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August 18, 2016

Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2016: Twelve Tilleke & Gibbins Attorneys Recognized

Asialaw Leading Lawyers

In this year’s edition of Asialaw Leading Lawyers, a guide to the Asia-Pacific’s leading practitioners, 12 lawyers at Tilleke & Gibbins were recognized for their outstanding capabilities. The results were determined through an extensive annual survey of senior corporate executives, in-house counsel, and private-practice lawyers.

The following individuals have been named as Asialaw Leading Lawyers this year according to practice area and jurisdiction:

  • Alan Adcock – Intellectual Property – Thailand
  • Cynthia M. Pornavalai – Corporate/M&A – Thailand
  • Darani Vachanavuttivong – Intellectual Property – Laos and Thailand
  • Jeffrey Blatt – IT, Telco & Media – Thailand
  • John King – Dispute Resolution – Thailand
  • Kobkit Thienpreecha – Corporate/M&A – Thailand
  • Kornkieat Chunhakasikarn – Dispute Resolution – Thailand
  • Michael Lee – Corporate/M&A – Vietnam
  • Piyanuj (Lui) Ratprasatporn – Corporate/M&A – Thailand
  • Thawat Damsa-ard – Dispute Resolution – Thailand
  • Thomas Treutler – Intellectual Property – Vietnam
  • Tiziana Sucharitkul – Dispute Resolution – Thailand

In addition, Darani, Piyanuj, Thomas, and Tiziana were singled out as Market-Leading Lawyers, an accolade that recognizes them as the very top practitioners in the market. 

The Asialaw Leading Lawyers  survey is one of the largest annual surveys of Asia Pacific-focused private practitioners. For more information, please visit the Asialaw website.

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