SCL Nishimura & Asahi is an alliance between Japanese firm Nishimura & Asahi and local outfit, SCL Group, an integration that was completed formally three years prior. The dispute resolution group has no less than seven dedicated litigation and arbitration lawyers, and is led by three partners. Its offering covers the full spectrum of disputes management and representation, from general commercial and labour disputes to international arbitration and tax dispute resolution. Notably, the firm has a respected contentious intellectual property practice.
Key figures for the firm’s dispute resolution practice are managing partner Chavalit Uttasart, and partners Vira Kammee and Punjaporn Kosolkitiwong. Counsel James Rix joined the team in early 2023, having previously worked at Kennedys and Mayer Brown.
In an example of the calibre of instructions the firm handles, the team is working with international co-counsel on two significant tort cases where a listed company is alleging the client filed several groundless lawsuits against it in Thailand and Singapore. The first case is pending before the Supreme Court, while the ruling in the second case could establish a precedent as to whether a listed company can bring a tort claim against an investor due to commencement of several allegedly frivolous and vexatious lawsuits against the company.
