In the first-ever Southeast Asia Law Awards from The Legal 500 on November 25, 2021, Tilleke & Gibbins was awarded prizes for Laos Firm of the Year and Vietnam Firm of the Year. The firm was up against strong competition in both jurisdictions, but won the awards on the merit of the breadth and quality of their work over the past year. Dino Santaniello, head of Tilleke & Gibbins in Laos, and Thomas Treutler, partner and managing director of the firm’s offices in Vietnam, participated in the virtual ceremony by recording a video to accept the awards, discuss some of the pressing issues for law firms in the region, and share their thoughts on some of Tilleke & Gibbins’ strengths that contribute to the firm’s consistency across its offices. The Tilleke & Gibbins intellectual property team in Vietnam also received special mention in the IP Team of the Year category with a “Highly Commended” designation for having one of the largest and most prominent registration teams in the country. For more details on the Southeast Asia Law Awards, and to watch the virtual presentation ceremony, please visit The Legal 500 website.

Asia Business Law Journal has published their annual list of the top 100 lawyers in Thailand— the result of extensive, in-depth market research including nominations and feedback from in-house counsel from around the world. Tilleke & Gibbins is proud to announce that the following five professionals from our Bangkok office are included in the prestigious list: Alan Adcock Darani Vachanavuttivong Pimvimol Vipamaneerut Thawat Damsa-ard Tiziana Sucharitkul The list is accompanied by an editorial analyzing the Thailand market, addressing some especially active practice areas in the country and the legal professionals handling the most complex and significant client work. For the second year in a row, this listing singles out Alan for recognition, quoting general counsel from Western Digital and Ferrero Asia-Pacific as saying that Alan is “less of a person from a ‘firm we hire’ and more of a ‘strategic partner’” and “very professional, responsive and a pleasure to work with.” To read the editorial and browse the full list of Thailand’s Top 100 Lawyers, please visit the Asia Business Law Journal  website.

Darani Vachanavuttivong, co-managing partner of Tilleke & Gibbins and managing director of the firm’s intellectual property practice, was awarded the global International Trademark Association (INTA) Membership Champion Award at the 2021 INTA Annual Meeting Virtual+, which took place on November 15–19. INTA grants the annual Membership Champion award in recognition of a member’s dedication to helping grow INTA membership, increase awareness of the association, and promote member benefits. The award is given to just one member from INTA’s entire global membership each year. In granting the award, INTA highlighted Darani’s passion for intellectual property law and her commitment to INTA, exemplified through her efforts as chair of the Asia-Pacific Sub-Committee of INTA’s Global Advisory Council and her continued efforts to promote collaboration with brand owners and government agencies. The award was presented in a special video message by Ms. Tiki Dare, president of INTA, during the hybrid global gathering. For more information about the 2021 INTA Membership Champion Award, please visit the INTA website.

Tiziana Sucharitkul, co-managing partner and director of the firm’s dispute resolution practice, was named the winner in the Managing Partner of the Year (Emerging Markets) category of the 2021 Asian Legal Business (ALB) Southeast Asia Law Awards. The award recognizes Tiziana’s leadership of the firm over the past year as well as her standing in the legal community in the Asia-Pacific region. Based on months of intensive research, the ALB Southeast Asia Awards are organized each year to honor exceptional performance by private practice lawyers and in-house counsel in the region. Editorial and research teams from ALB compile and review all firm submissions, and an independent judging panel then considers shortlisted entries to determine the top performers in each category. ALB, which is owned by Thomson Reuters, offers news and analysis for businesses and professionals. Besides covering regulatory, commercial, and legal developments, ALB also organizes events and legal summits, offers insights on developments in the Asian legal industry, and provides online services for legal professionals. To learn more about the ALB Southeast Asia awards and to browse the full list of winners, please visit the ALB website.

On October 14, 2021, Lexology  announced the winners of the Client Choice Awards 2021, and Tilleke & Gibbins is proud to share that Kasama Sriwatanakul, a senior associate in the firm’s intellectual property department in Bangkok, won a Client Choice award in the category of Trademarks—a repeat of her award-winning performance from last year. The Client Choice Awards are based on nominations by corporate counsel, in addition to independent market research. Clients rate lawyers on criteria such as quality of legal advice and expertise, strategic understanding of the market, billing transparency and value for money, responsive communications, efficient and appropriate project management, and professional ethics. Among over 2,500 nominations received for the 2021 awards, Lexology selected 564 winners globally. For more information on the Client Choice Awards and to browse the full list of winners, please visit Lexology’s Client Choice website.

The 2022 edition of Asialaw Profiles lists a total of 24 Tilleke & Gibbins practitioners in the highly regarded guide to leading law firms and legal practitioners in Asia. The guide seeks to rank legal professionals from Asia-based firms on the strength of their client services and legal capabilities, based on in-depth global surveys of corporate management, in-house counsel, and private-practice lawyers. In the individual listings, the lawyers are classified as “Rising Stars,” “Notable Practitioners,” “Distinguished Practitioners,” and “Elite Practitioners.” Of the 24 ranked Tilleke & Gibbins professionals, 14 are recognized for their work in Thailand, 4 for Vietnam, 2 for Myanmar, 2 for Cambodia, and one each for Indonesia and Laos. Below are the firm’s lawyers who have been recognized for each category this year, according to practice area and jurisdiction: Elite Practitioners Alan Adcock – Intellectual property – Thailand Darani Vachanavuttivong – Intellectual property – Laos and Thailand Nandana Indananda – Intellectual property – Thailand Thawat Damsa-ard – Dispute resolution – Thailand Thomas Treutler – Intellectual Property – Vietnam Distinguished Practitioners Athistha Chitranukroh – Insurance – Thailand Chusert Supasitthumrong – Dispute Resolution, Labor and Employment – Thailand Cynthia M. Pornavalai – Corporate and M&A – Thailand Dino Santaniello – Corporate and M&A – Laos Jay Cohen – Corporate and M&A – Cambodia Kien Trung Trinh – Labor and employment – Vietnam Loc Xuan Le – Intellectual property – Vietnam Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut – Labor and employment – Thailand Tiziana Sucharitkul – Dispute resolution – Thailand Wongrat Ratanaprayul – Intellectual property – Indonesia Notable Practitioners Chaiwat Keratisuthisathorn – Real Estate – Thailand John Frangos – Aviation – Thailand Kobkit Thienpreecha – Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A Nwe Oo – Corporate and M&A – Myanmar Santhapat Pereira – Banking and finance, Corporate and M&A – Thailand Vinh Quoc Nguyen – Corporate and M&A Yuwadee Thean-ngarm –Intellectual property – Myanmar Rising Stars David Mol – Intellectual property – Cambodia Suebsiri Taweepon – Intellectual Property – Thailand For more details and to browse the full rankings, please visit the Asialaw website.

The 2022 edition of Asialaw Profiles was officially released on September 17, 2021, and Tilleke & Gibbins received some of its best regional rankings yet in this detailed and comprehensive guide to the services of leading Asian law firms. Asialaw Profiles 2022 rates top domestic and international firms operating in Asian jurisdictions and headquartered in Asia, looking at firms’ performance and client service in both legal practices areas and various industries. Tilleke & Gibbins achieved rankings in 42 out of 45 possible industries and practice areas across Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, plus a further three for the firm’s intellectual property boutique in Indonesia. Among these, Asialaw placed Tilleke & Gibbins in the highest possible tier in 20 categories. In Thailand, Tilleke & Gibbins continues to be the only firm ranked in all 18 possible categories. This includes improved rankings for Real Estate, Infrastructure, Aviation, and Labor and Employment—the last two of which feature Tilleke & Gibbins as the sole firm in the top tier. The firm is also ranked in all available categories in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. For more details and to browse the full rankings, please visit the Asialaw website.

The 2021 edition of the prestigious Asia Women in Business Law Awards was announced on September 15, with Tilleke & Gibbins winning the prize for Thailand Firm of the Year. Each year, Euromoney hosts the Asia Women in Business Law Awards to recognize firms that are strongly committed to gender issues and women’s advancement in the law. The awards are a celebration of women in the legal profession throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and shine a spotlight on top individual lawyers as well as firms whose success is driven by women. The awards further recognize gender diversity initiatives, innovation, mentoring, work-life balance, pro bono work, and talent management. With its record of providing an equitable environment that supports and rewards high performers regardless of gender or other status, Tilleke & Gibbins is a regular contender in the awards, which it last won in 2019 when it was named Vietnam Firm of the Year. To browse the complete list of winners of the Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2021, please visit the awards website.

International Financial Law Review (IFLR) has released the final installment of the 2022 edition of its annual IFLR1000 rankings of leading law firms in domestic and cross-border financial and transactional matters across the globe. Matching last year’s record results, Tilleke & Gibbins’ regional corporate and commercial team was awarded 15 distinct practice rankings across Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Tilleke & Gibbins was ranked in the following practice areas: Thailand—Banking and Finance, Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development, Restructuring and Insolvency Vietnam—Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development Myanmar—Financial and Corporate and Project Development Cambodia—Financial and Corporate, Project Development Laos—Financial and Corporate, Project Development In addition to the firmwide rankings, five of the firm’s attorneys were recognized with individual rankings for their expertise in financial or transactional matters in their respective jurisdictions. Charunun Sathitsuksomboon – Thailand – M&A Dino Santaniello – Laos – Corporate and M&A Saithong Rattana – Laos – Project Development, M&A Santhapat Periera – Laos – Banking, Energy, M&A Yuwadee Thean-ngarm – Myanmar – Banking and Finance, M&A The IFLR1000 ranks the world’s leading corporate and financial law firms, covering the core transactional practice areas of Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development, and Restructuring and Insolvency. Please visit the IFLR1000 website to review the full rankings for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Asian Legal Business (ALB) published their first-ever “Top 15 Rising Lawyers in Asia” list, with Waewpen Piemwichai, a senior associate in Tilleke & Gibbins’ Hanoi office, included as one of the recognized practitioners. The list spotlights 15 exceptional legal practitioners across the region who are under 40 years old and who have demonstrated outstanding performance in client service and career development. ALB researchers considered nominations from law firms throughout the region of attorneys under 40, focusing on feedback from colleagues and clients, as well as descriptions of the nominees’ involvement in significant casework in the region. Specializing in tech and telecommunications law, Waewpen is a key point of contact in Vietnam and in the firm’s regional technology industry practice. Through her work advising technology companies and clients from many other industries, her reputation for providing a high standard of client service has grown. In addition to the ALB Top 15 Rising Lawyers recognition, Waewpen has earned rankings from both Chambers and Asialaw for her technology, media, and telecommunications legal work in Vietnam.

The nominations for the 2021 Asia Women in Business Law Awards have been released, and Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated in a record four firm categories and eight individual categories. The Asia Women in Business Law Awards are organized by the publisher Euromoney to recognize firms that are strongly committed to gender issues and women’s advancement in the law. Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated in the following categories: Firm and Jurisdiction Categories Talent Management – International Firm of the Year Indonesia Firm of the Year Thailand Firm of the Year Vietnam Firm of the Year Practice Area Categories Commercial Arbitration Lawyer of the Year –  Noppramart Thammateeradaycho Copyright Lawyer of the Year – Yuwadee Thean-ngarm Insurance Lawyer of the Year – Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh Privacy and Data Protection Lawyer of the Year – Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh Shipping and Maritime Lawyer of the Year – Noppramart Thammateeradaycho TMT Lawyer of the Year – Waewpen Piemwichai Trademark Lawyer of the Year – Linh Thi Mai Nguyen Rising Star Categories IP Rising Star of the Year – Sher Hann Chua This is the fifth consecutive year that these three Tilleke & Gibbins jurisdictions (Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam) have all been nominated for the Firm of the Year awards—an award that the firm won for Vietnam in 2019. The winners will be announced at a virtual awards ceremony on September 15.