The nominations for the 2021 Asia Women in Business Law Awards have been released, and Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated in a record four firm categories and eight individual categories. The Asia Women in Business Law Awards are organized by the publisher Euromoney to recognize firms that are strongly committed to gender issues and women’s advancement in the law. Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated in the following categories: Firm and Jurisdiction Categories Talent Management – International Firm of the Year Indonesia Firm of the Year Thailand Firm of the Year Vietnam Firm of the Year Practice Area Categories Commercial Arbitration Lawyer of the Year –  Noppramart Thammateeradaycho Copyright Lawyer of the Year – Yuwadee Thean-ngarm Insurance Lawyer of the Year – Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh Privacy and Data Protection Lawyer of the Year – Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh Shipping and Maritime Lawyer of the Year – Noppramart Thammateeradaycho TMT Lawyer of the Year – Waewpen Piemwichai Trademark Lawyer of the Year – Linh Thi Mai Nguyen Rising Star Categories IP Rising Star of the Year – Sher Hann Chua This is the fifth consecutive year that these three Tilleke & Gibbins jurisdictions (Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam) have all been nominated for the Firm of the Year awards—an award that the firm won for Vietnam in 2019. The winners will be announced at a virtual awards ceremony on September 15.

Following the recent publication of Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine’s IAM Patent 1000 2021, Tilleke & Gibbins is proud to announce that the firm’s patent teams in Cambodia and Indonesia have both earned top-tier rankings in this year’s publication. Notably, this announcement marks the firm’s fourth consecutive top-tier distinction in Indonesia and the firm’s first in Cambodia—as this is the first year IAM Patent 1000 has covered the emerging jurisdiction. In the editorials that accompany the firm’s rankings in Cambodia and Indonesia, IAM refers to Tilleke & Gibbins as “an internationally renowned IP practice,” a “one-stop shop for regional IP services,” and a firm that “is ready to tackle any and every invention.” Beyond the firm-wide distinctions, individual practitioners from Tilleke & Gibbins also received praise and acknowledgement for their patent expertise. Sokmean Chea of the firm’s Phnom Penh practice, and vice president of the Cambodia chapter of the Asian Patent Attorneys’ Association, was one of just five patent experts listed in Cambodia. And Wongrat Ratanaprayul, director of the firm’s Jakarta office, was recognized as one of only a handful of leading patent practitioners in Indonesia. The annual IAM Patent 1000 rankings are based on several months of in-depth research and market analysis conducted by IAM researchers. In the 2021 rankings, the publication also awarded top marks to Tilleke & Gibbins’ offices in Thailand and Vietnam. For more information or to see a full list of rankings, please visit IAM Patent 1000’s website.

In the recently released 2021 edition of Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine’s IAM Patent 1000, Tilleke & Gibbins’ patent practice in Vietnam was recognized with a gold band ranking—marking the fifth consecutive year that the firm’s team has been listed as a top-tier patent practice in Vietnam by the publication. In its editorial on the firm, IAM credits Tilleke & Gibbins as being one of the largest patent filers in Vietnam and points out the firm’s impressive growth and expansion in the jurisdiction, particularly in key areas of intellectual property such as electronics, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and technology. In addition to the firm’s office-wide rankings, a publication-high four individuals from the firm’s Vietnam offices were also recognized for their patent expertise. Hung Tuan Nguyen Loc Xuan Le Thanh Phuong Vu Thomas J. Treutler The annual IAM Patent 1000 rankings are based on several months of in-depth research and market analysis conducted by IAM researchers. In the 2021 rankings, the publication also awarded top marks to Tilleke & Gibbins’ offices in Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand. For more information or to see a full list of rankings, please visit IAM Patent 1000’s website.

Tilleke & Gibbins is pleased to share that the firm’s market-leading patent practice in Thailand has retained its top-tier ranking in the 2021 edition of Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine’s IAM Patent 1000 publication. Notably, this announcement marks the ninth consecutive year that the firm has been positioned atop the Thailand rankings table in the annual publication. In the editorial that accompanies the firm’s rankings, IAM Patent 1000 calls Tilleke & Gibbins “[a]n outfit with a stellar reputation and a strong reputation in ASEAN,” a distinction that resulted in the firm boasting “the highest number of ranked individuals in [Thailand].” The firm’s ranked patent practitioners include: Alan Adcock Darani Vachanavuttivong Nandana Indananda Somboon Earterasarun Suebsiri Taweepon Sukontip Jitmongkolthong The annual IAM Patent 1000 rankings are based on several months of in-depth research and market analysis conducted by IAM researchers. In the 2021 rankings, the publication also awarded top marks to Tilleke & Gibbins’ offices in Cambodia, Indonesia, and Vietnam. For more information or to see a full list of rankings, please visit IAM Patent 1000’s website.