Academic
Qualifications:
- 2003, Graduate Diploma in Public
Law and Management, King Prajadhipok's Institute, Bangkok,
Thailand.
- 1990, Program
of Instruction for Lawyers, Harvard University, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- 1983, Barrister-at-Law,
Bar Institute of Legal Education, Bangkok, Thailand
- 1972, LL.B.
Honors, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Other Training:
- Programme for Senior Executives in Criminal Justice Administration,
The National Academy of Criminal Justice, Court of Justice,
2005.
- Notary Public
Training Course (Class 1) administered by the Registry Office
of Signature and Document Attestation, The Law Society of
Thailand, May 24-25, 2003.
Professional Qualifications:
- 1979, received license
to practice in Thailand
Employment:
- August 2002-present, Partner, Commercial
Department, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd., Bangkok,
Thailand.
- October 2000-September
2002, Group Director, Dispute Resolution Department, Tilleke
& Gibbins International Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand.
- September
1998-September 2000, Senior Director, Tilleke & Gibbins,
Bangkok, Thailand
- May 1994-August
1998, Director, Legal Affairs Division, Tilleke & Gibbins,
Bangkok, Thailand
- April 1982-April
1994, Attorney/Senior Attorney, Tilleke & Gibbins, Bangkok,
Thailand
Description of Major
Areas of Work Handled:
- Advising foreign
banks, investors, hotel companies, foreign clients, embassies,
etc. in respect of financial transactions, documentation,
property finance projects, real estate transactions, property
investment, hotel management, arbitration, labor law issues,
etc.
Professional Experience:
- 1994-2004,
Law Instructor, Lawyers Council of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
- November 1987-April
1988, Practicing Attorney, Freehill, Hollingdale & Page,
Sydney, Australia
Appointments:
- Appointed Member of the Thailand
National Committee, ASEAN Law Association
- Elected to
Board of Governors, Lawyers Council
of Thailand (2001-2006)
- Appointed
Treasurer, Lawyers Council of Thailand (2001-2003)
- Appointed Vice President, Foreign
Affairs, Lawyers Council of Thailand (2004-2007)
- Appointed Director of the Registry
Office of Signature and Document Attestation, Lawyers
Council of Thailand (2004-2007)
- Vice President,
Franco-Thai Chamber of Commerce (1998-2000)
- Council Member,
Thailand (1996-2003), Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Membership/Affiliation
with Professional Organizations:
- Thai Bar Association
- Lawyers Council
of Thailand (formerly The Law Society of Thailand)
- Lawyers Association
of Thailand
- Women Lawyers
Association of Thailand
- Inter-Pacific
Bar Association (IPBA)
- ASEAN Law
Association of Thailand (ALA)
- Thai Chamber of Commerce
Honors:
- Listed in The Asia Pacific Legal
500 as a leading individual in the area of Real Estate and
Construction (2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006
editions) and Dispute Resolution (2004/2005, 2005/2006 editions)
- Identified as a Highly Recommended
Commercial Property practitioner in Thailand by the 2003/04
edition of Global Counsel 3000
Publications/Presentations:
- "Last Will and Testament and Letter of Instruction
for UN Retirees Residing in Thailand", presentation
at the UN Retirement Planning Seminar jointly organized
by AFICS-Thailand, ESCAP Administration and ESCAP Staff
Council, Bangkok, March 2, 2006.
- "Family and Property Laws
for Expatriates", presentation at the Scandinavian
(Danish-Thai, Thai-Norwegian, Thai-Swedish Chambers of Commerce)
Breakfast Meeting, Bangkok, September 15, 2004.
- (With David Lyman, John Fotiadis,
Thawat Damsa-ard, Cynthia Pornavalai, Noppramart Prasitmonthon,
Pascale Prud'homme, Piyanuj Ratprasatporn, and Pimvimol
Vipamaneerut), contributed to "Doing Business in
2005: Removing Obstacles to Growth", a co-publication
of the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation
and Oxford University Press, September 2004.
- "Family
laws for foreigners", Corporate
Counsellor Column, Bangkok Post, Business Section, July
2, 2004.
- "Guidelines for Solicitors:
Providing Legal Advice to Clients", Presentation/lecture
to the Legal Study Section of the Law Society of Thailand,
August 14, 2002.
- "The
Outstanding Central Intellectual Property and International
Trade Court", Law
Society Magazine (Thai), February 2002.
- "Women's
Rights", lecture given
to third year class of the Convent of the Infant Jesus,
Bangkok, Thailand, January 10, 2002.
- "The
Legal Profession and Training Approach", presented
at Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand, March 30, 2001.
- "Labour
Relations Act", presented at the Rotary Club of
Bangkok Srinakarin, November 21, 2000.
- "New
Laws and Loan Programs Aim to Assist Ailing Property Sector"
(co-author, Timothy R. Wales), Lex Mundi World Reports,
Vol. XI No. 2, Fall 1999.
- "New
Laws to Boost Property Sector" (co-author,
Timothy R. Wales), Business Day, August 27, 1999.
- "Property
Lease and Rights Act" (co-author, Timothy R. Wales),
Krungthep Turakij (Thai daily), August 19, 1999.
- "Business
Law Consultation", presented at Assumption University
Human Development Center's "Laws for Business People"
training course, July 17, 1999.
- "Condominium
Law", lecture to Law
Society of Thailand students, December 2, 1998.
- "Women
Business Lawyers: The Way Ahead--The Hind Legs, No Longer",
IPBA 1997 (Malaysia).
- "Women
Lawyers: The Way Ahead", Law Society Magazine (Thai),
February 1997.
- "Status
of Women Lawyers: A Cross-Jurisdictional Comparison",
IPBA 1995 (Singapore).
- "Foreign
Lawyers in Thailand", Law Society Magazine
(Thai), 1995.
- "Status
of Women Lawyers in Thailand", Law Society Magazine
Thai).
- "Questions
and Answers in Thai Family Law", Law Society Textbook
(Thai).
- "Giving
Advice to Foreign Clients", Law Society Textbook
(Thai).
- "Notary
Public and Certification of Documents", Law Society
Textbook (Thai).
- "Investigating
Property in Thailand: The Legal Pitfalls" (co-author,
Frank Klasic), Butterworths (IPBA), Legal Aspects of Real
Property Investment in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Interviews:
- Interviewed by Sriwipa Siripunyawit
for article in the Bangkok Post, "Getting
it down on paper", November 11, 2002.
- Interviewed by Law Society of Thailand.
Transcript of the interview was featured in the Law Society
of Thailand's Newsletter entitled "The Lady: Life
and Opportunity", October-November 2002 issue.
- Interviewed by Law Society of Thailand.
Transcript of the interview was featured in the Law Society
of Thailand's Newsletter entitled "Special Interview
with Khun Anongporn Thanachaiary--A Brave Woman of the Law
Society of Thailand", July 2001 issue.
Practice Areas:
Commercial
and International Trade, Property (Real Estate), Estate, Family
Law
E-mail:
Direct Telephone Line:
Intl. +66
2263 7724 Local Dialing +0 2263
7724
Facsimile:
Intl.
Dialing +66 2263 7710 Local Dialing
0 2263 7710
(July
2007) 
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