Vit Vatanayothin
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 3 : Projects & Energy
Band 3
About
Provided by Vit Vatanayothin
Practice Areas
Vit has over 30 years of experience in banking and finance law, debt restructuring, refinancing, real estate finance, and project finance. He is our Firm's go-to renewable energy project finance partner, especially noted for his expertise in highly complex cross-border project financings and recognized in the market for representing both lenders and project companies/sponsors, often being selected to represent the lender side by financial advisers/borrowers. He has led his team on an exceptional number of high-profile, award-winning, market-recognized, project financings in the renewable energy and power space, both domestically and throughout the region, particularly in Vietnam, earning the Firm the largest market share in renewable energy project financing. Vit's expertise and experience includes substantial ground-mounted and rooftop solar projects in Thailand, ground-breaking large-scale solar farms and wind farms in Vietnam, and hydropower projects in Lao PDR.
Career
Joined Baker McKenzie, Bangkok in 1991.
Professional Memberships
- Thai Bar Association
- Law Society of Thailand
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Vit Vatanayothin is well-placed to advise clients on the financing and development of projects, with particular experience in solar and wind power.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Vit has strong expertise in the power plant industry. He is very easy to work with."
"Vit has strong expertise in the power plant industry. He is very easy to work with."