Prof. Kitipong Urapeepatanapong Email & Phone Number

As Chairperson of the Baker McKenzie Bangkok Office, I am the head of the Financial Services Division, handling work related to Capital Markets, debt and corporate restructuring, as well as the head of the Tax Practice Group. In 1978, I began my career as a general commercial and tax lawyer. With over 40 years of working experience in Thailand as well as in Baker McKenzie’s Singapore Office, my extensive experience in business laws related to financial institutions, capital markets, tax planning and providing legal and tax advice in respect to corporate and debt restructuring has enriched my career with substantial knowledge. I have applied this knowledge to providing advice on laws related to Family Business Governance and tax planning in Thailand since 2003. Appointed by the Government as: • Deputy Chairman of the National Reform Commission (Legal and member of the critical issues committee)• Chairman of the Revenue Code Re-enactment Committee• Member of the Professional Expert Committee on Civil and Commercial laws in the National Commission for Justice Administration Development• Member of the Professional Expert Committee to the Thailand Institute of JusticeI serve as a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University; Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Thai Institute of Directors, the Thai Law Society, King Prajadhipok's Institute, Capital Market Academy, Professional Law Institution, and TEPCoT.