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September 17, 2021

Asialaw Profiles 2022: Tilleke & Gibbins Lawyers Earn 24 Individual Rankings

The 2022 edition of Asialaw Profiles lists a total of 24 Tilleke & Gibbins practitioners in the highly regarded guide to leading law firms and legal practitioners in Asia. 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. In the individual listings, the lawyers are classified as “Rising Stars,” “Notable Practitioners,” “Distinguished Practitioners,” and “Elite Practitioners.”

Of the 24 ranked Tilleke & Gibbins professionals, 14 are recognized for their work in Thailand, 4 for Vietnam, 2 for Myanmar, 2 for Cambodia, and one each for Indonesia and Laos.

Below are the firm’s 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
  • Thawat Damsa-ard – Dispute resolution – Thailand
  • Thomas Treutler – Intellectual Property – Vietnam

Distinguished Practitioners

  • Athistha Chitranukroh – Insurance – Thailand
  • Chusert Supasitthumrong – Dispute Resolution, Labor and Employment – Thailand
  • Cynthia M. Pornavalai – Corporate and M&A – Thailand
  • Dino Santaniello – Corporate and M&A – Laos
  • Jay Cohen – Corporate and M&A – Cambodia
  • Kien Trung Trinh – Labor and employment – Vietnam
  • Loc Xuan Le – Intellectual property – Vietnam
  • Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut – Labor and employment – Thailand
  • Tiziana Sucharitkul – Dispute resolution – Thailand
  • Wongrat Ratanaprayul – Intellectual property – Indonesia

Notable Practitioners

  • Chaiwat Keratisuthisathorn – Real Estate – Thailand
  • John Frangos – Aviation – Thailand
  • Kobkit Thienpreecha – Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A
  • Nwe Oo – Corporate and M&A – Myanmar
  • Santhapat Pereira – Banking and finance, Corporate and M&A – Thailand
  • Vinh Quoc Nguyen – Corporate and M&A
  • Yuwadee Thean-ngarm –Intellectual property – Myanmar

Rising Stars

  • David Mol – Intellectual property – Cambodia
  • Suebsiri Taweepon – Intellectual Property – Thailand

For more details and to browse the full rankings, please visit the Asialaw website.

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