Chaveewan Likhitwattanachai

Chaveewan’s strength lies in her detailed knowledge of Thailand’s financial services industry including fund raising, debt financing and capital market. She advises various financial institutions and multinational corporations on legal and compliance matters as well as transactional work. Aside from her reputation for leading on complex high-profile deals, she is also well respected in the market. She was appointed to be on the Electronic Transactions Commission Subcommittee under the Electronic Transaction Act in 2020 and is actively involved in the development of the legal landscape of Thailand's digital ecosystem and has consulted with the Minister of Finance, related public organizations, and several fintech businesses. She also lead on the sole legal advisory team for Thailand’s Blockchain Community Initiative (BCI). Her expertise and history of advising Thailand's top financial institutions and companies has earned her accolades from several leading global legal directories.

• Acting for True Move H Universal Communication Co., Ltd., a major Thai mobile service provider, to finance licence fees for 1800 MHz and 900 MHz in the form of letters of guarantee amounting to approximately THB21 billion and THB73 billion, respectively.
• Acting for Kasikorn Asset Management Co., Ltd. a trustee of the Golden Ventures Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust, to finance acquisition of leasehold rights of the Park Ventures Ecoplex Project and Sathorn Square Project to establish the Golden Ventures Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust.
• Acting for KASIKORNBANK Public Co. Ltd. and Mizuho Bank Nederland N.V. in the financing provided to CPF NETHERLANDS B.V. to acquire shares in LLC STESHA, which holds shares in CJSC Poultry Production Severnaya and CJSC Poultry Production Severnaya.
• Acting for FS JV Co Limited, a joint venture company of S Hotels and Resort (UK) Ltd., and Fico Holding (UK) Ltd., to acquire all shares in Jupiter Hotel Holdings Ltd., owner of a portfolio of 26 Mercure-branded hotels in the UK. Acquisition financing was provided by Krung Thai Bank Public Co. Ltd.
• Acting for The Siam Commercial Bank Public Co. Ltd. in providing financing to WHA Corp. Public Co. Ltd. and its subsidiary, for the acquisition of shares in Hemaraj Land and Development Public Co. Ltd. through a public tender offer process.
• Acting for Pace Development Corp. Public Co. Ltd. in acquisition financing from The Siam Commercial Bank Public Co. Ltd., for the merger and acquisition of shares in Dean & Deluca, Inc.

• "Leading Individual" in Banking & Finance, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2016-2024
• "Highly Regarded" in Banking, Capital Markets, Construction and Materials, Energy, Industrials and Manufacturing, and Media, Technology and Telecommunications, IFLR1000: Financial and Corporate Guide, 2018-2024 ("Leading Lawyer" 2017)
• "Band 2" in Banking & Finance, Chambers Asia-Pacific and Chambers Global, 2021-2024 ("Band 3" 2018-2020, "Up and Coming" 2015-2017)
• "Thailand's Top 100 Lawyers" in Banking & Finance, Financial Institutions, Industrials, Manufacturing & Transportation, Projects, and Restructuring & Insolvency, Asia Business Law Journal, 2021-2023
• "Thailand's Top 100 Lawyers" in Banking & Finance, Financial Institutions, and Restructuring & Insolvency, Asia Business Law Journal, 2018-2019

• Thai Bar Association
• Law Society of Thailand