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June 23, 2025

Tilleke & Gibbins Litigators Named Among Asia’s Top 30 by ALB

Asian Legal Business (ALB) has released its Top 30 Litigators in Asia list for 2025, and two of Tilleke & Gibbins’ litigation leaders have been recognized for their outstanding work in the region.

Thawat Damsa-ard has earned a place on the list for the fourth consecutive year, continuing to be recognized for his consistent excellence in complex and high-stakes disputes. Loc Xuan Le, a principal with Tilleke & Gibbins’ strategic partner in Vietnam, T&G Law Firm LLC (TGVN), has been included for the first time—an important milestone that reflects his growing reputation and contributions to impactful litigation matters.

The ALB Top 30 Litigators list is compiled through a competitive selection process that considers the significance of cases handled, client feedback, innovative approaches to litigation, and the overall influence of each lawyer on the legal profession.

The full list appears in the June 2025 issue of ALB.

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January 18, 2024
Tilleke & Gibbins once again earned high marks across all six jurisdictions in the 2024 rankings from The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, which was released on January 17. This year, Tilleke & Gibbins’ rankings reflect continued excellence in the practice area rankings, plus new individual recognitions for eight more Tilleke & Gibbins practitioners. In total, Tilleke & Gibbins received 30 practice rankings—over a third of which are Tier 1.  The firm’s Thailand office earned 15 practice-area rankings:  Tier 1: Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications), Tax  Tier 2: Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Customs and International Trade, Insurance, Projects and Energy, Real Estate and Construction, Restructuring & Insolvency, Transport  Tier 3: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration  Tilleke & Gibbins’ offices in Vietnam received rankings for 10 practice areas:  Tier 1: Data Protection, Intellectual Property (International Firms), Labor and Employment, TMT  Tier 2: Corporate and M&A   Tier 3: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution: Litigation   Tier 4: Banking and Finance, Projects and Energy  Firms to Watch: Real Estate and Construction  Tilleke & Gibbins earned five additional practice-area rankings in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, and Myanmar:   Tier 1: Laos (General Business Law), Myanmar (Corporate and M&A)  Tier 2: Cambodia (General Business Law); Indonesia (Intellectual Property); Myanmar (Projects)   In addition to the practice-area rankings, a record number of Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers were honored with individual recognitions. The Tilleke & Gibbins practitioners included in the 2024 rankings from The Legal 500 Asia Pacific are listed below:  Alan Adcock – Thailand – Intellectual Property  Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh – Thailand – Insurance, TMT Chaiwat Keratisuthisathorn – Thailand – Real Estate and Construction Charunun Sathitsuksomboon – Thailand – Corporate and M&A Chusert Supasitthumrong – Thailand – Labor and Employment Darani Vachanavuttivong – Thailand – Intellectual Property  David Mol
December 14, 2023
The recently released 2024 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific gives Tilleke & Gibbins high marks across all of the firm’s jurisdictions in Southeast Asia. In addition to the practice-area rankings, individual practitioners from the firm’s offices across the region received a record total of 35 individual rankings.
December 1, 2023
Eight attorneys from Tilleke & Gibbins’ Bangkok office are included in the annual A-List of the top lawyers in Thailand from Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ). The A-List, which aims to identify the top 100 lawyers in various Asian jurisdictions, is the result of extensive, in-depth market research conducted by ABLJ, including nominations and feedback from in-house counsel and law firm practitioners around the world. The following Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers are included in the prestigious list: Alan Adcock Charunun Sathitsuksomboon Darani Vachanavuttivong Kobkit Thienpreecha Nuttaphol Arammuang Pimvimol Vipamaneerut Thawat Damsa-ard Tiziana Sucharitkul The list is prefaced by an extensive analysis of the Thailand market, addressing some especially active practice areas as well as how legal professionals handle work in the country. To read the editorial and browse the full ABLJ A-List of Thailand’s top 100 lawyers, please visit the ABLJ website.
September 27, 2023
At the Asialaw Awards 2023 ceremony held on September 26, Tilleke & Gibbins was the recipient of five awards—three firmwide and two individual. The excellence of the firm’s insurance practice was recognized across the region with the Regional Insurance Firm of the Year award. The accolade, which is based on in-house research and input from clients and industry commentators, recognizes Tilleke & Gibbins’ ability to provide top-tier legal services in the insurance sector across the region. Tilleke & Gibbins also won four Client Choice Awards, which celebrate exceptional client service and satisfaction. The awards, which span both firmwide and individual categories, include the following: Client Choice Award – Myanmar Firm of the Year Client Choice Award – Vietnam Firm of the Year Client Choice Award – Myanmar Lawyer of the Year: Yuwadee Thean-ngarm Client Choice Awards – Vietnam Lawyer of The Year (Honorable Mention): Thomas J. Treutler For more information on the Asialaw Awards 2023 and to browse a full list of the winners, please visit the Asialaw website.