Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Thailand
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Tilleke & Gibbins helps cutting-edge players in the high-technology, media, and telecommunications industries shape and succeed in Thailand and the region.
Our technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) group specializes in defining strategic and business objectives, assisting enterprise clients to define their risk profiles and mitigation strategies, negotiating contracts and joint ventures, managing and mediating disputes, and capitalizing on technology acquisitions and capabilities to create new market opportunities for our clients. We act on behalf of leading multinational content developers and distributors in the broadcast, entertainment, multimedia, satellite, and high-technology industries.
Moreover, our firm’s TMT group and intellectual property group work in tandem to protect innovation and ensure the clearance and licensing of intellectual property as it relates to film, television, radio, and Internet content.
Chambers Review
Lawyers within Tilleke & Gibbins' longstanding TMT practice in Bangkok offer a broad scope of services. The firm predominantly assists multinational companies with transactional and licensing issues involving e-payment, broadcasting and telecommunications, alongside regulations relating to OTT services. The team also advises on data privacy, as well as matters relating to insurtech. The TMT team regularly works with its renowned IP team to offer a full service to clients, and additionally handles disputes for clients in the TMT space.
Work Highlights
- Tilleke & Gibbins advised Satang Corporation and its shareholders in the sale of a 97% stake to Unita Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kasikornbank.
Strengths
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"Their attention to detail, strategic thinking, and unwavering commitment to achieving favorable outcomes for clients make them a standout choice for handling high-stakes and intricate legal matters."
"The team is prompt in responses and mixes legality and practicality to facilitate clients moving forward in a risk-managed manner."
"Their attention to detail, strategic thinking, and unwavering commitment to achieving favorable outcomes for clients make them a standout choice for handling high-stakes and intricate legal matters."
"The team is prompt in responses and mixes legality and practicality to facilitate clients moving forward in a risk-managed manner."
Notable Practitioners
Athistha Chitranukroh is an experienced lawyer in Thailand with strong TMT expertise, including in data privacy, digital platform regulation and insurtech matters.
"She is always responsive, very incisive and insightful in her comments and advice."
"With a sharp legal mind and a keen attention to detail, I highly appreciate Nop's strategic approach to solving complex legal issues and achieving favourable outcomes for us."
Charuwan Charoonchitsathian is especially active on mandates requiring expertise in the telecoms space. She is additionally well versed with OTT content, e-payment and other regulatory matters, including on behalf of clients in the media, technology and entertainment sectors.
"She is very active in working with us and very responsive in regards to our requests."
Nopparat Lalitkomon is an up-and-coming lawyerin the TMT practice at Tilleke & Gibbins. He regularly handles data privacy and cybersecurity matters, and also advises clients on regulatory concerns in the artificial intelligence and gaming sectors, among others.
"Nopparat had a great understanding of the law, applied it commercially and was very responsive."
"He has a good understanding of Thai PDPA and can explain it clearly to us."
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