02 Apr 2026
Clyde & Co expands Bangkok office with three partners and 15 lawyers and staff
"Clyde & Co expands its Bangkok office with partners Robert Tang, Samata Masagee and Akyn Suttawatanadech and 15 staff to strengthen insurance, disputes, corporate/M&A, regulatory, infrastructure and TMT practices."
Robert Tang brings a market-leading insurance and reinsurance disputes and international arbitration practice to Clyde & Co’s Bangkok office. He advises insurers, reinsurers and multinational corporates on complex insurance disputes, cross-border arbitration and high-value commercial litigation across Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on major claims and evolving risk issues in the region. He joins Clyde & Co as a partner.
Samata Masagee brings a leading corporate and regulatory practice, advising on complex public and private M&A, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. She has extensive experience supporting domestic and international clients investing in regulated sectors, particularly energy, technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) and financial services, and advises insurers, financial institutions and corporates on regulatory matters, strategic investments and cross-border transactions. She joins Clyde & Co as a partner.
Akyn Suttawatanadech strengthens the firm’s disputes capability with a focus on construction and infrastructure matters, complex commercial disputes and arbitration, as well as investigations, product liability and corporate crime and regulatory investigations. He joins Clyde & Co as a partner.
The combined team enhances Clyde & Co’s sector-focused offering across insurance, energy, infrastructure and financial services, and establishes a broader full-service disputes and corporate capability in Bangkok anchored by the firm’s global platform. The new arrivals will work closely with Clyde & Co’s established marine and shipping practice in Thailand to support insurers, reinsurers, financial institutions, infrastructure developers and multinational corporates operating across Southeast Asia.