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July 31, 2023

Tilleke & Gibbins Earns High Rankings in IFLR 1000 2024

International Financial Law Review (IFLR) published the 2024 edition of its annual IFLR1000 rankings of leading law firms in domestic and cross-border financial and transactional matters across the globe. IFLR ranks firms only in the core transactional practice areas of Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructuring and Insolvency (occasionally combining these areas into “Financial & Corporate”), and Project Development.

This year, Tilleke & Gibbins achieved its best-ever results in the IFLR1000 rankings, earning the following firmwide accolades:

Cambodia

  • Financial & Corporate – Tier 2
  • Project Development – Tier 2

Laos

  • Financial & Corporate – Tier 2
  • Project Development – Tier 2

Myanmar

  • Financial and Corporate – Tier 3
  • Project Development – Tier 3

Thailand

  • Banking & Finance – Tier 3
  • Capital Markets: Debt – Tier 3
  • Capital Markets: Equity – Tier 3
  • M&A – Tier 2
  • Project Development – Tier 2
  • Restructuring & Insolvency – Tier 3

Vietnam

  • Banking & Finance – Other Notable
  • M&A – Tier 3
  • Project Development – Tier 3

In addition to the firmwide rankings, twelve of the firm’s attorneys were recognized in the IFLR1000 2024 individual rankings:

To see the full set of IFLR1000 rankings for Tilleke & Gibbins’ jurisdictions, please see the Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam pages on IFLR’s website.

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