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April 22, 2011

Five Tilleke & Gibbins Attorneys Recognized as Asialaw Leading Lawyers

Asialaw Leading Lawyers

Tilleke & Gibbins’ property and intellectual property lawyers were recognized as some of the region’s most highly acclaimed legal experts by Asialaw Leading Lawyers, one of the largest annual surveys of Asia Pacific-focused private practitioners.

From our Vietnam office, Michael K. Lee, Department Head – Corporate/Commercial, and Nga Thi Phi Nguyen, Department Head – Intellectual Property, were recognized as Asia’s leading business lawyers in the areas of real estate and intellectual property, respectively.  

In Thailand, our intellectual property lawyers made a strong showing in this year’s survey, as they have in previous surveys. The following members of our IP team were recognized as Asia’s leading business lawyers in the area of intellectual property in 2011.   

  • Darani Vachanavuttivong, Co-Managing Partner and Managing Director (also recognized in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
  • Alan Adcock, Partner and Deputy Director (also recognized in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
  • Suebsiri Taweepon, Attorney-at-Law (also recognized in 2008, 2009, 2010)

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