Tiziana Sucharitkul, co-managing partner and director of the firm’s dispute resolution practice, was named the winner in the Managing Partner of the Year (Emerging Markets) category of the 2021 Asian Legal Business (ALB) Southeast Asia Law Awards. The award recognizes Tiziana’s leadership of the firm over the past year as well as her standing in the legal community in the Asia-Pacific region. Based on months of intensive research, the ALB Southeast Asia Awards are organized each year to honor exceptional performance by private practice lawyers and in-house counsel in the region. Editorial and research teams from ALB compile and review all firm submissions, and an independent judging panel then considers shortlisted entries to determine the top performers in each category. ALB, which is owned by Thomson Reuters, offers news and analysis for businesses and professionals. Besides covering regulatory, commercial, and legal developments, ALB also organizes events and legal summits, offers insights on developments in the Asian legal industry, and provides online services for legal professionals. To learn more about the ALB Southeast Asia awards and to browse the full list of winners, please visit the ALB website.

The 2022 edition of Asialaw Profiles lists a total of 24 Tilleke & Gibbins practitioners in the highly regarded guide to leading law firms and legal practitioners in Asia. The guide seeks to rank legal professionals from Asia-based firms on the strength of their client services and legal capabilities, based on in-depth global surveys of corporate management, in-house counsel, and private-practice lawyers. In the individual listings, the lawyers are classified as “Rising Stars,” “Notable Practitioners,” “Distinguished Practitioners,” and “Elite Practitioners.” Of the 24 ranked Tilleke & Gibbins professionals, 14 are recognized for their work in Thailand, 4 for Vietnam, 2 for Myanmar, 2 for Cambodia, and one each for Indonesia and Laos. Below are the firm’s lawyers who have been recognized for each category this year, according to practice area and jurisdiction: Elite Practitioners Alan Adcock – Intellectual property – Thailand Darani Vachanavuttivong – Intellectual property – Laos and Thailand Nandana Indananda – Intellectual property – Thailand Thawat Damsa-ard – Dispute resolution – Thailand Thomas Treutler – Intellectual Property – Vietnam Distinguished Practitioners Athistha Chitranukroh – Insurance – Thailand Chusert Supasitthumrong – Dispute Resolution, Labor and Employment – Thailand Cynthia M. Pornavalai – Corporate and M&A – Thailand Dino Santaniello – Corporate and M&A – Laos Jay Cohen – Corporate and M&A – Cambodia Kien Trung Trinh – Labor and employment – Vietnam Loc Xuan Le – Intellectual property – Vietnam Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut – Labor and employment – Thailand Tiziana Sucharitkul – Dispute resolution – Thailand Wongrat Ratanaprayul – Intellectual property – Indonesia Notable Practitioners Chaiwat Keratisuthisathorn – Real Estate – Thailand John Frangos – Aviation – Thailand Kobkit Thienpreecha – Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A Nwe Oo – Corporate and M&A – Myanmar Santhapat Pereira – Banking and finance, Corporate and M&A – Thailand Vinh Quoc Nguyen

The 2022 edition of Asialaw Profiles was officially released on September 17, 2021, and Tilleke & Gibbins received some of its best regional rankings yet in this detailed and comprehensive guide to the services of leading Asian law firms. Asialaw Profiles 2022 rates top domestic and international firms operating in Asian jurisdictions and headquartered in Asia, looking at firms’ performance and client service in both legal practices areas and various industries. Tilleke & Gibbins achieved rankings in 42 out of 45 possible industries and practice areas across Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, plus a further three for the firm’s intellectual property boutique in Indonesia. Among these, Asialaw placed Tilleke & Gibbins in the highest possible tier in 20 categories. In Thailand, Tilleke & Gibbins continues to be the only firm ranked in all 18 possible categories. This includes improved rankings for Real Estate, Infrastructure, Aviation, and Labor and Employment—the last two of which feature Tilleke & Gibbins as the sole firm in the top tier. The firm is also ranked in all available categories in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. For more details and to browse the full rankings, please visit the Asialaw website.