Infrastructure
Akyn Suttawatanadech is a disputes lawyer with a focus on construction and infrastructure matters, complex commercial disputes and arbitration, as well as investigations, product liability and corporate crime and regulatory investigations.
Regional experience
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Akyn Suttawatanadech specialises in litigation and dispute resolution, with a wide range of experiences in commercial litigation and arbitration. He has extensive experience in commercial disputes already escalated to the courts, and also those prior to and pending the litigious procedures. He has represented Thai and multinational corporations in the court and arbitration proceedings in the area of construction, insurance and reinsurance, bankruptcy and business reorganisation, labour, consumer protection, international trade, civil and criminal disputes. Akyn also advises clients on fraud, investigation and the white-collar crime.
Experience
- Leading the team of Thai and foreign legal counsellors in the multi-language arbitration proceedings concerning the high-value disputes arisen from the construction of residential projects and hotels in Bangkok, Pattaya, Hua Hin, Phuket and Koh Samui
- Representing world-class MNCs in relation to the complex multi-jurisdictional disputes concerning the breach of distribution agreements, licensing agreements, infringement against intellectual property rights and international trade
- Acting for a top pharmaceutical company in a proactive investigatory and compliance review in order to mitigate the risks of commercial loss and reputational damage
- Representing a U.S.-based, steel production company in a fraud allegation and investigation conducted by the Thai Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECSD), and providing strategic advice to defend a potential claim of more than US$ 10M
- Defending a group of renowned companies in the bid rigging allegations made by the now-defunct Assets Scrutiny Committee and the National Anti-corruption Commission of Thailand
- Representing international insurance companies on the multi-million-dollars claims involving third-party liability, property damage and business interruption
Qualifications:
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Business Laws (English Program), Thammasat University, Thailand, 2019
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Thammasat University, Thailand, 2007
Memberships:
- Member, Thai Bar Association
- Lawyers Council of Thailand
Languages:
- English
- Thai
Awards and Recognition:
- Ranked as a Rising Star lawyer in Thailand for Dispute Resolution practice, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2020 – 2022