Aviation
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Thailand
Band 1
About
Provided by Baker McKenzie
Our Bangkok Aviation Practice brings together an experienced team of aviation practitioners and specific practice area lawyers in corporate and commercial, compliance, employment, intellectual property, litigation, restructuring and insolvency, and tax, who are able to take full account of local dynamics without losing sight of the international dimension. We regularly represent arrangers, lessors, lessees, lenders, major airlines, debt providers and investors, government entities, educational institutions, and other participants in a broad range of aviation transactions across a multitude of sectors and often in multiple jurisdictions. Our services include aircraft/engine/equipment finance and leasing; ECA financing; aircraft sales/purchases; acquisition and disposal; tax-based and non-tax-based lease financings; aircraft modification; repair and maintenance; corporate and commercial contracts; maintenance contracts, regulatory advice; dispute resolution; restructuring; tax; aircraft loans, leases and leveraged lease restructurings and workouts; and managing issues with aircraft mechanics liens. We are supported by our aviation teams in Hong Kong and the PRC, should English or PRC law be required. Our expertise also includes negotiations and drafting agreements; preparation of legal opinions; certificates and documents for registration and operation of aircraft from the CAAT; acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs or internal restructuring; and post-transaction integration.
Chambers Review
Baker McKenzie is a full-service firm that draws on its extensive team of banking, dispute resolution and projects lawyers to handle aviation matters in Thailand. It represents a broad spectrum of airlines, aircraft manufacturers and lessors in leasing deals, as well as litigation and rehabilitation proceedings. The team also advises on sublease agreement mandates.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Baker McKenzie has an excellent team with a depth of knowledge and broad experience. It is very competent at offering solutions to commercial issues, with excellent awareness of company policies."
"The lawyers at Baker McKenzie consistently demonstrate keen commercial awareness. The firm skilfully delivers and negotiates on commercially sensitive topics to achieve successful outcomes."
"Baker McKenzie has an excellent team with a depth of knowledge and broad experience. It is very competent at offering solutions to commercial issues, with excellent awareness of company policies."
"The lawyers at Baker McKenzie consistently demonstrate keen commercial awareness. The firm skilfully delivers and negotiates on commercially sensitive topics to achieve successful outcomes."
Notable Practitioners
Permsak Krairiksh has a broad practice, which includes a focus on aviation finance and leasing transactions, as well as project finance. He acts for Thai airlines on aircraft leasing deals as well as rehabilitation proceedings in particular.
"Permsak has been an invaluable contributor to our projects. He demonstrates exceptional skill in successfully closing many leases. It is always a pleasure to work with him."
"He is very quick in his turnaround on comments and very responsive and helpful. He adopts a pragmatic approach to issues that arise."
Ranked Lawyers at
Baker McKenzie
Thailand
Members
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Clients
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KASIKORN Factory and Equipment (KF&E)
Milestone Aviation
Nok Airlines
Thai Airways International
Thai Lion Air
Thai Lion Mentari
Industries
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Aviation
Industrials, Manufacturing, and Transportation (IMT)