In the recently released 2022 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific, Tilleke & Gibbins has earned high rankings across all of the firm’s jurisdictions in Southeast Asia. Moreover, a total of 21 practitioners from all of the firm’s offices received individual rankings. A full summary is below. Thailand Tilleke & Gibbins’ practice in Bangkok—the firm’s largest office—led the way with rankings in 12 different practices areas, including three Band 1 recognitions: Aviation – Band 1 Competition/Antitrust – Band 2 Corporate/M&A – Band 3 Dispute Resolution – Band 3 Employment – Band 1 Insurance – Band 3 Intellectual Property – Band 1 Projects & Energy – Band 3 Real Estate – Band 3 Restructuring/Insolvency – Band 2 Tax – Band 3 Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) – Band 2 Vietnam Tilleke & Gibbins’ offices in Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City) garnered a total of five rankings, two of which are Band 1: Corporate/M&A – Band 4 Dispute Resolution – Band 4 Employment – Band 3 Intellectual Property – Band 1 Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) – Band 1 Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, and Myanmar The firm’s offices in Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Vientiane, and Yangon earned one ranking each: Cambodia – General Business Law – Band 2 Indonesia – Intellectual Property – Band 4 Laos – General Business Law – Band 2 Myanmar – General Business Law – Band 4 Individual Rankings In the 2022 rankings, Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers received a total of 21 individual rankings—two more than last year’s 19. The ranked practitioners are recognized in eight practice areas: Aviation: John Frangos (Thailand) Corporate/M&A: Chuyen Hong Huu Le (Vietnam), Cynthia M. Pornavalai (Thailand), Kien Trung Trinh (Vietnam) Dispute Resolution: Thawat Damsa-ard (Thailand) Employment: Chusert Supasitthumrong (Thailand), Kien Trung Trinh (Vietnam), Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut (Thailand), General Business Law: Jay Cohen (Cambodia), Dino Santaniello

Darani Vachanavuttivong, co-managing partner of Tilleke & Gibbins and managing director of the firm’s intellectual property practice, was named Thought Leader of the Year for Southeast Asia in the inaugural edition of the Women in Law Awards from Asian Legal Business (ALB). The awards were organized to celebrate exceptional performance from female lawyers in jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific region. To determine the winners, ALB’s in-house editorial and research team reviewed submissions from firms in Asia to come up with a shortlist of finalists, which was then turned over to an independent panel of experts responsible for selecting the award recipient in each category. The Thought Leader of the Year award recognizes Darani’s own professional contributions through frequent publications and speaking engagements, as well as her steady direction of the publications output of the Tilleke & Gibbins intellectual property team. Owned by Thomson Reuters, ALB operates a portfolio of legal titles, law awards, legal summits, and online services. For more information on the ALB Women in Law awards, or to browse a full list of the winners, please visit the ALB website.

Tilleke & Gibbins was named Thailand Firm of the Year at the Who’s Who Legal Awards 2021, marking the sixth consecutive year that Who’s Who Legal has recognized Tilleke & Gibbins’ Bangkok office as the leading full-service law practice in Thailand.