Kowit holds an LL.M. from the University of Illinois, and an LL.B. from Thammasat University.  He worked with Domnern Somgiat & Boonma for seven and a half years, with Chandler & Thong-ek Law Offices for four and a half years, and for four years as a partner of George & Kowit.  Before establishing LawPlus, Kowit was the managing partner of the Herbert Smith, Bangkok Office.  Kowit specializes in laws on corporate, M&A, banking, debt restructuring, securities, intellectual property, real property and telecommunications.  Kowit is a member of the Lawyers Council of Thailand, the Intellectual Property Association of Thailand, the ASEAN Intellectual Property Association, the Asian Patent Attorneys Association, the International Trademark Association and the International Bar Association.  He served the Anti-Counterfeiting and Enforcement Committee and the FTA Analysis Committee of the INTA from 2004-2009.  He is a registered patent attorney.  Kowit was identified as a highly recommended company and corporate transaction practitioner by the 2003/2004 Global Counsel 3000, as a leading lawyer for banking and finance transactions by the Asia Pacific Legal 500 from 2003 to 2009, as a leading lawyer for banking, general corporate practice, corporate governance, restructuring and insolvency.  The AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers 2005 and 2009 listed him as a leading lawyer for M&A.  The AsiaLaw Profile 2006 and 2007 named Kowit as having notable expertise on banking, intellectual property, M&A, restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy.  The IP Profile 2006 and 2007 picked him as a well-known IP practitioner.  The PLC Which Lawyers? Yearbook 2007, 2008 and 2009 recommended him for corporate and M&A transactions.  He was “highly recommended” for corp/Morate&A by the PLC Cross-border Merger and Acquisitions Handbook 2006/2007.