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September 12, 2025

Tilleke & Gibbins Strengthens Position in IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific 2025/2026

The 2025/2026 edition of the IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific rankings, released by International Financial Law Review (IFLR), highlights Tilleke & Gibbins’ continued excellence in financial and corporate transactional work. The firm has maintained its strong rankings across multiple jurisdictions and practice areas while achieving notable upgrades and new recognitions, reaffirming its position as a leading firm in the Asia-Pacific region.

This year, Tilleke & Gibbins received firmwide rankings in key jurisdictions, including:

Thailand

  • Banking & Finance—Tier 3
  • Capital Markets: Debt—Tier 3
  • Capital Markets: Equity—Tier 3
  • M&A—Tier 2
  • Project Development—Tier 2
  • Restructuring & Insolvency—Tier 3

Vietnam

  • Banking & Finance—Tier 4
  • M&A—Tier 3
  • Project Development—Tier 3

Cambodia

  • Financial & Corporate—Tier 2
  • Project Development—Tier 2

Laos

  • Financial & Corporate—Tier 2

In addition to these firmwide rankings, Tilleke & Gibbins had several standout individual recognitions, with 12 lawyers honored in the 2025/2026 individual rankings—an increase from last year’s 10. This year’s results include upgraded rankings for John Frangos and new rankings for Charupat Boon-Long, Derrick Khoo, Prisna Sungwanna, and Saravut Krailadsiri. The full list is as follows:

To see the full set of IFLR1000 rankings for Tilleke & Gibbins’ jurisdictions, please see the Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam pages on IFLR’s website.

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The 2021 edition of Media Law International (MLI) has been released, with Tilleke & Gibbins being recognized once again for its regional excellence in media law. MLI is a specialist guide that ranks leading media law firms in 56 jurisdictions around the world. For the eighth consecutive year, the firm earned Tier 1 rankings in both Thailand and Vietnam. Tilleke & Gibbins was also names a Tier 2 firm in Indonesia, which places it among the top five firms in the country. MLI is an independent publisher that focuses exclusively on media law, providing a bi-monthly magazine, legal practice guides, and its annual guide to firms and practitioners. To learn more about MLI and to browse the full rankings, please visit MLI’s website.
February 16, 2021
World Trademark Review has released WTR 1000 2021, the latest edition of its guide to the leading trademark lawyers around the world, and 18 Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers have been ranked in the publication. Tilleke & Gibbins has the highest number of ranked individuals in every one of its jurisdictions ranked in WTR 1000 2021. The firm’s already dominant performance in the individual rankings was further boosted this year by the addition of rankings for Cambodia—the first year the country was included in World Trademark Review’s research—and additional individual rankings for Tilleke & Gibbins in Vietnam. Below is the full list of recognitions for Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers: WTR 1000 2021 also includes firmwide rankings, with Tilleke & Gibbins performing extremely well in all of its jurisdictions that were included in the publication. To learn more about these recognitions or to explore the full rankings, please visit the WTR 1000 website.
February 16, 2021
Tilleke & Gibbins’ reputation as the top firm for intellectual property in Southeast Asia has again been confirmed in the recently released WTR 1000 2021, a guide from World Trademark Review to the leading trademark lawyers around the world. In this year’s rankings, the firm’s offices in Thailand and Vietnam have retained their top-tier Gold Band rankings, while the Indonesia office achieved Silver Band rankings both for Prosecution and Strategy and for Enforcement and Litigation. Tilleke & Gibbins’ Yangon office again appeared in the Myanmar rankings, which are now in their second year, while the firm’s office in Phnom Penh was included in the new single-tier rankings for Cambodia, which was ranked by World Trademark Review for the first time this year. World Trademark Review does not currently publish rankings for Laos. WTR 1000 2021 also includes rankings of individual practitioners. A record 18 Tilleke & Gibbins professionals are ranked in the 2021 edition. The WTR 1000 2021 rankings are based on in-depth qualitative research to identify key firms and individuals who are leading the way in trademark-related legal practice. Depth of expertise, positioning in the market, level of activity, and peer and client feedback are all factored into the rankings. To learn more about these recognitions or to explore the full rankings, please visit the WTR 1000 website.