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November 10, 2017

Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2017: Tilleke & Gibbins Wins Two Awards

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Tilleke & Gibbins took home two trophies at the seventh annual Asia Women in Business Law Awards, being recognized as Firm of the Year for Vietnam as well as Best National Firm for Talent Management, a regional award covering all of Asia.

The Asia Women in Business Law Awards, held by the Euromoney Legal Media Group at the JW Marriott in Hong Kong on November 9, celebrate the advancement of women in the legal profession throughout Asia, and honor excellent individual woman lawyers as well as firms whose success is driven by women. The awards also highlight initiatives for gender diversity, innovation, work-life balance, pro-bono work, and talent management.

This marks the second time Tilleke & Gibbins has won in the talent management category, and its first win for Vietnam, after being honored five times as Firm of the Year in Thailand. The firm was shortlisted in three other categories.

 

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December 18, 2020
The 2021 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific has been released, with Tilleke & Gibbins earning high honors across all of the firm’s jurisdictions in Southeast Asia. For Thailand, the firm earned rankings in all of the practice areas ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021, including Band 1 rankings—the publication’s highest recognition for practice areas—for its intellectual property and employment practices. The full practice-area rankings for Tilleke & Gibbins in Thailand are summarized in the table below. Tilleke & Gibbins also secured two Band 1 rankings—Intellectual Property and Technology, Media, and Telecoms—in Vietnam, along with rankings for Corporate/M&A and Employment. Tilleke & Gibbins’ office in Cambodia was ranked Band 2 for General Business Law, a boost from last year’s Band 3 ranking. Tilleke & Gibbins’ IP and regulatory affairs boutique in Indonesia also took a step forward in the listings, earning a Band 4 ranking in the Intellectual Property category. The firm also maintained strong rankings in General Business Law in Laos and Myanmar. Each ranking in the guide is accompanied by an analysis, originating from Chambers and Partners’ direct interviews with clients, highlighting specific areas of strength for each respective practice. In the 2021 editorial about the firm’s intellectual property practice Chambers notes that Tilleke & Gibbins is a “market-leading firm,” while a client commenting on the aviation practice was quoted as saying, “The firm is absolutely excellent and they provide a superb service. They are extremely diligent and thorough.” The firm’s insurance practice was also described well by a client, who said, “Their key strengths are an in-depth understanding of the insurance business and local practices, fast and commercially-minded advice, and the benefits of being a full-service law firm. Their relationships with local regulators and the industry associations are very strong.” Chambers Asia-Pacific also ranks leading individual practitioners in each