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Tilleke & Gibbins is consistently recognized by the world’s leading independent legal industry organizations as an elite firm in every jurisdiction in which we work. These accolades show why our clients trust us with their most sensitive legal work, and give our colleagues worldwide the confidence to treat us as their trusted partner in Southeast Asia. Catch up on our latest awards and rankings below.
Tilleke & Gibbins has been selected as the recipient of the Southeast Asia Firm of the Year award at Law.com International’s Asia Legal Awards 2024. The accolade was bestowed at a gala dinner and awards ceremony held at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore on March 14.
Tilleke & Gibbins was named Intellectual Property Firm of the Year at The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2023, while Waewpen Piemwichai, a senior associate in the firm’s Hanoi office, was honored with the title of TMT Rising Star of the Year.
Tilleke & Gibbins has once again proven its expertise in dispute resolution and litigation, earning impressive rankings in Benchmark Litigation’s 2023 edition of the top dispute resolution firms in the Asia-Pacific region. The Benchmark Litigation rankings include two jurisdictions where Tilleke & Gibbins is active—Thailand and Vietnam. Full details of the firm’s rankings are below: Thailand Commercial and Transactions – Tier 1 Government and Regulatory – Tier 2 Intellectual Property – Tier 1 Labor and Employment – Tier 1 Trade and Customs – Tier 2 Vietnam (international firms) Commercial and Transactions – Tier 2 Energy and Construction – Tier 2 Intellectual Property – Tier 1 Labor and Employment – Recommended (top category) International Arbitration – Tier 2 In addition to these firm-wide rankings, the following nine Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers are named Dispute Resolution Stars: Alongkorn Tongmee – Trade and Customs Chusert Supasitthumrong – Labor and Employment Loc Xuan Le – Intellectual Property Nandana Indananda – Intellectual Property Noppramart Thammateeradaycho – Shipping Suebsiri Taweepon – Intellectual Property Thawat Damsa-ard – Commercial and transactions Thomas Treutler – Intellectual Property Tiziana Sucharitkul – Commercial and Transactions, Government and Regulatory Benchmark Litigation provides coverage of litigation and disputes markets around the world, based on interviews with dispute resolution specialists and clients, as well as analysis of the market’s most important cases and firm developments. To learn more about the rankings and to browse the results, please visit the Benchmark Litigation website.
On World IP Day, Managing IP magazine published the 2023 edition of its annual “Top 250 Women in IP” list, a publication recognizing the most accomplished female private practice IP lawyers globally. Tilleke & Gibbins is proud to share that three of its lawyers were included in this prestigious list—Darani Vachanavuttivong, managing partner of Tilleke & Gibbins; Linh Thi Mai Nguyen, a partner in the firm’s Hanoi office, and Wongrat Ratanaprayul, head of the firm’s office in Indonesia. This is the fifth year since 2016 that Darani has been recognized by the publication, the fourth consecutive year for Linh, and the first year for Wongrat. Each is the only practitioner listed for her jurisdiction. Managing IP’s annual “Top 250 Women in IP” list celebrates female IP practitioners in private practice who have performed exceptionally well for their clients and firms in the past year. The final list of ranked individuals was determined after a thorough review of submissions provided for the list’s sister publication, IP Stars, and the Managing IP Awards. To read the announcement and view the full Top 250 Women in IP list, please visit the Managing IP website.
Four Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers have been named in this year’s Global Leaders list from Intellectual Asset Management (IAM). The list recognizes the world’s most outstanding private practice experts in patent law. Alan Adcock, Darani Vachanavuttivong, and Nandana Indananda have been included in the list for Thailand—three of the four individuals listed for Thailand—while Thomas Treutler is recognized for Vietnam. To qualify for this prestigious honor, individuals must rank in the gold tier of the IAM Patent 1000, a highly respected annual directory that identifies the top law and attorney firms and individuals in the world’s most significant patent jurisdictions. The selection process involves a comprehensive four-month research process carried out by a full-time research team that gathers hundreds of written submissions from firms, conducts face-to-face and telephone interviews, and corresponds with patent lawyers, attorneys, and their clients. Candidates for IAM Global Leaders are selected based on their expertise, experience, and ability to innovate, inspire, and deliver value for their clients. Inclusion on the list is a strong endorsement of the exceptional skills and dedication these lawyers have shown for their client in the field of patents. For more information on the IAM Global Leaders 2023, or to browse the full list of honorees, please visit the IAM website.
Tilleke & Gibbins has been shortlisted for three firmwide awards and one individual award in the ninth annual Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards. These awards recognize the leading litigators and most impactful disputes in the region based on submissions for the latest edition of Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific. The firm has been shortlisted for Intellectual Property Firm of the Year, Thailand Firm of the Year, and Vietnam Firm of the Year. In addition, Suebsiri Taweepon, a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property group in Bangkok, has been shortlisted for Thailand Lawyer of the Year, for his outstanding performance in the past year, securing remarkable results for his clients. The Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards are the culmination of months of research, analyzing hundreds of submissions, surveying thousands of referees, and interviewing hundreds of lawyers. The winners are judged on innovation, complexity, and impact. The winners of this year’s awards will be announced online via the Benchmark Litigation website on May 25, 2023. For more details on the Benchmark Asia-Pacific Awards 2023, and to browse the full shortlist, please visit the Benchmark Litigation website.
Tilleke & Gibbins is proud to announce that Athistha (Nop) Chitranukhroh, partner and director of the firm’s corporate and commercial group in Bangkok, has been named to the Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers 2023 list by Asian Legal Business (ALB). This accolade recognizes Nop’s excellence in advising clients on a range of TMT-related matters, including data privacy, e-commerce, and technology transactions. She is widely regarded as one of the most knowledgeable and innovative TMT lawyers in the region, having advised many of the world’s leading technology companies on complex and cutting-edge legal issues. Nop’s inclusion in the Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers list is especially notable because the rankings are compiled by ALB based exclusively on feedback from clients and in-house counsel across the region, rather than supporting information such as law firm submissions. The selection process takes into account various factors, such as legal expertise, business acumen, industry knowledge, and client service. This year’s list is particularly significant, given the ongoing digital transformation in the region and the growing importance of TMT legal advice to businesses. To learn more about the Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers 2023 rankings, please see the April 2023 issue of ALB.
Asian Legal Business has released its 2023 “Employer of Choice” awards, and Tilleke & Gibbins has once again been recognized as a top employer in the legal industry in both Thailand and Vietnam. This is the 11th year in a row that the firm has been named Employer of Choice in Thailand, and the ninth time for Tilleke & Gibbins in Vietnam.
Tilleke & Gibbins has earned nominations in a record-high 20 categories in the upcoming ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2023 from Asian Legal Business (ALB), which recently released the list of awards finalists. The annual ALB SE Asia Law Awards recognize outstanding law firms and lawyers in the Southeast Asian region. Tilleke & Gibbins’ 20 nominations are representative of the consistently strong performance of the firm through the region. The firm has been shortlisted in the following categories: Country Categories SE Asia Law Firm of the Year Thailand Law Firm of the Year Vietnam Law Firm of the Year Regional Practice Categories Aviation Law Firm of the Year Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year Construction Law Firm of the Year Data Privacy and Protection Law Firm of the Year Fintech Law Firm of the Year International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year Labor and Employment Law Firm of the Year Maritime Law Firm of the Year Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year Real Estate Law Firm of the Year Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year Regional IP Law Firm of the Year Regional Litigation Law Firm of the Year TMT Law Firm of the Year Individual Categories Data Privacy and Protection Lawyer of the Year – Nopparat Lalitkomon Dealmaker of the Year – Supasit Boonsanong Managing Partner of the Year (Emerging Markets) – Tiziana Sucharitkul The winners will be announced on May 18, 2023, at a ceremony in Singapore. For more information on the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2023, and to browse a full list of nominees in all categories, please visit the ALB website.
Tilleke & Gibbins’ regional trademark practice has once again been recognized among the best in Southeast Asia in Managing Intellectual Property (Managing IP) magazine’s annual trademark rankings, a component of its highly regarded IP Stars guide to the world’s top intellectual property law firms. In the 2023 edition of Managing IP’s trademark survey, Tilleke & Gibbins retained its position in the top tier in both Thailand and Vietnam and earned a Tier 2 ranking in a newly combined “Trademark” category in Indonesia, which was previously split into Trademark Prosecution and Contentious. These achievements continue a long run of success for the firm in Managing IP’s trademark rankings. Tilleke’s Thailand practice has been ranked in Tier 1 for 21 consecutive years, while the firm’s Vietnam practice has retained its position atop the rankings for 12 consecutive years. To view the full trademark rankings tables, please visit Managing IP’s website.
Tilleke & Gibbins has been shortlisted by the Financial Times (FT) for the “Most Innovative Lawyers in Cybersecurity & Data Governance” award in the 2023 edition of FT Innovative Lawyers APAC. FT Innovative Lawyers APAC is an annual awards ceremony that celebrates law firms and in-house teams that have employed innovative approaches to deliver exceptional value to business and society. Tilleke’s nomination specifically recognizes the novel services provided by the firm via Tilleke & Gibbins Digital Solutions—a newly launched offering that allows the firm to act as the local data privacy representative in Thailand for Meta Platforms, Inc. and LINE Corporation. This is the first year in which Tilleke has received a nomination at the annual FT Innovative Lawyers APAC awards, and it is an important recognition of the firm’s ability to address the legal needs of its clients with innovative, technology-focused solutions.
Tilleke & Gibbins has been named a winner in 11 categories of the 2023 Thailand Law Firm Awards from Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ)—a record number for Tilleke & Gibbins in the Thailand Law Firm Awards, which recognize the top law firms in 23 practice areas, plus a separate category for the best overall law firms. The firm was recognized as a leader in the following categories: Best Overall Law Firms Aviation Competition & Antitrust Corporate & Commercial Fintech Insolvency & Restructuring Insurance & Reinsurance IP Litigation Labor & Employment Shipping & Maritime Technology, Media & Telecoms The awards were determined by ABLJ‘s research team, which evaluated law firms based on their recent work, client feedback, and reputation in the market. ABLJ is a leading legal publication in Asia that provides in-depth coverage of legal and business developments in the region. Through its research and dissemination of key insights, ABLJ seeks to provide in-house counsel with the necessary information and analysis to implement effective legal solutions. The annual Thailand Law Firm Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in the country’s legal industry. For more information on the Thailand Law Firm Awards, please see the ABLJ website.
Tilleke & Gibbins was honored with the prestigious award for Diversity and Inclusion Law Firm of the Year at the 2023 ALB Women in Law Awards. The awards ceremony, organized by Asian Legal Business (ALB), celebrates the outstanding performance of female private practitioners and in-house counsel across the Asia-Pacific region.