Pisut Attakamol

Pisut Attakamol

Partner
Baker & McKenzie Limited Attorneys at Law

Biography

Pisut Attakamol joined Baker McKenzie's Dispute Resolution Practice Group in 1995 and has acted as counsel and legal advisor to numerous multinational corporations and major Thai business groups across a wide range of legal matters. He has extensive experience representing clients in Thai courts and in arbitration proceedings under the rules of TAI, THAC, ICC and SIAC.

Pisut is listed on the Panel of Arbitrators at the Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC) and was appointed as a board member of THAC in 2023. In 2020, he was also appointed Co-Chair of the Young THAC (YTHAC), a platform that promotes innovation and thought leadership in the development of arbitration in Thailand.

Practice Focus

Pisut has expertise in complex commercial disputes, corporate litigation, domestic and international arbitration, construction disputes and employment-related matters. He also advises on probate and family law, including succession planning, wills, estate administration, prenuptial and divorce agreements and inheritance-related disputes. In addition, he regularly represents clients in sensitive family business disputes involving governance, succession and shareholder issues.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Defended a laboratory instrument manufacturer in labour proceedings in regard to the company's policy and regulations on pay, sales rewards, bonus, and provident fund.
  • Represented a global automobile manufacturer with respect to several cases including arbitration proceedings against its former dealers to seek compensation arising out of disputes with regard to dealer agreements, storage expenses, and unsold vehicles and in court proceedings on grounds of wrongful acts and violation of trade secrets.
  • Acted for a leading rubber manufacturer in defending allegations of breach of a Lump Sum Turnkey Agreement for construction of a sizable plant project, copyright infringement, and criminal claims.
  • Represented a Japanese manufacturer of trucks and buses as the respondent in an ICC arbitration claim seated in Bangkok, Thailand, in which the claimants sought damages arising out of an alleged breach of an Asset Purchase Agreement. The claimants have asserted that the respondent deprived the claimant of the plant and assets purchased for a minimum period based on an alleged verbal promise.
  • Represented a Japanese conglomerate finance group in lodging a civil claim and a business reorganization petition in connection with the return of convertible debentures by the borrower after its auditor identified fraud within the company in relation to falsified financial statements.
  • Advised and represented a leading national oil company in a civil lawsuit against a former executive of a subsidiary of the client's group of companies, in recovery of damages (over 220 million USD) arising from fraud and breach of director's fiduciary duties.
  • Represented a leading international fast food business operator in defending a litigation case concerning product liability and personal injury to a consumer.
  • Advised and represented a Japanese subsidiary of a leading German automotive company in a series of lawsuits/arbitration proceedings (criminal, civil and ICC arbitration seated in Bangkok, Thailand) against group of companies relating to disputes arising from termination of business relationship between principle and distributors.
  • Advised a global luxury goods and jewelry corporation on employment aspects such as reviewing preliminary evidence of potential misconducts and criminal offences.

Professional Honors

  • Band 1 in Dispute Resolution, Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, 2025
  • Band 2 in Dispute Resolution, Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, 2023–2024
  • Band 3 in Dispute Resolution, Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, 2021–2022

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Thai Bar Association
  • Lawyers Council of Thailand
  • Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC) - Board Member
  • Young Thailand Arbitration Center (YTHAC) - Co-Chair
  • Panel of Arbitrators, Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC)
  • London Court of International Arbitration

Admissions

  • Thailand (1996)

Education

  • University of London (LLM) (2001)
  • University of Cambridge (BA in Law, Class Honors) (2000)
  • Thammasat University (LLB, Class Honors) (1995)

Languages

  • English
  • Thai