September 21, 2022
On successfully riding the waves of change in career path and the legal profession. YOU HAVE ENJOYED AN ILLUSTRIOUS LEGAL CAREER, SPANNING MANY DECADES. CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE US A QUICK TOUR OF YOUR LEGAL JOURNEY THUS FAR? I grew up in a family where my father and two elder brothers went to law school and worked for the government. With the goal of becoming a judge or prosecutor, I graduated from Chulalongkorn University, passed the Thai bar examination, and obtained two Master of Laws degrees in the USA. While waiting to take the judge or prosecutor examination, I applied to work at Chandler & Thong-ek Law Offices. My intention was to have a short career in private practice before working for the government. It has, however, been a somewhat longer journey than originally planned. I developed my practice over many years with Chandler & Thong-ek Law Offices and became a partner in the banking and finance practice. Chandler & Thong-ek Law Offices subsequently integrated with Mori Hamada & Matsumoto to become Chandler MHM Limited of which I am a co-managing partner. RETAINING THE BEST STAFF HAS LONG BEEN AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN MAINTAINING A SUCCESSFUL LEGAL PRACTICE. THIS IS AS IMPORTANT AS EVER GIVEN THE “GREAT RESIGNATION” TREND WE’VE SEEN GLOBALLY AS EMPLOYEES REASSESS THEIR WORK/LIFE BALANCES. WHAT HAS YOUR APPROACH TO TALENT RETENTION BEEN? HAVE YOU NOTICED ANY CHANGES DURING THIS PANDEMIC ERA? Talent retention has always been very important, especially for professional service firms such as ours. We have not seen any change in terms of turnover; we are fortunate to have a long-standing and growing...