Chusert Supasitthumrong, a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution and litigation group, will speak at “Labor Laws Updates 2016,” a conference hosted by Ideal Forum. The conference will focus on recent developments in Thailand’s labor law, and in particular, it will cover interesting Labor Court and Supreme Court rulings, termination of employment, dismissals, reorganization, and employee fraud detection and litigation, among other topics.

Three Tilleke & Gibbins partners have been invited to lecture at the “ASEAN Business and Investment Law Training Course,” hosted by the Law and Development Research Center, Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University. The course is designed for legal practitioners and academics who hold an interest in business and investment laws in Southeast Asia.Our lawyers will present on the following topics:

The U.S. Congress recently passed legislation banning the importation of products which use forced or indentured labor. Certain U.S. states, including California, have legislation which instead focuses on supply chain transparency and disclosures on the use of forced and indentured labor for imported goods. Major class-action lawsuits against distributors have arisen over failures to make these disclosures.

Fifteen Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers and consultants have been recognized for their outstanding legal knowledge and experience, ability, effectiveness, and client service in the latest Chambers Asia-Pacific  annual rankings for law firms and individual lawyers. The rankings were determined through extensive market research and feedback obtained from clients and legal practitioners.The following Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers were recognized in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2016: