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February 6, 2026

Three Tilleke & Gibbins Lawyers in IHC Commended External Counsel of the Year 2025 List

In-House Community Magazine has named Chusert Supasitthumrong, Nuttaphol Arammuang, and Patcharaporn Pootranon to its Commended External Counsel of the Year 2025 list for Thailand.

The Commended External Counsel of the Year recognition highlights external lawyers who consistently deliver high-quality legal advice, demonstrate strong commercial understanding, and build effective, long-term working relationships with in-house legal teams. Honorees are selected based on testimonials, peer recommendations, and votes from in-house counsel across the region.

The list forms part of the broader In-House Community (IHC) Counsel of the Year Awards 2025, which recognize excellence among in-house legal teams across Asia and the Middle East. It is published alongside the Top Tier In-House Counsel List 2025, which highlights distinguished in-house leaders for their influence, innovation, and leadership within their organizations.

The full IHC Counsel of the Year Awards are in the February 2026 issue of the magazine, available on the IHC website.

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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.
July 20, 2021
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.
July 20, 2021
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.
July 8, 2021
Tiziana Sucharitkul, co-managing partner of Tilleke & Gibbins and director of the firm’s dispute resolution group, has been identified by Benchmark Litigation as one of the most accomplished female litigators in the Asia-Pacific region for the second year running. Tiziana is the only lawyer from Thailand to be named to the list. Benchmark Asia-Pacific’s Top 100 Women in Litigation, now in its second year, is based on extensive research into the nominees’ casework, feedback from their clients, and their standing among attorneys at peer legal institutions. In addition to reputation, the selection criteria require participation in impactful and landmark litigation in their jurisdiction, ensuring that nominees are not only the most prominent women in the world of litigation, but also the ones who have the most significant impact through their work. For more information and to browse the full list, please visit the Benchmark Litigation website.