Yuwadee Thean-ngarm, a consultant in Tilleke & Gibbins’ Yangon office, will present at a seminar named, “Myanmar Update,” hosted by the Thai Business Association of Myanmar (TBAM). The seminar will focus on the latest developments to affect labor, tax, land, and trademark laws, and particularly, how these issues will impact investors. Yuwadee will speak on the topic, “Insider’s Guide to Doing Business in Myanmar – A Legal Perspective,” and she will discuss the following subjects in detail:

Tilleke & Gibbins and PwC will host an English-language seminar on the topic, “Advanced HR Workshop: Investigating Employee Fraud in the 21st Century.” The seminar, which is aimed at local and regional corporate executives and HR managers, will cover fraud and economic crime in Thailand, as well as planning and managing terminations to minimize legal exposure to labor court claims. The speakers will include:

As part of a report that marks seven years since the Labor Protection Act recognized sexual harassment as a distinct form of workplace misconduct, David Lawrence, consultant, and Sasirusm Chunhakasikarn, attorney-at-law, in Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution department, were interviewed by BK Magazine  for an article named, “Creeps at Work: Sexual Harassment in Bangkok’s Biggest Corporate Offices.”

Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated for the Thailand Law Firm of the Year Award 2015 by Chambers Asia-Pacific. This nomination comes after the firm was honored to win the Thailand Law Firm of the Year Award 2014. This year’s winner will be announced at Chambers Asia-Pacific’s annual ceremony and dinner, which will be held at the Ritz Carlton in Hong Kong on May 4, 2015.