Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) has published its annual “Top 250 Women in IP” list for 2021, and Tilleke & Gibbins is proud to share that for the second year running, Linh Thi Mai Nguyen, partner and head of the firm’s trademark practice in Vietnam, and Sukontip Jitmongkolthong, partner in the firm’s Bangkok office, have been recognized as two of the world’s leading female IP practitioners. Both Linh and Sukontip are the sole ranked individuals in Vietnam and Thailand, respectively—confirmation of the firm’s position as a premier intellectual property practice in Southeast Asia. MIP’s annual “Top 250 Women in IP” list recognizes female IP practitioners in private practice who have performed exceptionally well for their clients and firms in the past year. The final list of ranked individuals was determined after a thorough review of submissions provided for the list’s sister publication, IP Stars, and the MIP Awards. To read the announcement and view the full list of leading female practitioners, please visit the MIP website.

Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) has released its IP Stars 2021 individual rankings, with eight Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers in three Southeast Asian jurisdictions included in the list. The rankings, which spotlight the world’s best practitioners working in the fields of patents and trademarks, are selected based on client and peer recommendations in each jurisdiction, with the most commended practitioners being listed in the final results of the annual survey. In terms of the number of ranked individuals, Tilleke & Gibbins leads the way in both Thailand and Vietnam with four and three rankings, respectively. The group of recognized practitioners is divided into “Patent Stars” and “Trademark Stars,” with many lawyers identified in both categories. In total, six Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers were named IP Stars in both trademark and patent categories: Alan Adcock (Thailand) Darani Vachanavuttivong (Thailand) Loc Xuan Le (Vietnam) Nandana Indananda (Thailand) Thomas Treutler (Vietnam) Wongrat Ratanaprayul (Indonesia) Three additional Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers were recognized specifically in the trademark category: Linh Thi Mai Nguyen (Vietnam) Sukontip Jitmongkolthong (Thailand) MIP is a leading global intellectual property industry magazine that covers the latest news and developments from the intellectual property community. For more information on these awards and rankings, please see MIP’s IP Stars 2021 website.

The latest rankings from Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific again place Tilleke & Gibbins among the best dispute resolution firms in Thailand and Vietnam.

Tilleke & Gibbins was recognized as the “highest rated law firm to work with” in intellectual property (Thailand and Vietnam) and regulatory affairs (Vietnam) in Asialaw’s Client Service Excellence 2021 ratings.