In The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022, which was released on January 12, Tilleke & Gibbins once again earned high marks across all six jurisdictions. This year, Tilleke & Gibbins’ rankings reflect continued upward momentum in the practice area rankings, plus two new recognitions for individual practitioners. The latest rankings have Tilleke & Gibbins moving up to Tier 2 in the areas of Capital Markets and Restructuring & Insolvency in Thailand, while the firm maintained its strong position in all of its other rankings across all six jurisdictions. In total, Tilleke & Gibbins received 29 practice rankings—30% of which are Tier 1. The firm’s Thailand office earned 15 practice-area rankings: Tier 1: Customs and International Trade, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications), Tax Tier 2: Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Insurance, Projects and Energy, Restructuring & Insolvency, Transport Tier 3: Banking and Finance, Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, Real Estate and Construction Tilleke & Gibbins’ offices in Vietnam received rankings for 10 practice areas: Tier 1: Data Protection, Intellectual Property (International Firms), Labour and Employment, TMT Tier 2: Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution: Litigation Tier 3: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, Insurance, Projects and Energy Tier 4: Banking and Finance Tilleke & Gibbins earned one additional practice-area or firm ranking for each of the jurisdictions of Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, and Myanmar: Tier 1: Laos (single category) Tier 2: Cambodia (single category); Myanmar (Corporate and M&A); Indonesia (Intellectual Property) In addition to the practice-area rankings, 18 Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers were honored with individual recognitions—including new rankings for Linh Thi Mai Nguyen (Intellectual Property) and Waewpen Piemwichai (TMT) in Vietnam. The Tilleke & Gibbins practitioners ranked in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 are listed below: Alan Adcock – Thailand – Intellectual Property Charunun Sathitsuksomboon –

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.