Member Since 2023
2023
Chavalit Uttasart
Professional Biography
Chavalit Uttasart is a Director and co-representative of SCL Nishimura & Asahi Limited. Prior to the merger, he was the Managing and Founding Partner of SCL Group (“SCL”), which was established in 2005. As a leading Partner of SCL Nishimura & Asahi, Chavalit Uttasart actively oversees all practices and service areas, as well as events and activities for the Company and its affiliates.
With more than forty years of experience, Chavalit is highly regarded as a leading figure in Thailand. His areas of specialization include dispute resolution, intellectual property, TMT and e-commerce, as well as M&A, foreign investment, and corporate law. His extensive experience also includes advising on trade competition, corporate recovery, and business reorganization. In particular, Chavalit is renowned in the areas of dispute resolution and intellectual property. He was selected as a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation Thailand 2021 and is ranked as a leading individual for intellectual property in Thailand by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021.
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Education
LLB (Honours), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
1971: Barrister-at-Law, Institute of Legal Education, Thai Bar Association

About Nishimura & Asahi
Nishimura & Asahi is Japan’s largest law firm, covering all aspects of domestic and international business and corporate activity. Our firm has more than 900 professionals, with a presence in over 22 locations around the world.
We understand our clients’ growing needs, and our fully integrated team of lawyers and professional staff are proud to share the same fundamental philosophy: an uncompromising commitment to excellence.
We work with the most prominent Japanese and global corporations to find novel solutions for their industries’ most complex challenges.
Through our firm’s domestic and global networks, we are ideally placed to provide our clients with a borderless one-stop service, from Japan to the world.
Why Choose Nishimura & Asahi?
Our Philosophy
Strengthening awareness of our leadership in the legal field and expanding our legal infrastructure.
At Nishimura & Asahi, our fundamental mission is to contribute to the realization of an affluent and fair society based on “the rule of law.” In addition to improving the quality of our legal services through the cases we handle, we strive to contribute to society as a leader in the development of the practice of law. These efforts include the establishment of the Nishimura Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and holding lectures at academic institutions.
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