An impressive 21 Tilleke & Gibbins practitioners are listed in the 2020 edition of Asialaw Profiles , a highly regarded guide to leading law firms and legal practitioners in the Asia-Pacific. 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. They categorize their results as “Rising Stars,” “Notable Practitioners,” “Distinguished Practitioners,” and “Elite Practitioners.”

Below are the Tilleke & Gibbins 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
• Sriwan Puapondh – Taxation – Thailand
• Thawat Damsa-ard – Dispute resolution – Thailand
• Thomas Treutler – Intellectual Property – Vietnam

Distinguished Practitioners

• Cynthia M. Pornavalai – Corporate and M&A – Thailand
• Dino Santaniello – Corporate and M&A – Laos
• Jay Cohen – Corporate and M&A – Cambodia
• Jeffrey Blatt – Technology and telecommunications – Thailand
• Kien Trung Trinh – Labor and employment – Vietnam
• Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut – Labor and employment – Thailand
• Piyanuj (Lui) Ratprasatporn – Corporate and M&A – Thailand
• Tiziana Sucharitkul – Dispute resolution – Thailand
• Wongrat Ratanaprayul – Intellectual property – Indonesia
• Yuwadee Thean-ngarm –Intellectual property – Myanmar

Notable Practitioners

• Kasma Visitkitjakarn – Tax – Notable Practitioner
• Nwe Oo – Corporate and M&A – Myanmar
• Santhapat Pereira – Banking and finance, Corporate and M&A – Thailand

Rising Stars

• David Mol – Intellectual property – Cambodia
• Loc Xuan Le – Intellectual property – Vietnam

The Asialaw Profiles  rankings are based on feedback from in-house counsel and private practice lawyers, as well as independent research into the legal and financial markets in 25 jurisdictions throughout the Asia-Pacific region. To see the complete rankings and analysis, please visit the Asialaw  website.