The newly released rankings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 have identified Tilleke & Gibbins as a leading firm in all six of its jurisdictions in Southeast Asia. In addition to its strong performance in the practice area rankings, Tilleke & Gibbins had a record-breaking year in the individual rankings. The firm’s Thailand office was identified as a leader in all 15 of the practices areas ranked in the guide: Tier 1: Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, Tax, TMT Tier 2: Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Customs and International Trade, Insurance, Projects and Energy, Real Estate and Construction, Restructuring and Insolvency, Transport Tier 3: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration Tilleke & Gibbins’ offices in Vietnam received rankings in nine practice areas: Tier 1: Data Protection, Intellectual Property (International Firms), TMT Tier 2: Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Labour and Employment Tier 3: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration Tier 4: Banking and Finance, Projects and Energy For Myanmar, Tilleke & Gibbins was ranked in two practices—including a new ranking for Projects: Tier 2: Corporate and M&A, Projects Tilleke & Gibbins earned one additional practice-area or firm ranking for each of its offices in Cambodia, Indonesia, and Laos: Tier 1: Laos (Leading Firms – single category) Tier 2: Cambodia (Leading Firms – single category); Indonesia (Intellectual Property) To browse the full rankings and read the accompanying editorial analysis, please view the firm rankings through the country links above or read more about the rankings on the Legal 500 Asia Pacific website.

Tilleke & Gibbins has earned high rankings across all of the firm’s jurisdictions in Southeast Asia in the recently released 2023 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific. This year, individual practitioners from the firm’s offices across the region received a record total of 30 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 2 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) earned a total of six rankings, two of which are Band 1: Corporate/M&A – Band 4 Dispute Resolution – Band 4 Employment – Band 2 Intellectual Property – Band 1 Real Estate – Band 4 Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) – Band 1 Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, and Myanmar The firm’s offices in Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Vientiane, and Yangon were awarded 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 individual rankings for 2023, Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers received a total of 30 individual rankings—including seven individuals who are newly ranked this year. The ranked practitioners are recognized in 10 practice areas: Aviation: John Frangos (Thailand) Competition/Antitrust: Nutavit Sirikan (Thailand) Corporate/M&A: Charunun Sathitsuksomboon (Thailand), Chuyen Hong Huu Le (Vietnam), Cynthia M. Pornavalai (Thailand), Kien Trung Trinh (Vietnam) Dispute Resolution: Thawat

Tilleke & Gibbins is proud to announce that seven professionals from our 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 Nandana Indananda 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.

International Employment Lawyer has released the inaugural IEL Elite list celebrating excellence in employment law, and Tilleke & Gibbins is identified as a “first-class regional team” in Asia-Pacific. The IEL Elite list recognizes some 100 firms worldwide with top-performing employment law practices in the last 12 months. Firms included in the list are identified as international, regional, or practicing in a particular jurisdiction. Tilleke & Gibbins was given a regional listing, with offices in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam recommended for their superior employment law services. The recognition is accompanied by a lengthy editorial by International Employment Lawyer that provides an overview of the firm’s employment law practice, identifies some key individuals in the practice around the region, and discusses some of the areas of specialization of Tilleke & Gibbins’ Employment practice. International Employment Lawyer is an information service reporting on and analyzing employment-related legal developments around the world. The IEL Elite list is determined through review of firm submissions and interviews by the in-house research team. To see the full editorial on Tilleke & Gibbins, and to browse the full list, please visit the International Employment Lawyer website.