Jaywon Yi

Jaywon Yi

Partner
Baker & McKenzie Limited Attorneys at Law
Not admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction

Biography

Jaywon Yi joined Baker McKenzie in 2016. She is active in the Antitrust and Competition, Corporate and M&A, and International Commerce & Trade Practice Groups.

Practice Focus

Jaywon's areas of practice include trade competition, M&A, foreign direct investments, and trade remedies. Jaywon advises clients on various competition law issues including compliance and merger control regulations. She has also represented clients in many high-profile M&A deals including drafting and negotiating transaction agreements.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Assisted one of the largest global oil and gas company on Thai competition law matters in relation to its sale of shares to a Thai buyer including both compliance matters (such as guidance on information exchange, clean team arrangements, and review of transaction agreements from Thai competition law perspective, and merger control analysis and assist with merger filing including liaising with the competition authority.

  • Assisted Thailand's leading logistics service providers in conducting Thai and multijurisdictional merger control analysis in relation to their multiple steps of acquisition and amalgamation, and represented the client on merger filling with the competition authority.

  • Assisted a leading retail operator in Thailand, with Thai merger control analysis and filings in relation to its potential acquisition of a foreign supermarket chain's operations in Southeast Asia.

  • Advised a leading private healthcare service provider in Thailand with respect to Thai merger control analysis and strategies in relation to a potential hostile takeover.

  • Assisted one of the largest global steel manufacturers with respect to Thai merger control analysis and strategies in relation to its potential acquisition of Thai listed steel manufacturers and potential set up of a joint venture company for the acquisition.

  • Assisted a major Thai commercial bank with respect to Thai merger control analysis in relation to its potential acquisition of a foreign commercial bank in Thailand.

  • Advising a major Japanese securities company with respect to Thai merger control analysis in relation to its potential sale of shares.

  • Assisting a major oil and gas company with respect to Thai merger control analysis and merger filing in Thailand in relation to its potential sale of shares to a Thai oil and gas company.

  • Assisting Japan's leading manufacturer of frozen foods, in providing legal advice on implementing an exclusivity arrangement with its long-standing supplier in Thailand. Our legal advice helped the client to determine the market impact of the exclusivity arrangement and provide practical comments on drafting the relevant written agreement.

  • Conducting a compliance gap analysis for leading consumer goods company to identify any compliance gaps with respect to the Company’s business under the Thai Trade Competition Act, address and provide suggestions for resolving or mitigating the risk from such compliance gaps through legal and practical solutions and mitigate future non-compliance risks. This included conducting interviews with various management personnel of the client and reviewing template commercial agreements and trade policies.

  • Advising one of the largest Thai publicly listed oil company in the acquisition of interest in Indonesia including preparing and negotiating the transaction documents, various undertakings and other transaction documents.

  • Advising one of the largest Chinese automobile manufacturers, in the asset acquisition transaction in Thailand including conducting due diligence, providing legal advice on foreign business laws, investment promotions, permits and licenses, and environmental matters.

  • Advising leading Thai conglomerate in the beverage industry in relation to a JV arrangement with a foreign business partner in the logistics business including drafting of the JV agreement and negotiating with the JV partner.

Admissions

  • New York~United States (2018)

Education

  • Columbia University (LLM) (2016)
  • Thammasat University (LLB with honors) (2013)
  • Yonsei University (Exchange Student Program, Scholarship) (2012)

Languages

  • Thai
  • English
  • Korean

Co-author, "Thai competition authority to heighten oversight on the digital sector," Baker McKenzie InsightPlus, October 2023

Co-author, “BOI - New announcements on promoted activities and privileges,” Baker McKenzie InsightPlus, February 2023

Speaker, “Instant Competition EP3: Franchise Regulations - What to know about franchising business in Thailand," Baker McKenzie, September 2022

Co-author, “Credit Term Guideline – TCCT introduces tougher SME criteria," Baker McKenzie InsightPlus, August 2022

Speaker, “Instant Competition EP2: Thai merger control regulations - what you should know”, Baker McKenzie, July 2022

Speaker, “Instant Competition Overview: Introduction to Thai Trade Competition Law”, Baker McKenzie, July 2022