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June 24, 2022

Darani Vachanavuttivong Included in ALB Top 15 Female Lawyers 2022

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.

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