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About
Provided by Nonnabhat (Niab) Paiboon
Practice Areas
Nonnabhat (Niab) Paiboon has a deep experience advising Thai and international clients on complex domestic and multi-jurisdiction cross border M&A transactions in a wide range of sectors, such as financial institutions, consumer, energy, TMT, food and beverage, and automotive. She has substantial experience in structuring and negotiating cross-border transactions as well as the acquisition and divestiture of corporate divisions. Niab has always been involved in one of a kind merger & acquisition deals that has occurred within the country, while some became the largest sector deal in Southeast Asia. She is a highly regarded lawyer within competition and anti-trust and has been invited by the relevant authorities to be a consultant on the proposed Thai competition law. Additionally, Nonnabhat often plays key roles in multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions involving various offices of the Herbert Smith Freehills network.
Niab holds a bachelor's degree in law and international law from Chulalongkorn University. She also has a graduate diploma in law and postgraduate diploma from the University of Law and BPP University in the United Kingdom respectively. She is native in Thai, fluent in English and is dual qualified in Thailand and England & Wales.
Career
Niab joined Herbert Smith Freehills' Bangkok office as head of the Bangkok corporate practice group in 2022.
Personal
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Industry Sector Expertise
Technology, media and telecommunications
Automotive
Aviation
Banks and financial institutions
Construction, engineering and infrastructure
Consumer and retail
Energy (oil and gas and renewables)
Healthcare
Hospitality and real estate
Insurance
Manufacturing and industrials
Private capital
Transportation and logistics
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Thailand
Languages Spoken
Thai
English
Professional Memberships
Solicitor of England and Wales, Solicitors Regulation Authority - 2017
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Nonnabhat Paiboon leads Herbert Smith Freehills' practice. She hasexpertise in competition law, especially regarding merger clearance in the Thai market.
Nonnabhat Paiboon leads Herbert Smith Freehill's Thai corporate department. She is particularly active in cross-border M&A deals, acting in a range of industries that include insurance, media and automotive. In addition to advising corporations and listed companies, she also offers assistance to private equity and sovereign wealth funds.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Nonnabhat has a commercial mind and is very pleasant to work with."
"She is responsive and gives good advice. Her expertise is in competition law."
"Nonnabhat Paiboon is quick-minded, highly responsive and commercially driven."
"Nonnabhat has a commercial mind and is very pleasant to work with."
"She is responsive and gives good advice. Her expertise is in competition law."
"Nonnabhat Paiboon is quick-minded, highly responsive and commercially driven."
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Key Sectors
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Energy and Utilities
Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)
Financial Services
Retail and Consumer
Industrials, Engineering and Manufacturing