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Kowit Somwaiya

Managing Partner, Senior Partner, Director · LawPlus Ltd.

ThailandIntellectual Property, Corporate / M&AEnglish, Thai

About

Kowit Somwaiya is Founder and Managing Partner of LawPlus Ltd. (Thailand) and LawPlus Myanmar Ltd., with over 30 years' experience advising on intellectual property, banking, corporate/M&A, TMT, data protection, employment, arbitration and litigation. He is admitted to practice law in Thailand and was appointed to the Board of Directors of Meritas for 2024–2027.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyCorporate / M&ABanking & FinanceEmploymentTechnology, Media & TelecomData Protection & PrivacyLitigation & Arbitration

Office

Expertise

Intellectual PropertyBanking & Debt RestructuringForeign Direct Investment (FDI)Investment PromotionData Protection & PrivacyAnti-counterfeitingProbate & Inheritance

Education

  • Certificate of Instructions for Lawyers, Harvard Law School, 1991
  • LL.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1990
  • LL.B., Thammasat University, 1987
  • B.A. (English), Ubon Rajbhat University, 1980

Admissions

  • Admitted to practice law in Thailand

Languages

EnglishThai