A US-trained and qualified partner based in the Bangkok office, Chumbhot focuses his practice on energy and infrastructure projects, renewable resources, and M&A transactions across multiple jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region and in the US.

Repeatedly recognized in Chambers Global, Chambers Asia Pacific and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, he has a well-developed cross-border and a domestic law practice, focusing on project development, financing, and mergers and acquisitions in the energy and infrastructure industries.

Chumbhot has assisted on several "Deals of the Year" as awarded by The Asset Triple A Infrastructure Awards, Project Finance International and Asian Power and other landmark energy, renewable resources and real estate projects in Asia, Europe and the US. He is described by his clients as "stands out for his deep understanding of complex project structures, his ability to anticipate and mitigate risks, and his collaborative approach across stakeholders." - The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2026.

As part of his developing corporate practice, he advises local and international public and private entities on general corporate matters in all business cycles, capital markets work, and transnational and domestic commercial transactions.

Before rejoining the firm as an international (US-qualified) associate following law school, Chumbhot was a summer associate with the firm in New York and Washington, DC and a senior legal assistant in Asia. While in law school, he was a legal representative at the Business Law Clinic, where he counseled local entrepreneurs on a pro-bono basis on their business ventures, and was selected as a teaching fellow with the LRW Program, where he tutored legal research and writing.

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Education
JD, Certificate in Business Law, University of Oregon School of Law, Senior Editor (Editorial Excellence Award), Oregon Review of International Law, 2007

BA, Economics and Asian Studies, Commendation in Liberal Arts from the Residential College, University of Michigan, 2000