics
  • Languages: Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Burmese, Chinese, Dutch, English, Filipino, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Punjabi, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese

Listings/Rankings:

  • Highly Ranked in Legal 500 Asia Pacific (General Business Law)
  • Ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific (General Business Law)
  • Ranked in Asia Law Profiles (Banking and Financial Services and General Business Law)

Contact: laos@laborlawplus.com

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