The June 2022 issue of Asian Legal Business (ALB) includes their Top 15 Female Lawyers feature—an annual list of the leading women in legal practice across Asia. Included in the list is Tilleke & Gibbins managing partner Darani Vachanavuttivong, who is also managing director of the firm’s intellectual property department. She is the only lawyer from Thailand to be named to this year’s list. Directly following the announcement of the Top 15 Female Lawyers in the magazine is a roundtable article titled “Women Leaders Forge a New Path.” This article features insights and opinions from leaders at law firm throughout Asia, including extensive quotes from Darani and her fellow managing partner, Tiziana Sucharitkul. Darani and Tiziana shared some of their experiences and advice, and discussed some of Tilleke & Gibbins’ approaches—particularly toward diversity and inclusion. ALB, which is owned by Thomson Reuters, publishes insights and perspectives to inform legal professionals in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The publisher also organizes a number of awards and rankings programs for law firms in Asia. For more details on the Top 15 Female Lawyers 2022, and to read Darani’s and Tiziana’s comments, please see the full June 2022 issue of ALB, which is free to read online.

Tilleke & Gibbins has been named the winner in three categories of the Asian Legal Business (ALB) SE Asia Law Awards 2022. Announced at a ceremony in Singapore on May 25, the awards recognize the top legal service providers in Southeast Asia over the past year. The honors that went to Tilleke & Gibbins cover two practice categories and one country category: Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year Regional Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year Thailand Law Firm of the Year The wins in the Medical & Healthcare and Thailand Law Firm of the Year categories are first-time victories for Tilleke & Gibbins at the annual ALB SE Asia Law Awards ceremony, while the win in the Regional IP Firm of the Year category marks the second victory for the firm in three years. The ALB SE Asia Law Awards are an annual awards ceremony that recognizes outstanding law firms and lawyers in the Southeast Asian region. Winners of these highly regarded awards are determined by an independent panel of judges consisting of at least 25 legal industry leaders. For more information on the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2022, and to browse a full list of winners and nominees, please visit the ALB website.

The shortlist for the Asia Legal Awards 2022 from Law.com International has been released in full, and Tilleke & Gibbins has secured nominations in two corporate and commercial categories. The firm has been shortlisted for: M&A Firm of the Year (medium-sized deal under USD 500 million) TMT Firm of the Year Law.com International bills the Asia Legal Awards as “the most renowned ceremony for the legal elite” in Asia. The awards recognize the most complex and outstanding legal work from around the region and seek to identify the firms responsible for the most significant transactions and cases in the past year. The winners of the Asia Legal Awards 2022 are set to be announced at a ceremony hosted at the Island Shangri-La Hong Kong on June 15, 2022. For more information on the Asia Legal Awards 2002, and to browse a full list of nominees in all categories, please visit the Law.com International website.

Asian Legal Business (ALB) released the list of finalists for their upcoming ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2022, and Tilleke & Gibbins has come away with 15 nominations. The ALB SE Asia Law Awards are an annual awards ceremony that recognizes outstanding law firms and lawyers in the Southeast Asian region. Tilleke & Gibbins’ 15 nominations are therefore representative of the consistently strong performance of the firm through the region. The firm has been shortlisted in the following categories: Country Categories Thailand Law Firm of the Year Vietnam Law Firm of the Year Regional Practice Categories Aviation Law Firm of the Year Construction Law Firm of the Year Data Privacy and Protection Law Firm of the Year ESG and Sustainability Law Firm of the Year Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year Labor and Employment Law Firm of the Year Litigation 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 Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year Individual Categories Darani Vachanavuttivong – Managing Partner of the Year (Emerging Markets) Congratulations to T&G team members across departments and jurisdictions on this well-deserved slate of recognitions, which showcases the true strength of our firm’s full-service capabilities across Southeast Asia. The winners will be announced on May 25, 2022, at an in-person gala to be held at the Grand Hyatt in Singapore. For more information on the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2022, and to browse a full list of nominees in all categories, please visit the ALB website.