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January 22, 2020

IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2020: Tilleke & Gibbins Nominated for Two Legal Innovation Awards

International Financial Law Review

Following the release of the shortlists for the International Financial Law Review  (IFLR ) Asia-Pacific Awards 2020, Tilleke & Gibbins is proud to announce that the firm has been shortlisted for the Most Innovative National Law Firm of the Year awards for both Myanmar and Thailand. In addition to bolstering the firm’s regional reputation, these nominations highlight the firm’s ability to fuse forward-thinking concepts and legal expertise to tackle complex, cross-border transactions across Southeast Asia.

The annual IFLR  Asia-Pacific Awards seek to recognize leading transactional advisors and firms across the region and honor them for their groundbreaking work in the legal industry. Nominees were selected based on in-depth research which included written nominations and conversations with legal practitioners, in-house counsel, clients, and other relevant parties. Winners of the 2020 awards will be announced at a ceremony hosted at the Sheraton Towers Hotel in Singapore on March 12, 2020.

For more information about these nominations, please visit IFLR ‘s website.

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December 18, 2020
The 2021 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific has been released, with Tilleke & Gibbins earning high honors across all of the firm’s jurisdictions in Southeast Asia. For Thailand, the firm earned rankings in all of the practice areas ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021, including Band 1 rankings—the publication’s highest recognition for practice areas—for its intellectual property and employment practices. The full practice-area rankings for Tilleke & Gibbins in Thailand are summarized in the table below. Tilleke & Gibbins also secured two Band 1 rankings—Intellectual Property and Technology, Media, and Telecoms—in Vietnam, along with rankings for Corporate/M&A and Employment. Tilleke & Gibbins’ office in Cambodia was ranked Band 2 for General Business Law, a boost from last year’s Band 3 ranking. Tilleke & Gibbins’ IP and regulatory affairs boutique in Indonesia also took a step forward in the listings, earning a Band 4 ranking in the Intellectual Property category. The firm also maintained strong rankings in General Business Law in Laos and Myanmar. Each ranking in the guide is accompanied by an analysis, originating from Chambers and Partners’ direct interviews with clients, highlighting specific areas of strength for each respective practice. In the 2021 editorial about the firm’s intellectual property practice Chambers notes that Tilleke & Gibbins is a “market-leading firm,” while a client commenting on the aviation practice was quoted as saying, “The firm is absolutely excellent and they provide a superb service. They are extremely diligent and thorough.” The firm’s insurance practice was also described well by a client, who said, “Their key strengths are an in-depth understanding of the insurance business and local practices, fast and commercially-minded advice, and the benefits of being a full-service law firm. Their relationships with local regulators and the industry associations are very strong.” Chambers Asia-Pacific also ranks leading individual practitioners in each