Life sciences experts from Tilleke & Gibbins’ Bangkok, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City offices are jointly hosting a Life Sciences Symposium in Ho Cho Minh City in collaboration with the American Chamber of Commerce. At the symposium, Alan Adcock, Dr. Atthachai Homhuan, Michael K. Lee, Thomas J. Treutler, and Tu Thanh Pham will discuss key topics and contemporary issues surrounding the pharmaceutical sector in Vietnam and throughout Southeast Asia. Their talks will cover the following main points:

Jeffrey J. Blatt, Of Counsel in the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) team at Tilleke & Gibbins, will be the sole speaker at a TMT General Counsel Forum hosted by the Malaysian Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA). Jeffrey, who has received recognition as a leading practitioner in TMT by renowned legal publications such as The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Chambers Asia-Pacific, and The International Who’s Who of Telecoms & Media Lawyers, will discuss, in detail, the topic “Cloud-Based Services – Security, Opportunities, and Contract Terms.”

David Lyman, chairman and chief values officer at Tilleke & Gibbins, was quoted in The Nation newspaper for his comments regarding a recent ruling made by the Thai Constitutional Court. The ruling, which determined the outcome of the government’s planned THB 2 trillion infrastructure projects borrowing bill, deemed the proposed off-budget funding for the projects as unconstitutional.

Nic Garnett, a consultant in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property group, will be a speaker at a British Chamber of Commerce Thailand presentation on “Thailand’s Computer Crime Act—An Update on the Law, Your Liability, and Solutions.” The Computer Crime Act, initially passed in 2007, has raised many important questions for business owners about their compliance obligations.