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November 26, 2021

The Legal 500 Names Tilleke & Gibbins Firm of the Year in Laos and Vietnam

In the first-ever Southeast Asia Awards from The Legal 500 on November 25, 2021, Tilleke & Gibbins was awarded prizes for Laos Firm of the Year and Vietnam Firm of the Year. The firm was up against strong competition in both jurisdictions, but won the awards on the merit of the breadth and quality of their work over the past year.

Dino Santaniello, head of Tilleke & Gibbins in Laos, and Thomas Treutler, partner and managing director of the firm’s offices in Vietnam, participated in the virtual ceremony by recording a video to accept the awards, discuss some of the pressing issues for law firms in the region, and share their thoughts on some of Tilleke & Gibbins’ strengths that contribute to the firm’s consistency across its offices.

The Tilleke & Gibbins intellectual property team in Vietnam also received special mention in the IP Team of the Year category with a “Highly Commended” designation for having one of the largest and most prominent registration teams in the country.

For more details on the Southeast Asia Awards, and to watch the virtual presentation ceremony, please visit The Legal 500 website.

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December 18, 2020
The 2021 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific has been released, with Tilleke & Gibbins earning high honors across all of the firm’s jurisdictions in Southeast Asia. For Thailand, the firm earned rankings in all of the practice areas ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021, including Band 1 rankings—the publication’s highest recognition for practice areas—for its intellectual property and employment practices. The full practice-area rankings for Tilleke & Gibbins in Thailand are summarized in the table below. Tilleke & Gibbins also secured two Band 1 rankings—Intellectual Property and Technology, Media, and Telecoms—in Vietnam, along with rankings for Corporate/M&A and Employment. Tilleke & Gibbins’ office in Cambodia was ranked Band 2 for General Business Law, a boost from last year’s Band 3 ranking. Tilleke & Gibbins’ IP and regulatory affairs boutique in Indonesia also took a step forward in the listings, earning a Band 4 ranking in the Intellectual Property category. The firm also maintained strong rankings in General Business Law in Laos and Myanmar. Each ranking in the guide is accompanied by an analysis, originating from Chambers and Partners’ direct interviews with clients, highlighting specific areas of strength for each respective practice. In the 2021 editorial about the firm’s intellectual property practice Chambers notes that Tilleke & Gibbins is a “market-leading firm,” while a client commenting on the aviation practice was quoted as saying, “The firm is absolutely excellent and they provide a superb service. They are extremely diligent and thorough.” The firm’s insurance practice was also described well by a client, who said, “Their key strengths are an in-depth understanding of the insurance business and local practices, fast and commercially-minded advice, and the benefits of being a full-service law firm. Their relationships with local regulators and the industry associations are very strong.” Chambers Asia-Pacific also ranks leading individual practitioners in each