Who’s Who Legal (WWL) has released its annual Southeast Asia guide for the year 2023, and 12 Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers have been distinguished as market leaders in various legal practice areas. The firm’s 12 recognized lawyers, who are recognized for demonstrating their commitment to delivering exceptional legal services to Tilleke & Gibbins’ clients, are: Alan Adcock – Data, Franchising, Life Sciences, Patents, Trademarks Darani Vachanavuttivong – Patents, Trademarks Jay Cohen – Franchising John Frangos – Investigations Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut – Labor, Employment & Benefits Kasama Sriwatanakul – Trademarks Linh Thi Mai Nguyen – Trademarks Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh – Data Somboon Earterasarun – Trademarks Thawat Damsa-ard – Asset Recovery, Investigations Thomas Treutler – Patents, Trademarks Wongrat Ratanaprayul – Patents The WWL Southeast Asia rankings guide, published by the independent London-based group Law Business Research, aims to identify the foremost legal practitioners across a range of business law practice areas. The 2023 edition of the guide showcases over 900 lawyers, covering 34 distinct practice areas in the Southeast Asian region. The rankings are largely based on feedback and nominations received from other WWL-ranked and nominated attorneys around the world. These peer-driven recognitions highlight Tilleke & Gibbins’ dedication to maintaining the highest standards of legal service and helping clients achieve success. To read more about the WWL Southeast Asia guide, or to browse the full results of the 2023 edition, please visit the WWL website.

Tilleke & Gibbins has received a remarkable slate of nominations for the prestigious Euromoney APAC Women in Business Law Awards 2023. The recently released shortlists for this year’s awards include Tilleke & Gibbins in both firm and individual categories. In the firmwide categories, Tilleke & Gibbins is in the running for five distinguished awards: Work-Life Balance National Firm Women in Business Law National Firm Indonesia Firm of the Year Thailand Firm of the Year Vietnam Firm of the Year Attorneys from Tilleke & Gibbins also received seven individual nominations: Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyer of the Year – Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year – Sarah Galeski Patent Lawyer of the Year – Darani Vachanavuttivong Shipping and Maritime Lawyer of the Year – Noppramart Thammateeradaycho Technology Lawyer of the Year – Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh Trademark Lawyer of the Year – Linh Thi Mai Nguyen Corporate Rising Star of the Year – Nitikar Nith The APAC Women in Business Law Awards recognize law firms and professional services firms in the region for their efforts in promoting gender equality and supporting women’s advancement in the legal profession. Winners are determined through a rigorous process involving submissions, peer reviews, and judgment based on professional accomplishments and advocacy for gender diversity and work-life balance programs. This year’s awards ceremony will take place at an in-person event in Singapore on September 7, 2023. For more information on the APAC Women in Business Law Awards 2023, including a full list of nominees, please visit the awards website.

World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) magazine recently published WIPR Leaders 2023, an annual guide recognizing the world’s best patent and trademark practitioners, and nine lawyers from four of Tilleke & Gibbins’ jurisdictions are included in the rankings. Besides Thailand and Vietnam—jurisdictions in which Tilleke & Gibbins continues to have more listed lawyers than any other firm—lawyers from Tilleke & Gibbins have been ranked in Indonesia and Myanmar. The ranked lawyers are: Alan Adcock – Thailand Darani Vachanavuttivong – Thailand Linh Thi Mai Nguyen – Vietnam Loc Xuan Le – Vietnam Somboon Earterasarun – Indonesia Suebsiri Taweepon – Thailand Thanh Phuong Vu – Vietnam Thomas J. Treutler – Vietnam Yuwadee Thean-ngarm – Myanmar WIPR Leaders is a comprehensive directory of distinguished global IP practitioners specializing in patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Through a thorough nomination process, their research team evaluates lawyers based on their professional background, industry knowledge, significant cases, and their contributions to the field through writing and teaching engagements, ensuring their impact on current and aspiring IP practitioners. To learn more about the rankings and browse all the ranked practitioners, please visit the WIPR website.

Managing IP magazine has released its rankings of patent-related legal service providers, and Tilleke & Gibbins has again secured high rankings in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The accolades are part of Managing IP’s highly regarded IP Stars rankings, which the magazine rolls out in stages. Tilleke & Gibbins’ rankings in the covered Southeast Asian jurisdictions include: Indonesia – Tier 2 Thailand – Tier 1 Vietnam – Tier 1 These showings demonstrate the firm’s regional strength and its remarkable consistency in retaining these excellent rankings. Managing IP does not yet provide patent rankings for Tilleke & Gibbins’ other jurisdictions, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. The patent rankings are a part of IP Stars, MIP’s specialist guide to the world’s leading intellectual property firms and practitioners. For more information and to browse the full rankings, please see the IP Stars website.