Sirirasi Gobpradit

Sirirasi has considerable experience in providing tax advice for M&A and corporate restructuring, conducting health check from a tax perspective, providing tax advice for employment benefits (including equity-based compensation programs), providing tax advice for cross-border transactions, and advising on general tax planning.

Sirirasi regularly assists and represents clients at all stages of tax disputes, including tax audit process, appeal process, and court proceedings.

• Assisted a German multinational reinsurance company, which is one of the world's leading reinsurers, in acquiring the Thai target insurance company through the most tax-efficient acquisition structure. Provided tax advice on all phases of the transactions and assisted with the implementation of the post-acquisition holding structure until completion.
• Assisted the world’s largest global manufacturer and supplier of glass products to explore tax-efficient structures for M&A transactions involving three of its subsidiaries both in Thailand and in Vietnam, the delisting of Thai company from the Stock Exchange of Thailand and the amalgamation to form a new company.
• Advised various multinational companies on Thai tax considerations for the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) scheme, such as the recharge mechanism and the mandatory sale of vested shares immediately after the acquisition.
• Provided tax advice and recommendation on the permanent establishment (PE) issue arising from the cross-border secondment arrangement adopted by various multinational companies. Assisted the clients with the implementation of the recommended solution.
• Represented a Japanese-based client in handling tax audit and tax appeal case encompassing the classification of income under the double tax treaty between Thailand and Japan. Assisted with the tax ruling request and the settlement of international tax dispute by Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) between the Government of Thailand and the Government of Japan.

• Notable Practitioner, International Tax Review (ITR), 2024-2025
• Indirect Tax Lawyer Rising Star, International Tax Review (ITR) Asia Pacific Tax Awards, 2024-2025
• Next Generation Partner, The Legal 500, 2025
• Rising Star, The Legal 500, 2023-2024

• The Thai Barrister at Law
• The Lawyers Council of Thailand
• Notarial Services Attorney
• Tax Auditor Association of Thailand
• Federation of Accounting Professions
• The British Chamber of Commerce Thailand Legal & Taxation Working Group

• Knowledge & Professional Development Committee
• Pro Bono Working Group