Lawrence Chaney

Lawrence’s practice expertise includes corporate and commercial, family and estate planning, and assisting entrepreneurs grow their businesses:

• business start-up planning
• foreign direct investment
• contract drafting
• business structuring
• corporate governance
• acquisitions and dispositions
• estate planning
• family law

As Managing Partner of GPS Legal, Lawrence drives firm strategy, growth, and culture. Under his leadership, the firm has enjoyed continuous expansion and gained a well-regarded reputation amongst its clients since its founding in 2014.  His emphasis is on a “New Law” business model that emphasizes multi-faceted legal practitioners, exceedingly dedicated client servicing, alternative fee structures and the use of today’s available technology, resulting in a highly effective legal team, efficient representation and long-lasting client relationships.

Prior to founding GPS, Lawrence was a Partner at a leading, mid-size Thai law firm in Bangkok, where he was tasked with creating and growing the firm’s commercial practice and being the firm’s “closer”.  Previously, he pursued his interests as a business entrepreneur, including as Managing Director/Co-owner of a highly impactful, regional live-event design and production house, as well as holding senior management positions in the commercial interior products and services industry. Throughout his 30-year career, Lawrence has also gained extensive cross-border experience across numerous countries in Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand. This hands-on familiarity as a businessman allows Lawrence to advise his firm’s clients from a position of practical know-how and not just theory.

Lawrence currently sits on the Board of Directors of several privately held Thai companies, serves as a founding board member and current VP of ProSeed Asia, a Thailand based business network accelerator, and has served several terms as President and Vice President of the Inspire Chapter of BNI Thailand.