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May 29, 2020

Tilleke & Gibbins Named Visionary Client Service Law Firm of the Year

Asian-Mena Counsel

Tilleke & Gibbins is proud to have been named Visionary Client Service Law Firm of the Year – Asia at the 2020 Counsels of the Year Awards, hosted by the Asian-Mena Counsel  In-House Community on May 28, 2020. This award—the most highly prized of the evening for Asian law firms—recognizes legal practitioners that have developed unique budget-oriented project management systems; increased productivity and efficiency in client service, including through the use of legaltech; and consistently exceeded client expectations.

The awards were held online in light of the COVID-19 crisis, and were well attended by over 100 in-house counsel and private practice lawyers from across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Winners were determined by an elite panel of judges following an in-depth nomination process that probed the quality and value of services provided by external counsel to the world’s leading companies.

Asian-mena Counsel  is the magazine of the In-House Community, published by Pacific Business Press, and is widely distributed among legal professionals around the region. For more information on the awards, please visit the In-House Community website.

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