International Financial Law Review (IFLR) has released the final installment of the 2023 edition of its annual IFLR1000 rankings of leading law firms in domestic and cross-border financial and transactional matters across the globe. Tilleke & Gibbins’ performance was consistent with last year’s results, as for the third consecutive year the firm’s regional corporate and commercial team was awarded 15 distinct practice rankings across Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Tilleke & Gibbins was ranked in the following practice areas: Thailand—Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development, Restructuring and Insolvency Vietnam—Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development Myanmar—Financial and Corporate and Project Development Cambodia—Financial and Corporate, Project Development Laos—Financial and Corporate, Project Development In addition to the firmwide rankings, Tilleke & Gibbins’ representation in the individual has doubled, with five more attorneys listed in addition to the five retaining their rankings from previous years. The following 10 lawyers were recognized with individual rankings for their expertise in financial or transactional matters in their respective jurisdictions: Charunun Sathitsuksomboon – Thailand – M&A Dino Santaniello – Laos – Corporate and M&A David Mol – Cambodia – Insurance, Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Derrick Khoo – Myanmar – Financial and Corporate Jay Cohen – Cambodia – Energy, Aviation Joseph Tomkiewicz – Thailand – Coroporate and M&A, Project Development Onunya Chanpen – Thailand – M&A, Project Development Saithong Rattana – Laos – Project Development, M&A Santhapat Periera – Laos – Banking, Energy, M&A Yuwadee Thean-ngarm – Myanmar – Banking and Finance, M&A IFLR1000 ranks the world’s leading corporate and financial law firms, covering the core transactional practice areas of Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development, and Restructuring and Insolvency. Please visit the IFLR1000 website to review the full rankings for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The June 2022 issue of Asian Legal Business (ALB) includes their Top 15 Female Lawyers feature—an annual list of the leading women in legal practice across Asia. Included in the list is Tilleke & Gibbins managing partner Darani Vachanavuttivong, who is also managing director of the firm’s intellectual property department. She is the only lawyer from Thailand to be named to this year’s list. Directly following the announcement of the Top 15 Female Lawyers in the magazine is a roundtable article titled “Women Leaders Forge a New Path.” This article features insights and opinions from leaders at law firm throughout Asia, including extensive quotes from Darani and her fellow managing partner, Tiziana Sucharitkul. Darani and Tiziana shared some of their experiences and advice, and discussed some of Tilleke & Gibbins’ approaches—particularly toward diversity and inclusion. ALB, which is owned by Thomson Reuters, publishes insights and perspectives to inform legal professionals in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The publisher also organizes a number of awards and rankings programs for law firms in Asia. For more details on the Top 15 Female Lawyers 2022, and to read Darani’s and Tiziana’s comments, please see the full June 2022 issue of ALB, which is free to read online.

Tilleke & Gibbins has been named the Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year at the Asian Legal Business (ALB) SE Asia Law Awards 2022. Announced at a ceremony in Singapore on May 25, the awards recognize the top legal service providers in Southeast Asia over the past year. The Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year award recognizes the superior work and results that Tilleke & Gibbins’ clients have achieved by working with the firm’s life sciences experts in the past year. The tight regional integration of Tilleke & Gibbins’ offices—and the life sciences team in particular—also contributed to Tilleke & Gibbins’ selection for this regional award. Tilleke & Gibbins also won two other honors in the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2022: Regional Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year, and Thailand Law Firm of the Year. The wins in the Medical & Healthcare and Thailand Law Firm of the Year categories are first-time victories for Tilleke & Gibbins at the annual ALB SE Asia Law Awards ceremony, while the win in the Regional IP Firm of the Year category marks the second victory for the firm in three years. The ALB SE Asia Law Awards are an annual awards ceremony that recognizes outstanding law firms and lawyers in the Southeast Asian region. Winners of these highly regarded awards are determined by an independent panel of judges consisting of at least 25 legal industry leaders. For more information on the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2022, and to browse a full list of winners and nominees, please visit the ALB website.

Tilleke & Gibbins has been named the winner in three categories of the Asian Legal Business (ALB) SE Asia Law Awards 2022. Announced at a ceremony in Singapore on May 25, the awards recognize the top legal service providers in Southeast Asia over the past year. The honors that went to Tilleke & Gibbins cover two practice categories and one country category: Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year Regional Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year Thailand Law Firm of the Year The wins in the Medical & Healthcare and Thailand Law Firm of the Year categories are first-time victories for Tilleke & Gibbins at the annual ALB SE Asia Law Awards ceremony, while the win in the Regional IP Firm of the Year category marks the second victory for the firm in three years. The ALB SE Asia Law Awards are an annual awards ceremony that recognizes outstanding law firms and lawyers in the Southeast Asian region. Winners of these highly regarded awards are determined by an independent panel of judges consisting of at least 25 legal industry leaders. For more information on the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2022, and to browse a full list of winners and nominees, please visit the ALB website.