Tilleke & Gibbins was named Intellectual Property Firm of the Year at The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2023, while Waewpen Piemwichai, a senior associate in the firm’s Hanoi office, was honored with the title of TMT Rising Star of the Year.

Tilleke & Gibbins has once again proven its expertise in dispute resolution and litigation, earning impressive rankings in Benchmark Litigation’s 2023 edition of the top dispute resolution firms in the Asia-Pacific region. The Benchmark Litigation rankings include two jurisdictions where Tilleke & Gibbins is active—Thailand and Vietnam. Full details of the firm’s rankings are below: Thailand Commercial and Transactions – Tier 1 Government and Regulatory – Tier 2 Intellectual Property – Tier 1 Labor and Employment – Tier 1 Trade and Customs – Tier 2 Vietnam (international firms) Commercial and Transactions – Tier 2 Energy and Construction – Tier 2 Intellectual Property – Tier 1 Labor and Employment – Recommended (top category) International Arbitration – Tier 2 In addition to these firm-wide rankings, the following nine Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers are named Dispute Resolution Stars: Alongkorn Tongmee – Trade and Customs Chusert Supasitthumrong – Labor and Employment Loc Xuan Le – Intellectual Property Nandana Indananda – Intellectual Property Noppramart Thammateeradaycho – Shipping Suebsiri Taweepon – Intellectual Property Thawat Damsa-ard – Commercial and transactions Thomas Treutler – Intellectual Property Tiziana Sucharitkul – Commercial and Transactions, Government and Regulatory Benchmark Litigation provides coverage of litigation and disputes markets around the world, based on interviews with dispute resolution specialists and clients, as well as analysis of the market’s most important cases and firm developments. To learn more about the rankings and to browse the results, please visit the Benchmark Litigation website.

On World IP Day, Managing IP magazine published the 2023 edition of its annual “Top 250 Women in IP” list, a publication recognizing the most accomplished female private practice IP lawyers globally. Tilleke & Gibbins is proud to share that three of its lawyers were included in this prestigious list—Darani Vachanavuttivong, managing partner of Tilleke & Gibbins; Linh Thi Mai Nguyen, a partner in the firm’s Hanoi office, and Wongrat Ratanaprayul, head of the firm’s office in Indonesia. This is the fifth year since 2016 that Darani has been recognized by the publication, the fourth consecutive year for Linh, and the first year for Wongrat. Each is the only practitioner listed for her jurisdiction. Managing IP’s annual “Top 250 Women in IP” list celebrates female IP practitioners in private practice who have performed exceptionally well for their clients and firms in the past year. The final list of ranked individuals was determined after a thorough review of submissions provided for the list’s sister publication, IP Stars, and the Managing IP Awards. To read the announcement and view the full Top 250 Women in IP list, please visit the Managing IP website.

Four Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers have been named in this year’s Global Leaders list from Intellectual Asset Management (IAM). The list recognizes the world’s most outstanding private practice experts in patent law. Alan Adcock, Darani Vachanavuttivong, and Nandana Indananda have been included in the list for Thailand—three of the four individuals listed for Thailand—while Thomas Treutler is recognized for Vietnam. To qualify for this prestigious honor, individuals must rank in the gold tier of the IAM Patent 1000, a highly respected annual directory that identifies the top law and attorney firms and individuals in the world’s most significant patent jurisdictions. The selection process involves a comprehensive four-month research process carried out by a full-time research team that gathers hundreds of written submissions from firms, conducts face-to-face and telephone interviews, and corresponds with patent lawyers, attorneys, and their clients. Candidates for IAM Global Leaders are selected based on their expertise, experience, and ability to innovate, inspire, and deliver value for their clients. Inclusion on the list is a strong endorsement of the exceptional skills and dedication these lawyers have shown for their client in the field of patents. For more information on the IAM Global Leaders 2023, or to browse the full list of honorees, please visit the IAM website.