Piyachon Jiraratmethakorn

Associate


Contact Details

T: + 662 264 8000
F: + 662 657 2222
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Mr. Piyachon Jiraratmethakorn is an associate in the litigation and arbitration practice group at Weerawong C&P. He advises and represents clients in both domestic and cross-border arbitration and dispute resolution matters, and provides legal opinions across a wide range of issues. His expertise spans civil and criminal litigation, consumer protection, employment law, intellectual property, bankruptcy, and business rehabilitation.

Recent Experience

Represented a Thailand’s premier engineering firmin defending the allegations in connection with the collapse of the StateAudit Office’s building asserted by the state.

Represented an American manufacturer of electricautomobiles in a sophisticated consumer case and attained the client’s preferredresult through a settlement in court.

Represented a Japanese company and a globalmanufacturer of commercial vehicles in a labor case concerning unfairtermination and severance pay disputes.

Advised a Chinese technology company regardingthe bankruptcy and liquidation procedures under Thai laws.

Assisted a British multinational law firm inrepresenting one of the United Kingdom’s leading retailers in a dispute overemployment of foreign workers before the High Court of Justice of England andWales.

Represented Thailand leading cable and wiremanufacturer, the debtor, and a global audit firm, as the planner, in a high-profilerehabilitation case at the Bankruptcy Court against 2,960 creditors.

Represented a prominent casino corporationoperating in Cambodia in a dispute involving a multimillion- dollar competitionclaim in a casino industry and achieving a prompt and advantageoussettlement through arbitrations at SIAC arbitration.

Represented a European multinational constructioncompany in defending a claim in relation to wrongful act brought by aglobal leader in sales and production of Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) at the CivilCourt and attained satisfactory outcome after first phase of trials.

Represented one of the largest construction companiesin criminal and civil matters in relation to securities fraud and accomplishedpositive results across all series of cases.

Represented a large residential developmentcompany in criminal and civil-related matters with a claim amountexceeding THB 100 million and achieved favorable outcome at the preliminary hearingstage.

Represented a Swiss global jewelry and watchmanufacturing company in Criminal Court concerning offence against propertyand obtained positive judgment from the Criminal Court.

Represented a Japanese general construction companyin a civil matter concerning breach of construction contract with total claimamount exceeding THB 100million. The case was settled upon the client’s propositionat the mediation procedure.

Represented one of the leading energy producercompanies in defense of employment claims concerning unfair termination andseverance pay disputes.

Acted for a leading technology company in defenseof employment claims in the Central Labour Court in relation to unfairtermination and severance pay disputes. The court rendered the judgment in favorof the client with full recovery of debt.

 Advised one of the Asia-Pacific’s leadingcompanies in renewable energy businesses in relation to a violation ofEngineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract.

Represented Thailand’s leading digital service providercompany in defense of intellectual property claims in relation to FIFA WorldCup 2018 broadcasting rights at the Central Intellectual Property andInternational Trade Court.

 Represented Thai state-owned SET-listed oil and gascompany against allegation of copyright violation and in series of disputesconcerning defamation and computer-related crime.

Represented an industry leader in securitiesbrokerage, market making and investment banking company in civil and labourdisputes against a monetary claim exceeding THB 1000 million pursued by theclient’s competitor in stock market.

Education

LL.M. with Distinction in Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy, University of Glasgow, UK, 2023

LL.B. (First Class Honors), Chulalongkorn University, 2017

Bar Admissions

Notarial Services Attorney, admitted 2020

Thai Barrister-at-Law, admitted 2019

Attorney at Law, Lawyer Council of Thailand, admitted 2018

Languages

Thai, English

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