Background
Chantarasak, Suntorn was born in 1929 in Lop Buri Province, Thailand.
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Suntorn Chantarasak
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Thammasat University (Bachelor of Laws, 1950). Bar Institute of Legal Education (Barrister-at-Law, 1956). Spoken languages: Thai.
Career
Worked at Tilleke & Gibbins (Bangkok) specializing in Practice Groups: Banking and Finance, Commercial and International Trade, Corporate, Securities and Investment, Dispute Resolution, Environment, Food and Drugs, Intellectual Property, Japanese Client Services, Labor, Maritime, Aviation and Insurance, Private Client Services, Property and Construction, Taxation and Telecommunications. Admitted to the bar, 1953, Thailand. Officer, Department of Taxation, Ministry of Finance, 1950-1960.
Judge and Chief Judge, Provincial Court, 1961-1980.
Judge, Civil and Criminal Courts, 1974-1981. Judge and Senior Judge, Court of Appeals, 1980-1985, Judge and Senior Judge, Supreme Court, 1985-1989, Ministry of Justice.
Judge Examination Committee, 1984-1986. Member: Thai Bar Association.
Tilleke & Gibbins, established in 1893, is the largest independent law firm in Thailand as well as the oldest.
The firm has also expanded to Vietnam and Cambodia, with offices in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh. The original and succeeding partners have served the royal family, the government and both the Thai and foreign business communities with distinction. The firm is the Thailand member of several international associations of independent law firms including Lex Mundi and Multilaw.
The firm is also the designated "Revisor for the Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest" for Thailand and co-authors the leading investors manual in Thailand, Thailand Business Basics.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Thai Bar Association.
