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Chutikarn Boonnark is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Bangkok office, specialising in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and data privacy in Thailand. She advises multinational corporations, global luxury brands, and technology companies on complex legal and regulatory matters across Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on Thailand corporate and regulatory frameworks and cross‑border transactions.
Chutikarn has significant experience acting on cross‑border M&A, strategic acquisitions, joint ventures, and divestment. Her corporate and M&A practice covers the full transaction lifecycle, including deal structuring, legal due diligence, regulatory approvals, transaction documentation, and closing. She is known for delivering commercially focused advice that aligns legal strategy with clients’ business objectives, particularly in transactions involving regulated industries and international stakeholders.
A key focus of Chutikarn’s practice is data protection and privacy law, where she advises clients on Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) and related global data privacy regimes. She regularly leads end‑to‑end data privacy compliance projects, including data mapping exercises, privacy governance frameworks, cross‑border data transfer solutions, privacy policies, consent mechanisms, data breach, and regulatory risk assessments. Her data privacy expertise is frequently critical in M&A transactions, technology implementations, and digital transformation projects, allowing clients to manage regulatory risk while maintaining operational efficiency.
Chutikarn’s current practice concentrates on M&A and data privacy compliance, with deep sector experience in luxury fashion, hospitality, and technology. She actively monitors legal developments in Thailand M&A trends and PDPA enforcement and contributes to client briefings and thought leadership aimed at helping businesses navigate an increasingly complex regulatory and transactional landscape.
