Thailand

Japan has been a cornerstone of Thailand’s industrial development for decades, shaping everything from the automotive corridors in Chonburi and Rayong to the growth of high-precision electronics and digital device. As Thai businesses look outward to further their investments, many are turning toward Japan not just for capital deployment but for access to engineering expertise, research and development collaboration, and partners who take a long-term approach to value creation. For Thai investors seeking mature regulatory systems, disciplined corporate culture, and a premium consumer market, Japan offers a combination that is difficult to match elsewhere in the region. Since our Bangkok office was founded in 2016, we have worked with Thai investors to assess opportunities in Japan with practical clarity, helping clients navigate local regulations, adapt to Japanese commercial norms, and manage the detailed documentation that Japanese transactions demand. Our Japan-qualified lawyers who understand both sides of the Thailand–Japan commercial relationship will work together with Thai-qualified lawyers who have in-depth understanding of Thai investors’ investment mindset and risk appetite to support many Thai clients from early-stage negotiations to successful investment outcome. Our advisory capability spans industrial joint ventures, technology partnerships, property acquisitions, M&A, financing arrangements, compliance, competition matters, labor, dispute resolution, and intellectual property. The focus is simple: enabling Thai investors to operate confidently in one of the world’s most sophisticated and rule-based markets.

Office Information

Bangkok
Overview
Our Bangkok Office provides extensive legal services so as to address a wide variety of legal issues in Thailand. We also advise our clients about legal issues arising in the process of doing business in Thailand, such as compliance and labor affairs, as well as assist them to branch into Thailand by way of M&A or establishment of a subsidiary. In addition, our Bangkok Office advises on legal issues for countries surrounding Thailand (including but not limited to Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar). Furthermore, we have a wide range of experiences for in-bound transactions and our Bangkok Office is well positioned to advise Thai companies on the investments in Japan. Our Bangkok Office primarily deals with the following areas of practice: ・The establishment and reorganization of Japanese corporations’ bases in Thailand, and their withdrawal from Thailand ・M&A ・Joint ventures ・Dispute resolution ・Compliance by Japanese corporations' bases in Thailand ・Financial transactions (e.g., loan agreements and the creation of various types of security) ・Competition laws, labor affairs, intellectual property rights, and others In close coordination with our Tokyo Office and our various offices throughout ASEAN (Singapore, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta and Malaysia), our Bangkok Office is committed to provide our clients with prompt and quality services. For that purpose, we strive to work in full cooperation with local Thai firms so as to synergize on our strengths, for the benefit of our clients in the region.
PROFESSIONALS
Representative
Akitaka Anzai
AkitakaAnzai
Tokyo
Bangkok
Malaysia
Partner
Anzai Akitaka
Akitaka Anzai is a partner of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune working primarily in the filed of Japan-Southeast Asia related matters, such M&A, establishment of Joint Venture companies, labor issues or disputes in Southeast Asia countries including Malaysia and Thailand, and working on the capital market transaction, such as issuance of the equity or debts by the domestic and foreign companies and Islamic Finance.
Akitaka Anzai is a partner of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune working primarily in the filed of Japan-Southeast Asia related matters, such M&A, establishment of Joint Venture companies, labor issues or disputes in Southeast Asia countries including Malaysia and Thailand, and working on the capital market transaction, such as issuance of the equity or debts by the domestic and foreign companies and Islamic Finance.
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