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About Us
Providing our clients practical; useable and pertinent advice, backed by sound analysis.
We are a leading Thai international law firm with a culture amongst its advisers designed to provide to its clients practical; useable and pertinent advice, backed by sound analysis.

We are a Small Medium Enterprise legal services and business consultancy provider, a modern international company that deals with international and internationally minded clients, either on investment within or into Thailand equipped to handle business conflicts with dispute resolution methods and/or litigation.

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Expertise
Targeted specialisms to service global and Thai domestic clients
Dispute Resolution

We operate a small but efficient arbitration practice designed to assist primarily in disputes involving Thai and foreign entities.

Litigation

We operate an experienced team capable of handling small to mid-sized disputes typically ranging from 20,000 USD (650,000 THB) to 50m USD (1,550,000,000 THB).

Corporate Transnational and Domestic

We code the corporate constitution and contractual framework of your entities to adapt to domestic and international contexts of investment and corporate governance objectives

Real Estate

Our team has an ingrained strength in law & real estate matters which shines through in investment structuring, transactions & issues requiring detailed investigation to assess risk, solutions & costs.

Hospitality

Our team has extensive experience acting for owners, with some work for operators including joint venture asset investment and finance restructuring.

Construction Contract Support

We provide assistance on small to medium sized construction projects which comprise single, multiple dwelling luxury high value one-off projects, or for large volume residential and mixed-use projects.

Transnational Commercial

Our small and focused team will act quickly and with diligence to assist you with your commercial transnational needs from transactions to disputes.

Estates

Our team is ably equipped to assist with will formation, administration and execution of estates and disputes relating to estates.

Tech

We assist tech companies and/or organisations which have a tech function with the full set of legal requirements but ensuring our services are aligned to fit with their business lifecycle.

Biotech Ventures

Robert Krupica’s unique Legal Juris Doctorate, U.S and Asia legal practice, combined with his Bioscience academics will allow a tailored and aligned service to flow from Hughes Krupica to market participants involved in Biotech Ventures.

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International Values
Internationalism is a human endeavour requiring an open mind and high quality information
The use of information to understand the perspectives of others, through empathy, is one of the defining characteristics of humanity and civilization.

In order to map the values of the world, an understanding of the maps of history, society, politics, economics, science, art and culture must be grasped to a certain degree. To state that a person or a company has “international values” is therefore a bold claim, and cannot be made lightly or without reference to what those values are, where they originate from, their purpose and whether they are shared.

International Values

Legal Tech
A modern progressive law firm

Hughes Krupica is inextricably linked to the advance of technology governing development of economies, business and societies through its own activities, those of its clients and all stakeholders in the widest possible sense.

Legal Tech

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Our Team
We believe in the strength of a close-knit team applying their skills and knowledge to high quality service delivery

I strive to complement my Clients’ business skills and strengths by providing a different lens on potential risks, costs and outcomes. A strategy can be optimized by collaboration.

Desmond Hughes
Senior Partner

I have combined my legal training and experience with a broader set of skills including biochemistry to enable wider scientific thinking to be a key strength of my advice.

Robert Krupica
Senior Partner

I understand the interplay between client objectives and the framework of the Thai legal, regulatory and cultural system. I will identify the optimum method of applying a law in practice and deal ethically with challenges

Pongsak Daengkaew (Oad)
Partner

The courtroom is where I feel comfortable and where I perform. I ensure that I am well prepared, briefed and adopt a team approach before I commence proceedings

Wittawas Oungan (Champ)
Litigation of Counsel

I pride myself on my international mindset, track record of transaction closing successes and my ability to emphathise and communicate with our diverse client base.

Sirikwan Tan (Bee)
Senior Associate

I strive to complement my Clients’ business skills and strengths by providing a different lens on potential risks, costs and outcomes. A strategy can be optimized by collaboration.

Prawit Roektalang (Prawit)
Litigation of Counsel

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Memberships & Associations
Who or What You Associate Yourself With is a Partial Imperfect Reflection of Your Moral Character and Values

Associations are constructs of society which should balance liberty and equality whilst providing a discernible value.  In the following page we have set out information on the Associations and Memberships of our Firm and its Co-Founders.

Memberships and Associations

Resources
Knowledge Repository, a store of valuable legal and market based information ranging from our firm's incorporation to date

FAQ

FAQ

Frequently asked questions relating to legal matters in our office jurisdictions.

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Case Studies

CASE STUDIES

Our Case Studies set out example scenarios, amended from real transactions, disputes and legal problem engagements relating to the relevant practice area.

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Mini Guides

MINI GUIDES

Our Mini-Guides are a brief guide to topics that clients often find of interest relating to legal matters in our office jurisdictions.

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Knowledge Repository

ARTICLES

Our articles may assist provide an insight into our practical approach to problem solving and also how we will handle your matter.

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LATEST FROM OUR KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY

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