Paralee Techajongjintana | People

Biography

Paralee Techajongjintana joined Baker McKenzie in 2000 and is currently active in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group, where she also co-heads the Restructuring and Insolvency Practice.

Beyond her legal practice, Paralee dedicates a large amount of her time to pro bono projects and diversity and inclusion initiatives. As current Chair of the Bangkok Pro Bono Committee and Head of the Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Committee, Paralee coordinates the office's and firm-wide pro bono initiatives to ensure that the Bangkok office is working to support the most vulnerable segments of the Thai society. In addition, Paralee regularly serves as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, teaching restructuring and insolvency law to undergraduate students.

Practice Focus

Paralee's practice focuses on environmental and regulatory issues, including Administrative Court challenges against government agencies and NGOs, environmental crisis management, national infrastructure projects, and major industrial developments, as well as financial restructuring and creditor’s/debtor’s rights.

Representative Legal Matters

Represented one of the world's largest chemical producers in a landmark administrative dispute regarding quality of the environment, natural resources and public health. After the Supreme Administrative Court affirmed an injunctive order suspending the client's projects from further construction or development, we successfully represented the client in requesting alteration of the order to allow the client's projects to continue with construction, installation of machinery and equipment and to proceed with the test run.
Acted as lead counsel for one of the leading groups of power companies in Thailand in several administrative disputes relating to the client's power plant projects regarding the revocation of power plant licenses due to various allegations involving environmental assessment reports and law and regulations on town plans. Our representation included successfully challenging the injunction application, enabling the client to continue the construction of the power plant until the judgment was rendered.
Acted as co-lead counsel for one of Asia Pacific region's largest manufacturers of mixed C4, synthetic rubber and synthetic latex products in a crisis situation following an explosion at the client's factory. The work involved close co-ordination with the Industrial Estate of Thailand (IEAT), the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy (ONEP) and other government entities under the accident investigation and environmental assessment.
Represented Thailand's national carrier in in what is deemed to be one of the largest and most significant business rehabilitation proceedings in the history of Thailand following financial difficulties subsequent to the outbreak of COVID-19 and acted as the client's legal advisor in various matters, ranging from day-to-day activities to overall operations, encompassing all aspects relevant to the client both within Thailand and in other jurisdictions.
Represented the official receiver of a major commercial bank in bankruptcy to trace and recover assets of over USD 150 million from its former executives, in order to satisfy judgment debts following several successful convictions for embezzlement. The funds have been relocated across various jurisdictions around the world to avoid repayment and to date, the matter has involved multinational asset tracing, bankruptcy and recovery proceedings in Thailand, Switzerland and the UK.
Acted for a group of major banks in a hostile rehabilitation proceeding and insolvency petition involving a major regional steel mill with debts exceeding USD 1.1 billion. Representation also included proceedings to challenge the rehabilitation petition submitted by the debtor and obtain a Temporary Absolute Receivership Order before the declaration of bankruptcy.

Professional Honors

Band 3 in Dispute Resolution, Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, 2025
Band 1 in Restructuring and Insolvency, Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, 2023–2025
ID&E Impact Award, Baker McKenzie, 2024
Women Leaders in Restructuring and Insolvency, IFLR1000, 2023–2024
Women Leaders in Banking, IFLR1000, 2023–2024
Band 4 in Dispute Resolution, Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, 2022–2024
Thailand's Top 100 Lawyers in Consumer Goods & Retail, Dispute Resolution, Financial Institutions and Restructuring & Insolvency, Asia Business Law Journal, 2021–2024
Highly Regarded in Restructuring and Insolvency, IFLR1000, 2019–2024
Highly Regarded in Banking, IFLR1000, 2019–2024
Leading Individual in Restructuring and Insolvency, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2018–2024
Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year, The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards, 2023
Band 2 in Restructuring and Insolvency, Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, 2011–2022
External Counsel of the Year, Asian-MENA Counsel, 2013

Professional Associations and Memberships

Lawyers Council of Thailand
Thai Bar Association

Admissions

Thailand (2001)

Education

Columbia University (LLM) (2005)
Thammasat University (LLB) (2000)

Languages

English
Thai

Firm Committee Memberships

Chair of Pro Bono Committee, Bangkok office
Head of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Committee, Bangkok office