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May 31, 2019

Tilleke & Gibbins Named Thailand Firm of the Year at the Asialaw Regional Awards 2019

Asialaw Regional Award 2019

Tilleke & Gibbins is pleased to announce that the firm was named Thailand Firm of the Year at the Asialaw Regional Awards 2019, which took place on May 30, in Hong Kong. This esteemed award recognizes the firm’s flagship Bangkok office for its exceptional work across all practice areas and industries over the past 18 months. Chaiwat Keratisuthisathorn, of the firm’s corporate and commercial group, and Michael Ramirez, of the firm’s dispute resolution group, were in attendance to receive the award on behalf of Tilleke & Gibbins.

In addition to being named the winner of the Thailand Firm of the Year award, Tilleke & Gibbins was also in the running for five other awards, including Firm of the Year for Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar; Regional Insurance Firm of the Year; and Regional Regulatory Firm of the Year.

This year’s Asialaw Regional Awards recognized leading law firms in eight practice areas, seven industries, and from 25 jurisdictions around the region. Winners were selected by totaling the average score collected through a number of client surveys that the Asialaw team circulated. Awards were given to the firm or individual with the highest average score.

To see the full list of winners, please visit Asialaw’s website.

 

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