Month: April 2024

Blumenthal Richter & Sumet’s Tax & Customs practice under the leadership of Senior Partner Sumet Mingmongkolmitr, has excelled in the Legal 500 (2024) rankings with both the practice and individual lawyers receiving lead recognition.

Legal 500 recognition results from rigorous research conducted by The Legalese, a leading directory for the caliber of legal services globally, involving analysis of tax, customs, and related matters and interviews with clients.

Our Tax & Customs practice has received a tier 2 ranking, marking its 10th consecutive year of being highlighted in the Legal 500.

Practice-head Sumet, has also received recognition as a Leading Individual, a distinction earned for 10 years running and cementing his reputation as one of Thailand’s foremost experts in both corporate and personal tax.

Moreover, Senior Associate Sudarat Jirakietwattana, was highlighted as a Rising Star in Tax in her inaugural acknowledgement by the publication. Rising stars are associate-level lawyers who appear frequently in significant matters and are widely cited by peers and clients as having made major contributions to their practices.

Sudarat’s noteworthy client work is defending our client on grounds of good faith regarding import tariff declarations and reached a settlement agreement for the disputed products. Also, she successfully defended our client on grounds of legal regarding the principle of the share transfer and argue the Bangkok Area Revenue office tax assessment.

Clients interviewed by The Legal 500 have noted that BRS’ Tax & Customs attorneys, which also includes Associates Warumporn Chaosanguan, Yanisa Rujirawat and Sataporn Samanyaporn, display “great negotiation skills,” exhibited when they negotiate passionately with officials from The Revenue Department and Customs Department on issues and reached a settlement agreement.

Other clients have remarked that “Sumet Mingmongkolmitr and Sudarat Jirakietwattana have exceptional knowledge….[and] in depth knowledge and principles of law in various fields, especially in taxation”.

Sumet and his team has represented clients in some of the highest impact tax cases over the past years including the following example types of completed tax and customs issues, among others: successfully defending our client on grounds of good faith regarding import tariff declarations and reaching a settlement agreement for the disputed products and succsessfully obtaining a refund on corporate income tax and VAT from the Revenue Department in representing our client, valued exceeding THB 200 million. On being the first Associate from Blumenthal Richter & Sumet to receive the Rising Star accolade, Sudarat said “I want to thank my team member for their hard work and dedication and most importantly, I can’t thank our clients enough for the continued trust they placed in us. It has been incredibly rewarding to see them grow with me and with us over the past six years that I have been here.”

Moreover, Sumet remarks “It has been an honor to serve our all clients over the past years, but has been especially rewarding to receive a tier 2 ranking for our Tax practice in this year, where both our clients and our partners have significantly grown alongside each other.”