Yaowarote Klinboon

Practice Areas

Capital Markets

Corporate/M&A

Career

Yaowarote Klinboon is the Executive Partner of the Firm and one of Thailand’s leading capital markets lawyers, with over 20 years of experience advising on complex domestic and cross-border transactions. Her practice focuses on equity and debt capital markets, public M&A, and high-stakes regulatory matters, with particular strength in transactions involving Thai and international capital markets.

She advises Thai issuers across a broad range of sectors—including property development, out-of-home media, energy, construction, and healthcare—on initial public offerings, secondary offerings, and ongoing listed-company compliance. Her work for public companies routinely spans corporate governance, SEC and SET regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, tender offers, and strategic corporate restructurings.

Yaowarote has extensive experience advising on international offerings under Rule 144A and Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act, as well as cross-border transactions subject to the regulatory frameworks of the Stock Exchange of Thailand and SGX-ST. She is regularly instructed by both domestic and international investors, underwriters, and listed companies on transaction structuring, execution strategy, and regulatory risk management.

Highly regarded for her commercial judgment and deal strategy, Yaowarote is frequently retained by Thai listed companies to advise on strategic public and private acquisitions, debt and equity financing transactions, and complex corporate integrations. Clients consistently recognize her for delivering pragmatic, solution-driven advice in highly regulated environments.

Yaowarote is consistently ranked by leading international legal directories, including Chambers Asia-Pacific and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. She was recognized by IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific 2025 as a Highly Regarded Lawyer for M&A in Thailand, by asialaw as a Notable Practitioner in Capital Markets, and is ranked Band 4 for Capital Markets (Thailand) by Chambers Asia-Pacific in both the 2025 and 2026 editions.

She holds an LL.B. from Chulalongkorn University and LL.M. degrees from Chulalongkorn University and the University of East Anglia. Prior to private practice, she worked at the Stock Exchange of Thailand and the Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Known for her direct, commercially focused approach, Yaowarote is a trusted adviser to many of Thailand’s leading corporates and a regular expert speaker at the Thai Institute of Directors.

Languages Spoken

Thai, English