John Formichella, along with Numlapyos Sritawat and Naytiwut Jamallsawat, founded Formichella & Sritawat and leads the firm’s Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Data Privacy Practice and is past Chair of the Information and Communications Technology Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok. He is rated as Leading Individual by Legal 500 and ranked as a Band 1 individual by Chambers and Partners. Considered a leading expert in the technology, media, and telecommunications sector, John has over 25 years’ sophisticated experience, covering technology transactions, telecommunications law, data privacy, cyber-security, data center outsourcing, media (OTT service providers, film, and television), and e-commerce. John has also served as an advisor to local chambers of commerce and U.S. Embassies in Thailand and Taiwan, and governmental bodies regarding Technology, Media & Telecommunications matters, including both the Office of the United States Trade Representative and United States Department of State in connection with international trade and telecommunications, and has provided testimony to members of the United States Senate on fact-finding missions in Thailand. Before forming Formichella & Sritawat, John practised with Bangkok based firm Blumenthal, Richter & Sumet for 16-years. He came to BRS from Minter Ellison, where he practised out of its Bangkok offices in its Corporate practice group. Before joining Minter Ellison, he was Vice President/General Counsel of Wherever.net Holding Corporation (a NASDAQ-listed telecoms company based in Hong Kong). Before that, he was an associate for East-West International Law Offices in Taipei, Taiwan, from 1996 to 1999. John graduated from the State University of New York (University at Buffalo), earning Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts (Economics) degrees and a Juris Doctorate. He also studied at the Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Law in Bangkok. John is admitted to practice law in Washington, D.C. and is a District of Columbia Bar Association member. John can be reached at john@fosrlaw.com