Stephen John Bennett

Stephen John Bennett is a partner in the Bangkok office of Hunton & Williams, where his practice focuses on corporate, mergers and acquisitions, structured finance and project development, including telecommunications, petrochemical and power transactions. He has served as counsel for both private and public entities, and has completed some of the largest M&A transactions in Thai history, including the US$7 billion acquisition of Thailand’s largest mobile telecommunications provider by an Asian investment company. In addition, he currently represents both US and European private equity funds in connection with asset and debt buyouts in Thailand.

He is currently recognized by Chambers Global and Chambers Asia as a leading individual in Thailand for his work in Corporate/M&A. He is noted by The Legal 500: Asia Pacific for his “strong experience in the Thai market.”

Mr. Bennett has been practicing in Thailand since 1994. He is an Australian lawyer, qualified to practice in Victoria, Queensland and the High Court of Australia. He received his LLB and his BA in Economics from Monash University.

Hunton & Williams (Thailand) Limited

Hunton & Williams provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals as well as a broad array of other entities. Since its establishment in 1901, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 800 lawyers serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world.

Hunton & Williams has had an established and diverse practice in Asia for more than two decades. Hunton & Williams opened its Bangkok office in 1997 in answer to the demands of its rapidly expanding Asia Pacific practice. The Bangkok office now has more than 30 lawyers.

The firm has consistently been recognized by Chambers Asia Pacific with high rankings in projects and energy, banking and finance, corporate/M&A, international trade and restructuring and insolvency. The Legal 500: Asia Pacific regularly ranks Hunton & Williams in projects and energy, banking and finance, dispute resolution, real estate and construction, and restructuring and insolvency. In addition, Hunton & Williams was recently named the 2011 “Thai – Business Law Firm of the Year” by Global Law Experts.