Darani Vachanavuttivong, managing partner of Tilleke & Gibbins, has been included on the Asia’s Top 15 Female Lawyers list from Asian Legal Business. The accolade highlights Darani’s notable contributions to the legal field and her consistent delivery of high-quality work. Darani is esteemed as one of the most accomplished intellectual property lawyers in Asia, and her leadership of the firm has helped Tilleke & Gibbins maintain its position as a heavyweight in providing business-focused intellectual property advice as part of the firm’s services to clients active in Southeast Asia and beyond. The Asia’s Top 15 Female Lawyers list celebrates distinguished female legal professionals across Asia who have demonstrated exceptional performance within their respective domains. In formulating the list, the evaluation team takes into account significant achievements and recent work, client engagement, reputation, and involvement in the legal community. Asian Legal Business, which is owned by Thomson Reuters, publishes insights and perspectives to inform legal professionals in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The magazine also organizes a number of awards and rankings programs for law firms in Asia. To see the full Asia’s Top 15 Female Lawyers list and read the accompanying editorial, please see the August 2023 issue of Asian Legal Business.

Asialaw has released its shortlists for the Asialaw Awards 2023, and Tilleke & Gibbins has secured nominations in five categories. The firm has been shortlisted for: Regional Insurance Firm of the Year Cambodia Firm of the Year Laos Firm of the Year Myanmar Firm of the Year Thailand Firm of the Year This year’s Asialaw Awards will recognize excellence among law firms across 23 jurisdictions, judging firms on demonstrated innovation, complexity, and importance of matters. The winners of the Asialaw Awards 2023 will be announced at a ceremony hosted at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on September 26, 2023. For more information or to browse a full list of nominees in all categories, please visit the Asialaw website.

Who’s Who Legal (WWL) has released its annual Southeast Asia guide for the year 2023, and 12 Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers have been distinguished as market leaders in various legal practice areas. The firm’s 12 recognized lawyers, who are recognized for demonstrating their commitment to delivering exceptional legal services to Tilleke & Gibbins’ clients, are: Alan Adcock – Data, Franchising, Life Sciences, Patents, Trademarks Darani Vachanavuttivong – Patents, Trademarks Jay Cohen – Franchising John Frangos – Investigations Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut – Labor, Employment & Benefits Kasama Sriwatanakul – Trademarks Linh Thi Mai Nguyen – Trademarks Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh – Data Somboon Earterasarun – Trademarks Thawat Damsa-ard – Asset Recovery, Investigations Thomas Treutler – Patents, Trademarks Wongrat Ratanaprayul – Patents The WWL Southeast Asia rankings guide, published by the independent London-based group Law Business Research, aims to identify the foremost legal practitioners across a range of business law practice areas. The 2023 edition of the guide showcases over 900 lawyers, covering 34 distinct practice areas in the Southeast Asian region. The rankings are largely based on feedback and nominations received from other WWL-ranked and nominated attorneys around the world. These peer-driven recognitions highlight Tilleke & Gibbins’ dedication to maintaining the highest standards of legal service and helping clients achieve success. To read more about the WWL Southeast Asia guide, or to browse the full results of the 2023 edition, please visit the WWL website.

The latest edition of Asian Legal Business (ALB) magazine features this year’s Asia Super 50 Disputes Lawyers, which includes Thawat Damsa-ard, a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution department in Bangkok. This marks the second time Thawat has been featured in the annual publication since its inception in 2021. The results of this year’s publication were drawn from the insights and opinions of more than 700 in-house counsel from 11 different jurisdictions in Asia. Thawat’s consistent recognition in the ALB Asia Super Lawyers series underscores his exceptional expertise and record in dispute resolution, and indicates his reputation as a respected litigation professional in the region. The ALB Asia Super Lawyers series is unique in that it relies solely on feedback from clients and in-house counsel across the Asian region, excluding any submissions or supporting evidence from law firms. The impartiality and rigor of the process set it apart from other awards and rankings publications. To read more about the Asia Super 50 Disputes Lawyers 2023 and explore the full list, please read the July 2023 issue of ALB.