Managing Intellectual Property released the shortlists for its 2023 Asia Pacific Awards, and Tilleke & Gibbins was honored to be nominated for five awards—notably, the firm received a nomination in every category for which it was eligible. The nominations include the following: Firm Awards Asia-Pacific Firm of the Year (Domestic Firms) Indonesia Firm of the Year Thailand Firm of the Year Vietnam Firm of the Year Individual Awards Indonesia Practitioner of the Year: Wongrat Ratanaprayul The nomination for Thailand Firm of the Year marks the 17th consecutive year the firm has landed on the shortlist, winning 11 times. For Vietnam, this is the 15th straight nomination, with 9 wins, and for Indonesia, this is the fifth nomination overall. The winners of the awards will be announced at an in-person ceremony in Singapore in mid-May, with exact details still to be confirmed.

Tilleke & Gibbins has been placed on the shortlist for 14 awards at The Legal 500’s Southeast Asia Awards 2023, including Southeast Asia Firm of the Year. The firm was honored to be nominated for the following awards, spanning regional, national, and individual categories: Regional Awards Southeast Asia Firm of the Year IP Firm of the Year Labor and Employment Firm of the Year Marketing Team of the Year National Awards Cambodia Firm of the Year Thailand Firm of the Year Individual Awards Alan Adcock, IP Lawyer of the Year Chusert Supasitthumrong, Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year Linh Thi Mai Nguyen, IP Rising Star of the Year Loc Xuan Le, IP Lawyer of the Year Niti Muangkote, Banking and Finance Rising Star of the Year Nopparat Lalitkomon, TMT Rising Star of the Year Thomas J. Treutler, IP Lawyer of the Year Waewpen Piemwichai, TMT Rising Star of the Year This is the second edition of The Legal 500’s Southeast Asia Awards, following an inaugural virtual presentation in November 2021 in which Tilleke & Gibbins was named Laos Firm of the Year and Vietnam Firm of the Year. The winners this year will be announced at an in-person ceremony to be held on May 11, 2023, at the Pan Pacific Singapore.

World Trademark Review has released the 2023 edition of the WTR 1000—its annual rankings of the leading trademark lawyers around the world. Tilleke & Gibbins’ performance in this year’s edition is particularly strong, with the annual guide once again confirming Tilleke & Gibbins’ reputation as a regional powerhouse for trademark-related matters in Southeast Asia. In the 2023 rankings, the firm’s offices in Thailand and Vietnam have retained their top-tier Gold Band rankings, while the Indonesia office achieved rankings in both the Prosecution and Strategy (Silver Band) and the Enforcement and Litigation (Bronze Band) categories. In the Cambodia rankings—which were split into two categories for the first time this year—Tilleke & Gibbins was placed in the top tier (Highly Recommended), while the firm’s Yangon office again appeared in the single-tier Myanmar rankings. World Trademark Review does not currently publish rankings for Laos. In addition, a record 21 Tilleke & Gibbins attorneys across the region earned individual accolades in the 2023 edition of the WTR 1000: The WTR 1000 is a trusted resource for companies and individuals seeking the world-class legal assistance with trademark-related matters. The directory’s rankings are based on in-depth research to identify key firms and individuals leading the way in trademark-related legal practice. Depth of expertise, positioning in the market, level of activity, and peer and client feedback are all factored into the rankings. The full rankings for Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam are available on the WTR 1000 website.

The shortlist for the Asia Legal Awards 2023 from Law.com International has been released in full, and Tilleke & Gibbins has secured nominations in four core categories. The firm has been shortlisted for: Southeast Asia Firm of the Year Intellectual Property Firm of the Year (Asia-wide) Litigation Firm of the Year (Asia-wide) Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Firm of the Year (Asia-wide) 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 2023 are set to be announced at a ceremony hosted at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore on March 30, 2023. For more information on the Asia Legal Awards 2023, and to browse a full list of nominees in all categories, please visit the Law.com International website.