Tilleke & Gibbins is pleased to announce that the firm has adopted Harvey, a leading enterprise-grade AI platform for the global legal industry. The firm is proceeding with a rollout of Harvey’s legal AI solutions, which are supported by robust security and confidentiality protections, across the firm’s full-service regional practice in Southeast Asia. This initiative builds on the firm’s recent deployment of Microsoft Copilot and represents another advancement in Tilleke & Gibbins’ commitment to leveraging technology for enhanced legal service delivery. Under the program, legal professionals across the firm’s offices in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam will have access to the full Harvey platform, equipping them to deliver practical, impactful, and results-driven legal services for clients throughout the region. The firm will also develop bespoke agentic workflows within Harvey tailored to the firm’s core practices and the unique requirements of Southeast Asian legal markets. Commenting on the initiative, Managing Partner Tiziana Sucharitkul stated, “At Tilleke & Gibbins, we have consistently invested in developing and adopting technology to improve the speed, precision, and overall excellence of our legal services. The firm’s decision to invest in Harvey exemplifies our commitment to innovation, further differentiating Tilleke & Gibbins within Southeast Asia’s legal landscape.” Managing Partner Darani Vachanavuttivong remarked, “By combining the deep regional expertise of our lawyers with Harvey’s market-leading domain-specific AI, we are empowering our regional team to streamline drafting, research, and review processes for complex legal matters, all while maintaining the high standards of quality and security our clients expect from us.” Harvey’s Chief Business Officer John Haddock added, “It’s clear Tilleke & Gibbins is investing heavily in innovation, and it’s clear their global clients will benefit significantly from their focus and investment. The Harvey team is thrilled to support the firm’s journey with our platform.”

Tilleke & Gibbins is pleased to announce the addition of Patcharaporn Pootranon and Saravut Krailadsiri as partners in the firm’s Bangkok office, further strengthening its capital markets and tax practices. Patcharaporn Pootranon joins the firm’s capital markets practice, bringing almost 20 years of experience in capital markets, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and taxation. She has been involved in many significant domestic and international M&A transactions, including securities offerings under Rule 144A/Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act and under Thai securities law across different industries, including energy, food and beverages, retail, and others. Patcharaporn is ranked in the capital markets practice area by Chambers Asia-Pacific, and she was named one of Asia’s 40 Under 40 by Asian Legal Business in 2018. Joining the firm’s capital markets team alongside Patcharaporn will be Veerakorn Samranweth (senior associate) and Narita Sakunchotikarote (associate). Saravut Krailadsiri joins as a partner in the firm’s tax and corporate restructuring practice. His primary focus for the past two decades has been on tax, corporate restructuring, and cross-border M&A. Saravut provides comprehensive legal and tax counsel, including risk management advice for group restructuring and entire business transfers (EBT). He also offers tax management and planning advice for setting up proper investment entities and development projects in ASEAN countries. He has particular expertise in the energy industry, having represented some of the largest investments in petroleum exploration and production in Thailand. Saravut is recognized as a Notable Practitioner in Tax and in Restructuring and Insolvency by Asialaw and also as Notable Practitioner by IFLR1000. Tilleke & Gibbins managing partner Tiziana Sucharitkul said, “The addition of Patcharaporn and Saravut to our partnership strengthens our ability to serve clients on complex capital markets transactions and tax matters. Their impressive track records align perfectly with our aim of helping our

Tilleke & Gibbins is proud to be one of the founding member firms for the newly launched Sino International Professional Advisory Council (SIPAC) platform. SIPAC is a global network of law firms that offer legal services tailored to the Chinese legal market. Legal advisors partnering with SIPAC provide Chinese companies with expert advice and guidance that enable them to conduct business in key jurisdictions around the world. SIPAC aims to create a platform that connects in-house counsel at Chinese companies with a wide range of legal services, to ensure that Chinese companies can conduct business overseas with maximum efficiency. By bringing together leading firms from different countries and industries, SIPAC offers a comprehensive solution for businesses seeking expert advice on doing business in different regions of the world. As a founding member firm of SIPAC, Tilleke & Gibbins brings a wealth of expertise and experience advising clients on complex legal matters across the region. The firm has been operating in Southeast Asia for over 130 years and has a team of over 220 lawyers, making it one of the largest in the region. With the launch of SIPAC, Tilleke & Gibbins and its fellow founding member firms are well-positioned to offer customized legal and regulatory recommendations that provide Chinese businesses with increased access to overseas markets.

Following the success of the Future Energy Asia Exhibition and Summit event preview held at the firm’s Bangkok Office on June 16, Tilleke & Gibbins participated in the official three-day forum at Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre on July 20-22, 2022 Under the theme “Decarbonizing ASEAN’s Energy Transition and Transformation,” Joseph Tomkiewicz, partner and chair of the firm’s regional energy industry team (and member of the conference committee), moderated a strategic panel discussion titled “Global Leaders Panel: Decarbonisation & GHG Commitment – Gas and LNG as Cleaner Fuels to Bridge ASEAN’s Energy Transition.” Together with distinguished speakers, Joseph led the session through noteworthy strategies and initiatives toward significant transformation of the industry. On the last day, Sher Hann Chua, a consultant in the firm’s intellectual property group, delivered a presentation titled “Harnessing the Power of Your Intellectual Property in Energy Industry Joint Ventures.” Tilleke & Gibbins also welcomed thousands of energy professionals to the firm’s booth over the course of three days to exchange potential ideas for future collaboration and business opportunities in the electric vehicle, LNG, renewables, and power sectors in ASEAN.