Asian Legal Business (ALB) recently unveiled the 2023 edition of the magazine’s annual IP rankings, which evaluates the leading firms in Asia for their expertise in copyright, patent, and trademark work, encompassing both contentious and noncontentious matters. Tilleke & Gibbins’ regional IP team achieved an exceptional set of rankings, earning Tier 1 status in five of six practices and jurisdictions covered by the survey. The full results are detailed below: Indonesia: Tier 1 for Patents, Tier 2 for Copyright/Trademarks Thailand: Tier 1 for Patents, Tier 1 for Copyright/Trademarks Vietnam: Tier 1 for Patents, Tier 1 for Copyright/Trademarks Tilleke & Gibbins’ IP team has consistently maintained its exceptional performance across all ranked practice areas and jurisdictions since the inception of the ALB IP rankings in 2014. This remarkable track record is due to the team’s dedication, knowledge, and ability to achieve effective and lasting results for their clients. ALB, owned by Thomson Reuters, is a world-leading source of information for businesses and professionals. To read more about the magazine’s 2023 IP rankings, please see the May 2023 issue of ALB.

Tilleke & Gibbins was named Intellectual Property Firm of the Year at The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2023, while Waewpen Piemwichai, a senior associate in the firm’s Hanoi office, was honored with the title of TMT Rising Star of the Year.

Tilleke & Gibbins has once again proven its expertise in dispute resolution and litigation, earning impressive rankings in Benchmark Litigation’s 2023 edition of the top dispute resolution firms in the Asia-Pacific region. The Benchmark Litigation rankings include two jurisdictions where Tilleke & Gibbins is active—Thailand and Vietnam. Full details of the firm’s rankings are below: Thailand Commercial and Transactions – Tier 1 Government and Regulatory – Tier 2 Intellectual Property – Tier 1 Labor and Employment – Tier 1 Trade and Customs – Tier 2 Vietnam (international firms) Commercial and Transactions – Tier 2 Energy and Construction – Tier 2 Intellectual Property – Tier 1 Labor and Employment – Recommended (top category) International Arbitration – Tier 2 In addition to these firm-wide rankings, the following nine Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers are named Dispute Resolution Stars: Alongkorn Tongmee – Trade and Customs Chusert Supasitthumrong – Labor and Employment Loc Xuan Le – Intellectual Property Nandana Indananda – Intellectual Property Noppramart Thammateeradaycho – Shipping Suebsiri Taweepon – Intellectual Property Thawat Damsa-ard – Commercial and transactions Thomas Treutler – Intellectual Property Tiziana Sucharitkul – Commercial and Transactions, Government and Regulatory Benchmark Litigation provides coverage of litigation and disputes markets around the world, based on interviews with dispute resolution specialists and clients, as well as analysis of the market’s most important cases and firm developments. To learn more about the rankings and to browse the results, please visit the Benchmark Litigation website.

On World IP Day, Managing IP magazine published the 2023 edition of its annual “Top 250 Women in IP” list, a publication recognizing the most accomplished female private practice IP lawyers globally. Tilleke & Gibbins is proud to share that three of its lawyers were included in this prestigious list—Darani Vachanavuttivong, managing partner of Tilleke & Gibbins; Linh Thi Mai Nguyen, a partner in the firm’s Hanoi office, and Wongrat Ratanaprayul, head of the firm’s office in Indonesia. This is the fifth year since 2016 that Darani has been recognized by the publication, the fourth consecutive year for Linh, and the first year for Wongrat. Each is the only practitioner listed for her jurisdiction. Managing IP’s annual “Top 250 Women in IP” list celebrates female IP practitioners in private practice who have performed exceptionally well for their clients and firms in the past year. The final list of ranked individuals was determined after a thorough review of submissions provided for the list’s sister publication, IP Stars, and the Managing IP Awards. To read the announcement and view the full Top 250 Women in IP list, please visit the Managing IP website.