Law.com International has unveiled the shortlists for the Asia Legal Awards 2024, and Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated for awards in four categories.  The nominations include:  Southeast Asia Firm of the Year  Intellectual Property Firm of the Year (Asia-wide)  M&A Firm of the Year (Asia-wide)  TMT Firm of the Year (Asia-wide)   In addition to these regional firm nominations, Tilleke & Gibbins has also been acknowledged for its exceptional work in the field of restructuring and insolvency. The efforts of Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution team in connection with Thai AirAsia X’s business rehabilitation plan earned the firm a nomination for Restructuring and Insolvency Matter of the Year.   The winners of the Asia Legal Awards 2024 will be unveiled on March 14 at an in-person event in Singapore. For more information on the Asia Legal Awards 2024, and to browse a full list of nominees in all categories, please visit the Law.com International website. 

Tilleke & Gibbins once again earned high marks across all six jurisdictions in the 2024 rankings from The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, which was released on January 17. This year, Tilleke & Gibbins’ rankings reflect continued excellence in the practice area rankings, plus new individual recognitions for eight more Tilleke & Gibbins practitioners. In total, Tilleke & Gibbins received 30 practice rankings—over a third of which are Tier 1.  The firm’s Thailand office earned 15 practice-area rankings:  Tier 1: Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications), Tax  Tier 2: Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Customs and International Trade, Insurance, Projects and Energy, Real Estate and Construction, Restructuring & Insolvency, Transport  Tier 3: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration  Tilleke & Gibbins’ offices in Vietnam received rankings for 10 practice areas:  Tier 1: Data Protection, Intellectual Property (International Firms), Labor and Employment, TMT  Tier 2: Corporate and M&A   Tier 3: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution: Litigation   Tier 4: Banking and Finance, Projects and Energy  Firms to Watch: Real Estate and Construction  Tilleke & Gibbins earned five additional practice-area rankings in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, and Myanmar:   Tier 1: Laos (General Business Law), Myanmar (Corporate and M&A)  Tier 2: Cambodia (General Business Law); Indonesia (Intellectual Property); Myanmar (Projects)   In addition to the practice-area rankings, a record number of Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers were honored with individual recognitions. The Tilleke & Gibbins practitioners included in the 2024 rankings from The Legal 500 Asia Pacific are listed below:  Alan Adcock – Thailand – Intellectual Property  Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh – Thailand – Insurance, TMT Chaiwat Keratisuthisathorn – Thailand – Real Estate and Construction Charunun Sathitsuksomboon – Thailand – Corporate and M&A Chusert Supasitthumrong – Thailand – Labor and Employment Darani Vachanavuttivong – Thailand – Intellectual Property  David Mol

For the third year running, Darani Vachanavuttivong, managing partner of Tilleke & Gibbins and managing director of Tilleke & Gibbins’ regional intellectual property (IP) department, was included in the recently released “Asia Top 15 IP Lawyers 2023” from Asian Legal Business (ALB). Darani has been included in the list every year since its inception in 2021—representative of the consistently strong performance of the firm’s regional IP practice across our offices in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The list recognizes the top 15 IP lawyers in private practice across all of Asia, as demonstrated by the strength of their legal work and feedback from clients, industry colleagues, and other commentators. ALB’s in-house research team studied firm submissions and conducted interviews with various stakeholders to determine the makeup of the Asia Top 15 IP Lawyers 2023 list. The attorneys identified in the list are among the most trusted in the region to help clients across varied industries protect and benefit from their valuable intellectual property. ALB, owned by Thomson Reuters, is a leading source of information on commercial law in Asia for businesses and professionals. To read more about Asia’s Top 15 IP Lawyers, please see the December 2023 issue of ALB.

The latest edition of Asian Legal Business (ALB) magazine includes Tilleke & Gibbins partners Chuyen Hong Huu Le and Tram Ngoc Bich Nguyen in the magazine’s inaugural Vietnam Rising Stars list. This is the first time that ALB has published a list of rising stars in Vietnam’s legal profession, showcasing the exceptional talent and immense potential they bring to the industry. Chuyen and Tram are highly regarded for their acumen in dealing with various corporate and commercial legal matters, and their inclusion in the Vietnam Rising Stars 2023 list further showcases the dedication and skill that they bring to their work representing Tilleke & Gibbins’ clients. ALB‘s Vietnam Rising Stars 2023 list spotlights individuals demonstrating some of the most exceptional talent and potential within the legal profession in Vietnam. The list is determined through careful research into the lawyers’ work and consideration of feedback from clients and other market commentators. To read more about the Vietnam Rising Stars 2023 and explore the full list, please read the December 2023 issue of ALB.