VERAPAT PARIYAWONG






Verapat Pariyawong is a recognised Thai lawyer and public policy advisor. 

He currently represents a group of Thai retail investors in legal actions against STARK Corporation and relevant parties in a prominent consumer class action motion, involving punitive damages of over THB 27 Billion, the largest of its kind in Thailand's history. Verapat is also advising a group of Thai investors on matters against ZIPMEX, in a potential consumer class action involving punitive damages of over THB 6-9 Billion and may count as Thailand's largest digital asset/crypto litigation.

In addition to acting as VLA's lead counsel, Verapat also serves as the Advisor to the Parliamentary Representatives Standing Committee on Monetary, Finance, Banking and Financial Institutions as well as on Law, Justice System and Human Rights. He previously served as Special Counsel to the Deputy Prime Minister and Honorary Advisor to Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand.  
Verapat has been teaching at the University of London SOAS since 2015, offering classes on Thai law and politics and having spent over 9 years based in London. He also briefed parliamentarians, diplomats, officers of international organisations, multinational corporations and the media on subjects relating to Thailand offering analysis and insights on complex legal and political issues of public interests.

He holds a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School where he was also a Fulbright Scholar.



Education
  • Harvard Law School 
         - Master of Laws (Fulbright Scholar)
  • Chulalongkorn University 
         - Bachelor of Laws (1st class honors)

 Qualification
  • Lawyers Council of Thailand & associate of the Thai Bar 
          - Admitted and qualified to practice law in the Kingdom of Thailand

Experience

  • Advisor to Parliamentary Reprentatives Standing Committee on Monetary, Finance, Banking and Financial Institutions and on Law and Human Rights and Adhoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence (2022-present)
  • Policy Fellow and Visiting Scholar at SOAS, University of London (2015-Present)         
  • Special Counsel to Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
  • Honorary Advisor to Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
  • Member of National Broadcasting and Telecommunications subcommittee on frequency allocation review
  • Member of Senate subcommittee on anti-corruption law