December 2, 2025
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Tilleke & Gibbins successfully represented XCL Education’s partnership with Mooltripakdee International School in Chonburi, Thailand. This transaction marks a major step in XCL’s expansion into the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), one of Southeast Asia’s fastest‑growing economic hubs.
Tilleke & Gibbins advised Fullerton Carbon Action Fund on a multi-series convertible debenture and equity investment in an innovative Thai alternative energy company.
Tilleke & Gibbins successfully assisted Mixue (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in obtaining a Foreign Business License (FBL) to conduct a retail business to support its franchise business in Thailand.
Tilleke & Gibbins acted as Thai counsel for Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), a multi-product airline MRO, on the establishment of a joint venture with AAR Corp., a leading provider of aviation maintenance services.
We recently advised East Water, guiding them through the joint venture company and shareholders arrangement with STECON Power Company Limited.
Tilleke & Gibbins has demonstrated continued excellence across all six jurisdictions where the firm operates in the 2026 edition of the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific rankings. The recently released rankings showcase the firm’s outstanding performance with 29 practice area recognitions and 34 individual rankings—an increase from 30 individual recognitions in 2025.
Tilleke & Gibbins has maintained its strong market position in the newly released Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026 rankings, with six Band 1 honors in core practices and consistently strong performance across the entire region. In addition to the exceptional practice-area rankings, 33 lawyers were recognized across 11 practice areas.
Tilleke & Gibbins has once again been honored as a top employer in the legal sector in both Thailand and Vietnam in the recently released 2026 Employer of Choice rankings from Asian Legal Business. This is the 14th consecutive year the firm has been recognized in Thailand and the 12th time in Vietnam. In the accompanying article, Tilleke & Gibbins’ managing partners, Darani Vachanavuttivong and Tiziana Sucharitkul, offered insights into the firm’s continued emphasis on creating a positive and inclusive workplace. Tiziana highlighted the importance of cross‑cultural fluency in the context of the firm’s regional footprint, noting how the firm’s integrated platform functions as a practical training ground. Darani echoed this perspective, emphasizing that learning at Tilleke & Gibbins is reinforced through everyday practice. Operating as a unified regional platform allows the firm’s lawyers to develop firsthand insight into diverse markets and working procedures. The ALB Employer of Choice rankings are based on extensive feedback from employees across the Asia-Pacific region, assessing law firms on a wide range of criteria, including workplace culture, compensation, career progression, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction. Asian Legal Business is a trusted information source for businesses and professionals, owned by Thomson Reuters. To read more about the 2026 Employer of Choice recognitions, please see the April 2026 edition of Asian Legal Business.
In the newly released 2025 edition of Asialaw Profiles, the firm secured rankings in 39 total categories spanning practice areas and industry sectors, with 19 of these in the highest available tiers.
Tilleke & Gibbins has been named Regional Litigation Firm of the Year in the Asian Legal Business (ALB) SE Asia Law Awards 2025. The award is Tilleke & Gibbins’ second win in this category.