International trade and investment legal advisory · Bangkok
Legal clarity for international trade and investment involving Thailand
We advise businesses on cross-border contracts, investment structures, and commercial disputes involving Thailand. Our work connects legal requirements with commercial objectives, helping clients assess their options, allocate risk, and negotiate workable terms.
Business decisions where legal input changes the outcome
In a cross-border deal, the commercial team agrees on price and delivery. The legal terms decide whether the rights you negotiated can actually be used. Our role is to show decision-makers the effect of each term before the business is committed.
| Decision | What the adviser examines | What the business gains |
|---|---|---|
| Appointing an exclusive distributor in Thailand | Territory, sales rights, minimum purchase targets, restrictions on competition, termination | A clear view of what you are granting and what you can renegotiate before signing |
| Entering a joint venture | Management control, reserved matters, deadlock, exit | Control and exit rights that match the capital you commit |
| Supply and manufacturing agreements | Specifications, inspection, tooling, intellectual property, delivery, liability | Commercial promises backed by enforceable terms and evidence |
| Choosing an investment route into Thailand | Actual business activities, shareholding, licences, incentives, continuing obligations | A comparison of lawful routes before incorporating or starting operations |
| Choosing governing law and dispute resolution | Suitability, cost, procedure, and where the counterparty's assets are located | A realistic assessment of how your contractual rights can be enforced |
Services
Services follow the stages of a business decision. You can instruct us on a single issue, a single document, or a whole project. There is no obligation to take a monthly retainer.
International commercial contracts
- Review of sale, supply and manufacturing agreements with Thai or foreign counterparties
- Drafting commercial contracts in English or Thai
- Distribution, agency and licensing agreements
- Payment terms, deposits and security
Investing and doing business in Thailand
- Assessing the investment route that fits your actual business activities
- Foreign Business Licence and Foreign Business Certificate matters
- Preliminary assessment of eligibility for BOI investment promotion
- Joint ventures and shareholding structures
Trade regulation and compliance
- Import licensing requirements by product type
- Customs classification, rules of origin and FTA preferences
- Contractual obligations when buyers request data under destination-market rules
Commercial disputes and protection of rights
- A Thai supplier fails to deliver, delivers non-conforming goods, or a Thai company does not pay
- Assessing evidence and options before negotiation, demand or proceedings
- Arbitration clauses and enforcement of awards
How we work and how fees are set
- Initial enquiry. You tell us the type of transaction, the countries involved and any deadline.
- Conflict check. We confirm we can act before asking for confidential documents.
- Written scope. We set out the documents, countries, governing law, deliverables, delivery date, rounds of revision and fee.
- Work and internal review within the agreed scope.
- Delivery and explanation so decision-makers know which terms to accept, negotiate or change.
Fees depend on the scope of work. You can start with a consultation on a single issue or instruct us to review a document. We confirm deliverables, timing and fees in writing before any work begins.
Your adviser
Eksiam Chaisorn (เอกสยาม ชัยศร)
Founder and Managing Director, Eksiam & Partners Co., Ltd. · Legal Consultant
Legal and tax consultant with more than 25 years in the legal profession, and a member of the Thai Bar under Royal Patronage. Education relevant to this practice:
- Master's level — Master of Laws (LL.M.) programme, International Trade Law, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
- Master's level — Master of Laws (LL.M.) programme, International Law (International Investment Law), Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University
- Master's level — Master of Laws (LL.M.) programme, Finance and Tax Law, Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University
Eksiam & Partners Co., Ltd. has handled more than 1,500 client matters, counting all types of work of the firm. Our work is subject to client confidentiality, so we do not publish client names or matter details.
Discuss your business and legal requirements
Tell us the type of transaction, where your counterparty is based, and any deadline such as a signing date or payment date. We will confirm that we can act, then set out the scope, deliverables and fee in writing before any work begins. Please do not send confidential documents until we have completed our conflict check.
Contact the firm
- Telephone
- +66 81 654 5922
- contact@eksiamlegal.com
- Office
- Eksiam & Partners Co., Ltd.
300/90 Nawamin Road, Nawamin, Bueng Kum, Bangkok 10240, Thailand
