Corporate, FDI, and Labour
A reliable team for your ease of doing business in Thailand
Our Foreign Direct Investment and Labour practice provides comprehensive legal support to foreign investors in Thailand.
We assist clients in structuring their businesses to ensure compliance with local regulations while optimizing their investment strategies. For business activities requiring a Foreign Business License, we guide clients through the application process, helping them meet regulatory requirements and streamline approvals.
We provide an ease of doing business for the clients to obtain the best applicable special privileges. Our team also provides strategic guidance on Board of Investment (BOI) privileges, enabling businesses to maximize tax incentives and investment opportunities in Thailand. Furthermore, our team has been actively providing assistance to clients doing business in EEC. Our experts have acted to ensure clients’ special privileges within EEC area. Additionally, we offer comprehensive support in drafting, negotiating, and enforcing commercial contracts and business agreements, ensuring compliance and mitigating legal risks.
We support businesses of all sizes in managing their workforce effectively while ensuring compliance with labor laws and fostering fair workplace practices. We help employers navigate employment legal requirements with ease, including employment contracts, workplace regulations, and regulatory compliance, while ensuring employees’ rights are upheld. Our team provides guidance on union matters, labor negotiations, and employee relations, promoting balanced workplace dynamics.
During mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings, we assist businesses in managing employment transitions, workforce integration, and compensation and benefits administration, ensuring stability and fairness for all stakeholders. We also provide legal guidance on severance pay, dismissals, disciplinary actions, and labor law compliance, helping businesses prevent disputes while maintaining a structured and legally compliant work environment.
With a practical and tailored approach, we support businesses in operating smoothly while fostering positive and legally sound workplace relations.
Key Highlight Matters
Strategic counsel on one of the largest foreign investments in Thailand’s electronics manufacturing sector
Representation of a group of top-tier Taiwanese PCB manufacturers on their milestone expansion into Thailand with a combined investment of more than THB 25,000 million, managing the establishment of local subsidiaries and successfully obtained BOI promotion in the PCB manufacturing category, delivering corporate tax exemptions of up to 8 years and strengthening Thailand’s role as a key hub in the global PCB supply chain.
Advising on obtaining ESCO approval from the Ministry of Energy and BOI investment promotion
Representation of a joint venture involving a well-known Thai real estate developer in connection with obtaining tax incentives from the BOI for conducting an energy service company (ESCO) business within a large-scale, mixed-use development project located on Bang Na-Trad Road, securing ESCO approval from the Ministry of Energy, and applying for investment promotion with the BOI, successfully obtaining corporate tax exemptions for up to 8 years without a cap.
Strategic legal advisory enabling large-scale manufacturing expansion in Thailand’s pet food sector
Representation of a subsidiary of a Swiss multinational food and beverage company in connection with expanding their pet food product line across three projects with a total investment exceeding THB 5,000 million, providing strategic guidance to maximize incentives and facilitating the BOI application process to secure a standard package corporate tax exemption incentive for up to 5 years, along with additional incentives through applicable promotional measures.
Representation of a leading Chinese advanced materials company in a THB 1 billion strategic expansion into Thailand
Representation of a leading Chinese company specializing in materials solutions for intelligent electronic equipment focusing on thermal management and electromagnetic compatibility, in connection with establishing a new manufacturing plant in Thailand with a total investment exceeding THB 1,000 million, setting up a new subsidiary, and facilitating the application for investment promotion from the BOI in the manufacturing of advanced materials, successfully securing corporate tax exemptions for up to 8 years
Advising a well-known Japanese subsidiary on BOI incentive strategy for manufacturing expansion
Representation of a well-known Japanese subsidiary in the agricultural engine and machinery manufacturing sector in connection with evaluating the feasibility of securing maximum BOI incentives for expanding their engine parts production line and facilitating the application process through to successful approval from the BOI.
Representation of leading Taiwanese machinery manufacturers on their strategic entry into the Thai market
Representation of leading Taiwanese machinery manufacturers in connection with their strategic entry into the Thai market, establishing a new subsidiary, and facilitating the application for investment promotion from the BOI under the category of manufacturing automation machinery, successfully securing approval and A1-level corporate tax exemptions for 8 years without a cap.
Representation of a subsidiary of a well-known Japanese automotive parts manufacturer on a new investment project
Representation of a subsidiary of a well-known Japanese automotive parts manufacturer in connection with securing BOI incentives through the application for a new project focused on spark plugs, oxygen sensors, and temperature sensor product lines, and providing advice on BOI compliance matters to ensure adherence to all relevant laws and regulations.
Supported the client’s strategic expansion in Thailand’s digital and fintech sector
Representation of a leading payment gateway service provider in connection with their BOI application under the software development business category and successfully securing corporate tax exemption for 8 years.
Successfully secured BOI approval with 8-year corporate tax exemption for a leading payment gateway service provider
Representation of a well-known Malaysian and Vietnamese drilling company in connection with applying for a Foreign Business License (FBL) to provide well drilling services to a petroleum concessionaire in the concession area at the Gulf of Thailand.
Representation of one of the largest Hong Kong property developers on its market entry into Thailand
Representation of one of the largest Hong Kong property developers, renowned for managing world-class commercial, retail, hotel, and residential properties, in connection with applying for an FBL to provide consultancy services to its joint venture company in Thailand for a real estate development project.
Supporting FBL application for a smart and automated warehouse project
Representation of a Taiwanese warehouse solution provider in connection with obtaining an FBL to offer procurement and installation services for a smart and automated warehouse project in Thailand.
Representation of an Israeli global provider of energy-based aesthetic and medical solutions on its expansion into Thailand
Representation of an Israeli global provider of energy-based solutions for the aesthetic and medical markets in connection with expanding their presence in Thailand, including setting up a new subsidiary and obtaining the necessary licenses such as an FBL and medical device importation license from the Thai FDA for the import and sale of Hyaluronic Acid fillers.
Secured protection under the Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations between Thailand and the U.S.
Representation of an American engineering service company in connection with securing protection under the Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations between Thailand and the United States and obtaining a foreign business certificate to legally operate engineering and consultancy services in Thailand.
Conducting BOI compliance due diligence to ensure adherence to BOI conditions, laws, and regulations
Representation of several BOI companies, including subsidiaries of a world-leading designer and manufacturer of optical and photonic products and a renowned Japanese aluminum manufacturer, in connection with conducting BOI compliance due diligence to ensure business operations adhere to BOI conditions, laws, and regulations and effectively mitigating legal and financial risks associated with non-compliance.
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