Douglas Donald Mancill

Douglas represents and advises companies and individuals on a wide range of commercial law issues. He represents U.S., European and Japanese companies with operations and subsidiaries in Thailand. He has substantial experience advising multinational corporations on mergers and acquisitions in Thailand, including representation of:

• IBM in the sale of its PC business in Thailand to Lenovo.
• Bain Capital in its acquisition of a majority stake in a Thai public company.
• Japanese companies such as ITOCHU and Matsushita (Panasonic) in local transactions and debt restructuring matters, including, among others, ITOCHU's recent acquisition of Dole's operations in Asia (acquisition of Dole's businesses in Thailand).

Douglas also has nearly 30 years experience supervising and handling litigation and arbitration matters. He has taken cases to trial in the U.S., and he has handled major arbitration matters in the U.S. and Asia. This experience not only makes Douglas a strong and effective advocate when disputes arise, but also adds depth to his transactional practice. Douglas has a recognized strong anti-corruption practice that includes substantial experience with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  In a March 2012 article, Thomson Reuters quoted Mr. Mancill extensively about the decision by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to list Thailand as one of 15 high-risk countries because of problems with Thailand's anti-money laundering laws. 

His practice also emphasizes debt and corporate restructuring matters. Douglas has handled several high profile restructuring matters in Thailand following his secondment to Thailand after the 1997 financial crisis.

Douglas holds leadership positions in committees and task forces of the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM) and the American Bar Association (ABA). He has spoken at numerous events organized by, among others, the ABA, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), LawAsia, AMCHAM, CAL-Asia, the Japanese Institute of International Business Law and the Japanese Ministry of Justice. He has also published articles on U.S. and Thai law.  Most recently, Douglas wrote the Thai chapter to the ABA's International Joint Ventures: A Guide to U.S. Lawyers.

Before joining the Bangkok office of PriceSanond in 1998, Douglas was partner in the US law firm of Graham & James (now Squire Sanders) from 1992 until 1998. He was an associate at Graham & James from 1986 until 1991. Before joining Graham & James, Douglas worked in the legal department of Bank of America and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton's Banking and Finance Department.